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, 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
Topview AI
AI-powered video generation platform serving global content creators
Jensen Wu, Co-founder & CEO
Akool
Enterprise-grade AI avatar and video generation used by global brands
Jack Chen, VP of GTM
Dify (TBD)
Open-source LLM application development platform for global teams
Zilliz
Vector database infrastructure powering AI applications at scale
Ivan Tang, Solutions Architect
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
Derek Wang, Google Cloud
Michael Huang, Founder, SQ Collective
TBD, ByteDance
TBD, 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.
What Happens Next
Starting February, AI SpeedUp Space will begin a weekly, ongoing rhythm in Singapore — and gradually across other cities — including:
Deep dives on technology and products
Industry and market roundtables
Builder co-creation sessions
Cross-city node collaboration
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 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。
Topview AI
面向全球内容创作者的 AI 视频生成平台
Jensen Wu｜联合创始人 & CEO
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（待定）
面向全球团队的开源 LLM 应用开发平台
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
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
Derek Wang｜Google Cloud
Michael Huang｜SQ Collective 创始人
TBD｜ByteDance
TBD｜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。
从 2 月开始，AI SpeedUp Space 将在新加坡启动 每周持续运行的节奏，并逐步扩展至其他城市，包括：
技术与产品深度讨论
行业与市场圆桌
Builder 共创工作坊
跨城市节点协作