Speeches

The $10 Trillion AI Revolution: It’s Bigger Than the Industrial Revolution

Southeast Asia emerges as a critical battleground in Sequoia's $10 trillion AI revolution, with over $30 billion committed to regional AI infrastructure in 2024 alone. The region's 675 million digitally-native population could capture nearly $1 trillion in AI-driven GDP growth by 2030—representing 13-18% economic expansion. While global tech giants establish Asian AI headquarters across Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia, Southeast Asia faces a paradox: massive infrastructure investment alongside a local funding winter. The region is positioned as an AI consumption hub and testing ground rather than an innovation leader.

British Scholar Martin Jacques on China’s Government Legitimacy

British scholar Martin Jacques argues that China's government enjoys greater legitimacy than Western democracies, stemming not from elections but from its role as embodiment of Chinese civilization. This 4,000-year tradition creates unique state-society relationships based on competency and cultural continuity. Jacques challenges Western assumptions, predicting global power shifts as China's civilizational confidence reshapes international systems.

Luanna delivered the student commencement address at Harvard’s 2025 University-wide graduation ceremony

"If we still believe in a shared future, let us not forget those who were labeled as enemies. They too are human. In seeing their humanity, we find our own. We do not rise by proving each other wrong. We rise by refusing to let one another go, bound by our shared humanity."