Vision Weekend

Foresight Institute

The Vision Weekend is a gathering dedicated to taking stock of the most compelling ideas of today, turn them into coherent visions for a better future, and get to work on them.
 
Saturday: Keynote panels at Gray Area.
Industry-leaders deliver food for thought during panels, followed by private Q&A tables with your favorite speaker.
Sunday: Strategy sessions at The Laundry
What vision do you want to contribute to our future? Pick your topic, and apply to host a strategy session. Be bold - Sunday is off the record.
 
Panels include
Long-term thinking: So Much To Do, So Little Time
Blockchains: Master Key to Unlock The Future?
Longevity: Reaching Escape Velocity for Life-Extension
Intelligence 2.0: The Brain As Next Frontier?
 
Speakers include
Joon Yun, President of Palo Alto Investors, Founder of Longevity Prize
Sonia Arrison, Thiel Foundation
David Eagleman, Host & Producer of The Brain With David Eagleman
Aubrey De Grey, President of SENS Research Foundation
Max More, President of Alcor
Zooko Wilcox, Founder of ZCash
Mark S. Miller, Senior Fellow at Foresight Institute
Will Marshall, Co-Founder & Ceo, Planet
Kevin Perrott, Director Health-Extension Foundation
Melanie Swan, Founder of Institute for Blockchain Studies
Matt Bell, Co-Founder of Matterport
Randal Koene, Founder of Mind-Uploading.org
Tom Kalil, Senior Advisor to Eric & Wendy Schmidt Group
 
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This event is for Foresight Senior Associate members only. If you are a current Senior Associate, please purchase the Senior Associate ticket. If you are not a current Senior Associate, you can purchase the Senior Associate membership along with your ticket. 
If you are not sure whether you are a current Senior Associate, you may purchase a ticket and we will let you know if you have to renew/get Senior Associate membership. Membership benefits can be found <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com/Benefits%20here:%20https://foresight.org/donate/membership-2/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">here</A>.
(If you have any special needs or require disability accommodations, please advise us immediately)
What past participants say
"A milestone in our journey to better understand our future" - Robin Hanson
"It was an exhilarating experience to be with a large group of people who have sophisticated, enlightened, and thoughtful ideas about the future" - Ray Kurzweil
"Had a great time and was exposed to fascinating ideas, and, more importantly, fascinating sources of ideas" - Vernor Vinge 
About Foresight Institute
<A HREF="https://foresight.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Foresight Institute</A> is a non-profit dedicated to the beneficial development of technologies of fundamental importance for the human future, from molecular machines and longevity to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. As well as awarding the <A HREF="https://foresight.org/foresight-prizes/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Feynman Prizes</A>, and granting <A HREF="https://foresight.org/foresight-fellows/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Foresight Fellowships</A>, we host <A HREF="https://foresight.org/technical-workshops-and-whitepapers/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">invitational research workshops</A> at the intersection of scientific disciplines, and <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS1p_iF7tEU" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">salons</A> on high-interest topics open to the public.

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