Wisdom & AI Summit 2026
Schedule
*each speaker’s session will occur one after another
OPENING SESSIONS 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Introduction
With MICHELLE GALE, Co-Host of Wisdom 2.0 and Wisdom & AI
Why Wisdom & AI?
With SOREN GORDHAMER, Founder of Wisdom 2.0 and Wisdom & AI
Grounding in Genuine Intelligence in an Age of Artificial Intelligence
With RHONDA MAGEE, Mindfulness Teacher and Author
Rethinking Intelligence: The Role of Humans in the Age of AI
With BLAISE AGÜERA Y ARCAS, VP/Fellow, CTO of Technology and Society, Google — interviewed by Soren
The AI Society is Coming: Are We Ready?
With HANS PETER BRØNDMO, Technologist and Serial Entrepreneur
A New Fund for a New Age: Wisdom Ventures' Momentum and Milestones
With CECILY MAK, Co-Founding General Partner of Wisdom Ventures
Community Connection: How Has AI Impacted You?
With SOREN GORDHAMER and MICHELLE GALE
LUNCH BREAK 12:30 - 1:45 PM
EARLY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 1:45 PM - 3:05 PM
AI and Young People Today: Challenges and Opportunities
With BAILEY RICHARDSON, Head of Community and Culture of OpenAI — including KEITH CURRY, NATALIA (NATI) VERGARA, and CLARE ANTONOW
Community Connection: How Do We Create a Wise AI Society in the Coming Years?
With SOREN GORDHAMER and MICHELLE GALE
Community Well-Being in the Age of AI
With CATHERINE BRACY, Founder and CEO of Techequity, LILI GANGAS, Chief Technology Community Officer at the Kapor Center, MARIA NOEL FERNANDEZ, Executive Director of Working Partnerships USA, and moderated by ANMOL CHADDHA, Principal, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
AI from the Inside Out: Wearables, AI and Health
With HOLLY SHELTON, Chief Product Officer at Ōura — interviewed by Soren
BREAK 3:05 - 3:30 PM
LATE AFTERNOON SESSIONS 3:30 pm - 4:25 pm
Envisioning a Compassionate AI
With NIPUN MEHTA, Founder of Service Space
Why AI Needs Creators
With CATHERINE GOETZE, Creator of CatGPT
Lessons from Two Months in Silence with No Access to Tech or AI
With YUNG PUEBLO (DIEGO PEREZ), Author and Poet
Community Connection: What Are Your Hopes and Fears of this AI Society?
With SOREN GORDHAMER and MICHELLE GALE
BREAK 4:25 - 4:45 PM
CLOSING SESSIONS 4:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Building Better AI Products: Principles for Tech Builders and Investors
With RANDIMA (RANDY) FERNANDO, Co-Founder and Former Executive Director of Center for Humane Technology
Lessons From the Nuclear Age for the AI Age
With CHARLES OPPENHEIMER, Founder of Oppenheimer Project and Oppenheimer Energy Ventures
Closing: What is Mine to Do?
SOREN GORDHAMER, Founder of Wisdom 2.0 & Wisdom & AI — interviewed by DOUG ABRAMS, co-author of The Book of Joy and CEO of Idea Architects Book & Media Agency
