Jensen Huang still scheduled for Nvidia's GTC event as criticism and scrutiny increases

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Embattled Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has cancelled plans to attend several technology summits, but he is still listed as the main speaker for his company's GTC event in…

Embattled Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has cancelled plans to attend several technology summits, but he is still listed as the main speaker for his company's GTC event in Washington next month.

He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address on the first day of Nvidia's flagship exhibition, running from December 1 to 3.

That is assuming that Mr Huang, who admitted to having an affair with a woman who US investigators say is a Chinese spy, does not resign under intense public scrutiny.

On Monday, his daughter, who also works for the company, scrapped plans to take part in a South Korean technology event due to the controversy surrounding her father. That led to awkward moments as reporters in South Korea pushed Nvidia employees for answers.

Videos of reporters and photographers pursuing Nvidia officials with questions spread on social media.

"Can you give us a statement?" at least one reporter shouted, shortly before a photographer appeared to bump into a wall as Nvidia staff members were leaving the venue in South Korea.

Scrutiny of Nvidia's chief executive has only increased since Sunday, when he admitted to cheating on his wife.

Over recent years, Mr Huang has irked officials in Washington by lobbying hard to change US technology export laws aimed at preventing countries such as China from obtaining some of the world's most powerful processors.

Supporters of those laws say they protect the country's lead in the increasingly important AI race, and keep countries the US views as adversaries at a distance.

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