Presented by Opening Session - 9:00AM • Day 3: Will Weisman • Exponential Equity: Designing a • Radically Inclusive Future: Dr. Makaziwe • Mandela; Nishita Henry, Deloitte; Susan • McPherson, McPherson Strategies, • moderator • Big Data for Good: Prukalpa Sankar, • Atlan • Interview: Investing for Impact at Scale: • Deval Patrick, Bain Capital; Sonal Shah, • Georgetown Beeck Center BREAK Late Morning Session (Concurrent Tracks + SU Expert Sessions) Transportation Track • Future Of Transportation: John Rogers, • LM Industries • Additional content to be announced • shortly Work & Learning Track • Exponential Inclusion: Shawn Young, • Classcraft • Global Work: Sean Hinton, SkyHive; • Erica Volini, Deloitte; Gary A. Bolles, • moderator • Learn2Earn: Learning for the Work of • Tomorrow: Leila Toplic, NetHope; • Meagan Fallone, Barefoot College XPRIZE • Update with Peter Diamandis and the • XPRIZE team SU Expert Sessions • Workshop: Implementing AI Application • projects: Neil Jacobstein, Barney Pell • Workshop: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion LUNCH BREAK Afternoon Sessions (Concurrent Tracks - 2:20PM) Health Track • Hacking Longevity: Dr. Daniel Kraft, • SU Chair of Medicine • Plugging In: Tamer Mohamed, Aspect • Biosystems • Hacking Happiness: Penny Locaso, • SU Faculty • Hacking your Life: Dean & Anne Ornish; • Dr. Daniel Kraft, moderator Blockchain Track • Future of Coopetition: Linda Pawczuk, • Rob Massey • Additional content to be announced • shortly Future of Cities Track • Cities Transformed: Peter Hirshberg, • Maker City Project • Cities In Transition: Bill Eggers, Deloitte • Government Transformed: Robyn Scott, • Apolitical, Zachary Bookman, OpenGov BREAK Closing Session - Main Stage • Moonshot Thinking: Naveen Jain, Will • Weisman • Synthesis Super-Session: SU Faculty • speakers to be announced shortly • Close: Will Weisman DAY 3 Wednesday, August 21st Opening Session - 8:30AM • Day 2: Will Weisman • Neuro: Kyle Nel, UnCommon Partners • AI - A Deep Exploration: Neil Jacobstein • Keynote: Ray Kurzweil, SU Co-Founder • and Chancellor • Q&A with Ray Kurzweil: Ray Kurzweil • and Will Weisman BREAK Late Morning Session - Concurrent Tracks AI Track • AI: Hope, Hype, Reality: Nathana • Sharma, SU Faculty, Labelbox • Panel: Solving Today’s Problems with • AI: Neeti Mehta, Automation Anywhere; • Dr. Mike Capps, Diveplane; Dr. Vasco • Pedro, Unbabel; Nathana Sharma, • moderator • AI for Good: Leila Toplic, SU Faculty - • NetHope A Human-Centered Internet Track • Protecting Rights with Blockchain: Alex • Gladstein, Human Rights • Foundation, moderator; Jill Carlson, • Open Money Initiative; Timi Ajboye, • BuyCoins; Aparna Krishnan, • Mechanism Labs • Big Data for Good, Prukalpa Sankar, • Atlan • Global Tipping Points: Wolfgang • Fengler, World Bank • What if the Internet Was Safe?: Richard • Whitt, GLIA.net, Doc Searls, VRM • Project Investing / Economics Track • Investing in Exponential Tech: Will • Weisman • A Bold Perspective on Investing: Neal • Bhadkamkar, Bold Capital Partners LUNCH BREAK Afternoon Session + Concurrent SU Expert Sessions (2:00PM) Digital Reality Track • Digital Reality: Allan Cook, Deloitte • Augmenting Our Reality with Greg • Broadmore, Weta Workshop • Spatial Computing Will Transform Smart • Cities: Naomi Augustine Yee, Jasmin • Rohman, MagicLeap SU Expert