SU Alumni SessionImperial Theater A + B

• Welcome: Dharmishta Rood, SU Managing Director, Country Partnerships

• A Conversation with SU Leadership: CEO & Associate Founder Rob Nail and

Chief Growth O�cer Carin Watson

• Ask Me Anything: Peter Diamandis, SU Executive Founder & Director

• Dynamic Community Engagement

• Roadmaps to the Future: SU’s New Graphic Novel on the Future of Learning,

Brett Schilke, SU Director of Impact

• Where Are They Now?

9:00 a.m.

Exponential Families SessionContinental Parlor 1-3

9:00 a.m.

Founders’ Circle Opening SessionGolden Gate 3/4

9:00 a.m.

Pre-Event Sessions

Exponentials Bootcamp (Open to all)

Grand Ballroom A

• Introduction by Lisa Kay Solomon, SU Chair, Transformational Practices & Leadership

• Intro to AI: Nathana Sharma, SU Faculty & General Counsel, Labelbox Inc.

• Intro to Blockchain: Linda Pawczuk, Principal, Deloitte

• Energy: Ramez Naam, SU Co-Chair, Energy & Environment

• Medicine: Dr. Daniel Kraft, SU Faculty Chair of Medicine / Exponential Medicine

• Additive Manufacturing: Samantha Snabes, Co-founder & Catalyst, re:3D Inc.

• Quantum Computing: Dr. Mark Jackson, SU Faculty & Scientific Lead of Business

Development, Cambridge Quantum Computing

• Robotics: David Ewing Duncan, CEO Arc Fusion

9:00 a.m.

Registration Opens7:00 a.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 19

Founders’ Circle & Speakers Dinner (Invitation only)25 Lusk

6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18

PROGRAM AGENDA

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. This is the one event you don’t want to miss!

Create the Future

Late Afternoon SessionGrand Ballroom B

Leading Organizations Track

• Are You “On Model”?: Erik Anderson, Executive Chairman, Singularity University;

Founder & CEO, West River Group; Executive Chairman of Top Golf

Entertainment Group

• Exponential Innovation: Nick Davis, SU Faculty Chair of Corporate Innovation

• Platforms & Ecosystems: John Hagel, SU Faculty, Corporate Innovation & Founder

& Co-Chairman Deloitte Center for the Edge

• Transforming Organizations: Charlene Li, Founder & Senior Fellow, Altimeter, a

• Prophet Company

• Panel: Exponential Transformations: Hagel, Li, Davis, and Ricardo Vargas,

Executive Director, Brightline. Lisa Kay Solomon, moderator

• Leading Organizations: David Roberts, SU Distinguished Faculty,

Exponential Leadership

• Day 1 Close: Will Weisman, Executive Director, Summits, Singularity University

Franciscan B /C

• Abundance 360 Breakout Session with Peter Diamandis

3:15 p.m.

EXPO Hall Opens

Break

Opening Ceremony (Main Stage)Grand Ballroom B

• Create the Future: Will Weisman, SU Executive Director, Summits,

Singularity University

• Keynote: Peter Diamandis, SU Executive Founder & Director

• State of the Union: Rob Nail, SU CEO & Associate Founder

• Update from Our Entrepreneurship Chair: Naveen Jain, Founder & CEO, Viome

• The Power Women Bring to the Future of Work: Amy Nelson, CEO & Founder,

• The Riveter

• Super Intelligent Governments: Paola Santana, Founder & CEO, Social Glass

1:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

Founders’ Circle-Only SymposiumGolden Gate 8

• Conversation with Peter Diamandis

8:00 p.m.

VIP SymposiumsGolden Gate 5

• Driving Change In The Enterprise: John Hagel, Charlene Li, and Ricardo Vargas:

• Gary A. Bolles, SU Chair, Moderator

Golden Gate 4

• Conversation with David Roberts

Golden Gate 7

• Operating Principles for the New Work World: A Conversation with Keith Ferrazzi,

Founder & Chairman, Ferrazzi Greenlight

Franciscan C

• Discussion on Restorative Practices & Breathwork & Meditation with Andrea Restivo

8:00 p.m.

