Foresight Vision Weekend SF: AI for X
Vision Weekend USA 2025
This Luma event is a reminder. To join, please buy your ticket here, otherwise you will not be able to attend: https://foresight.org/events/vision-weekend-usa-2025/
Vision Weekend is Foresight Institute's annual flagship event, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, and funders to plan for flourishing futures!
Join for the big ideas – talks at the frontiers of AI for science and technology, office hours with leading experts, curated 1-1s, tech demos, unconference discussions, mentorship hours, and a $10k project pitch contest. Stay for fun with new friends – lab tours, satellite events, biohacking sessions, a cypherpunk party, and surprise experiences, all set across iconic Bay Area locations.
Day 1
The theme of day one is “AI for X”, focusing on how AI can advance progress across neurotech, biotech, energy and space.
Day 2
Day two is dedicated to “Funding X”, exploring the funding and innovation landscape for frontier technologies.
AI for Better AI Track
Adam Goldstein, Softmax: A New Paradigm for AI
Andrew Trask, OpenMined: Privacy-preserving AI
Greg Wayne, Google: Universal AI Assistants
Gwern Branwen, Gwern.net: Fireside chat on AI
AI for Bio Track
Erika De Benedictis, Pioneer Labs: Automating Life Science Experiments
John Hallman, OpenAI: Accelerating Life Sciences Research
Laura Deming, Until: TBA
AI for Neuro Track
Andrew Payne, E11: Scaling up PRISM Optical Connectomics Towards Whole Mammalian Brains
Ed Boyden, MIT: AI for Whole Brain Emulation
Viren Jain, Google: AI for Connectomics
Alan Mardinly, Science: Towards Whole Brain Biohybrid Neural Interfaces
Diana Saville, BrainMind: Neuroethics
Catalin Mitelut, Netholabs: Scalable Whole-Brain Emulation - Paradigm and Progress
AI for Space & Physics Track
Adam Brown, Google DeepMind: AI & Physics: What Do They Mean for Each Other
Ariel Ekblaw, Aurelia Institute: Space Exploration in the Age of AI
Chiara Marletto, University of Oxford: The Quantum Gravity Experiment
Creon Levit, Planet Labs: AI for Satellite Imaging
XHope Track
David Eagleman, Stanford University: How might AI build us into better humans?
Beatrice Erkers, Foresight Institute: TBA
Jason Clinton, Anthropic: AI Security Primer
Liv Boeree, Win-Win Podcast: Win Win in the Age of AI
Non-profit Funding Track
Anastasia Gamick, Convergent Research: TBA
Eli Dourado, Astera Institute: TBA
Molly Mackinlay, Protocol Labs: Decentralized Public Goods Funding
Matthew Cullinen, Tertiary Impact Capital: Accelerating Private Investment in Technology Deployment With Loan Guarantees
Joshua Elliott, Renaissance Philanthropy: The Hail-Mary Phase of Climate Change
For-profit Funding Track
Steve Jurvetson, Future Fund: Investing for Accelerating Technological Progress
Juan Benet, Sean Escola, Protocol Labs: New Funding Mechanisms for Neuro
Brandon Goldman, Lionheart Ventures: TBA
Ela Madej, 50 Years: 50 50 AI
Govt Track
Jim O’Neill, United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services: TBA
Ant Rowstron & Ilan Gur, ARIA: Fireside Chat
Also, you can look forward to office hours with some excellent organizations
Adam Gries, Vitalism
Austin Chen, Manifund
Brenda Eap, A4LI
Brooke Bowman, VibeCamp
Cecilia Tilli,Cooperative AI Foundation
Daniel Barcay, Center for Humane Technology
Jason Crawford, Roots of Progress Institue
Emilia Javorsky, Future of Life Institute
Karl Berzins, FAR AI
Mark Lutter, Charter Cities Institute
Rose Bloomin, Plurality Institute
Jocha Bach, CIMC
Lou Viquerat, Shift Grants
Aza Raskin, Earth Species Project
Dylan Livingston, A4LI
Nico McCarty, Asimov Press
Rachel Altman, Foundation for American Innovation
What's more?
Lightning Talks
The future is brought to you – by you! Whether you want to throw another AI talk into the mix, or think the hype is overblown and want to discuss an entirely different domain for frontier innovation, the stage is yours!
Office Hours
Meet brilliant organizations building beautiful futures! Drop in to learn more about opportunities to collaborate, or chat about topics of shared interest. After registering, you can apply to host your own office hour.
$10,000 Project Pitch Contest
The future needs to be built. Foresight is a community of builders and our mission is to help you accelerate progress. That is why we host a project pitch contest, awarding a $10k grant to the winning proposal for advancing frontier tech for the benefit of life!
All Access Exclusive Events
All Access Pass holders are invited to join for special lab tours on Friday evening and Sunday morning, in addition to the cypherpunk party on Saturday night, alongside Foresight speakers, fellows and grantees.
A special thanks to our sponsors Astera, ARIA, Protocol Labs, and NethoLabs.
This luma event is a reminder. To join, get your ticket here, otherwise you will not be able to attend: https://foresight.org/events/vision-weekend-usa-2025/