Silicon Valley VIP Club Annual Forum 2026@Stanford Faculty Club
Where frontier science, AI, and capital meet.
Shaping the Next Stage of AI
The Silicon Valley VIP Club Annual Forum 2026 is a private, high-trust gathering for approximately 300 carefully selected AI investors, founders, researchers, industry executives, and innovation leaders from Silicon Valley and beyond.
The full-day program will combine keynote speeches, six thought-leadership panels, curated networking, startup showcases, venture recognition, and a planned flying-car display. It is designed not as a conventional speaker conference, but as a close forum for serious dialogue, meaningful relationships, and direct access to people shaping the future of AI, frontier technology, and capital.
About Silicon Valley VIP Club
SV VIP Club was formed by active venture investors in Silicon Valley, with members deeply connected to venture capital, technology, entrepreneurship, and global capital markets.
One of the Club’s missions is to bring thoughtful investors, founders, researchers, and next-generation leaders into a more connected and influential Silicon Valley community.
Forum Leadership
Forum Chair: Frances Sun, President of Silicon Valley VIP Club
Forum Co-Chair: John Hu, Co-founder of Silicon Valley VIP Club
Featured Speakers & Distinguished Guests
The Forum will convene leaders across foundational science, AI research, computing infrastructure, robotics, venture capital, and entrepreneurship.
Planned featured speakers include:
Yi Cui — Fortinet Founders Professor at Stanford University
Saeed Amidi — Founder & CEO, Plug and Play
Xuedong Huang — Chief Technology Officer, Zoom; elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ilya A. Strebulaev — The David S. Lobel Professor of Private Equity and Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Additional planned speakers and participants represent Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, UCLA, Google DeepMind, AWS, Microsoft, NVIDIA, TetraMem, Alef Aeronautics, leading venture firms, and other prominent technology and investment organizations.
Tentative Forum Agenda
The agenda, speakers, session topics, demonstrations, and award details remain tentative and are subject to change as participation is finalized.
Morning Session
9:00 AM–9:30 AM | Registration
9:30 AM–10:10 AM | Opening Keynote Remarks
Planned keynote speakers include Xuedong Huang of Zoom, Saeed Amidi of Plug and Play, and Joe Chen of TetraMem.
10:10 AM–10:40 AM | AI Infrastructure and the Future of Computing
A discussion of the computing, semiconductor, memory, and systems infrastructure powering the next stage of AI.
Planned participants include John Hu, Gary Wang, Lake Dai, and leaders from NVIDIA, SambaNova, Nebius, Carnegie Mellon University, and UCLA. Hosted by Frances Sun.
10:40 AM–11:30 AM | AI Robotics and Physical AI
A conversation on robotics, intelligent machines, autonomous systems, and the movement of AI from digital intelligence into the physical world.
Planned participants include Allen Yang, Jan Liphardt, Leo Ma, and leaders from UC Berkeley, Stanford, OpenMind, Generalist AI, and RoboForce. Hosted by John Hu.
11:30 AM–12:20 PM | AI Research and the Industry Frontier
Leading researchers and technology executives will discuss how frontier AI research is moving into real-world systems, products, and platforms.
Planned participants include James Zou of Stanford University, Ed Chi of Google DeepMind, Li Erran Li of AWS, and Dachuan Zhang of Microsoft. Hosted by Li Jun of Wisemont Capital.
12:20 PM–1:30 PM | Lunch, Private Networking & Flying-Car Display
Lunch and curated networking, with a planned flying-car display presented by Jim Dukhovny, CEO of Alef Aeronautics.
Afternoon Session
1:30 PM–1:50 PM | Keynote: The Next Stage of Intelligent AI
A featured keynote by Yi Cui, Fortinet Founders Professor at Stanford University.
2:00 PM–2:10 PM | SV VIP Club Annual VC Recognition
Recognition of emerging venture firms and investors making meaningful contributions to AI innovation and the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.
2:10 PM–2:40 PM | Leading Investors in Silicon Valley: The Next Stage of AI Investment
A venture-focused conversation about where capital is moving, what investors are underwriting, and how AI is changing company formation.
Planned participants include Larry Li of Amino Capital, Hong Miao of Silicon Valley Future Capital, Henry Xue of VXP Fund, Zhao Jiayan of Stanford Ventures, and Jim Hurd of Hurd Family Office.
2:40 PM–3:10 PM | Building Global Synergy in AI Investment
A discussion of how venture capital, strategic capital, and international innovation networks can work together to support the next generation of AI companies.
Planned participants include Robert Parker of Berkeley Summit House, Vishal Verma of Edgewood Ventures, and Scott Cai of Prosperity7 Ventures.
3:10 PM–4:00 PM | Founders Shaping the Future
A founder-led conversation about the companies, technologies, and entrepreneurial visions defining what comes next.
Planned participants include Bei Zhang of Apodex, Hongyu Li of Legend Photonics, Jenny Zhang of BoxNearby, Chen Bai of CyberVan, and Michael Chen of VeroHome.ai.
Additional closing-program details will be announced as the agenda is finalized.
A Close Club Forum
Guests can expect substantive discussion, private networking, invited conversations, and meaningful recognition of leaders helping define the future of AI, venture capital, and the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
The formal program matters. The private conversations may matter even more.
The SV VIP Club Annual Forum is built for people who value trust, insight, long-term relationships, and serious access to the investors and builders shaping what comes next.