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
Anthony Zhao (Head of North America, Manycore Tech)
Tian Lan (CEO, Peak Mojo)
Yu Jin (Head of Developer Ecosystem, Z.ai)
Bei Zhang (Head of Marketing / Growth, Shanda)
Victor S. (Founder, AI Valley)
Xiao Zhang (CEO & Co-Founder, Collov Labs)
Charlie Lin (Director, Gen)
Conor Brennan-Burke (Founder, Hyperspell (YC F25))
Shreyas Kaps (Co-Founder, ashr (YC W26))
Sam Karu (Co-founder & CEO, Logical (YC F25))
Priya Khandelwal (Founder & CEO, Nixo (YC S25))
Josh Norris (Founder & CEO, Josh Norris Consulting (GTM Advisor for YC))
Prasen Shelar (Co-Founder & CEO, Axari)
Zecheng Zhang (YC S25 Alumni)
Xuan Zhao (Co-founder & CEO, Flourish Science)
Lawrence Xu (Co-founder & CEO, Infron)
Kisson Lin (Founder & CEO, Super Intelligence)
Cruise Chen (Founder, EPIC Connector)
Wenxuan Tan (CEO, Prismer.AI)
Co-hosted by EPIC Connector × Peak Mojo × Manycore Tech × Z.ai
Partners: AI Valley, SpatialVerse, LDV Partners, Collov Labs, Minimax, Uphonest Scout, Gen Digital, Hyperspell
🚨 Register early to secure your spot.