Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Hosts Inaugural Employee Event at New Taipei Headquarters, Gifts Dom Pérignon

Nvidia (NVDA) Chief Executive Jensen Huang welcomed employees to the company’s new T17 and T18 base in Taipei’s Beitou Shilin Technology Park on May 27, 2026, marking the first staff gathering at the site destined to become its Taiwan headquarters. Huang gifted bottles of Dom Pérignon champagne to two newlywed employees, engaging in playful banter. When one newlywed mentioned her husband works at chip designer MediaTek (2454-TW), Huang quipped about why she hadn’t chosen an Nvidia employee, drawing laughter. The event underscored the company’s deepening local ties as Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an attended alongside Huang’s wife Lori and his parents. A pre-show video highlighted Nvidia’s AI evolution from training to agentic and physical AI, while touching on global uncertainties and US-China tensions, reflecting the geopolitical landscape in which the chipmaker is expanding its physical footprint in Taiwan.