Think Global, Act Local: AI Founders’ Go-Global Playbook
An exclusive sharing by AI founders building across global markets
We invite you to an exclusive, experience-driven sharing with Global Chinese AI founders who have been actually operating across global markets in 2025 — and are now reassessing what will matter in 2026.
The discussion is joined by senior practitioners and leaders from platforms and infrastructure providers including Google, NVIDIA, ByteDance, Alibaba and others.
📣 We’re opening a limited number of speaker and panel slots. If you’re actively building or scaling an AI company globally, you’re welcome to apply.
18:00 – 18:30 | Arrival & Connection
Casual conversations with food and drinks provided.
18:30 – 18:45 | Opening
Think Global, Act Local
A founder-led reflection on global execution realities after 2025.
Speaker
David Li
Co-founder, WaveSpeed AI
Building AI products and global builder ecosystems across multiple markets
18:45 – 19:35 | AI Company Sharing
From the Field: Real Global Execution
Short, focused sharing from AI companies with real overseas users, revenue, and operational complexity.
Speakers
Akool
Enterprise-grade AI avatar and video generation used by global brands
Jack Chen, VP of GTM
Dify
Open-source LLM application development platform for global teams
Lusha Chen, General Manager of CN&APAC
Zilliz
Vector database infrastructure powering AI applications at scale
Ivan Tang, Solutions Architect
Moonshot AI
Sarah Wang, Kimi GTM
SQ Collective
Vision and Values of AI Community
Michael Huang, Founder
19:35 – 19:45 | AI SpeedUp Space Community
TBD
19:45 – 20:20 | Roundtable
Where AI Globalization Actually Breaks — or Scales
A candid, off-script discussion with platform and infrastructure leaders on what enables — or blocks — AI companies from scaling globally.
Participants
Wei Wu (Moderator) | Founder, Unique Research
Derek Wang | Google Cloud
Andy Lee | Country Managing Director, AI, Alibaba Cloud
Yang Kan | Head of Solutions, BytePlus (ByteDance)
Yuze | Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA
20:20 – 20:30 | 1-Minute Open Pitch
The stage is yours.
Pitch a project
Share an idea
Find collaborators, partners, or co-hosts
20:30 – 21:00 | Open Networking
Who Will Be in the Room
AI founders with real overseas operations, users, and revenue
Practitioners working on models, multimodal systems, and infrastructure
Decision-makers from platforms, compute, payments, and distribution layers
This is a cross-role execution-focused conversation, not a generic networking event.
About AI SpeedUp Space
AI SpeedUp Space is a global AI builder collaboration network initiated by WaveSpeed AI, connecting nodes across:
Singapore · Silicon Valley · Tokyo · Dubai · London
Our goal is not to host more events,
but to create long-term gravitational fields for collaboration in each local market.
一场由真正走向全球的 AI 创始人带来的私享分享
我们邀请你参与一场 小规模、非公开、以真实经验为核心的分享。
分享嘉宾是一群 在 2025 年已经真实运行于多个海外市场的 Global Chinese AI 创始人，他们正在重新判断：2026 年，什么才真正重要。
对话将与来自 Google、NVIDIA、ByteDance和Alibaba等平台与基础设施方的资深实践者共同展开。
📣 本次活动开放少量 Speaker 与 Panel 名额，欢迎正在进行 AI 全球化实践的创始人报名申请。
18:00 – 18:30｜签到 & 自由交流
提供简食和饮品，轻松交流。
18:30 – 18:45｜开场
Think Global, Act Local｜全球视角，本地行动
2026 全球化落地的思考与展望
David Li
WaveSpeed AI 联合创始人
长期在多市场构建 AI 产品与全球 Builder 生态
18:45 – 19:35｜AI 公司分享
来自一线的真实全球经验
已有真实海外用户、收入与复杂运营经验的 AI 公司，进行简短、聚焦的分享。
Akool
服务全球品牌的企业级 AI 虚拟人与视频生成平台
Jack Chen｜GTM 副总裁
Dify
面向全球团队的开源 LLM 应用开发平台
Lusha Chen | 中国&亚太总经理
Zilliz
支撑大规模 AI 应用的向量数据库基础设施
Ivan Tang｜解决方案架构师
Moonshot AI
Sarah Wang, Kimi GTM
SQ Collective
AI社区的愿景与价值理念
Michael Huang ｜ 创始人
19:35 – 19:45｜AI SpeedUp Space 社区时刻
19:45 – 20:20｜圆桌讨论
AI 全球化，究竟在哪断裂，又如何真正规模化
参与嘉宾
吴畏（主持人）｜非凡产研 创始人
Derek Wang｜Google Cloud
Andy Lee | Country Managing Director, AI, Alibaba Cloud
Yang Kan｜Head of Solutions, BytePlus（ByteDance）
Yuze｜Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA
20:20 – 20:30｜1 分钟开放 Pitch
舞台交给观众：
介绍你的项目
抛出一个想法
寻找合作伙伴、共建者或联合主办人
20:30 – 21:00｜自由交流
关于 AI SpeedUp Space
AI SpeedUp Space 是由 WaveSpeed AI 发起的 全球 AI Builder 协作网络，连接以下关键节点：
新加坡 · 硅谷 · 东京 · 迪拜 · 伦敦
我们希望在全球每一个本地市场，形成 长期协作的引力场。