CONFERENCES & EVENTS

Greater Good Gathering: The Artificial Future

April 20–21, 2026
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE

Day One | Monday, April 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Day Two | Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m

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The 2026 Greater Good Gathering will cover how artificial intelligence will affect our future, everything from national security and surveillance to artistic creation, mental health, and the future of work. Speakers include founders of major AI ventures, filmmakers and musicians (with video and music presentations), leading academics, and government decision-makers.

Daniel Hulme, Founder and CEO of Conscium, the world’s first commercial research organization focused on understanding machine consciousness.

Dan Manning, a former fighter pilot and Pentagon official focusing on human involvement in AI decision-making.

Dr. Melanie Mitchell, professor at the Santa Fe Institute and author of Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans.

Dr. Benjamin Rosman, founding director, Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Katie Harbath, former public policy director for global elections at Facebook.

Tiago C. Peoxoto, the World Bank’s Digital Government/GovTech Coordinator for the Western Balkans and the EU.

Bruce Schneier, fellow and lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Anatoly Motkin, founder and president, StrategEast Center for a New Economy, fostering knowledge-driven economies in developing countries.

Jason Healey, Founding Director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative.

Dr. Heidy Khlaaf, Chief AI Scientist at the AI Now Institute, focusing on the assessment and safety of AI within autonomous weapons systems.

Dr. Kevin Cutright, Visiting Fellow at the Converging Risks Lab of the Council on Strategic Risks; former West Point philosophy professor; author, The Empathetic Soldier.

Matthew Stoller, founder of the American Economic Liberties Project and author of Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy.

Andrew Stern, former president of the Service Workers International Union and expert on Universal Basic Income.

Dr. Kathryn Anne Edwards, economist, opinion columnist for Bloomberg News, and co-host of the podcast, Optimist Economy.

Justine Bateman, filmmaker, author, and founder of the non-AI CREDO 23 Film Festival.

Yuval Sharon, opera and theater director who has expanded the operatic form, currently directing the Met’s new production of Tristan & Isolde.

Hito Steyerl, repeatedly named one of the most influential figures in contemporary art, filmmaker, moving image artist, and innovator.

Kevin Erickson, director of the Future of Music Coalition.

Charlie Tyrell, Canadian filmmaker whose debut feature, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, receives its nationwide theatrical release this month.

Jaron Lanier, computer scientist, author, and visual artist – who will be not only speaking but also playing some of his world-renowned collection of musical instruments from around the world.