2026 GTC fireside talk - What's next in AI?

​🎤 Some of the most important GTC conversations won't happen on the main stage.

​EPIC Connector is bringing together founders, researchers, and investors for a focused evening session — one hour of keynotes and panel discussion, digging into the frontiers that are actually shaping what gets built next.

​🔥 We're going deep on four themes driving the most debate in the AI community right now:

• ​OpenClaw — open-source AI infrastructure and the ecosystem forming around it

• ​Physical AI — robotics, embodied intelligence, and AI that interacts with the real world

• ​Memory — persistent context, long-term reasoning, and personalization

• ​Agentic AI — autonomous workflows, multi-agent orchestration, and what it takes to move agents from demo to production

​Expect real takes from people who are shipping, not speculating.

​Who Should Attend

​Everyone's welcome 🤝 whether you're a founder, investor, researcher, builder, operator, or just tracking where AI is going next.

​Speakers

• ​Bei Zhang (Head of Marketing / Growth, Shanda)

• ​Anthony Zhao (Head of North America, Manycore Tech)

• ​Victor S. (Founder, AI Valley)

• ​Qing Z. (Partner / LDV Partners)

• ​Xiao Zhang (CEO & Co-Founder, Collov Labs)

• ​More to be announced.

​Agenda

• ​8:30 – 8:40 PM | Opening Remarks

• ​8:40 – 9:10 PM | Keynotes

• ​9:10 – 9:30 PM | Panel Discussion
  

​📍 Palo Alto
🗓️ Monday, March 16 | 8:30 – 9:30 PM PDT

​Co-hosted by EPIC Connector × Peak Mojo × AI Valley × Manycore Tech

​🚨 Register early to secure your spot.