AI Nexus

Silicon Valley AI Nexus

Our Next Chapter Begins on 7-Oct-2026 – AI, Power, and Security!

[AI Nexus's 4th Chapter] AI, Power, and Security — Who Attacks, Who Defends, and Where Korea Stands

AI is no longer just a technology race. It is reshaping industry, the economy, national security, and the international order itself. Join us for an evening looking at AI from two angles that are rarely discussed in the same room: security and geopolitics!

   

Welcome to Silicon Valley AI Nexus!

Silicon Valley AI Nexus is a next-generation Silicon Valley community exploring AI's profound impact on technology, economy, society, ethics, and humanity—and translating that exploration into real-world action.

We have evolved into the premier Silicon Valley AI community bridging Korean and global tech ecosystems. Our community has grown and united by a shared conviction – AI must advance human flourishing, not diminish it.

πŸ“Œ 2026 — the year AI Nexus became an institution.
Incorporated in California as a nonprofit public benefit corporation, seated at the table for the San Francisco AI Summit, broadcasting our forums worldwide, and running SIX member-led interest groups between monthly Chapters.

Everything we do is guided by three core pillars!

  • Explore & Lead — World-class forums, the AI & Humanity Council, and thought leadership shaping AI's most consequential questions
  • Elevate Community — Mentorship, startup showcases, professional connections, and leadership opportunities that amplify every voice
  • Give Back to Society — Policy engagement, academic partnerships, and public discourse ensuring AI's benefits reach beyond Silicon Valley

Our discussions span the full spectrum of AI's impact—from semiconductor design and autonomous systems to medical AI, legal ethics, climate sustainability, and the future of work—featuring speakers and collaborators from Amazon, OpenAI, Google, Stanford, Seoul National University, Asan Medical Center, and beyond.

Our Vision

A world where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Agency move in counterpoint—distinct voices composing a future of Human Dignity, Individual Autonomy, and Human Flourishing.

Our Mission

Silicon Valley AI Nexus convenes Silicon Valley's practitioners, scholars, founders, investors, policymakers, and legal professionals to explore AI's full landscape—technology, markets, policy, ethics, philosophy, and humanity itself—and to translate that exploration into real-world impact: thought leadership that guides decision-makers, education that transforms careers, startups that embody our values, and an enduring bridge between Silicon Valley and Korea's AI ecosystems—ultimately, to all Humanity!

Become an AI Nexus Member!

  1. Qualify by attending any single AI Nexus event—whether in person or remotely via live broadcast. Partner co-hosted events count too!
  2. Join the AI Nexus KakaoTalk Team Chat Room and get approved by Sunghee Yun—that's it, you're in!
Learn more about AI Nexus Membership benefits!

We are (almost) ALWAYS co-hosting events with our partners

AI Nexus is co-hosting (almost) all events with, e.g., KIC Silicon Valley, KOTRA Silicon Valley, Consulate General of Republic of Korea, San Francisco, and Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC).

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Upcoming events

(Dec-2026) AI Nexus x KOTRA SV Joint 2026 Year End Celebration!

(Jan-2027) The Quantum Menace - When Encryption Faces Its Greatest Threat

  • date & time: 20-Jan-2027
  • theme: Quantum Computing & Post-Quantum Cryptography
  • venue: TBD

(Feb-2027) Guardians of the Privacy Galaxy - Legal Frontiers in AI

  • date & time: 17-Feb-2027
  • theme: AI Regulation, Privacy Laws & Legal Issues
  • venue: TBD

(Mar-2027) Neural Awakening - The Mind-Machine Connection Revolution

  • date & time: 17-Mar-2027
  • theme: Brain-Computer Interfaces & Neural Privacy
  • venue: TBD

(Apr-2027) Code of Honor - Ethics in the Age of Intelligent Machines

  • date & time: 21-Apr-2027
  • theme: AI Ethics, Bias, Fairness & Humanity
  • venue: TBD

(May-2027) Fortress Protocol - Defending the Digital Realm

  • date & time: 19-May-2027
  • theme: Cybersecurity, Threat Detection & Zero Trust Architecture
  • venue: TBD

(Jun-2027) The Healing Algorithm - AI's Promise to Medicine

  • date & time: 16-Jun-2027
  • theme: Medical AI, Drug Discovery & Personalized Healthcare
  • venue: TBD

(Jul-2027) The Invisible Shield - Biometric Privacy in a Watchful World

  • date & time: 21-Jul-2027
  • theme: Biometric Security, Facial Recognition & Identity Protection
  • venue: TBD

