At Brainstorm Tech, Fortune’s award-winning journalists interrogate the most potent issues at the intersection of Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Washington, and Hollywood – and their impact on the world.
With economic optimism on the horizon and recession risk in the rearview, is a tech comeback in the cards? Where have futurists placed their bets? Who has best prepared for the opportunities ahead? And will this year’s political cycle help or hurt the tech industry’s ability to land a knockout punch?
Once again (now for 23 years), Fortune Brainstorm Tech brings together a community of Fortune 500 leaders with top investors, VCs, banking executives, startup founders, and global influencers. Gathering at the Montage Deer Valley, the program delivers the hallmarks of Fortune Live Events: engaging content, impactful networking, and meaningful takeaways, always in an idyllic setting that offers the very best in curated activities, cuisine, and entertainment.
Our 2024 program will include insight and perspectives from a wide range of voice across the tech ecosystem. Here’s a preview:
- San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO Mary Daly on the outlook for the U.S. Economy
- Stanford University Professor Erik Brynjolfsson on the impact of AI on the workforce and society
- Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson on how human-centric robots are revolutionizing industry
- Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean and Amazon’s Head Scientist Rohit Prasad on the future generative AI in Big Tech
- Zoox CEO Aicha Evans on the (realistic) road to our self-driving future
- Tech Stars CEO Maëlle Gavet on the challenges facing early-stage founders and the innovation driving the growth in unlikely places
- Riot Games CEO Dylan Jadeja on pushing the boundaries of gaming experiences
- Colossal Biosciences Chief Science Officer Dr. Beth Shapiro on how tech can solve for mass extinction
- Runway Co-Founder and CEO Cristobal Valenzuela on how AI is changing filmmaking
- Wiz Co-Founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport on cybersecurity’s mission critical moment and what’s next for a $12 billion dollar beyond-unicorn
- Exploration Company CEO Helene Huby and Venturi Astrolab CEO Jaret Mathews on the tech driving us to (and back from) space
- Sequoia Managing Partner Roelof Botha on big bets in venture capital and what it takes to build legendary companies
- MSA Capital Managing Partner Ben Harburg and Palantir Senior Advisor Jacob Helberg on whether the US and China should have a (tech) relationship.
Brainstorm Tech Co-chairs
Jason Del Rey
Tech Correspondent, FORTUNE; Co-chair
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Andy Dunn
Founding CEO, Bonobos and Pie; Author, Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind; Co-chair
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Alyson Shontell
Editor-in-Chief, FORTUNE Co-chair
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Joe Marchese
Founding Partner, Human Ventures and Casa Komos Brands Group; Co-chair
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Andrew Nusca
Editorial Director and Co-chair
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Overview
In addition to mainstage sessions, in true Brainstorm TECH-style, a bulk of our program will be comprised of interactive breakfast and lunch roundtables and peer-led “brainstorms” to explore big questions and issues across our ecosystem, including:
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- The AI Valuation Dilemma - Fortune’s famed “Term Sheet” newsletter goes live with a special session hosted by Senior Finance Reporter Allie Garfinkle
- How We’re Actually Using AI - Featuring a round robin of case studies and ideas for AI implementation - at scale.
- Beyond the Breach - We’ll get real about data privacy, security, and how to defend against—and recover from—threats.
- Do You Really Know Your Customer? - How can we deploy data to predict how users think and feel before they do - and buy?
- Tech In the Crosshairs - A gathering of founders and investors, the relationship between them, and what happens when politics (and money) get in the way?
- Who will Revive the Unicorpse? - Where should entrepreneurs turn for funding? When will IPOs return? And what are founders supposed to do in the meantime?
- AI Took Your Job. Now What? - Who is responsible for reskilling our workforce? And how do we get there?
In addition, against the backdrop of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, we’ll also provide plenty of opportunities for networking, socializing and FUN with a variety of outdoor activities, including guided morning hikes, mountain biking, and more.
