DaVinci Cafe: AI & Frontier Technology Summit次世代AIとフロンティア技術サミット
About
In a world driven by rapid technological shifts, innovation thrives at the convergence of disciplines.
By bringing together founders, researchers, and industry leaders across AI infrastructure and applications, we aim to foster deeper conversations and meaningful collaborations.
Welcome to DaVinci Cafe 2026 AI & Frontier Tech Summit— a space where builders, thinkers, and investors connect and shape the future of intelligent systems together.
This Event
An evening with global AI pioneers, investors, and operators — in the heart of Shibuya's emerging deep-tech district. Co-hosted by LDV Partners and Tokyu Land Corporation.
Tokyo's deep-tech moment is here.
LDV Partners and Tokyu Land Corporation are convening 100–150 of Asia's most influential founders, enterprise leaders, and investors with Silicon Valley veterans for an evening exploring what comes next in AI, frontier tech, and cross-Pacific innovation.
The Catalyst brings together two ecosystems that rarely sit in the same room: LDV Partners' Silicon Valley network — anchored in Stanford, UC Berkeley, and the global AI research community — and Tokyu Land Corporation's role as the architect of Shibuya's Deep-tech Startup district (SDS), the physical and strategic gateway for global startups entering Japan. The result is Asia's premier convening point for the people building the next decade of breakthrough technology, and the capital and infrastructure deploying it at scale.
Expect candid keynote conversations, a deeply curated panel program, and an extended networking reception designed for high-signal introductions.
東京のディープテックの転換点が、いま訪れています。LDV Partnersと東急不動産は、アジアを代表するファウンダー、エグゼクティブ、投資家100〜150名をお迎えし、AI・フロンティアハードウェア・日米クロスボーダーイノベーションの次なる潮流を語る一夜を企画しました。スタンフォード、UCバークレー、シリコンバレーをつなぐLDV Partnersのグローバルネットワークと、渋谷ディープテック・スタートアップ地区（SDS）を牽引する東急不動産の都市基盤が交わる、アジア最高峰のディープテック・サミットです。
Who Should Attend
This is a summit designed for:
Enterprise leaders shaping AI and frontier-tech strategy
Investors active across AI, semiconductors, and deep-tech in Asia
Founders building globally ambitious companies in Tokyo and the broader region
Researchers and policy voices defining the next phase of AI deployment
Will be in English and Japanese
🗓️ Agenda
Date: June 3rd, 2026
Location: Shibuya, Sakura Stage
5:30 – 6:00 PM Registration & Welcome Reception 登録・ウェルカムレセプション
6:00 – 6:10 PM: Opening Remarks 開会の挨拶
6:10 – 6:25 PM: Spotlight talk I: The Next Frontier of AI. Winston Fu, LDV Partners
6:30 – 6:45 PM: Spotlight talk II: AI Open-Source Foundation. Alex Nails, RadixArk
6:50-7:00 PM: Spotlight talk III: Ecosystem of Innovation: What StartX did right. Andrew Lee, StartX, Stanford.
Break: 7:00-7:30 PM
7:30-8:00 PM: Panel Discussion: Larry Blackledge, Shotaro Koike, Rissa Cao
Moderator: Yurie Imaeda (LDV Partners)
8:00 – 8:15 PM: Audience Q&A 質疑応答
8:15 – 9:15 PM: Networking Reception ネットワーキング・レセプション
Join us for an evening of discussion and networking with founders, builders, and ecosystem partners.
🎙️ Speakers
Bridging advanced scientific research from MIT and Sandia National Labs with enterprise-scale venture creation, Winston Fu is an accomplished deep-tech venture capitalist and board director with a proven track record of scaling technology companies from pre-IPO phases to multibillion-dollar market leadership across both US and Asian markets.
A seasoned semiconductor industry executive with over 30 years of global expertise, Lawrence Blackledge is a Chairman of the Board and former Active-Semi CEO and Texas Instruments VP who has orchestrated major cross-border M&As and scaling operations across the US and Asia.
A distinguished alumnus of Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) and former AWS SDE II, Alex currently serves as a Member of Technical Staff at RadixArk, engineering the next frontier of machine learning systems and real-time AI inference.
Dr. Andrew Lee is a prominent physician-scientist and entrepreneur who has founded three Stanford-backed healthcare companies and established StartX Med, an elite medical incubator whose 500+ portfolio companies have secured over $5B in funding, 75+ FDA approvals, and 8+ IPOs.
A visionary urban strategist, Shotaro Koike orchestrates high-impact alliances at Tokyu Land Corporation, bridging landmark commercial developments with emerging startup ecosystems to establish the Greater Shibuya Area as a premier global hub for innovation.
Rissa Cao is a prominent AI tech entrepreneur who currently serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of Fish Audio, a platform specializing in ultra-realistic and expressive AI voice generation. Previously she's Co-Founder and COO of Mewtant, the creator of PixAI.art, a top AI anime art community. Former Product Manager at Meta Reality Labs and Senior Technical Product Manager for Amazon Alexa.
Aiden He
Aiden Chaoyang He is an international entrepreneur and AI scientist across US and Asia. Since 2022, he has run startups as CEO of Teamily AI, TensorOpera AI, and FedML — a full-stack AI Agent OS chasing Personal AGI: scaling up productivity through more autonomous agent run time, less human screen time. His AI platform has reached 5 million users as of 2026. Before startups, he spent 10 years as an AI researcher and engineer at Meta, AWS, Google, Tencent, and Baidu, across consumer and enterprise products and AI infrastructures. His research has nearly 20,000 citations in large-scale model training, multi-agent systems, and AutoML. He holds a PhD in Machine Learning from University of Southern California.
Yurie is an LDVP Fellow and the Division Head of Public Policy at Mercari, Inc., leveraging her extensive background as a former Bank of Japan team leader to spearhead circular economy initiatives, global AI regulation strategies, and cross-functional corporate governance.
Ecosystem Building Fellow, GATS Program, Global Startup Campus Initiative *The Global Startup Campus Initiative is an initiative of the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
Qing backs and partners with founders building category-defining companies across AI infrastructure, robotics, and frontier technologies shaping the next industrial era. She serves on the boards of both public and private companies and is a member of the Global Future Council on Generative Biology at the World Economic Forum.
Hosts
DaVinci Café: Where thinkers, creators, and visionaries from every industry connect, collaborate, and shape the future. Find your tribe, your partners, and your inspiration.
Sponsors
LDV Partners: A deep tech venture capital fund in Silicon Valley. LDV is named in honor of Leonardo Da Vinci, who approached the world with a fearless ambition to bring multiple disciplines together for disruptive innovation.
Tokyu Fudosan: Japanese real estate conglomerate operating comprehensive urban development, property management, and strategic investment projects, including renewable energy, aimed at creating sustainable, high-value lifestyles under the "WE ARE GREEN" vision.
EPIC Connector is a premier global networking platform dedicated to AI founders, developers, and industry professionals. We empower visionaries and technical builders to collaborate, scale breakthrough technologies, and drive innovation within the artificial intelligence sector.
Notes
This event may be photographed or recorded for community and marketing purposes.
Due to limited capacity, registration approval may be required.