Alignment 2025 ｜Valley101 Annual Tech Summit - Inside the Story, Beyond the Chaos
Valley101's annual tech summit is back! 🚀
Over the past year, the cutting-edge tech fields we've been following have made incredible breakthroughs: AI, robotics, autonomous driving, brain-computer interfaces, life sciences, Web3... We're thrilled to have accompanied you through our in-depth videos and podcast content, and your support continues to fuel our passion for creating better content.
We're excited to invite you to join us on October 5th for Alignment 2025 | Valley101 Annual Tech Summit! As a content team, our summit isn't just about tech leaders sharing insights – it's a gathering filled with substance, stories, and surprises at the forefront of innovation.
Last year, we sold out all tickets early. Therefore, this year we've expanded with a larger scale, more interesting topics, and a stronger lineup of speakers. We're also introducing a new segment: our Global Startup Challenge, where six teams selected from hundreds of global applicants will compete in the finals for a chance to pitch to top Silicon Valley VCs and receive on-the-spot investment.
Application form: https://tally.so/r/n9K5LK
Contest details: https://luma.com/event/manage/evt-7RJLjf1HrBqLZrM
This marks our second year, bringing the best tech reporting and insights offline. Our goal has always been to let everyone experience the coolness and warmth of cutting-edge technology through the best content.
Silicon Valley, October 5th – we look forward to meeting you all and driving toward the future together!
Valley101 Team
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
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Conference Highlights
Innovation Experience: Our booth area features hands-on experiences with AI applications, robots, brain-computer interfaces, virtual reality, and other cutting-edge AI applications and products – not just to see, but to play with!
Top-tier Speakers: Listen to the insights on AI, education, investment, and frontier technologies from industry-leading founders and heavyweight experts, with opportunities for in-depth networking!
Interactive Surprises: As podcast and video creators, Silicon Valley101 refuses to be boring! We'll deliver the most unique experience in terms of conference engagement and visual effects!
Conference Agenda
1) San Francisco Consensus: How Close Are We to AGI?
Nearly 3 years after ChatGPT's release, some Silicon Valley tech leaders have reached the so-called "San Francisco Consensus": AI will completely transform everything within 3-6 years. Is this accurate prediction or excessive optimism? As Silicon Valley conservatives believe LLM scaling laws have hit a wall, where should AI research go next?
2) The AI Agent Battle
In OpenAI's five stages of AGI (Chatbot AI, Reasoner AI, Agent AI, Innovator AI, Organization AI), we're still trying to break through the third stage in 2025, making AI Agents the most crucial battleground. We've invited several of the most popular Agent startups to discuss opportunities, challenges, market potential, and next steps for AI Agents.
3) AI's Dreams: Multimodal Explosion
2025 is undoubtedly the year of multimodal capability explosion: from Genie 3 to Nano Banana, these stunning voice and video model releases show us how intense market competition has become. In this session, we'll explore the capability evolution and boundaries of AI multimodal with scientists and entrepreneurs.
4) The Divided Robotics Track
Robotics is a fascinating sector: many Silicon Valley investors are skeptical about embodied intelligence, while Asian markets are developing rapidly. Where is this cognitive gap? Why are the two camps' views so divided? We'll comprehensively analyze robotics technology progress and entrepreneurial trends from "brain," "hardware," and "data" perspectives.
5) Healthcare, Science & AI
Science is undoubtedly a key direction for AI application: drug discovery, brain-computer interfaces, gene editing, and other frontier fields are all accelerating due to AI's arrival. We're honored to invite the most authoritative professors and scientists in these fields to deeply analyze the future of AI and health.
6) AI & Future Education
With AI here, do we still need schools? How do we cultivate the next generation that best uses AI? We'll discuss the AI-disrupted future of education with Esther Wojcicki, known as the "Mother of Silicon Valley Education," and other education researchers.
7) Venture Capital vs. Hedge Fund
In the AI era, are VCs or hedge funds seeing bigger opportunities? Primary vs. secondary markets – will these two markets with completely different investment philosophies, methodologies, and concepts have similarities in their AI-wave investment frameworks? We expect a real-time debate between two top investors – absolutely exciting.
8) AI x Crypto: Exploring New Finance "Gameplay"
An in-depth forum session around "AI × Crypto," exploring wealth creation directions in the wave and insights into innovation patterns under new financial trends. From decentralized AI model computing coordination and incentive design to payment networks that reshape value flow – how do capital and cognition drive Web3's next cycle?
9) Global Startup Challenge
Compared to last year's summit, we're hosting our first Global Startup Challenge this year. As a core conference segment, the challenge provides an excellent global stage for outstanding startup teams to pitch to top investment institutions like Founders Fund partners and thousands of audience members in Silicon Valley, with winning teams receiving on-the-spot investment interest.
Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities
We provide booths in the West Wing exhibition area along with various sponsorship opportunities. For more details, please reach out to us. [email protected]
About Valley101
Valley101 is a modern media platform producing award-winning podcast and video series with over 4 million subscribers across the globe and have substantial influence in tech and investment industries.
Our annual tech event will have around 1000 people attending, mainly focusing on AI and LLMs, with attendees being industry professionals, AI startups, engineers, Big Tech C-suites and managers, top investors and media influencers.