Wisdom & AI 2026 Speakers
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications, OpenAI
Session Topic: AI and the Future of Health
Prior to OpenAI, Fidji spent a decade at Facebook where she was one of the top executives as the head of Facebook, and was CEO of Instacart from 2021 to 2025.
Nipun is the founder, Service Space, an incubator of projects that works at the intersection of volunteerism, technology, and gift-economy.
Nipun Mehta
Founder, Service Space
Session Topic: Envisioning a Compassionate AI
Bailey runs the Community & Culture team at OpenAI. Before OpenAI, she published a book called Get Together with Stripe Press, founded People & Company, which was acquired by Substack, and was one of the first 10 employees at Instagram.
Session Topic: AI and Young People Today: Challenges and Opportunites
Bailey Richardson
Head of Community & Culture, Open AI
Catherine is a prominent 20-something AI educator, content creator, and entrepreneur who creatively educates the younger generation on the benefits and challenges of AI.
Catherine Goetze
Creator, CatGPT
Session Topic: Using AI Without Getting Used By It
Yung Pueblo (Diego Perez)
Author & Poet
Diego Perez is an immigrant from Ecuador, and a poet, meditator, and NYT # 1 bestselling author known for sharing concise reflections on healing, self-awareness, and emotional growth.
Session Topic: Lessons from Two Months in Silence with No Access to Tech or AI
Rhonda is a mindfulness teacher, law professor, and the author The Inner Work of Racial Justice
