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One hundred gatherings. One question at the center of them all: what does it mean to build a world where humans actually...
04/24/2026

One hundred gatherings. One question at the center of them all: what does it mean to build a world where humans actually thrive?

These Partner Hosts are stepping forward. And the work they're bringing to San Francisco this May is rooted in real challenges people are facing right now:

→ What high-performance teams actually look like now
→ How we shape the AI future while it’s being built
→ What it takes to lead when the ground keeps shifting
→ How to protect your organization from AI-driven threats
→ Restoring the human in a technology-driven world

What gets worked through here shows up in how these systems are built.

🌟 Grateful to have them shaping the week:
Nichol Bradford | Marissa Osterkamp Bell | Brady Forrest | Danielle Kristine Toussaint | Naveen Rao | Alena Petrova | Ivan Shkvarun | Vanessa Shaw | Judy Dejno | Albert Chen | Nicole Radziwill, PhD | Rajesh Anandan | Jon Stein | Anne Cannady | Sarah Koh | Eric Guarino

Explore the calendar and secure your spot now: https://luma.com/humantechweek?k=c

If your work belongs here, now is the time to reach out. We’re almost at capacity: https://airtable.com/appkKV6sCag1Gj0AJ/pag0MxHaXLti6K168/form

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨?As AI reshapes industries, many wome...
03/20/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨?

As AI reshapes industries, many women in technology carry invisible responsibility: translating complexity across teams, navigating ethical tension, stabilizing shifting priorities, and making decisions inside systems still taking form. Most AI forums prioritize product velocity and market advantage. Little space is given to integration or lived experience.

She’s Geeky: AI Edition offers a different container. Hosted as an Open Space unConference at the close of Human+Tech Week, it creates structured space for women in AI and technology to integrate what they’ve encountered during the week and in their work more broadly. Rather than preset panels, participants surface the conversations most urgent to them: power dynamics, ethical friction, burnout, leadership pathways, collaboration models, and what human thriving should mean in practice.

The focus is grounded integration. When practitioners have space to think together, insight sharpens into clearer decisions, stronger partnerships, and steadier leadership.

Join Kaliya Young, Tracey Rogers Brandt, and the She’s Geeky community as they convene women builders, researchers, operators, and leaders strengthening how Human+AI systems are shaped in practice.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco

Feeling inspired to host a session during Human+Tech Week? Reach out to us directly at [email protected]

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺?As AI accelerates how we communicate and coordina...
03/19/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺?

As AI accelerates how we communicate and coordinate, the next frontier is not just productivity, but relational capacity. How do we design systems that strengthen clarity, accountability, and connection as work speeds up?

This session explores how human-forward AI can expand access to relational repair without replacing human interaction. By layering embodied awareness with practical digital scaffolding, Jill Nagle introduces a simple somatic tool for engaging conflict intentionally and restoring alignment in real time.

Participants examine how relational repair can be embedded across workplaces, communities, and digital platforms—shifting it from a reactive skill to a shared system capability.

Join Jill Nagle and David Levine as they convene leaders and builders designing human+AI systems where connection scales alongside innovation.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco

If you feel called to host a session during Human+Tech Week, connect with us at [email protected].

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺?As AI moves from experimentation to production...
03/18/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺?

As AI moves from experimentation to production, the constraint shifts from model access to human decision-making: who gets hired, what gets shipped, and how trade-offs are evaluated. Teams must rethink how they assess technical fluency, real-world judgment, and implementation discipline.

Chase Woodard convenes two practitioner-driven gatherings during Human+Tech Week. AI & OJ brings hiring leaders together to exchange practical tactics for recruiting and scaling AI-native engineering teams. SF AI Engineers hosts high-signal talks from engineers building and shipping real AI systems across startups and leading technology companies.

These events are grounded in experience: real hiring decisions, production systems, and lessons learned.

Join Chase Woolard and a community of builders shaping how AI talent is selected, developed, and deployed in the age of AI.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco

If you feel inspired to host a session during Human+Tech Week, reach out to us at [email protected]

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵?As AI systems become embedded in public infrastructu...
03/17/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵?

As AI systems become embedded in public infrastructure, organizations, and everyday life, the question is no longer whether they work, but who they serve and how they are governed. Tools built without human-centered design risk scaling harm. Systems built with intention can scale access, justice, and opportunity.

Charmaine Lacsina brings three complementary sessions to Human+Tech Week exploring this challenge from multiple angles.

The first examines how AI can address real human problems at scale, including homelessness and access to justice, grounded in live use cases and practical deployment lessons. The second offers a forward-looking framework on privacy, power, and intellectual property in an era of hyper-personalized systems, equipping founders and leaders to build defensible, trust-centered AI. The third turns inward, exploring the science of breathwork as a research-backed tool for mental resilience and leadership regulation amid constant technological change.

Together, these sessions bridge system design and personal capacity. They move beyond hype toward grounded frameworks for building AI that protects people, earns trust, and strengthens the leaders responsible for deploying it.

