Team

Team Members

Dr. Jili Chung leads a team of seasoned experts, applying Wall Street and MIT innovation experience to design new business models for IP developers. The team is currently helping forward-looking IP developers across agriculture, cultural tourism, legal services, NGOs, traditional Chinese medicine, and fashion leverage RWA and blockchain thinking to get ahead in the Web3 era.

Dr. Zhong Jili

Dr. Jili Chung

SpringIPFounder & Chairman ·IPDAOOwner

MIT Sloan Fellow, J.D. from UCLA School of Law, Ph.D. in Law from Peking University, M.B.A. and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan University, and Master's in Technology Management from MIT. Holds U.S. attorney licensure; qualified as a Chinese lawyer and patent agent; passed the Securities Practitioner Examination; certified with CDMP and CIPP credentials.

Worked in Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Taipei. Served as Executive Director at Goldman Sachs (US), Senior Partner at Clifford Chance (UK), Legal Director for a leading Apple supply chain company, and Council Member of the Taiwan Branch of the Technology Licensing Association.

Current part-time master's supervisor at Xiamen University, distinguished researcher at East China University of Political Science and Law, and founder of the IP Finance Forum (IPfinance.cn). Previously led financing for billion-dollar Sino-Russian energy cooperation projects and facilitated technology transfer in Sino-French energy investments, while managing trillion-dollar cross-border technology development collaborations involving Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, and other major companies.

Ranked among the top 20 bestsellers on Amazon; author of multiple English monographs on IP and finance; hundreds of articles on IP strategy, fintech, and Web3/RWA business models widely cited by major media; filed over 10 patents across multiple countries; led teams to win multiple patent excellence awards; ranked within China's top 500 companies for patents.

Ding Junren

Ding Junren

Data Finance Expert and POC Lead

Over 30 years of expertise in fixed income and industrial data finance. Graduated from Jiaotong University and earned an MBA from National Taiwan University. Led the end-to-end development of financial market infrastructure, including official bond benchmarks, valuation services, and high-concurrency trading systems.

Expertise includes benchmarking and pricing, risk/valuation engines, asset-liability management, and supply chain/industrial finance. Capable of transforming operational data into decision-grade signals, building auditable workflows, and enabling financing pathways.

Professional Background: Senior Consultant at Heye; Management role at Thomson Reuters; Earlier experience in fixed income engineering and trading systems (indices, yield curves, valuation engines, electronic trading).

Representative Achievements

  • National credit matching model during the pandemic: Issued over 700 billion RMB in loans within three weeks, enabling SMEs in medical supplies to quickly access credit.
  • Policy Bank Internet-Level Primary Issuance (Approved at Central Level): Build an integrated process from pre-bidding pricing to Straight-Through Processing (STP).
  • Big Data "Scenario Finance" (covering LNG, manufacturing, and new energy supply chains): The LNG solution received the 2020 China Banking Fintech Application Award.
  • Industrial Internet Index (for Policymakers): A tool for early warning and resource allocation, tracking capacity utilization, investment momentum, and supply bottlenecks.
Dr. Che Huizhong

Dr. Che Huizhong

AI-Powered IP Analysis and Technology Commercialization Expert

With over 20 years of cross-border experience, I am the Founder & CEO of Shenzhen Fulide Technology, a court-appointed judicial appraisal expert in intellectual property, and legal counsel for multiple tech companies. I leverage AI/ML to transform R&D and data into clear, fundable, and reusable business assets. Having filed 120+ patent applications and published 50+ academic papers.

Academic Background: PhD in Technology Management from Chung Hua University; Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University. Professional focus includes AI-assisted patent analysis and valuation, portfolio strategy, technology transfer and licensing, and ESG-compliant IP governance.

Past Experience: Founder and CEO of FuLiDe Technology; Co-founder of DeGao IP Group, MIIT Joint Venture, and other institutions; Chief Patent Data Analyst at an asset management firm; Startup Mentor at Orange Fab Asia; Previously worked in engineering and technology transfer at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan.

Representative Achievements

  • Turn intelligence into revenue: Deploy an AI-powered patent intelligence platform and portfolio roadmap to shift R&D from a cost center to a source of licensing income and standard positioning.
  • Court-admissible evidence: An AI-powered framework for evidence discovery and claim mapping, adopted by courts to enhance proof quality and reduce dispute duration.
  • Valuation for Finance Teams: Leverage ML modeling to link patents and data assets with cash flow forecasts and risk, enabling bank financing, M&A due diligence, and IP financing transactions.
  • Cross-border technology transfer: Leading projects for electronics and medtech clients by combining data-driven market scanning with AI-assisted due diligence to clarify rights, strengthen risk control, and accelerate market entry.
Paul S. P. Hsu

Paul S. P. Hsu

Chief Advisor

A globally recognized expert in cross-border economic and business affairs, with extensive experience in international exchange, public policy, and non-profit organizations (NPOs), actively engaged in regional initiatives across the Asia-Pacific.

Former Professor of Law at National Taiwan University; Member of the Executive Committee for Asia, MIT Sloan School of Management; Advisory Board Member, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); Advisory Board Member, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; Managing Partner at Lii & Partners Law Firm; Head of the Special Program on Innovative Business Models, PCCU EMBA; Standing Council Member of the Chinese Taipei Chapter of the International Licensing Professionals Association (LESCT).

Xiao Yongjin

Xiao Yongjin

Consultant

Ph.D. candidate at the University of Tokyo (Waseda), dual Master's in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering from MIT, and Bachelor's in Naval Architecture from National Taiwan University. Former Director at Jiansu Co., Ltd., Advisor at Epistar, Chief Technology Officer at Nengshuo Technology, and Research Scientist at MIT.

With extensive experience in artificial intelligence and industrial IoT development, one of the earliest TRIZ-certified professionals in Asia. Mentored numerous TRIZ innovation projects domestically and internationally. Successfully translated multiple MIT technologies from the Media Lab and School of Engineering into commercial applications, achieving globally recognized results in green energy and consumer products.

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