SU Expert Sessions (Open to all)Golden Gate 3

• Changing the Culture of the Classroom: Esther Wojcicki, Teacher, Palo Alto Unified

and Honorary Distinguished Scholar, Stanford University

Golden Gate 6

• Humanizing the Future of Work: Penny Locaso, SU Guest Lecturer & Happiness

Hacker, BKindred

7:15 p.m.

EXPO Hall Social Hour, GSP 2019 Founder Pitches,

and NetworkingYosemite A-C

6:40 p.m.

Exponential Families DinnerContinental Parlor 1-3

6:40 p.m.

Founders’ Circle & VIP DinnerCityScape

6:40 p.m.

Main Stage Programming Ends6:30 p.m.

Presented by

EXPO Hall OpensYosemite A-C

Morning Activities

Yoga: Morning Vinyasa Practice To Find BalanceFranciscan C

Founders Circle On The Journey + BreakfastFranciscan B

7:00 a.m.

7:30 a.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

Create the Future

PROGRAMAGENDA

Imperial Theater A + B

Late Morning Session - Concurrent Tracks

AI Track

Grand Ballroom B

• AI: Hope, Hype, Reality: Nathana Sharma, SU Faculty, General Counsel at

• Labelbox

• Panel: Solving Today’s Problems with AI: Neeti Shukla, SVP Brand Strategy &

Culture Architect, Co-founder, Automation Anywhere; Dr. Mike Capps, CEO

Diveplane; Dr. Vasco Pedro, SU Faculty & CEO Unbabel; Nathana Sharma,

General Counsel, Labelbox, moderator

• AI for Good: Leila Toplic, Lead for Emerging Technologies, NetHope,

Amir Banifatemi, General Manager, XPRIZE, Cameron Birge, Senior Program

Manager, Microsoft, Tess Posner, CEO, AI4ALL

A Human-Centered Internet Track

Grand Ballroom A

• Protecting Human Rights with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency: Alex Gladstein, SU

• Guest Lecturer & Chief Strategy O�cer, Human Rights Foundation, moderator;

Jill Carlson, Founder, Open Money Initiative; Timi Ajiboye,Co-founder & CEO,

BuyCoins; Aparna Krishnan, CTO, Opyn

• The Human Side of Big Data: Prukalpa Sankar, Co-founder, Atlan

• Global Tipping Points: Wolfgang Fengler, SU Faculty & Lead Economist, World Bank

• What if the Internet Was Safe?: Richard Whitt, President, GLIA.net, Doc Searls,

Editor-in-Chief, Linux Journal

Investing / Economics Track

Imperial Theater A + B

• Investing in Disruptive Innovation: Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO, CIO, ARK Invest

• A Bold Perspective on Investing: Neal Bhadkamkar, General Partner,

Bold Capital Partners

• Insights from the Frontlines of VC: Scott Barclay, Partner, Data Collective;

Amy LaMeyer, WXR Fund, Will Weisman, Executive Director, Summits,

Singularity University, Neal Bhadkamkar; Nishita Henry,

Chief Innovation O�cer, Deloitte, moderator

Break

General SessionGrand Ballroom B

• Day 2 Welcome: Will Weisman, Executive Director, Summits, Singularity University

• Neuroscience for Leadership: Kyle Nel, SU EVP, Uncommon Partners Lab

• AI and Machine Learning Implications: Technical, Business, Ethical: Neil

• Jacobstein, SU Chair Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

• Keynote: Ray Kurzweil, SU Co-Founder & Chancellor

• Q&A with Ray Kurzweil: Ray Kurzweil, SU Co-Founder & Chancellor and

Will Weisman, Executive Director, Summits, Singularity University

8:30 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Afternoon Session + Concurrent SU Expert Sessions

Digital Reality Track

Grand Ballroom B

• Augmenting Our Reality with Greg Broadmore, Studio Director, Weta Gameshop,

interviewed by Annaliza Savage, Documentarian

• Spatial Computing Will Transform Smart Cities: Naomi Yee, Innovation Lead,

and Jasmin Rohman, Research Lead, MagicLeap Imagination Propulsion Lab

• In the Singularity Everything Gets “Compressed” to Its Essence!: Dr. Hussein

• El-Ghoroury, Founder & CEO, Ostendo Technologies, Inc.

