ACGSV Top 5 Tech Trends 2026

Explore the Future of Technology with ACGSV!

Join Us for the 2026 Top 5 Tech Trends Panel – Insights Shaping the Next Era of Innovation

Silicon Valley remains at the forefront of global innovation, and ACG Silicon Valley is excited to host our annual Top 5 Tech Trends event, an exclusive panel highlighting the breakthrough technologies transforming industries and redefining how businesses operate.

This year’s discussion will explore five high-impact trends poised to influence markets locally and around the world, offering a forward-looking view of where technology is headed in 2026 and beyond.

With senior-level executives, innovators, investors, and industry leaders (from established enterprises like Microsoft and SAP to category-defining startups), this event delivers thought-provoking insights and exceptional networking opportunities.

Don’t miss your opportunity to join the conversation shaping the future of technology and business.

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Moderator:

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Mark Niu is a technology reporter and an award-winning screenwriter and playwright. He is a correspondent and podcast host for the brain health site Being Patient and serves as a guest panelist on NBC Bay Area’s Press Here TV show. Mark is a regular contributor for Global Business, a news show on international TV station CGTN America. He’s always on the lookout for innovation, covering such events as CES, Game Developer’s Conference, RSA, and a flurry of startup demo days.

For more than three decades, Mark has been a journalist covering global events, providing in depth reporting on the 1997 Hong Kong handover, traveling to North Korea twice where he crossed the DMZ, and interviewing world leaders including the presidents of Taiwan and the Philippines. He was awarded a Foreign Correspondents Human Rights Press Award from Amnesty International for his investigative report on corporal punishment in Indian schools. Mark has helped produce programs for CBS 60 Minutes, Fox News, The NBC Nightly News, The National Geographic Channel, and the Nightly Business Report on PBS. He was a familiar face in Hong Kong where he anchored and reported for the territory’s largest broadcasters, including TVB, Star TV, and Asia Television. Prior to that, Mark served as reporter and anchor at local NBC and ABC affiliates in Wisconsin. 
 
Mark’s play, Juche Rules, based on his travels to North Korea, was staged at East West Players Theater in Los Angeles and published in the Southern California Review. His short films and documentaries have screened at numerous festivals, including winning best writing and directing awards at the Moondance and Poppy Jasper International film festivals.