Derek is the COO and Director of 51WORLD/Aperdata. He has long been engaged in technology industry investment, capital operation, and global business development. He has been deeply involved in the full-cycle capital operation of technology enterprises, from early-stage financing and strategic investment to listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He possesses a comprehensive perspective spanning both primary and secondary markets. He promotes the global layout and international cooperation of enterprises, continuously expanding markets in Europe, the Middle East, and North America. He focuses on physical AI, autonomous driving simulation, embodied intelligence, and industrial ecosystem construction. He has long been concerned with the path of AI technology commercialization, as well as the evolution and reconstruction of the global technology industry competition landscape.