Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang remained listed as the keynote speaker for the company’s Washington GTC exhibition on 10 November, The National reported. His scheduled 1 December appearance at Nvidia’s flagship event stands apart from other public appearances he has cancelled amid scrutiny of his relationship with a woman US investigators say is a Chinese spy.
Key points
- Huang is scheduled to give the keynote on 1 December at Nvidia GTC in Washington.
- He has withdrawn from ElevenLabs and Anthropic events, while his daughter cancelled a South Korean appearance.
- Nvidia’s board says it is investigating his relationship with Alice Huang.
- Nvidia shares fell 4.3% on 9 November.
Huang remains on the Washington GTC programme
The GTC exhibition runs from 1 to 3 December, with Huang scheduled to speak on its opening day. Nvidia holds the event as scrutiny of its chief executive draws attention well beyond the audiences for his usual technology keynotes.
Huang has withdrawn from planned appearances at ElevenLabs and Anthropic events. His place on the GTC programme is therefore a notable exception to his recent cancellations, though the scheduled keynote remains weeks away.
Nvidia’s board investigates the relationship
Huang acknowledged his relationship with Alice Huang in an email to employees on 8 November and said he would cooperate with Nvidia’s investigation, NPR reported. Alice Huang is a Chinese businesswoman accused of spying for China. She is not related to the Nvidia chief executive.
Nvidia’s board said it saw no grounds to suspect that either national security or its proprietary information had been compromised, and pledged to review all available information. The company’s position sits alongside an independent board inquiry into Huang’s alleged spy link, rather than replacing it.
China rejected the spying allegation on 9 November. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun called it a smear against China, according to NPR.
Nvidia shares and South Korea plans on 9 November
Huang’s daughter, who also works for Nvidia, cancelled plans to attend a South Korean technology event on 9 November because of the controversy surrounding her father, The National reported. Reporters there pressed Nvidia employees for answers. The cancellation extended the disruption beyond Huang’s own speaking schedule.
The scrutiny has reached Nvidia’s shareholders. Shares fell 4.3% on 9 November and continued to decline the following morning, the Associated Press reported.