Agenda
White Water Rafting: Brave Class II rapids and admire Utah’s stunning canyon scenery with an early-morning paddle on the Weber River in a13-foot Super Puma raft.
Fly Fishing: A summertime fishing hotspot, Park City is home to some of the most productive trout streams in the American West. Try your hand at fly rod techniques in this 3- hour session. Suitable for all levels.
Horseback Ride: Ride scenic backcountry trails and enjoy mountain views on horses trained for all levels of riders.
Hike: Gain 750 feet of elevation and walk through luscious aspen forests on this 2-hour intermediate hike to the top of Bald Mountain.
Bobsledding: Hungry for a hit of adrenaline? Reach speeds of up to 70mph in a bobsled on the Olympic Sliding Track, the home to bobsled, skeleton, and luge events at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games.
Pickleball: Rackets at the ready in this friendly tournament that kicks off with a quick coaching session. Suitable for novices and pickleball pros alike.
By invitation
Join Fortune Tech Reporters and our Brainstorm TECH leadership team for early networking, conversation, and good vibes before the official start of our program.
Hosted by:
Brainstorm TECH Co-Chairs & Leadership:
Jason Del Rey, Tech Correspondent, Fortune
Andy Dunn, Co-founder and Former CEO, Bonobos; Author, Burn Rate
Joe Marchese, Founding Partner, Human Ventures and Casa Komos Brands Group
Andrew Nusca, Editorial Director, Brainstorm TECH
Alyson Shontell, Editor-in-Chief, Fortune
Brainstorm TECH BrainTRUST:
Erik Brynjolfsson, Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, Stanford University
Terri Burns, Founder, Type Capital
Jill Greenberg Chase, Partner, CapitalG
Lucy Guo, Founder, Passes, Scale AI, Backend Capital, HF0
Brooke Hammerling, Founder, The New New Thing
Elena Kvochko, Chief Trust Officer, SAP
TJ Parker, Co-founder and Former CEO, PillPack; General Partner, Matrix Partners
Raj Seshadri, Chief Commercial Payments Officer, Mastercard
Lila Tretikov, Partner, Head of AI Strategy, New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ken Washington, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Medtronic
BRAINSTORM TECH WELCOME
Andrew Nusca, Editorial Director, Brainstorm TECH
THE AI AWAKENING: A ROADMAP FOR CONVERTING TECHNOLOGY TO VALUE
AI will drive a productivity revolution that fundamentally disrupts the global economy. This exclusive Brainstorm briefing separates hype from reality to explain where AI will have the biggest impact and what that means for executives and policymakers.
Presenter: Erik Brynjolfsson, Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, Stanford University
THE BULL, THE BEAR, AND THE BANKER
Utopia or dystopia? The head of the San Francisco Fed shares her outlook on the U.S. economy, thoughts on how tech advancements will affect labor, and how this year’s elections will influence tech (and everything else).
Mary C. Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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Hosted by KPMG
HOW TO BUILD A BETTER ‘BOT
Agility Robotics has manufactured a first-of-its-kind, human-centric, multi-purpose robot. Called Digit, it’s designed to integrate into existing workflows instead of requiring specially designed workplaces. Which jobs are suited for man, and which for machine? We discuss.
Peggy Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Agility Robotics
IS WIZ THE WORLD’S FASTEST-GROWING STARTUP?
The cloud security company has taken the world by storm since its founding in 2020 with little signs of a slowdown. We speak with Wiz’s chief executive—and a top investor—about security at scale, its soaring valuation, and the blessing (and curse) of AI.
Philip Clark, Investor, Thrive Capital
Assaf Rappaport, Co-Founder and CEO, Wiz
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Brainstorm Tech Annual Meeting 2024: Top tech leaders gather for engaging content, impactful networking, and meaningful takeaways, and to exchange ideas and build relationships in an idyllic setting that offers the very best in curated activities, cuisine, and entertainment.
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