BEIJING, Dec. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc.
(NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888), a leading AI company with strong
Internet foundation, will host its annual flagship developers'
conference Baidu Create, also China's first metaverse conference on
Dec. 27 via its metaverse platform
XiRang.
Dubbed the "Land of Hope", the platform enables up to 100,000
online attendees to get up close and personal with close to 100
esteemed speakers from around the world at the three-dimensional
virtual reality conference. The three-day event features one main
forum and 20 sub-forums, and celebrates the creators' spirit with
Creator City, showcasing the seamless connection between the
virtual and real world. Baidu will release its technological
advances and applications in a number of cutting-edge areas such as
artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, intelligent
transportation, quantum computing, and biocomputing, and invite
developers and creators from around the world to participate.
On a Möbius strip-shaped planet, participants will be able to
enjoy the full features of XiRang to see, listen and interact with
others in their designated avatar after logging in using various
devices, including computers, phones and wearables. XiRang will
enable participants to immerse themselves in the city of the future
with iconic architectural features like China's Shaolin
Temple and Sanxingdui Museum, the important archaeological
site in Sichuan, in a snap of the
fingers.
Some of the executives and distinguished speakers leading the
sessions include:
Robin
Li, Co-Founder and CEO, Baidu
Dr. Haifeng Wang, Chief
Technology Officer, Baidu
Dr. Dou Shen, Executive Vice
President and General Manager of Mobile Ecosystem Group, Baidu
Zhenyu Li, Senior Corporate
Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of Intelligent Driving
Group, Baidu
Kip Thorne, American
theoretical physicist, 2017 Nobel laureate in Physics, scientific
consultant & executive producer for Interstellar
Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick
at WIRED, Author of the bestselling book, The Inevitable
The event's live stream will be available on Baidu's official
YouTube account from 1400 Beijing Time on Dec. 27 (2200 PST
Dec 26). Highlights in English will
also be shared on Baidu's official Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
accounts.
About Baidu
Founded in 2000, Baidu's mission is to make the complicated
world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company
with strong Internet foundation. Baidu is traded on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU", and on the main board
of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code "9888".
Currently, one ADS represents eight Class A ordinary
shares.
Media Contact
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