TECH TOGETHER 2026: Move Fast & Tell Jokes
Remember when tech moved at a normal speed? Neither do we.
If you've spent the last year nodding thoughtfully in meetings while someone explains how an LLM is going to revolutionize local governance, save the wetlands, or write their emails, Tech Together is for you.
Since we started three years ago, Tech Together has aspired to be the "family reunion" for the public interest tech community—the spot where we drop the jargon and talk about reality. Lately, reality is pretty absurd.
So, we're meeting the moment a little differently: with laughter, community, and drinks.
Join Siegel Family Endowment and All Tech Is Human for Tech Together 2026: a roast of AI hype, followed by a collective sigh of relief with people who believe technology should actually help people.
What to expect
Live comedy from people who understand both punchlines and neural networks...we've got comedians Chuck Nice (Co-host of StarTalk w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of Brain Games on the Road, HGTV's Home Strange Home, Discovery's Is It True?, VH1's Best Week Ever) and Pratima Mani (four-time Emmy nominated, 2-time WGA-nominated comedic writer and performer based in New York City, who has written for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The New Yorker and Reductress)
A panel of brave souls attempting to unpack the excitement, anxiety, and absurdity of this moment! Siegel Family Endowment's President and Exec Director Katy Knight and renowned media theorist and bestselling author Douglas Rushkoff will be on the panel, alongside comedians Chuck Nice and Pratima Mani with All Tech Is Human's David Polgar moderating.
A short improv session (because we’re all making it up as we go) and audience feedback led by Stanford d. school's Laura McBain, Marc Chun, and Sam Seidel.
Drink while we collectively process our feelings about AGI
The details
When: Tuesday, September 22, 4:30-8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 4:30 pm, with stage activities from 5 to 6:30 pm, and networking from 6:30 to 8 pm.)
Where: NeueHouse Madison Square
Who: Anyone in public interest tech who could use a laugh and a drink (in that order)
RSVP before we reach singularity.