Jensen Huang arrives in Taiwan for GTC

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang arrived in Taiwan on Saturday, May 23, days before a run of June events that put the chipmaker at the center of Taipei’s annual AI and hardware gathering. Local media and social posts showed Huang in Taipei on Saturday, while Nvidia and COMPUTEX schedules list a June 1 keynote tied to GTC Taipei and COMPUTEX activities. The visit comes as Nvidia uses GTC Taipei to extend its developer-focused conference brand into Taiwan, where many of its manufacturing and systems partners are based. Nvidia’s official event pages say GTC Taipei 2026 runs from June 1 through June 4, with associated COMPUTEX programming extending through June 5. (focustaiwan.tw) ### When is Jensen Huang actually speaking? Nvidia’s keynote page says Huang is scheduled to speak on June 1 at 11:00 a.m. Taiwan time at Taipei Music Center. Nvidia’s FAQ page says that keynote is part of GTC Taipei, while the conference sessions and workshops run June 2-4 at the Taipei International Convention Center. (nvidia.com) COMPUTEX’s event calendar also lists an “NVIDIA CEO Keynote by Jensen Huang” on June 1 from 11:00 to 13:00 in Taipei Music Center. That aligns the appearance with the broader COMPUTEX week, even though the main trade show opens later. ### What confirms Huang was in Taiwan on May 23? (nvidia.com) Focus Taiwan, citing CNA reporting and photographs, said Huang arrived at Taipei’s Songshan Airport on Saturday and spoke to reporters there. Taiwan News separately reported that Huang arrived in Taipei on Saturday afternoon and then headed to an AI developers’ event in Nangang. (computextaipei.com.tw) Yahoo’s Taiwan news service, also citing Huang’s airport remarks, reported that he said he had “a lot of work to do,” including customer visits, internal meetings and a planned meeting with TSMC Chairman and Chief Executive C.C. Wei. That report also said Huang was expected to deliver his keynote on June 1. (focustaiwan.tw) ### How does GTC Taipei fit with COMPUTEX? Nvidia’s official COMPUTEX page says attendees can take part in “NVIDIA GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX 2026” from June 1 to June 5 and watch Huang’s keynote live. Nvidia’s main GTC Taipei landing page separately describes the event as a June 1-4 AI conference in Taipei. (tw.news.yahoo.com) TAITRA, a COMPUTEX co-organizer, said in an April 21 announcement that Huang would deliver a COMPUTEX 2026 keynote announcing Nvidia’s latest AI advances and highlighting partners in the AI ecosystem. COMPUTEX’s broader 2026 materials describe the exhibition itself as running June 2-5 in Taipei. (nvidia.com) ### Why is Taiwan central to this trip? COMPUTEX organizers say the 2026 event brings together companies across the AI supply chain, including Foxconn, Compal, Pegatron and Wiwynn, alongside chip and infrastructure groups. Nvidia’s keynote page also lists executives from Pegatron, Foxconn, National Taiwan University, Visionbay.ai and GMI Cloud among participants. (computextaipei.com.tw) Focus Taiwan reported that Huang planned to meet TSMC’s C.C. Wei during the trip. Taiwan News said his early arrival came more than a week before the main COMPUTEX fair, underscoring that his schedule extends beyond a single stage appearance. ### What happens next in Taipei? June 1 is the next fixed date on the calendar: Huang’s keynote is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. (computextaipei.com.tw) Taiwan time at Taipei Music Center, according to Nvidia and COMPUTEX schedules. GTC Taipei conference sessions then run June 2-4 at the Taipei International Convention Center, while COMPUTEX 2026 is set for June 2-5 across Taipei venues. (focustaiwan.tw) (nvidia.com)