All times, sessions, speakers, and panels are subject to change.
Wednesday, Nov 9
10AM
Registration Opens
12:00
Welcoming Remarks
Steve Buri— President, Discovery Institute Matt McIlwain — Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
Keynote Luncheon
12:10
The Nationalization of U.S. Technology Companies
Peter Thiel – Investor and Philanthropist George Gilder – Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute
Panel Discussion
1PM
5G Nationalization of Telecom or Global Wireless Revival?
Moderator — Bret Swanson Gilad Garon — CEO, ASOCS Ankur Jain — VP, Google Andre Fuetsch — CTO, AT&T
Panel Discussion
2PM
The Nationalization of Money: Can Crypto be a Remedy?
Moderator — Kate Mitselmakher — CEO, Founder & General Partner of Bloccelerate VC Wyatt Robinson (invited) — Principal Corporate Counsel, Microsoft Gregory Meredith — President, RChain Cooperative Balaji Srinvasan (invited) John DeVadoss — Cofounder, InterWork Alliance
3PM
Networking Break
3:30
Secular Slump or Superabundance?
Moderator — George Gilder OR Walter Myers (?) Gale Pooley — Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute Jeffrey Funk — Technology Consultant
4:15
The New Nanocosm
Moderator: Steve Waite — CEO, Quantum Investing John van Leeuwen — CEO, Universal Matter Yossi Keret — CEO, Nanorobotics, Israel (invited)
5PM
Adjournment
Thursday, Nov 10
7:30-
Thursday Breakfast (provided)
9AM
AI: Friend or Foe?
Moderator — Matt McIlwain — Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group David Gelernter — Professor of Computer Science, Yale University Robert Marks — Director, Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence George Montañez – Professor of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College
10AM
Electric Cars: Salvation or Fantasy?
Moderator: Bryan Mistele – CEO, INRIX Mark Mills – Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute Tony Posawatz – President and CEO, Invictus iCar Tesla Representative (invited)
11AM
Break
11:15
Engineering Famine
Josh Gilder – Founding Partner, Reach Global Strategies Steven Milloy (invited)
Luncheon
NOON
Remarks from The Hon. Lynne Robinson, Mayor of Bellevue
Countering Doom with Superabundance
Marian Tupy – Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
1:30
Networking Break
2PM
China Decoupling: The Clean Network as a Trusted Network?
Moderator: Dan Berninger – CEO, New Frontiers Foundation Keith Krach— Former U.S. Undersecretary of State George Gilder— Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute Andre Fuetsch — CTO, AT&T
Panel Discussion
3PM
Synthetic Biology: What New Therapies Are in Store?
Moderator: Babak Parviz — Vice President, Amazon Matt Scholz — CEO, Oisin Biotechnologies Dr. George Church (invited) — Founding Core Faculty and Lead, Synthetic Biology, Wyss Institute at Harvard University
6PM
Cocktail Reception
7PM
On the Shoulders of Giants: Celebrating the Internet Pioneers
