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What is
New Era of X-Tech Summit

On September 27–28, 2025, the NEX-T 2025 Summit will be held at Stanford University. At this pivotal moment of global technological and industrial transformation, the summit will convene over 400 leading entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and policymakers from around the world. Together, they will explore frontier topics such as AI, life sciences, sustainability, the digital economy, and beyond. NEX-T 2025 aspires to shape the next chapter of innovation and collaboration.

Summit Mission

• Inspire the global vision and leadership of a new generation of innovators
• Explore key trends in future technology development and investment
• Build a bridge between “Ideas × Capital × Application Scenarios"

Four Core Tracks

Navigate the Future>

Explore the Frontier>

eXchange & Xcelerate>

Talent & Transformation>

Awards & Spotlights

NEXT Awards

Global Innovation Honors

GALA Influence List

First edition of the Top Global Asian Leaders List

Aug 8-31

Global Collection Project

Sep 1-10

Professional review

Sep 11-18

Announce successively

Agenda Highlights

DAY 1

September 27

Morning 09:00-12:30 a.m.

Opening Ceremony & Welcomee
• Robin Lewis | Summit Chair, NEX-T 2025；Chair,Worldview Global Impact (WGI); Senior Advisor, NextFin.AI；Former Associate Dean; Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
• Fiona Ma | 34th Treasurer of California (Video and Writing Address)
• Chiling Tong | President & CEO, National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (Video Address)
• Jany H.J.Zhao | Founder&CEO,NextFin; Founder&Chairperson,TMTPOST Group
Keynote/ Fireside Chat: Silicon Valley & AI Trends
• John L. Hennessy | 10th President of Stanford University; Chairman of Alphabet; Turing Award Laureate
• Lu Zhang [Guest Host] | Founding Partner, Fusion Fund
Panel：AI and the Future of Human Health
• Prof. Michael Snyder | Professor and Chair, Stanford Genome Center; internationally recognized pioneer in precision health, genomics, and wearable technologies
• Dr. Emmett Cunningham | Former Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Life Sciences; over 20 years of venture investment and drug development leadership experience; currently Senior Advisor, HealthQuest Capital; Adjunct Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
• Sanjeev Kumar | Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow, Venture Partner at Fusion FundGuest Host;
• Dr. Michelle Chen,,President & CEO | Form Bio Inc.; Former Chief Business Officer of Insilico Medicine; Senior VP of WuXi Biologics; senior leadership roles at Roche and Merck
• Prof. Huijun Ring [Guest Host] | Adjunct Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine; Serial Entrepreneur; Global Leader in AI Longevity Medicine and East–West Integrative Health
Panel：Entrepreneurship in AI Era
• Eric S. Swider | Board Member，Trump Media & Technology Group; CEO, Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp; Strategic Development Advisor, High-Trend International Group
• Guangyu Robert Yang | Co-founder & CEO of Altera; Former Professor, MIT (Brain & Cognitive Sciences; Electrical Engineering & Computer Science); Head of the MetaConscious Research Group
• Alice Ahmed | AdTech, Creative, & Growth Leader | Ex-VP Product at AppLovin | Investor & Board Member
• Wen Sang | Cofunder&COO, Genspark.ai
• Babar Ahmed | CEO, Mindstorm studios
• Theresa Yu [Guest Host] | Managing Director, Global Bridge Capital;StartX, Board of Advisors
Panel: VC Trends in AI and Silicon Valley
• Wei Zhou | Founding Partner, CCV Capital; Managing Partner,KPCB
• Dr. Jay Huang | Founding Partner, Jadestone Capital; Former Managing Director, Intel China
• Echo Cheng | Founding Partner, BrightWay Future Capital
• Lewis Hong | Co-Founder and General Partner, FP Solutions VC;Former SpaceX executive
• Cynthia Zhang | Founder,FutureX Capital
• Dr. Paul Fang [Guest Host] | Founder /President, Bay Area Founders Club

Noon 12:30-13:30 p.m.

Networking lunch

Afternoon 13:30 p.m.

Main Forum
Keynote/ Fireside Chat: Investing in the AI Era & U.S. Market Trends
• Gary Gensler | Former Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Professor of the Practice, MIT Sloan
• Dr. Ken Lin (Guest Host) | SVP, CP Group (Thailand)
Panel: Women Shaping Global Innovation: From Science to Capital and Global Business
• Chrissy Luo | Co-founder, Shanda Group and Tianqiao&Chrissy Chen Brain Science institute (TCCI)
• Prof.Bao Zhenan | Professor,Stanford University; Founder&Directior,the Stanford Wearable Electronics initiative;The winner of the UNESCO Women in Science Award;Member of the U.S.National Academy of Engineering(NAE)
• Holly Zheng | Founding & Managing Partner, EnvisionX Capital; Chairwoman, BlueFocus International; Adjunct Professor, USC
• Lu Zhang | Founding Partner, Fusion Fund
• Jany H.J.Zhao (Guest Host) | Founder & CEO, NextFin; Founder & Chairperson, TMTPOST Group
Panel: AI, Media, and Public Trust
• Adi Ignatius | Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Business Review
• Dexter (Tiff) Roberts | Fellow, Atlantic Council
• Henny Sender | Senior Advisor, BlackRock; Former Chief Correspondent, Financial Times
• Jany H.J.Zhao | Founder&CEO,NextFin; Founder&Chairperson,TMTPOST Group
• Jasmine Wang [Guest Host] | Co- Chair, Worldview Global Impact；Board member, United Nations Unitlife
Panel: Next-Gen Perspectives: Youth Voices in the AI Era
Outstanding young students representing the next generation will share their perspectives on the AI era
• Elaine Du | Director, Producer, Actor, Photographer, Athlete and Founder
• Tom Yuan | Stanford CS Junior, RL Researcher, Builder of the World's First RL Agent Ensemble for Roblox Playtesting, Passionate about philosophy Piano and boxing
• Cindy Ren | Junior, Tabor Academy; Alzheimer’s Research Assistant (Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s); Wovenly (Dementia Support) Intern; Kindness Matters Inc. Leader
• Catherine Chen | Student at the Nueva School especially passionate about combining neuroscience, psychology, and music to explore human behavior in the digital age; Part of the iSing Silicon Valley Choir since second grade and advanced to the highest HD level
• Frances Sun [Guest Host] | Director for Asia, Harvard HAA, founder& President of EduTank
Panel: The U.S.-China Entrepreneurial Landscape: Bridge or Barrier?
• Hang Zhou | Angel Investor; Partner, Shunwei Capital; Founder, YidaoYongchew
• Dr. Hongbin Li | James Liang Endowed Chair, Stanford University; Faculty Co-Director, Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions (SCCEI); Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) & Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
• Tristan Dai Ph.D | Founder/CEO, Notiom Robotics
• He Jing (Guest Host) | Managing Partner, Gen Law Firm
Concurrent Tracks
Next-T Demo Show: Ignite the Next-Where visionary startups spark the future.
• Lenjoy Lin | Co-Founder, Genspark.ai
• William J. Wu, PhD, CFA | CEO & Co-Founder, Menos AI
• Bei Zhang | VP of Growth at Tanka. exGrammarly
• Wendy zhou | CEO, ADAS ECO
• Arvin Sun | Founder&CEO, Traini
• Zifan Jiang | Chief Medical Officer,Theta Health
• Hunter Guo | Co-founder of Solvea
• Nan Liu | CEO, Quantea