(Aug-2027) Rise of the Sentinels - Enterprise AI Governance

  • date & time: 18-Aug-2027
  • theme: Corporate AI Strategy, Governance & Risk Management
  • venue: TBD

(Sep-2027) Green Silicon - Sustainable AI for Tomorrow's Earth

  • date & time: 15-Sep-2027
  • theme: Environmental AI, Energy Efficiency & Climate Tech
  • venue: TBD

(Oct-2027) The Digital Genome - Precision Medicine Meets Privacy

  • date & time: 20-Oct-2027
  • theme: Genomic Privacy, Biotech AI & Precision Medicine
  • venue: TBD

(Nov-2027) Silicon Justice - AI in the Courts and Constitution

  • date & time: 17-Nov-2027
  • theme: AI in Legal Systems, Judicial Tech & Constitutional Rights
  • venue: TBD

(Dec-2027) AI Nexus 2027 Year End Celebration!

  • date & time: 08-Dec-2027
  • venue: TBD

Past events

β˜€οΈ Summer 2026 at a glance — SIX events in THREE months!
July: BIO & Physical AI Networking Night (9-Jul PDT), the SNU Engineering Entrepreneurship with Silicon Valley Program (10–20-Jul PDT), and our 2nd Chapter with KASC at Stanford (29-Jul PDT)
August: our 3rd Chapter, Builders Only (11-Aug PDT), and the K-Scaleup Forum in Daegu, Korea (24-Aug KST)
September: K-AI Trend Talk (12-Sep PDT)

(12-Sep-2026) K-AI Trend Talk — Technical Forums & Fireside Chats: AI, Physical AI, Convergence AI

A policy forum on Korea-US cooperation in AI, Physical AI, and Convergence AI, co-hosted by KIC Silicon Valley, LIKELION US, and AI Nexus. All three main speakers were AI Nexus members!

   

(24-Aug-2026 KST) K-Scaleup Forum with Silicon Valley AI Nexus — Daegu, Korea

AI Nexus crossed the Pacific! At this forum for Korean startups aiming to go global, Sunghee Yun delivered the main lecture and joined a panel talk bringing a Silicon Valley perspective to founders, investors, and startup support organizations from Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam.

  • Luma Page
  • date & time: 24-Aug-2026 (mon) 4pm–7pm KST
  • venue: D.Station, Leaders Center, Daegu, Korea
  • hosts: Linda Baek, KSWAN Ventures, SAG Korea (sponsored by λŒ€κ²½κΆŒ μ—”μ €νˆ¬μžν—ˆλΈŒ, λŒ€κ΅¬λŒ€ν•™κ΅ 창업지원단, and Re-Stitch Korea)
  • main lecture – Sunghee Yun, The AI Insight You Can't Google – What Silicon Valley Actually Knows About Agents, Bio-Convergence, and Building Global Companies
  • panel talk – From Daegu to the Valley – The Essence of AI, the Agentic Shift, and the Bio-Medical Frontier Where Korea Can Win (Sunghee Yun & Linda Baek, KSWAN Ventures)

(11-Aug-2026) [AI Nexus's 3rd Chapter] Builders Only — Careers, Labor, and Revenue in the Age of Agentic Coding

A deliberately small, 30-seat working room for people serious about building products with agentic coding and turning them into businesses — the kick-off of a three-month builder series, and the public debut of Sunbay, an AI builder studio led by Korean senior professionals in Silicon Valley.

   

(29-Jul-2026) [AI Nexus's 2nd Chapter – AI Nexus × KASC Joint Colloquium] Bridge Builders — Korea-America's Next Generation on Tech Sovereignty and Human Future

Students spoke first, practitioners responded — reverse mentoring in action at Stanford, and our first Chapter broadcast LIVE to the world!

   

(10–20-Jul-2026) SNU Engineering Entrepreneurship with Silicon Valley Program

An 11-day Silicon Valley immersion program for Seoul National University engineering students, co-produced by AI Nexus and the SNU College of Engineering under our three-year MOU — 13 student teams, 6 mentors, and a visit from the Dean of the SNU College of Engineering.

(9-Jul-2026) BIO & Physical AI Networking Night

Exploring the future of Physical AI in bio, healthcare, and robotics — co-hosted with KIC Silicon Valley and KITECH, together with K-BIOX and KOLIS.

   

(25-Jun-2026) [AI Nexus's 1st Chapter] The Silicon Stethoscope — Bridging Korea's Medical Reality and Silicon Valley's AI Vision in Healthcare's Trillion Dollar Transformation

   

Contact Us

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