BEYOND Expo 2026 announces the speaker for its Closing Ceremony, highlighting the visionaries and ideas shaping the future of global digital entertainment, gaming, and online communities.
Kun Gao, Co-Founder of Crunchyroll and Founder & CEO of GGWP and Forge, will take the stage in Macao as the latest confirmed speaker. His presence invites attendees to look beyond technology as infrastructure and consider digital culture itself — how content travels across languages and borders, how gaming has become a new kind of social space, and how AI is being shaped into a tool for healthier, more inclusive online communities.
At Crunchyroll, Kun helped connect fans scattered across the world at a time when anime had yet to claim its place as a defining force in global popular culture. What began as a gathering point for enthusiasts grew into one of the largest anime and manga content platforms on the planet, becoming the gateway into Japanese animation and fan communities for millions.
Following Crunchyroll, Kun turned his attention to the challenges within online communities, founding GGWP to apply AI to content moderation, making gaming spaces safer and more sustainable. In parallel, as the Founder and CEO of Forge, he focuses on how games build lasting loyalty, trust, and genuine engagement.
This connects directly with BEYOND Expo 2026’s focus on the transformation of global digital entertainment, looking at the industry as a whole — from the restructuring of platforms and content to the evolving relationships between creators and their audiences. Across all his ventures, Kun’s work reflects how the next generation of gaming and digital ecosystems will be built around real groups of people drawn together by shared interaction.
Taking place in Macao from May 27–30, BEYOND Expo continues to convene participants from across Asia and beyond. Guided by its mission of “Empowering Asia, Bridging the World,” the event brings together startups, companies, and institutions working across different markets to explore the intersection of technology, culture, and society.
As a featured speaker for the Closing Ceremony, Kun offers a definitive look at the direction of this year’s program and the final conversations that will cap off the event.
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