How Do Top VCs & Tech Leaders Make Decisions in the AI Era? 🚀
Silicon Valley VIP Club Annual Forum 2026 | Sunday, August 16 @ Stanford Faculty Club
The next stage of AI isn’t just about parameter counts—it’s about where frontier science, compute infrastructure, institutional capital, and real-world execution converge.
Join elite AI investors, founders, researchers, and tech executives for an exclusive, full-day summit at Stanford.
💡 HEADLINE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Prof. Ilya Strebulaev — Professor, Stanford GSB | Author of “The Venture Mindset”
Keynote: How Top VCs Screen, Evaluate, and Make Investment Decisions Under Uncertainty.
Prof. Yi Cui — Professor, Stanford University | NAS Member
(2026 VIP Club Award Recipient) Keynote: Powering the AI Era Through Materials Innovation.
Dr. Xuedong Huang — CTO, Zoom | Member, NAE & AAAS
Keynote: Enterprise AI Infrastructure & Real-Time Intelligent Collaboration at Scale.
Saeed Amidi — Founder & CEO, Plug and Play
Keynote: Scaling Global Innovation Platforms & Nurturing 30+ Unicorns.
🌐 30+ FEATURED SPEAKERS & VC PARTNERS
Featuring luminaries across academia, big tech, and tier-one venture funds:
🔬 Academic & Tech Pioneers: Ed Chi (VP of Research, Google DeepMind), Erran Li (Head of Science, AWS AI), Prof. James Zou (Stanford AI Science Lab), Prof. Lake Dai (CMU & Sancus Ventures), Prof. Jan Liphardt (Stanford & CEO, Open Mind), Allen Yang (UC Berkeley), Dachuan Zhang (VP of AI/ML, Microsoft).
💼 Venture Capital Leaders: Larry Li (Amino Capital), Chun Xia (TSVC), Joe Chen (TetraMem & SV VIP Club), Miao Hong (Future Capital), Vishal Verma (Edgewood Ventures), Scott Cai (Prosperity7), Henry Xue (VXP Fund), Jun Li (Wisemont Capital), Jiayan Zhao (Stanford University Venture Fund), and more.
📋 1 DAY · 6 CORE TRACKS
🌅 MORNING (Tech & Physical Frontier):
AI Infrastructure & Future of Computing
AI Robotics & Physical AI
AI Research & Industry Frontier
☀️ AFTERNOON (Capital, Strategy & Execution): 4. VIP Club VC Awards & Keynotes 5. Leading Investors: The Next Stage of AI Capital Allocation 6. Cross-Border Synergy & Founders Shaping the Future
🚁 BEYOND THE STAGE
🛸 Flying Car Live Presentation: Jim Dukhovny (Founder & CEO, Alef Aeronautics) showcasing the FAA-cleared autonomous flying car.
🤖 Robotics & Deep-Tech Showcases: Interactive off-stage product demos with founders.
🌐 Seamless Language Access: Supported by Otter.ai for real-time transcription and translation assistance.
📅 EVENT DETAILS & REGISTRATION
📅 Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026 | All Day (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT)
📍 Location: Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford University
🎯 Theme: Shaping the Next Stage of AI
🎟️ COMMUNITY DISCOUNT (15% OFF AUTO-APPLIED): 👉 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gqJjpN3V
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