TED-style Talk 🌟 MJW Executive & Corporate Social
​An evening of ideas, insights, and connection – where innovation meets conversation.
​Monte Jade West presents its first Members’ TED-Style Social, featuring leaders who are redefining the future of AI, investment, and technology. Gather with executives, founders, and investors for an inspiring program of talks, drinks, and dinner in the heart of Silicon Valley. Guests are welcome, simply have them register as you do.Â
​🕕 Evening Program
​6:00 – 6:30 PM Networking & Drinks
6:30 – 7:15 PM TED-Style Talks
​Donald Yang, CEO | Starport Capital — Behind the Curtain: AI IPOs in 2025
​Wei Li, Former VP of AI | Intel Corporation — Building GenAI Applications: Opportunities and Challenges
​7:15 – 8:15 PM Dinner & Wine
​🎙️ Featured Speakers
​Donald Yang is the founder of Starport Capital Management in Palo Alto. A seasoned investor and engineer, he launched the Starport Growth Fund to help accredited investors access Silicon Valley’s most promising private companies. Donald holds dual master’s degrees in Computer and Industrial Engineering from USC and Stanford, and has held key roles at HP, Oracle, and TSMC.
​Wei Li is the former Vice President and General Manager of Machine Learning Performance at Intel Corporation, where he led groundbreaking initiatives in AI, cloud infrastructure, and hardware/software co-design. He spearheaded Intel’s winning Stanford DAWNBench AI team and helped establish Intel–Microsoft research centers at UC Berkeley and UIUC. Wei holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell and completed an executive program at Stanford GSB.
​🤝 About the Hosts
​Monte Jade West is a non-profit network in Silicon Valley that cultivates global collaboration in innovation, investment, and professional growth.
​BLOCK71 Silicon Valley is the U.S. venture commercialization arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS) — turning deep-tech research into U.S.-validated, revenue-generating ventures.
​✨ Reserve Your Spot (delicious Singaporean cuisine + classic wine await!)