Jensen Huang’s eldest daughter has canceled her trip to South Korea. On November 8, NVIDIA announced changes to the list of key attendees for NVIDIA AI Day Seoul 2026, saying that Madison Huang, an NVIDIA senior director who had been scheduled to attend, would be unable to take part “due to unavoidable circumstances.” Madison Huang is a senior director of product marketing for NVIDIA Omniverse and robotics.
The cancellation came suddenly. Madison Huang called off her trip on November 7, the day before she was due to arrive in South Korea. In addition to attending AI Day, she had been scheduled to hold business meetings with Korean companies and discuss cooperation with the Ministry of Science and ICT. A meeting planned for November 8 with Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon was also canceled.
An NVIDIA representative said, “Due to an urgent matter, Senior Director Madison Huang will be unable to come to South Korea.” The representative added that AI Day Seoul was the main purpose of her visit, and that some business meetings and talks with Deputy Prime Minister Bae and others had also been planned.
◆ Event to proceed as planned
NVIDIA said the event would not be affected. “AI Day Seoul 2026 and its related programs will proceed as scheduled, regardless of the change in attendees,” the company said. Key sessions will feature Raymond Teh, NVIDIA’s senior vice president and regional director for Asia-Pacific, and Jesse Clayton, senior product marketing manager for AI infrastructure.
AI Day Seoul 2026 will be held from November 9 to 10 at COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. Major Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, SK Telecom, LG Electronics, Naver Cloud and Coupang, will take part to share how they are using NVIDIA technology in areas ranging from AI model development and robotics to semiconductors and data centers.
◆ Reason not disclosed
NVIDIA has not disclosed the reason for the cancellation. Reports say she called off the trip for a family-related reason. The timing has drawn attention. On November 7, the Financial Times and The New York Times reported that a U.S. government memo contained an assessment that CEO Jensen Huang had been romantically involved with a businesswoman suspected of having been recruited by Chinese intelligence.
Some have speculated that the foreign media reports may have influenced the cancellation, but NVIDIA has only cited an “urgent matter,” and no evidence has emerged linking the two developments.