We're starting a new tradition: sharing the ideas we'd most love to see hosts bring to Human+Tech Week. Consider it a starting point, and don't feel limited to the list. If one of these sparks something, run with it. And if you have an idea of your own, we'd love to hear it.
Great host events come in a lot of shapes. Most run one, two, or three hours. Some are hands-on builds, some are real conversations, some are dinners. What they share is a good reason for the right people to be in the room together. If you know exactly what you want to host, tell us. If you'd like some direction, here's where we'd love to see hosts focus.
Some of last year's best sessions put people who'd never share a stage in one room: a neuroscientist, a founder, and a facilitator on a single hard question. Pick a question that matters, like what happens to human agency when AI does the work, and bring three people who'll see it differently. The tension is what makes the room worth being in. If you're building a room like this, we'd love to see your application.
From A Neurotech Odyssey to Who Owns Your Mind?, neurotech drew some of the most curious rooms at HTW. We'd love more, and we'd love them grounded: a demo, a teardown, or a working debate on what's real versus what's hype, with builders who've shipped alongside researchers who study the risks. If this is your field, apply.
A great dinner is still one of the most effective rooms there is. Twelve people, one table, one question you care about. Last year's Jeffersonian and executive dinners showed how much gets said when the group is small and the prompt is sharp. You bring the guest list, we'll help you frame the conversation. If you want to host one, apply.
Relational technology was everywhere last year, from Relationscapes to Relational Infrastructure, and it's only getting more urgent. Host a working session on the tech shaping how people connect: trust, community, loneliness, repair. Bring builders and researchers who don't already agree. If you're working here, we want to hear from you.
As AI takes on more of the work, the questions underneath it get louder: what is our work for, and who are we without it? Rooms on purpose and identity, like Rethinking Identity and Becoming Irreplaceable, gave people something the tech sessions couldn't. If you have a room that sits with these questions, we'd love to see it.
Have an idea — from this list or your own? We'd love to see it.
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