Partner Speeches
Industry Panel
Studio Demos
Live Booths
GMI
GMI
GMI
SIGNAL’26
SIGNAL’26
SIGNAL’26
event highlights
event highlights
event highlights
GMI Studio: Zero to Scale
GMI Studio: Zero to Scale
Witness GMI Studio in action: a live execution of real-time AI scaling from zero to global production.
Witness GMI Studio in action: a live execution of real-time AI scaling from zero to global production.
Industry & Media Presence
Industry & Media Presence
Select industry analysts and media outlets will be on-site to observe launches, demos, and live builds throughout the day.
Select industry analysts and media outlets will be on-site to observe launches, demos, and live builds throughout the day.
Hackathon: Build. Ship. Show
Hackathon: Build. Ship. Show
A 3-hour high-stakes build. Deploy your video AI app using PixVerse + GMI for a $3,000 prize pool.
A 3-hour high-stakes build. Deploy your video AI app using PixVerse + GMI for a $3,000 prize pool.
150+ Curated Ecosystem Builders
150+ Curated Ecosystem Builders
Featuring NVIDIA and 10+ AI model companies; 150+ founders, engineers, creators across infrastructure, models, and creative platforms — all in one room for live launches, demos, and same-day builds.
Featuring NVIDIA and 10+ AI model companies; 150+ founders, engineers, creators across infrastructure, models, and creative platforms — all in one room for live launches, demos, and same-day builds.
FEATURED SIGNALS
FEATURED SIGNALS
FEATURED SIGNALS
Panelists
Panelists
Panelists
Hackathon Judges
Hackathon Judges
Hackathon Judges
HACKATHON
PIXVERSE x GMI
HACKATHON
PIXVERSE x GMI
HACKATHON
PIXVERSE x GMI
> PROTOCOL: 3-HOUR SPEED RUN
> THEME: AI VIDEO FOR HUMAN IMPACT
> STACK: PIXVERSE MODELS + GMI STUDIO
> PROTOCOL: 3-HOUR SPEED RUN
> THEME: AI VIDEO FOR HUMAN IMPACT
> STACK: PIXVERSE MODELS + GMI STUDIO
MISSION BRIEF: Combine generative creativity with ultra-low latency infra. No slides, no pitch decks. Just build and ship a narrative video before the timer runs out.
MISSION BRIEF: Combine generative creativity with ultra-low latency infra. No slides, no pitch decks. Just build and ship a narrative video before the timer runs out.
Best Visual Storytelling
Best Visual Storytelling
Best use of PixVerse Models
Best use of PixVerse Models
Audience
Choice
Audience Choice
Audience Choice
EACH WINNER RECEIVES
EACH WINNER RECEIVES
EACH WINNER RECEIVES
40K TOKENS
40K TOKENS
40,000 PixVerse credits worth $500 + 2 month membership
40,000 PixVerse credits worth $500 + 2 month membership
$500
$500
GMI compute credits worth $500 + 2 month membership
GMI compute credits worth $500 + 2 month membership
social
social
eature across PixVerse & GMI social channels
eature across PixVerse & GMI social channels
ON AIR
ON AIR
Feature on GMI’s podcast series
Feature on GMI’s podcast series
Agenda
Morning Schedule
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
TIME
EVENT
SPEAKER
9:00
Check-in & Networking
12:40
Lunch & Open Bar
12:20
reinforcement Learning Panel
9:30
Opening Remarks
Alex Yeh
CEO, GMI cloud
9:45
GMI Studio Demo
Mingjun Sun
product manager, GMI cloud
10:10
GMI Clouders Program
Vivien Zhang
Social&Campaign manager, GMI cloud
10:25
Partner Demo — PixVerse
Chang Zi Qian
Co-founder, PixVerse
10:45
Partner Demo — Wan
Bing Chen
Staff Solution Architect, Alibaba Cloud US
11:00
Partner Demo — Pika
Cree de Beauvoir
Chief of Staff, Pika
11:15
MaaS Announcement
dedicated endpoint
Lillian Ma
product growth manager, GMI cloud
Yijie Hong
Director of Engineer, GMI Cloud
11:30
NVIDIA Inception Program for Startups
Jen Hoskins
Startups Global Head of Cloud & Partnerships, NVIDIA
11:45
Panel:Redefining Creative Workflows: From Concept to Cinematic Output — The Bridge Between Technical Scale and Creative Vision
Jie Yang
Co-Founder & CTO, Utopai Studios
Robert Scoble
technology futurist, author, industry thought leader
Callum Williamson
Marketing Manager, New Port AI
Cecilia Z.