• The Reality of Digital Reality: Allan Cook, Managing Director, Deloitte

SU Expert Sessions / Workshops

Imperial Theater A + B

• Find Your MTP & Moonshot Workshop with Peter Diamandis

• The New Sharing Economy: Intergenerational Collaboration: Chip Conley,

• Strategic Advisorfor Hospitality & Leadership, Airbnb

Golden Gate 6

• The Monetizing Data Dilemma: Ola Kowalewski, SU Faculty Fellow; Alix

• Rübsaam, SU Faculty Fellow

Golden Gate 7

• Quantum Computing: Mark Jackson, Scientific Lead of Business Development,

Cambridge Quantum Computing

Golden Gate 8

• SciFiDI: Using Science Fiction to Imagine Possible Futures: Christine Kelly,

• SU Managing Director, Innovation & Design; Sally Dominguez, SU Program Design

& Facilitator; Joanna Hildebrand, SU Design Lead; Imogen Speer, Design Lead,

SU Labs

Franciscan D

• Exponential Innovation: Applying Insights from SU’s Greatest Innovators:

• Kyle Hermans, Founder & CEO, Be Courageous; Bill O’Connor, Director of

Innovation Research & Consulting, San Francisco Vault; Nick Davis, SU

Franciscan B

• The Business Strategy of AR & VR: Aaron Frank, SU Principal Faculty

and Jody Medich, CEO Superhuman-X

Golden Gate 5

• Storytelling for Impact: Anne Connelly, Blockchain Faculty, SU Canada &

Chief Nyamweya, Art of Unlearning

Franciscan C

• Connecting the Next Billion: Elie Losleben, Co-Founder, Code Innovation &

Nathaniel Calhoun, SU Faculty, Global Grand Challenges

2:00 p.m.

Lunch Break12:25 p.m.

Late Afternoon Session

Exponential Strategies

Grand Ballroom B

• The 3 Futures of Work: Gary A. Bolles, SU Chair, Future of Work

• Human Work is Exponential: Stephane Kasriel, CEO, Upwork; Kelley

• Steven-Waiss, EVP & Chief HR O�cer, HERE; Gary A. Bolles, moderator

• Exponential Business Models: Amin Toufani, SU Chair, Finance & Economics

& CEO, T Labs

• Synthesis with Peter Diamandis, Co-Founder & Chairman, Singularity University

• Keynote: Denise Ho, Human rights activist

• Day 2 Close: Will Weisman, Executive Director, Summits, Singularity University

4:00 p.m.

Break3:40 p.m.

Global Summit Celebration California Academy of Sciences

7:00 p.m.

Transportation to Global Summit Celebration6:45 p.m.

Main Stage Programming Ends6:30 p.m.

Presented by

General SessionGrand Ballroom B

• Day 3: Will Weisman, Executive Director, Summits, Singularity University

• Exponential Equity: Designing a Radically Inclusive Future: Dr. Makaziwe Mandela,

Founder, House of Mandela; Nishita Henry, Chief Innovation O�cer, Deloitte;

VIen Truong, Founder & CEO, Truong & Associates, Vikrum Aiyer, VP Public Policy

& Strategic Communications, Postmates; Susan McPherson, Founder & CEO,

McPherson Strategies, moderator

• When Data Guides a Country: Prukalpa Sankar, Co-founder, Atlan

• Investing for Impact at Scale: Deval Patrick, Managing Director, Double Impact Fund,

Bain Capital; interviewed by Lisa Hall, Senior Fellow, Beeck Center for Social

Impact, Georgetown University

9:00 a.m.

