Speaking
Sandy Diao is a seasoned conference and workshop speaker on growth, AI marketing, and emerging technologies. She has spoken at leading conferences such as CES, TechCrunch Disrupt, VOICE & AI, DECODE, and much more. Her keynotes, panels, and lectures have reached global audiences through events hosted by UC Berkeley, Singularity, Harvard, Stanford, and much more. With experience as both an operator and advisor, Sandy brings a practical, data-driven lens colored with real-life stories to every talk.
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May 8, 2025 – “AI-Native Growth: Scaling Without the Bloat” at Agentic AI Summit, hosted by Hard Skill Exchange
April 22, 2025 – Moderator at UC Berkeley webinar: "How AI Is Changing the Growth Marketing Playbook”
February 25, 2025 – Featured Speaker at Maven Growth Renaissance "Growth in the Age of AI"
September 2024 – Panelist on "Venture Capital 101: How Companies Get Funded" at ChIPs NextGen Summit, Santa Clara CA
November 4, 2024 – Panelist on "Harnessing AI to Disrupt Business Models" at DECODE Conference, San Francisco, CA
October 20, 2024 – Featured speaker at Berkeley China Summit, Krutch Auditorium, UC Berkeley CA
June 7, 2024 – Speaker at Create The Future Summit, Berkeley CA
May 6, 2024 – Judge at Collider Cup XIV, UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
April 24, 2024 – Featured speaker “AI in Influencer Marketing” at AI x Marketing Conference, San Francisco CA
April 2024 – Panelist at Female Founders & Funders Summit, Berkeley CA
November 4, 2023 – Featured speaker "Building a Growth Career with High-Growth Creator Products" at DECODE Innovation Conference, Berkeley CA
September 2023 – Guest Lecturer on Online Marketing at Harvard University
September 6, 2023 – Featured workshop speaker at VOICE & AI 2023, Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2022 – Guest judge for UC Berkeley iSchool Product Management course
November 5-6, 2022 – Moderator for “Gaining Product Insights” and “What’s Changed in Product Roles Over the Past Decade” at DECODE Innovation Conference, Berkeley CA
October 4, 2022 – SaaS Growth panel @Growth Summit hosted by Demand Curve
November 11, 2020 – Guest Lecturer on Startup Fundraising @UC Berkeley Entrepreneurship Class
March 5, 2020 – OnePiece Connect Digital Marketing Webinar (Featured speaker)
August 7, 2019 – Asian America Foundation: Miss Asian American Career Panel @Facebook (Panel speaker)
December 3, 2018 – Guangzhou International Innovation Festival (Keynote speaker) [Link]
June 5, 2018 – Indiegogo Official China Launch (Main host) [Link]
June 13, 2018 – Hardware Massive (Panel Moderator “How to Crowdfund Into the Millions”) [Link]
March 19, 2018 – LaunchFEST, Demos and ICO Fest (Investor Panel Speaker) [Link]
November 30, 2017 – N15 Hardware Accelerator – South Korea’s largest hardware accelerator – Partner’s Day (Keynote speaker) [Link]
November 27, 2017 – Naver D2 Startup Factory Lounge (South Korea co-working space): Workshop for Hardware Startups (Featured speaker)
October 12, 2017 – Marketing Meetups Shenzhen: Indiegogo, from Start to Finish (Featured speaker)
October 19, 2017 – Global Sources Startup Launchpad HK: Hardware Heroes (Main stage speaker) [Link]
September 20, 2017 – Foshan South China Bay Area Tech Conference (Moderator)
September 3, 2017 – MakerFaire San Jose: Learning from Shenzhen in the Maker Movement (Maker Pro stage speaker) [Link]
August 17, 2017 – Ubergizmo & Target Open House present: Wearables as a Lifestyle (Featured panelist) [Link]
June 30, 2017 – Startup Launchpad: Hardware Going Global (Main stage speaker) [Link]
June 28, 2017 – Hardware Massive Crowdfunding Myths & Mistakes (Panel speaker)
June 21, 2017 – TechCrunch Disrupt x Shenzhen Valley Ventures x Indiegogo Investment Panel (Panel speaker) [Link]
June 20, 2017 – Techcrunch Disrupt “Bringing Hardware to Global Markets” (Main stage speaker) [Link]
June 17, 2017 – x.factory Marketing Workshop (June 17)
June 14, 2017 – Hong Kong Global Youth Entrepreneurs Forum (Panel speaker & startup pitch judge) [Link]
June 8, 2017 – CES Asia Shanghai (Panel moderator for “Growing Across Borders: The Key to International Expansion”) [Link]
June 7, 2017 – CES Asia Shanghai, Indiegogo Meet & Greet (Main host)
March 19, 2017 – The 1st China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition (Panel speaker on “Cross-Border Innovation and Entrepreneurship Between the Silicon Valley and Shenzhen”) [Link]
December 2, 2016 – MakerFaire Shenzhen (Keynote speaker) [Link]
November 7, 2016 – Techcrunch Beijing (Panel speaker) [Link]
October 26, 2016 – Hardware Massive (Featured speaker on “How to Use Digital Marketing & Media Outreach for your Crowdfunding Campaign”) [Link]
August 27, 2016 – Monte Jade Conference (Panel speaker)