On the occasion of the opening of the 2017 National Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation Week, Li Keqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, issued important instructions, stating that "the National Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation Week is an important platform for innovative entrepreneurs to collide with ideas, exchange achievements, and showcase their talents.
On September 15th, Zhang Gaoli, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the launch ceremony of the 2017 National Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation Week held in Shanghai and emphasized that "promoting innovation and entrepreneurship is a necessary requirement for deepening supply side structural reform and accelerating the transformation of old and new development activities". On the same day, the 2017 National Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation Week Jiangsu Branch and the launch ceremony of the "Creating Jiangsu" activity month were held as scheduled at the Jiangning Convention and Exhibition Center in Nanjing. Two innovative makers were invited to give speeches at the launch ceremony, with Yang Fan, CEO of Minivision Technology, one of them.
Yang Fan shared his insights on innovation and entrepreneurship with the theme of "My Maker Road from 0 to 1 in Jiangning". More than 300 people, including leaders from member units of the Provincial Joint Conference on Promoting Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship, leaders from Jiangning District, Nanjing, and leaders from various national and provincial entrepreneurship and innovation demonstration bases, jointly participated in the launch ceremony.
What does resigning from within the system and starting a new business mean? Pulling away from barriers to seek a broader path, or breaking through cognitive limitations to explore the possibilities of oneself, or tempering one's perseverance in the midst of stress and anxiety. For CEO Yang Fan of Minivision Technology, becoming a company is like fighting monsters and upgrading. The birth of good ideas is only the first step, and strong execution is the key. From meeting core members of the existing R&D team in 2013, to settling in Nanjing and obtaining financing in 2015, and then having clients all over the world, the company's valuation exceeded $200 million in 2017. Minivision Technology, founded by Yang Fan, has been developing rapidly day and night. Minivision Technology, as a high-tech company based on machine learning technology and centered on artificial intelligence, has evolved from providing anti fraud services specifically for the financial industry to creating an integrated intelligent service ecosystem for finance, security, healthcare, and business districts.
Artificial intelligence is a very popular trend in this era, and everyone wants to stand in the spotlight and share a piece of the pie. But Yang Fan said that as a business, one should find a path that suits oneself and not become a pig falling from the wind. The original intention of Minivision Technology is to combine facial recognition and big data for anti fraud, which is still our important business. Even though the company has already entered security, medical, and business areas, facial recognition is the core ID of our services.
As a member of Forbes China's "30 Under 30 Elite Rankings", Yang Fan believes that her belief in running a business is "fairness, justice, gratitude, and kindness". While maintaining fairness and justice both internally and externally, we would like to express our gratitude to the Jiangning High tech Management Committee, which provided angel wheels at the beginning of all imperfect startups, for supporting the company's first batch of customers and employees.
Promoting mass entrepreneurship and innovation is a strategic deployment made by the Party Central Committee and the State Council with a focus on cultivating new driving forces and creating new engines in the new situation. It is also an inevitable choice for Jiangsu to accelerate the implementation of the innovation driven development strategy and actively adapt to the new normal of economic development. Jiangsu has become one of the regions with the strongest vitality and strongest atmosphere for entrepreneurship and innovation. As leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation, Yang Fan and his Minivision Technology are continuously deepening their research and development around the circle of artificial intelligence, expanding their boundaries.
