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Lili Cheng leads the Microsoft Copilot Studio team in the Cloud and AI division for our business applications. She focuses on driving innovation and delivering AI-powered products in Copilot Studio and Copilot Applied AI. A member of the National Academy of Engineering/Computer Science, she has a rich history with Microsoft Research, founding the Social Computing Group and Futures Social Experiences (FUSE Labs). Prior to Microsoft, she was part of Apple Computer’s Advanced Technology Group, where she developed QuickTime Conferencing and QuickTime VR.

Serving on advisory boards for AI4All and Connected Camps, she actively promotes diverse AI talent and online learning, and she has delivered keynotes and interviews at prominent events such as Wired, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company and O’Reilly Media. She is also a licensed architect, and she designed large-scale commercial projects in Tokyo and Los Angeles, including Canary Wharf in London. She has also taught classes at Harvard Graduate School of Design, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and Cornell University School of Architecture Art and Planning, and was born in Tokyo, Japan.