'I can get Jensen here': How Alice Huang said she could bring Nvidia CEO to a 2024 gathering

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA: A brief exchange at a Taipei gathering in June 2024 has drawn renewed attention after NetThunder CEO Parker Schmitt recalled how Alice Huang offered to bring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over to join the group. He arrived shortly afterwards.

However, a person familiar with Nvidia's position told the outlet that Jensen had reportedly already planned to attend the gathering.

The account has resurfaced amid growing scrutiny of Jensen's association with Alice and separate allegations reported by US media concerning her possible links to Chinese intelligence.

Those allegations remain unproven, and the Taipei encounter alone does not establish any intelligence activity or the nature of their personal relationship.

Alice Huang claimed she could bring Jensen Huang

In an interview published by The New York Times in October 2025, Schmitt described the moment when Alice told those present: “I bet you guys I can get Jensen here.” According to his recollection, Jensen arrived shortly afterwards and joined the group at a bar for a drink.

Schmitt's recollection offers a glimpse into how the Nvidia CEO came to join the group that evening.

His account suggests that Alice was confident she could bring Jensen over, although it does not establish whether she contacted him directly or whether his attendance had already been arranged.

According to a person familiar with Nvidia's position, as quoted by the outlet, Jensen had already planned to attend the gathering and arrived with two other Nvidia executives.

The company's spokesperson also said its field operations teams regularly host customers and partners at conferences and may invite Jensen to meet them when he is available.

This distinction adds important context to Schmitt's recollection: Alice made the offer in front of the group, but Jensen's arrival may have been part of an existing plan.

Photographs from the June 2024 gathering were later shared by NetThunder on LinkedIn.

One image showed Jensen seated alongside Alice and other technology executives, including representatives connected to NetThunder and Gigabyte.

The gathering took place during the Computex period, when Jensen was in Taiwan for the major technology trade show. His public appearances and meetings with industry executives attracted considerable attention during the visit.

The photograph became part of the public timeline documenting encounters between Jensen and Alice.

However, it does not independently establish the nature of their relationship or the circumstances surrounding his arrival.

Alice Huang's Megaspeed ties raise China chip concerns

Alice, also known as Huang Le, was previously associated with Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed International.

The company was formerly known as 7Road International and changed its name in March 2023, when Alice became its managing director.

Singapore corporate records cited in media reports show that she had resigned as a director by November 10, 2023.

The company's business later attracted scrutiny over purchases of advanced computing equipment containing Nvidia technology.

The New York Times investigation reported that a Malaysian company linked to Megaspeed purchased at least $4.8 billion worth of advanced equipment containing Nvidia technology between June 2024 and February 2026.

The figure refers to advanced equipment, not solely Nvidia chips.

The purchases also took place after Alice had resigned as a director of Megaspeed's Singapore entity. Publicly available reporting has not established that she personally oversaw them.

Jensen Huang and Alice Huang's Taipei meeting resurfaces

Jensen and Alice were photographed together again in Taipei in May 2025, during the Computex technology trade show.

Footage from a dinner attended by the pair and other technology industry figures showed them leaving the restaurant with an Nvidia aide.

Reports describing the footage also noted affectionate gestures between the two.

The encounters became part of wider reporting after US intelligence agencies reportedly examined Alice's connections and her relationship with Jensen.

It was later reported that US officials suspected she had been recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to gather information about Nvidia and its business operations.

These allegations have not been publicly substantiated, and Alice has not publicly responded.

Jensen Huang admits infidelity as Nvidia launches probe

The controversy took another turn in November 2026 when Jensen acknowledged in a message to Nvidia employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife, Lori Huang, whom he married in 1985.

He apologised to his wife and children, saying his actions had hurt them and that there was no excuse for what he had done.

Nvidia's board subsequently announced an independent investigation into reports that Jensen had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

The company said it had no reason to believe that national security or Nvidia's trade secrets had been compromised. Jensen said he supported the review and would cooperate with the investigation.