Dr. Nancy Li

Dr. Nancy Li is an accomplished entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and director of product with over 8 years of experience in the development and launch of cutting-edge technology products. She has been featured in Forbes and invited to speak at top industry conferences like AI World Conference, KubeCon, and MIT. With a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Boston University at just 24 years old, Dr. Nancy Li has made a lasting impact on the tech industry.

She is currently the Director of Edge Platforms at COX Communications, where she leads the go-to-market and product strategy of edge platforms. She also spearheaded the launch of the first 5G Edge product in collaboration with AWS Wavelength and an award-winning Machine Vision-based traffic safety product. Dr. Nancy Li has co-authored the Enterprise Blockchain for IoT for over 400,000 IEEE members and filed 3 patents.

Aside from her work, Dr. Nancy Li is a mentor at Techstars and Kayhan Space, a founder of Product Manager Accelerator, and a teacher of product management, negotiation, and influencing skills through her YouTube channel and PM Accelerator Program. She is also passionate about building high schools in China to teach kids from mid/low-income families entrepreneurship.

Her educational background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Textile Engineering from Donghua University and a degree in Systems Design and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management.