CEO and co-founder, Phota Labs
Afternoon Schedule — Pixverse Hackathon
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
1:00
Hackathon kickoff & challenge overview
1:30
Build time (mentors available)
4:30
Submissions & finalist selection
5:15
Live Demos
5:45
Awards & wrap-up
Agenda
Agenda
Morning Schedule
Morning Schedule
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
TIME
EVENT
SPEAKER
9:00
9:00
Check-in & Networking
Check-in & Networking
Jen Hoskins
cto
9:30
9:30
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
Alex Yeh
Alex Yeh
CEO, GMI cloud
CEO, GMI cloud
9:45
9:45
GMI Studio Demo
GMI Studio Demo
Mingjun Sun
Mingjun Sun
product manager, GMI cloud
product manager, GMI cloud
10:10
10:10
GMI Clouders Program
GMI Clouders Program
Vivien Zhang
Vivien Zhang
Social&Campaign manager, GMI cloud
Social&Campaign manager, GMI cloud
10:25
10:25
Partner Demo — PixVerse
Partner Demo — PixVerse
Chang Zi Qian
Chang Zi Qian
Co-founder, PixVerse
Co-founder, PixVerse
10:45
10:45
Partner Demo — Wan
Partner Demo — Wan
Bing Chen
Bing Chen
Staff Solution Architect, Alibaba Cloud US
Staff Solution Architect, Alibaba Cloud US
11:00
11:00
Partner Demo — Pika
Partner Demo — Pika
Cree de Beauvoir
Cree de Beauvoir
Chief of Staff, Pika
Chief of Staff, Pika
11:15
11:15
MaaS Announcement
MaaS Announcement
Lillian Ma
Lillian Ma
product growth,GMI cloud
product growth, GMI cloud
dedicated endpoint
dedicated endpoint
Yijie Hong
Yijie Hong
Director of Engineer, GMI Cloud
Director of Engineer, GMI Cloud
11:30
11:30
NVIDIA Inception Program for Startups
NVIDIA Inception Program for Startups
Jen Hoskins
Jen Hoskins
Startups Global Head of Cloud & Partnerships, NVIDIA
Startups Global Head of Cloud & Partnerships, NVIDIA
11:45
11:45
Panel:Redefining Creative Workflows: From Concept to Cinematic Output — The Bridge Between Technical Scale and Creative Vision
Panel:Redefining Creative Workflows: From Concept to Cinematic Output — The Bridge Between Technical Scale and Creative Vision
Jie Yang
Jie Yang
Co-Founder & CTO,
Utopai Studios
Co-Founder & CTO,
Utopai Studios
Robert Scoble
Robert Scoble
technology futurist, author, industry thought leader
technology futurist, author, industry thought leader
Callum Williamson
Callum Williamson
Marketing Manager, New Port AI
Marketing Manager, New Port AI
Cecilia Z.
Cecilia Z.
CEO and co-founder, Phota Labs
CEO and co-founder, Phota Labs
12:20
12:20
reinforcement Learning Panel
reinforcement Learning Panel
Yangjie
???
12:40
12:40
Lunch & Open Bar
Lunch & Open Bar
Yangjie
???
Afternoon Schedule — Pixverse Hackathon
Afternoon Schedule — Pixverse Hackathon
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
TIME
EVENT
1:00
1:00
Hackathon kickoff & challenge overview
Hackathon kickoff & challenge overview
1:30
1:30
Build time (mentors available)
Build time (mentors available)
4:30
4:30
Submissions & finalist selection
Submissions & finalist selection
5:15
5:15
Live Demos
Live Demos
5:45
5:45
Awards & wrap-up
Awards & wrap-up
Affiliation
Affiliation
Affiliation
The Hibernia
The Hibernia
The Hibernia
1 Jones St San Francisco, California
1 Jones St San Francisco, California
1 Jones St San Francisco, California
