Skyrocketing the Longevity Movement: Meet the architect of an 8-week Vitality Summit: 200 Leaders. 1,000+ Explorers - Light DAO Salon (SF)
Join Light Dao and our community of conscious entrepreneurs and investors for a salon evening filled with connection, deep conversations, and a fireside chat with Adam Gries and Ruby Yeh, Co-Founder of Light Dao.
Light Dao is a fast-growing "friends of trusted friends" global network of over 5,000+ entrepreneurs, including 1,000 investors, with curated in-person and online gatherings and experiences in LA, NYC, SF, Lisbon, Taipei, and Australia.
Our heartfelt mission is to expand the collective consciousness and co-create a thriving regenerative future for humanity.
Special Salon Guest: Adam Gries
Adam Gries is the creator of Vitalist Bay, an unprecedented eight-week Longevity Zone in Berkeley that brought together 200+ speakers and 1,000+ participants from around the globe in early 2025.
The initiative transformed the Bay Area into a world stage for longevity innovation, uniting scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to accelerate breakthroughs in extending human health span and re-imagining aging itself.
Widely recognized as one of the most ambitious gatherings ever produced in the field, Vitalist Bay established Adam as a pioneering leader in the fast-emerging Longevity Movement.
Adam is a successful serial entrepreneur who founded and scaled five consumer software ventures that reached over 30 million monthly active users. With Vitalist Bay and Vitalism.io, he now applies that expertise to the frontier of human health, championing new models of collaboration and discovery.
Our fireside chat is a rare opportunity to hear from one of the most forward-thinking voices in this rapidly accelerating space. Adam will share the story of Vitalist Bay, the insights gained from convening the world’s leading minds on longevity, and what’s next for a movement that touches every one of us.
This will be another cutting-edge, signature Light Dao talk you won't want to miss.
SALON AGENDA:
6:00-7:00pm - Welcome and healthy snacks served (no entry after 7:00PM)
6:15 -7:00pm - Dao Owner Members' only, private time with Adam7:00-7:30pm - Light Dao's signature Connection Experience
7:30-8:15pm - Fireside chat with Adam and Ruby
8:15-8:30 - 1-liner business intros from each guest
8:30-9:30pm - Hang out & Wrap-up
VENUE DETAILS: In the stunning 39th floor Penthouse of Stak Ventures in Oakland. 15 minutes BART ride from downtown SF to BART station next to venue.
GUIDELINES: This is more than your typical, business networking event.
Light Dao is a private membership club for leaders seeking to join a like-valued global tribe and excited to deeply connect with fellow entrepreneurs and investors on a "whole person level," beyond just business networking.
We respectfully ask everyone to arrive before 7:00PM when the door will be closed, for our signature "Connection Experience," which has been a favorite among past guests.
If you are not a Light Dao Member Owner yet, please be thorough with your registration answers to help us understand how you might be valued-aligned with our community as an EXPERIENCED FOUNDER OR INVESTOR, which allows us to quickly approve you.
Please note, friends or Plus 1s must RSVP individually.
JOIN US: We are excited to welcome you to our global community! http://wearelight.one/
Our past San Francisco Salon Guests have included:
Tim Chang, Mayfield Fund with $4B in exits, and a pioneer in human potential
Chris Yeh, Co-author with Reid Hoffman of Blitzscaling, on scaling impactful tech startups
Jeremy Nixon, Architect of the famed SF Bay Area AGI Hacker Houses
Ani Chahal Honan, Founder & MP of the $1 Billion "Beneficial AI Fund" IMAGINE Ventures
Vivienne Ming, Co-founder of Socos and an AI and neuroscience visionary and scientist
Ashley Bell, Leading a $500M fund focused on underserved communities
AJ Keller, Founder of Neurosity funded by Adam Draper, at the cutting edge of BCI technology
Agnieszka Pilat, Robotics artist & "artist in residence" at XPrize, Boston Dynamics & Seoul airport exhibition
Tom Chi, GoogleX Founding Team Leader & Founder of $500M+ ClimateTech Funds at AtOne Ventures
De Kai, True AI OG with 40 years experience. New AI book endorsed by Geoffrey Hinton & MC Hammer.
Mariane Bekker, Founder of the 90,000 member Founders Bay & Venture Fund.