Asian Tech Week Asks What AI Investors Will Carry Into 2027

AI capital can move quickly while the proof investors need moves much more slowly. Beyond the AI Hype: What Investors Are Actually Betting On in 2027 brings both clocks into one New York conversation.

The Asian will present the event as part of Asian Tech Week NYC, in partnership with First Citizens Bank. It runs November 19, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. EST at 11 W 42nd St in Manhattan.

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Ravi Shah of IA Capital and Michelle Kwok of Draper VC will join Edward Chiu, founder of Ren Health, for a discussion moderated by Simon Keyes, managing director at First Citizens Innovation Banking. The panel is designed to move past AI as a single investment category and toward the operating evidence that can distinguish a durable opportunity from a crowded narrative.

That puts founders and investors on opposite sides of the same question. Founders need to explain why their advantage can survive the next model release. Investors need to decide which parts of the company remain defensible when infrastructure costs, distribution channels and buyer expectations keep changing.

The event page lists The Asian, Sneha Saigal, Naimeesha, Tejas Jain and Pam Kavalam among the hosts. Register through the official event page and confirm availability before attending.