The Great Debates: Controversies in Technology & Our Future

November 10, 2016

Please join us for “The Great Debates: Controversies in Technology & Our Future” hosted by Foresight Institute on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at 1pm.

We’re all seeing impressive developments. But the future is not determined. The ink isn’t dry. What should humanity’s path look like? Foresight is bringing together the brightest minds to fight it out in exciting interactive debates and panels covering critical topics from longevity to crypto-currency, from AI to designer babies, and from new governance to X-risks. Join our roundtable discussions, sample the foods of the future and connect with our growing community. Light snacks, tea and coffee will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Special offer: Register early to become a New Foresight member and attend our event and exclusive debates for free, a $250 value. foresight-membership.strikingly.com

Visit our event website for the invited guest list, panel details and schedule at http://foresightday.strikingly.com

It will be an incredible afternoon featuring:

Dr. Joon Yun, President of Palo Alto Investors, founder of The Palo Alto Prize

David Eagleman, Neuroscientist, author, Stanford University professor, presenter & writer of PBS series, The Brain with David Eagleman.

Ryan Bethencourt, Program Director & Venture Partner at IndieBio

Julia Bossmann, President of Foresight Institute

Peter Voss, Head of AGI Innovations

Jim O’Neill, Partner at Mithril Capital Management, Co-founder of Thiel Fellowship

Riva Melissa-Tez, Managing Partner at Permutation Ventures

Monica Anderson, Director of Research at Syntience Inc.

Steve Omohundro, Author & Founder Center for Complex Systems Research

Ralph Merkle, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, Co-founder of Nanofactory Collaboration, Faculty at Singularity University, Director of Alcor  

James Norris, Founder & CEO, Self Spark, Organizer at Bay Area Futurists

Oshiorenoya Agabi, CEO & Founder of Koniku

Joe Betts-lacroix, Co-Founder at Mousera

Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director at Hyperledger

Allison Duettmann, Program Manager at Foresight Institute

Richard Titus, Senior Vice President at Samsung Electronics

Danielle Fong, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist at LightSail Energy

David Yanofsky, Reporter at Quartz

Nichol Bradford, Founder of TransTech Conference & Executive Director of Transformative Technology Lab

Michael Andregg, Founder of Fathom Computing

—Event Producer