Late Morning Session (Concurrent Tracks+SU Expert Sessions)

Transportation Track

Grand Ballroom B

• Future Of Transportation: John Rogers, CEO + Founder, LM Industries

• Autonomous AirTaxis: Colin Guinn, Founder, Guinn Consulting LLC

• The Lightsail 2 Spacecraft - Sailing on Sunlight: Bruce Betts, Chief Scientist,

Planetary Society

Work & Learning Track

Grand Ballroom A

• Exponential Inclusion: Shawn Young & Devin Young, Co-founders, Classcraft

• Global Work: Sean Hinton, Founder & CEO, SkyHive; Erica Volini, Principal, Deloitte

Consulting; Gary A. Bolles, SU Chair, moderator

• Learn2Earn: Learning for the Work of Tomorrow: Leila Toplic, Lead for Emerging

Technologies, NetHope; Abby Falik, CEO & Founder, Global Citizen Year, Ronit Avni,

Founder & CEO, Localized Inc.

XPRIZE

Imperial Theater A + B

• XPRIZE 101: Anousheh Ansari

• Current Events at XPRIZE: Dan Selz, Shlomy Kattan, Devin Krotman, David Locke,

Marcius Extavour, moderated by Chanda Gonzales

• Charting the Future with the Data Collective, Max Cappellari, Amir Banifatemi

• Close: Marie-Jose Bahnam

SU Expert Sessions

Franciscan B

• Workshop: Implementing AI Application Projects: Neil Jacobstein, SU Chair

AI & Robotics

Franciscan C

• Workshop: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Break

11:20 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

Afternoon Sessions (Concurrent Tracks)

Health Track

Grand Ballroom B

• Hacking Longevity: Dr. Daniel Kraft, SU Faculty Chair of Medicine / Exponential

Medicine, and David Karow, Chief of Radiogenomics & Interim CEO, Human

Longevity, Inc.

• Hacking Personalized Medicine: Tamer Mohamed, CEO, Aspect Biosystems

• Hacking Happiness: Penny Locaso, SU Guest Lecturer & Happiness Hacker,

BKindred.

• Hacking A Better Life: Dean & Anne Ornish, PMRI; Dr. Daniel Kraft, SU Chair

of Medicine, moderator

Blockchain Track

Grand Ballroom A

• Blockchain Update: Tanya Knowles, Business Manager, Adhara

• Blockchain Consortia: Future of Coopetition: Linda Pawczuk, Principal, and

Rob Massey, Global Tax Leader - Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Deloitte

• Blockchain and Water Rights: Rave Mehta, Chairman & CEO, Water Ledger

• Future of Digital Money: Stablecoins, Libra & CBDCs: Robert Schwentker, President,

DLT Education

Future of Cities Track

Imperial Theater A + B

• Cities Transformed: Peter Hirshberg, CEO, Maker City Project

• Cities In Transition: William Eggers, Executive Director, Center for Government

Insights, Deloitte

• Government Transformed: Robyn Scott, CEO, Apolitical, Zachary Bookman, CEO,

OpenGov; Cori Zarek, Director of the Digital Service Collaborative, Beeck Center

at Georgetown University; Kiran Jain, Founder, Civic Design Lab

2:20 p.m.

12:50 p.m. Lunch Break

Closing Session - Main StageGrand Ballroom B

• Moonshot Thinking: Naveen Jain, SU Chair of Entrepreneurship / Founder & CEO,

Viome, interviewed by Will Weisman

• Synthesis Super-Session: SU Faculty: Daniel Kraft, SU Chair of Medicine,

Nichol Bradford, Executive Director & Co-Founder, TransTech Lab, Amin Toufani,

CEO T Labs, SU Chair for Finance & Economics, Singularity University,

Charlene Li, Founder & Senior Fellow, Altimeter, a Prophet Company, Lisa Kay

Solomon, Chair and Managing Director of Transformational Practices, Singularity

University interviewed by Will Weisman

• Keynote: Pablos Holman, Founder, Komposite

• Conference Close: Will Weisman, Executive Director, Summits, Singularity University

Break

4:20 p.m.

3:50 p.m.

Global Summit Adjourns6:00 p.m.

Presented by

EXPO Hall OpensYosemite A-C

Morning Activities

Yoga: Morning Vinyasa Practice For DepartureFranciscan C

7:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

Create the Future

PROGRAMAGENDA

Breakfast in EXPOYosemite A-C

Founders Circle Activating Post Summit & BreakfastFranciscan B

7:30 a.m.