Join Charmaine Lacsina for a multi-session exploration of how human-centered design, trust architecture, and founder resilience shape the next generation of AI systems.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco

Interested in convening a session during Human+Tech Week? Connect with us at [email protected].

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱?As AI reshapes work, leaders face ethical ...
03/16/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱?

As AI reshapes work, leaders face ethical fatigue, engagement erosion, and cultural instability. Many are promoted into tech-integrated environments without frameworks for how to lead humans when technology is embedded in daily operations.

Dr. Emi Barresi introduces the HEARTH™ Model as a human-centric leadership operating system for AI and tech-hybrid teams. Through an interactive framework lab, participants explore real-world scenarios where AI adoption strains ethics, trust, and engagement, and examine how leadership behavior must evolve when technology is present as part of the team.

This session reframes leadership development not as skills training, but as capability architecture — building ethical judgment, relational intelligence, and cultural clarity that scale alongside AI.

Join Dr. Emi Barresi, DSL, MSIOP, Founder of HEARTH Team Leadership, as she convenes leaders designing human-first leadership systems for the AI era.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco, CA

Capping partner events at 100. If you feel called to host an event, reach out to us at [email protected]

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘐-𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵?Yana ...
03/12/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘐-𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵?

Yana introduces embodied cognitive state infrastructure, a protocol-based approach for training voluntary state switching under high cognitive load. Participants experience a live Focus Protocol™ and engage in systems-level discussion on embedding cognitive state design into AI-native teams, decision environments, and Human+AI workflows.

This session reframes focus and regulation not as personal productivity tools, but as shared infrastructure required for sustained performance in AI-accelerated systems.

Join Yana Nakhimova, Ph.D. as she demonstrates how designing for human cognition at scale unlocks clarity, coordination, and decision quality in AI-native environments.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco

Interested in convening a session, workshop, or experience? Connect with us at [email protected]

𝘈𝘴 𝘈𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵?As AI reshapes how work is done, many women are quietl...
03/11/2026

𝘈𝘴 𝘈𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵?

As AI reshapes how work is done, many women are quietly reassessing how they lead, where they focus, and what they want to build next. The shift is not only technological. It is strategic and personal.

This intimate salon dinner brings together founders, funders, executives, and creatives for thoughtful conversation about influence and decision-making in an AI-driven world. There are no panels and no presentations, only a carefully curated space for perspective, connection, and shared insight about navigating power and possibility in a time of rapid change.

Join Dominique F. Rougeau as she gathers women shaping what leadership looks like in the age of AI.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco

If you feel called to host a session during Human+Tech Week, reach out to us at [email protected].

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘈𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬?As AI becomes a dail...
03/10/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘈𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬?

As AI becomes a daily conversational partner, a new question emerges: can natural language reveal a person’s stage of development, and can AI reliably detect it?

This session introduces Kairos, a research initiative investigating whether AI can identify stages of human consciousness through ordinary, unstructured dialogue alone. Drawing on developmental theory and validated human assessment models, the study compares AI-generated evaluations with expert human judges to test alignment and reliability.

Early findings open a deeper inquiry: if AI can detect developmental depth, what are the scientific, ethical, and leadership implications? A fireside dialogue and audience Q&A will explore how consciousness-stage detection could reshape human development, leadership capability, and the future design of AI systems.

Join David Andre, PhD, Damon Abraham, PhD, and Carole Griggs, PhD as they present research at the frontier of consciousness and AI.

May 11-15, 2026 | San Francisco

Capping partner events at 100. If you have a session you’d like to host during Human+Tech Week, connect with us [email protected]

Early Bird pricing for Human+Tech Week 2026 is ending soon.Five days in San Francisco where AI moves from theory to real...
03/10/2026

Early Bird pricing for Human+Tech Week 2026 is ending soon.

Five days in San Francisco where AI moves from theory to real-world impact. Founders, operators, researchers, and policy leaders working through the same challenges — in the same room.

May 11–15, San Francisco.

Secure your spot before Early Bird closes. Ticket link in comments.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯+𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨?As AI accelerates, solution...
03/09/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯+𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨?

As AI accelerates, solutions often outpace the governance, capital design, and measurement structures required to scale responsibly. Tools launch. Capital flows. Pilots emerge. But without aligned ecosystems, even well-intentioned innovations fragment or distort.

Innovation does not succeed or fail on technology alone. Governance design, capital formation, founder readiness, and community conditions determine whether tools generate durable value or unintended harm.

Through workshops, structured dialogues, and founder and funder incubation sessions, the Flourishing Systems Foundation surfaces rigorous frameworks and real-world experiments emerging from catalytic communities. The focus is practical: aligning Human+Tech solutions with long-term human and planetary wellbeing.

Join Mingzhu He and the Flourishing Systems Foundation as they convene builders, funders, and system stewards designing the conditions for flourishing at scale.

May 11-15, 2026, in San Francisco

Interested in hosting an event or collaborating? Reach out to us at [email protected]

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