Sessions / Workshops • Find Your MTP & Moonshot Workshop • with Peter Diamandis • Business Models for the Long Road: • Ola Kowalewski, SU Faculty • Quantum Computing: Mark Jackson, • SU Faculty • SciFiDI: Christine Kelly, SU Faculty • Exponential Innovation: Applying • Insights from SU’s Greatest Innovators: • Nick Davis, Kyle Nel, and Bill O’Conner • The Business Strategy of AR & VR: • Aaron Frank, Jody Medich, SU Faculty • Storytelling for Impact: Anne Connelly, • SU Faculty • Connecting the Next Billion: Elie • Losleben & Nathaniel Calhoun, SU • Faculty, Global Grand Challenges BREAK Late Afternoon Session (4:00PM) Exponential Strategies • The Futures of Work: Gary A. Bolles, • SU Chair • Human Work is Exponential: Stephane • Kasriel, CEO Upwork; Gary A. Bolles, • moderator • Exponential Business Models: Amin • Toufani, SU Faculty • Synthesis with Peter Diamandis • Close: Will Weisman Main Stage Programming Ends - 6:30PM Global Summit Celebration - 7:00PM to Midnight - Academy of Sciences DAY 2 Tuesday, August 20th • Registration Opens - 7:00AM Pre-Event Sessions - 9:00AM Exponentials Bootcamp (Open to all) • Foundations in Exponentials • Intro to AI: Nathana Sharma, SU Faculty • & Labelbox • Blockchain: Linda Pawczuk, Principal, • Deloitte • Energy: Ramez Naam, SU Chair of • Energy & Environmental Systems • Medicine: Dr. Daniel Kraft, SU Chair • of Medicine • Additive Manufacturing: Samantha • Snabes, SU Speaker - openNASA • Quantum Computing: Dr. Mark Jackson, • SU Faculty - Cambridge Quantum Founders’ Circle Opening Session - 9:00AM SU Alumni Session - 9:00AM Opening Ceremony - Main Stage - 1:00PM • Create the Future: Will Weisman - • Executive Director, Summits • Keynote: Peter Diamandis, SU Executive • Founder and Director • State of the Union: Rob Nail, SU CEO • and Associate Founder BREAK Late Afternoon Session (3:15PM) Leading Organizations Track • Model Thinking: Erik Anderson, SU • Executive Chairman • Exponential Innovations: Nick Davis, • SU VP Corporate Innovation • Platforms & Ecosystems: John Hagel, • SU Faculty, Corporate Innovation • Transforming Organizations: Charlene • Li, Altimeter • Panel: Exponential Transformations: • Hagel, Li, Ricardo Vargas, Brightline, • Nick Davis • Leading Organizations: David Roberts, • SU Faculty, Exponential Leadership • Close: Will Weisman SU Expert Session • Abundance 360 Breakout Session • with Peter Diamandis (3:15PM) Main Stage Programming Ends - 6:30PM Founders’ Circle & VIP Dinner - 6:30PM Exponential Families Dinner - 6:30PM SU Expert Sessions & Open Networking (Open to all) - 7:15PM • Changing the Culture of the Classroom: • Esther Wojcicki, SU Faculty • Intentional Adaptability: Penny Locaso, • SU Guest Lecturer • Open Networking in EXPO Hall Founders’ Circle & VIP Symposiums - 8:00PM • Driving Change In The Enterprise: John • Hagel, Charlene Li, Altimeter, Ricardo • Vargas • Conversation with David Roberts Founders’ Circle-Only Symposium - 8:00PM • Conversation with Peter Diamandis DAY 1 Monday, August 19th Founders’ Circle & Speakers Dinner - 6:30PM (Invitation only) DAY 0 Sunday, August 18th Singularity University’s premier annual gathering brings together 2,000 changemakers for incredible talks on AI, AR/VR, blockchain, the future of work, impact, investing, robotics, and more. 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