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[Nvidia GTC] From Models To Agents To Infra
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| With Jiantao Jiao (Dir. AI, NVIDIA), Jeff Boudier (Head of Product, Hugging Face), Jeff Fu (Qwen Model Lab, Alibaba), Ari Messer (Head of Partnerships, Kilo Code), Banghua Zhu (CTO, RadixArk), Ravin Kumar (Gemini, Google DeedMind), Junyu Huang (COO, Novita AI), Linda Sheng (MiniMax). |
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Mar 18 (Wed) , 2026 @ 06:00 PM
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The AI stack is shifting fast - frontier models, agentic architectures, & the infrastructure underneath are all evolving in real time. But what's actually working in production vs. what's still hype?
Novita AI, together with FounderCoho, is hosting a high-energy after-hours event during NVIDIA GTC 2026, featuring speakers from NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence (Qwen/Wan), Hugging Face, Kilo Code, Kimi (Moonshot AI), MiniMax, OpenRouter, RadixArk, & Z.ai.
Two practitioner-level panels, plus a relaxed networking mixer with the builders who are actually shipping.
If you're a builder, researcher, founder, engineer, or operator building with AI - this is the GTC side event you don't want to miss.
What You'll Walk Away With:
Panel 1 - The Agent Stack: From Frontier Models to Production Systems
How do you go from a powerful model to a reliable, deployed agent? Hear from the people building the picks & shovels - covering model selection trade-offs, agent architectures that survive real-world load, infrastructure decisions that save you months, & what 2026 will bring that changes how you build.
Panel 2 - From Models to Market: Distribution & the Agent Value Chain
Building is only half the battle. Learn how leading operators think about distribution moats, model-to-market strategy, & what it actually takes to deliver production-grade performance at scale. No theory - just hard-won lessons from teams shipping to real users.
Networking Opportunities
Connect with builders, researchers, founders, & AI practitioners in a vibrant, relaxed environment during GTC week.
Complimentary food & drinks provided!
The event is free to attend, & no GTC ticket is required!
(RSVP may be approval-based due to venue capacity.)
Featured Panelists
Ari Messer, Head of Partnerships @ Kilo Code
Ari leads partnerships at Kilo Code, where he helps users take advantage of the latest LLMs & inference technology to power every aspect of agentic engineering. Kilo is the top open-source coding agent, with over 1.5M Kilo Coders around the world.
Banghua Zhu, Co-Founder & CTO @ RadixArk
Banghua is the CTO & co-founder of RadixArk & works on the SGLang & Miles projects. He earned his PhD from UC Berkeley, advised by Michael I. Jordan & Jiantao Jiao, & is joining the University of Washington faculty-bringing a rare research + systems + open infra combination.
Jiantao Jiao, Director of AI & Distinguished Scientist @ NVIDIA
Jiantao is Director of Research & Distinguished Scientist at NVIDIA & a professor at UC Berkeley (EECS + Statistics). He previously co-founded & served as CEO of Nexusflow.ai (agentic LLM startup) through its acquisition by NVIDIA, & his work spans the full LLM/agent pipeline-from data & training to post-training & systems.
Jeff Boudier, Head of Product @ Hugging Face
Jeff leads product at Hugging Face, one of the world's most influential developer platforms across models, datasets, & tooling. He previously co-founded Stupeflix (acquired by GoPro) & held product, growth, & business leadership roles-bringing deep experience building platforms that developers & enterprises actually adopt.
Jeff Fu, Head of Model Solutions, Qwen Model Lab @ Alibaba Cloud Intelligence
Jeff is Head of Model Solutions, Qwen Model Lab at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. Jeff leads the commercialization efforts for the Tongyi model family, including the Qwen & Wan multimodal models.
Linda Sheng, Head of Global Business @ MiniMax
Linda is currently the GM of Global Business at MiniMax. Prior to MiniMax, she was a technology investor at Warburg Pincus, a major US Private Equity fund. Before Warburg, Linda was an early member of Softbank Vision Fund in Silicon Valley & Asia, focusing on AI & technology investing. She began her career as a consultant with McKinsey, specializing in semiconductor, software & Internet verticals.
Ravin Kumar, Senior Researcher, Gemini & Gemma Models @ Google DeedMind
Ravin is a Senior Researcher at Google DeepMind working on the Gemini & Gemma model series. He has 10+ years building applied generative & probabilistic models-including bespoke Bayesian systems for SpaceX-and is a core contributor in the PyMC ecosystem & co-author of Bayesian Modeling & Computation in Python.
Ron Shepherd, VP, Business Development @ OpenRouter
Ron leads business development at OpenRouter, working at the center of model distribution, marketplace, & ecosystem partnerships. He's also been active as an investor/advisor across AI & games, with prior experience including Polygon, Unity, & Electronic Arts.
Sarah Wang, Global Partnerships @ Kimi (Moonshot AI)
Sarah works with enterprises, developers, & research institutions to expand the global ecosystem around Kimi's large language models. Her work focuses on strategic collaborations, developer adoption, & bringing advanced AI capabilities to glo bal partners.
Yu Jin (Lou), Head of Dev Ecosystem @ Z.ai
Yu Jin leads developer ecosystem at Z.ai, owning the full loop from foundation models to product, go-to-market, & brand. Sitting at the intersection of model infrastructure, developer experience, & product strategy, she spearheads Z.ai's open-source initiatives, helping developers worldwide leverage state-of-the-art AI to power real-world agentic workflows.
Moderator: Junyu Huang, COO @ Novita AI
Reserve your spot now-space is limited!
Organizer
Novita AI: Novita AI is an AI & agent cloud platform helping builders serve & scale models & agentic workloads with strong performance, reliability, & cost efficiency.
Co-Hosts
FounderCoHo: FounderCoHo is a community where founders support each other by sharing knowledge & building connections. Starting a company is a brave endeavor. Many of us have faced numerous challenges & learned valuable lessons along the way. FounderCoho aims to be that supportive community where founders can share their stories & get fueled for their company-building journey.
Plug & Play Tech Center: Plug & Play is the largest open innovation platform that brings together the best startups, the world's largest corporations & seasoned investors. It aims to drive the future forward with corporations, governments, startups, investors, & universities.
Disclaimer
NVIDIA's involvement in this event is limited solely to the technical insights provided by its invited speaker. This event is not sponsored or endorsed by NVIDIA. Any opinions expressed by NVIDIA representatives are their own & do not necessarily reflect official NVIDIA policy.
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