Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon delivered a keynote speech at COMPUTEX 2025 on May 19 at 2pm at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2. Amon’s speech, titled “The Heart of Your PC,” focused on how Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XSeries NPUs are powering the next generation of AI laptops and edge devices, improving productivity and creativity. 

 

James C.F. Huang, the Chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), welcomed Amon on stage, praising him as “a true visionary.”  Huang said that Amon’s “passion for innovation and his drive to push boundaries have made Qualcomm a key force” leading the PC revolution and making AI come alive. 

 

Amon began his keynote by remarking on Qualcomm’s journey over the last 40 years, saying it has been one of constant reinvention. Now it is leading the development of AI at the edge with its Snapdragon X Series, which is “the heart powering computers for the age of AI,” Amon said. 

 

There are over 85 laptops that use Snapdragon, which have been praised as the best windows laptops with unmatched battery life, Amon said. His speech highlighted the importance of partnerships, inviting six industry tycoons to present alongside him. First Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joined via video, saying that Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon are some of the fastest and most efficient laptops. 

 

Amon said that “no other processor has had such an impact in such a short amount of time.” He discussed progress over the last year, highlighting that over 1,400 games now run on Snapdragon. Amon then welcomed the Co-CEO of ASUS S.Y. Hsu on stage. 

 

“The introduction of the Snapdragon X Series is a pivotal moment for the AI PC industry,” Hsu said. He introduced the Snapdragon-powered ASUS Zenbook A14, the world’s lightest 14-inch Copilot+ PC with a battery life of 32 hours. Qualcomm and ASUS “are shaping the future of personal computing,” Hsu said. 

 

Amon went on to introduce new devices launched at COMPUTEX 2025 powered by Snapdragon, including laptops from Acer, HP, Microsoft and Samsung. It is Qualcomm’s mission to create a smart ecosystem of edge devices, revolutionizing productivity and creativity, he said. 

 

Next the President of Personal Systems at HP Alex Cho joined Amon on stage. Cho discussed how the two companies are working together to make AI mainstream, changing the way people work. On-device AI understands the user’s intentions and analyzes their data to help accomplish tasks from preparing performance reports to customer profiles, Amon said. 

 

Luca Rossi, the President of the Intelligent Device Group at Lenovo, joined Amon after that, discussing how AI should be accessible to everyone and adapt to personal needs. Rossi introduced Lenovo’s Smart Connect ecosystem, which seamlessly syncs edge devices. 

 

Amon later emphasized the importance of developers, saying they are “at the center of the AI revolution.”  The President and COO of Docker Mark Cavage joined via video, discussing how they are working with Qualcomm to put AI models in the hands of developers so they can build the next generation of AI applications. 

 

Demonstrating the usefulness of AI, Amon ended his keynote with a question-and-answer session powered by AI. An AI laptop sorted through questions submitted online and read a select few, even providing additional comments after Amon answered the question. Although Amon was nervous about this, he said it went better than he expected.

 

Amon closed his speech by plugging Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon Summit 2025, taking place from September 23 to 25 in Maui, Hawaii.