Jensen Huang disappears from an NYC conference lineup after affair admission

Your browser does not support the video element. Jensen Huang's name and image disappeared from ElevenLabs' Wednesday conference lineup. Screenshot/Business Insider Jensen Huang was set to be the big-name speaker at a tech conference on Wednesday. Then the CEO disclosed he had an affair, and Nvidia's board opened an investigation.Now, Huang's name and image have disappeared from the speaker list for the ElevenLabs Summit in New York. The Nvidia CEO was scheduled for a fireside chat with ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski on Wednesday, where the two would have a "conversation on the future of AI."The slot previously held for Huang now shows a "closing keynote" from Staniszewski alone.ElevenLabs and Nvidia did not immediately respond to requests for comment.In a Sunday note to staff, Huang said that he had been "unfaithful" to his wife. He apologized to his wife and kids, and said that his Nvidia colleagues deserved better."I am fully committed to NVIDIA and will work to earn back your confidence," Huang wrote.That same day, Nvidia said that its board of directors opened an investigation into whether Huang had been the target of a "foreign intelligence effort."The investigation followed an October report by The New York Times, which said that Megaspeed executive Alice Huang had developed a close relationship with Nvidia's CEO. US officials believed Huang was a Chinese intelligence asset, the Times reported.In his memo to staff, Huang said that he intended to cooperate fully with the investigation. Other speakers at ElevanLabs' Wednesday conference include several of the AI company's other executives, as well as leaders from Ramp, McKinsey, and AWS. Read next Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Henry Chandonnet is a senior reporter on the Business News desk. He writes about tech culture, from Silicon Valley's startup class to the everyday AI user. He also closely covers Big Tech and the workplace. Henry previously wrote for Fast Company, where he covered trending tech news. He's written for The Daily Beast, People Magazine, and Vulture.Email Henry at hchandonnet@insider.com, reach him on Signal at henrychand.30, or follow him on X @HenryChandonnet. China Exclusive