Speakers

Renee Yao leads ecosystem business development in healthcare life sciences at NVIDIA, where she focuses on scaling partners and startups — who are critical for expediting ecosystem go-to-market strategies and adopting the NVIDIA platform. While managing a diverse portfolio, she also oversees over 3,000 healthcare startups in segments such as digital health, medical instruments, medical imaging, genomics, and drug discovery. Previously, Yao worked in product management for NVIDIA’s AI systems, shaping bundle solutions and reference architectures for self-driving cars, telecommunications, and big data analytics industries. Outside of NVIDIA, Yao has founded six startups in areas including healthcare insurance, fashion, AI toys, and more. She received a business degree from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business with a focus on economics and IT, and completed her Berkeley CEO Program.