Jensen Huang disappears from ElevenLabs Summit after Nvidia probe

Business Insider reported that Jensen Huang’s name and image disappeared from Wednesday’s ElevenLabs Summit speaker lineup in New York. The change came after Nvidia’s board opened an inquiry into whether the chief executive was the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

The planned agenda put Huang opposite ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski for a fireside chat on the future of AI. His former slot now lists a closing keynote by Staniszewski alone, Business Insider reported.

Huang’s disappearance from the program followed a Sunday note to Nvidia staff in which he admitted an affair. The disclosure and board response put two issues before the public on the same day: Huang’s personal conduct and an alleged foreign-intelligence effort.

What did Huang admit?

In the Sunday note, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologized to his wife and children. He also said his Nvidia colleagues deserved better. Huang wrote: “I am fully committed to NVIDIA and will work to earn back your confidence.”

Nvidia said on Sunday that its board of directors had opened an investigation into whether Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.” The company had announced no finding by the time Business Insider reported the inquiry.

Why did Nvidia open the investigation?

The board’s move followed an October report by The New York Times about Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. The Times said Alice Huang had developed a close relationship with Nvidia’s chief executive.

The Times also reported that U.S. officials believed Jensen Huang was a Chinese intelligence asset. Business Insider cited that assessment as the context for Nvidia’s review rather than presenting it as a conclusion reached by the board.

Huang also said in the Sunday memo that he intended to cooperate fully with Nvidia’s investigation. His promise established his willingness to assist, but not any conclusion on the foreign-intelligence allegation reported by The Times.

How did ElevenLabs alter the conference program?

Business Insider’s screenshot of the Wednesday agenda showed Huang’s name and image missing from the ElevenLabs lineup. The slot reserved for his fireside chat with Staniszewski had become a solo closing keynote for the ElevenLabs CEO.

Other speakers listed for the event included several ElevenLabs executives. Business Insider also identified leaders from Ramp, McKinsey and AWS on the Wednesday program.

ElevenLabs and Nvidia did not immediately respond to requests for comment, Business Insider said. The immediate requests produced no public explanation of who removed Huang from the listing or whether Huang had withdrawn, ElevenLabs had canceled his appearance, or Nvidia had intervened.

The revised program preserved Staniszewski’s closing role but ended the planned on-stage exchange with Huang. Business Insider described the move as the latest public consequence of Huang’s disclosure and Nvidia’s board action.

What remains unresolved?

Business Insider’s report provided no timetable for Nvidia’s board investigation and no explanation from ElevenLabs for the removed speaker listing. It also identified no next public engagement for Huang after the Wednesday summit.

Huang’s apology responded to the personal fallout from his affair; his cooperation pledge committed him to the board’s formal review. Nvidia’s board still faced the issue it had stated: whether foreign intelligence had targeted its chief executive.

At the same time, The Times’ report that U.S. officials believed Huang was a Chinese intelligence asset remained distinct from Nvidia’s announced inquiry. The board had framed its review as a question, not a published conclusion.

Until Nvidia’s board resolves the inquiry and ElevenLabs explains the program change, Huang’s Wednesday appearance remains off the agenda. His next public role has no confirmed date.