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Third-party coverage, interviews, individual honors and public talks featuring Di Yao, plus public and academic roles. Only independently verifiable sources are listed; nothing self-published appears here.

Vice Chair, AmCham Shanghai · Stanford Law School LL.M. · Shanghai · Silicon Valley

Public & Academic Roles

Honors & Awards

Profiles & Interviews

  1. Jan 31, 2026 · 文马法律实验室 (podcast)
    Ep. 43 · In conversation with Di Yao: redefining the legal department and legal careers in the AI era

    56-minute interview on building an AI-native legal function and on a career across private practice, consumer hardware and big tech.

  2. May 9, 2024 · China Business Law Journal (Law.asia)
    China Business Law Journal In-House Counsel Awards 2024 (Individual Awards — Artificial Intelligence)

    Recognized individually as Highly Commended In-House Counsel of the Year in the Artificial Intelligence category.

  3. Jan 2024 · LegalOne
    Fireside Chat with Yao Di

    On the shifting role of in-house counsel at US multinationals in China, and AI as a “college intern” for young lawyers.

  4. Apr 7, 2016 · China Law & Practice (ALM / Law.com)
    GoPro interview: Camera maker’s view of business in China

    Q&A on content licensing, IP, competition and distribution for a US consumer-hardware brand entering China.

Talks & Mentions

  1. Jul 2026 · World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2026)
    2026 World AI Conference & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance

    Invited VIP delegate at the high-level meeting on global AI governance in Shanghai.

  2. Nov 12, 2025 · Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
    2025 International Conference on Computational Law

    Main-forum speaker on AI and the rule of law.

  3. Nov 3, 2025 · Tencent News · Hurun Report (腾讯新闻 / 胡润百富)
    Hurun Legal Evaluation Advisory Committee Officially Formed

    Appointed to the inaugural Hurun Legal Evaluation Advisory Committee (2025–2028).

  4. Nov 3, 2025 · China.com (中华网)
    Shanghai becomes a classroom: UNAI weekend blends law, AI and chocolate diplomacy

    Keynote: “The legal boundaries of artificial intelligence.”

  5. Oct 17, 2025 · Stanford Law School · China Law & Policy Association
    CLPA Coffee Chat with Yao Di (Alumni Weekend)

    Conversation with SLS students on cross-border legal practice and careers in Asia.

  6. Jul 23, 2024 · Economic Information Daily (Xinhua)
    Forums on the data-element industry and the digital law firm, Shanghai

    Keynote on the impact of China’s data-asset policy on foreign-invested enterprises, as Chair of AmCham Shanghai’s Legal Committee.

  7. Jul 20, 2024 · Fudan Development Institute
    Forum: High-level application and development of data elements

    Featured speaker.

  8. Dec 13, 2023 · Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
    Business salon: Digital strategy and the globalization of enterprises

    Roundtable on enterprise adoption of generative AI, moderated by The Economist’s Shanghai bureau chief.

  9. Nov 28, 2023 · Singapore Chamber of Commerce in China (Shanghai)
    International AI Summit: Large language models empowering Jinqiao’s digital transformation

    Keynote: “LLMs from a legal perspective — IP, privacy, ethics and compliance.”

  10. Jun 14, 2023 · China Europe International Business School
    CEIBS Forum: The ethical challenges of AI

    Panelist.

  11. Apr 11, 2023 · Singapore Chamber of Commerce in China (Shanghai)
    Tech Tuesday: AIGC, ChatGPT and their impact on jobs and businesses

    Panelist on copyright in training data and the irreplaceability of human legal expertise.