Ying Xiong

^{Dr. Ying “Charlene” Xiong holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from the University of Central Florida. She is currently the Head of Global Content at speak, a Silicon Valley–based edtech company. She leads the development of AI-powered language learning products and oversees a global learning design and curriculum team, advancing the integration of AI and education.}

^{A lifelong musician, Charlene has studied the pipa since age six under pipa artists Zhu Yin and Yu Danni, earning the highest national performance certificate (Grade 10). Passionate about cross-cultural storytelling, she has directed and performed multiple Chinese folk and classical music performances for the Orlando Chinese community, using the voice of art to tell stories of language and culture}