Dan Wong
Senior Advisor
Global Digital Transformation Leader Bridging Corporate, Startup, and Academic Sectors
About Dan
Dan Wong advises WorkOptional.ai, bringing over two decades of experience in digital transformation and AI adoption across Greater China, Asia, and Silicon Valley. His career includes leadership roles at Nokia and Samsung, and as GM of Global Innovation at MTR Corporation. His cross-cultural experience and understanding of corporate and startup ecosystems provide strategic insights. His AI journey began in 2014 as CEO of Rokid, a voice recognition company that won a CES Innovation Award in 2016.
At MTR Corporation, Dan implemented over 30 AI projects, demonstrating ability to create business value through AI. He currently leads GIFT.ed, a technology venture enhancing courseware and employee engagement. His global perspective, developed through roles at Excite@Home and Openwave in the US and Japan, managing Nokia's $1.9 billion business in Greater China, and positions with Samsung in Beijing and Korea, offers insights into international market dynamics.
Dan teaches at Shanghai Jiaotong University's Antai School of Business and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, covering AI, Product Management, and Product Innovation in multiple languages. As Asia AI Forum Director for The Conference Board, he runs the AI Council and delivers masterclasses. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Materials Science & Engineering from Stanford, and a BS in Electrical Engineering, also from Stanford.