

Humanity & AGI Summit 2026:Robotics for Future Civilization @ Stanford Faculty Club
Check-in will begin at 8:30 AM, and the event will officially start at 9:00 AM.
As AI and robotics begin to acquire real-world understanding, decision-making, and execution capabilities, humanity is entering an unprecedented turning point.
This summit is hosted by the AI Robotics Alliance of America and will take place at the Stanford Faculty Club, bringing together leading experts from academia, industry, and frontier technology companies.
Agenda
8:55 AM – 9:00 AM
Organizer Opening Remarks: Yong Wang
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Opening Keynote: Yuval Noah Harari
9:15 AM – 9:35 AM
Keynote: Deepak Pathak
9:35 AM – 10:20 AM
Forum I: Biwei Huang; Maxim Likhachev, Sarah Sebo, Chris Chen
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM
Forum II: Ding Zhao, Breeze Liu, Halie Craig
10:50 AM – 10:55 AM
Government Recognition Ceremony
10:55 AM – 11:05 AM
Keynote: Sheng Fu
11:10 AM – 11:25 AM
Keynote: John Ioannidis
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Forum III: Michael Snyder, Lei Xing, James Zou, Markus J. Buehler
12:15 PM – 1:20 PM
Lunch Break
1:25 PM – 1: 40PM
Erhu & Robotics Performance: Hina Zhang
1:40 PM – 1: 45PM
Organizer Remarks: Zihan Li, Ke Wang
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Forum IV
2:35 PM – 3:20 PM Forum V
3:25 PM – 3:40 PM Keynote – Akash Saraf
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM Forum VI
4:35 PM – 5:20 PM Forum VII
5:30 PM – 5:40 PM Keynote – Kin Fu
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Closing Keynote – Daniel Theobald
This event connects technology, capital, and ideas through high-density discussions about the future of human civilization.
Welcome to join us, where you can:
Be among the first to explore the latest breakthroughs in embodied intelligence, global robotics trends, and the opportunities shaping the next phase of the industry — not just to understand what is happening today, but to gain early insight into where robotics is headed over the next 3–5 years.
Unlock career and collaboration opportunities across the robotics ecosystem. Whether you are an engineer, researcher, founder, investor, or looking to transition into robotics, this summit could be your turning point from observer to active builder of the future.