What is PopTech?
A Curator Of What’s Next.
A Cynicism Evaporator.
A World-Class Imaginarium.
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What’s up?
Dear PopTech Friends and Family,
The journey begins! We are excited to lift the curtain on PopTech 2024: Uncharted Territory.
Check out our first speaker announcement and the conference visual identity, co-created by our colleagues at the Ghost Note Agency and Midjourney AI. As we venture into uncharted territory, we’re questioning, learning, and experimenting, fostering a vibrant community of curiosity seekers along the way.
What’s in Store?
Catalytic talks, spirited debates, and immersive experiences exploring the next frontiers of AI, Bitcoin, whistleblowing, and much more. Does polling have relevance? Will access to psychedelics transform human potential? Is election anxiety a real phenomenon? Is abundance a blessing or a curse? Are we on the cusp of a new world order? If so, how do we envision the shifts and their impacts?
Intrigued?
Join us live from October 8–10, 2024, at The REACH at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Additional speaker announcements and program details will be released in the coming weeks. The Midpoint Registration rate of $1250 is available until June 15, 2024.
Invite Friends and Colleagues
PopTech is a wonderful way to celebrate friends and family or to plan a collegial offsite. We’re happy to help you with group pricing and planning. Please reach out to [email protected].
REGISTER FOR POPTECH 2024 HERE
Board Welcome
We are honored to introduce two new members to the PopTech board of directors: Reggie Snowden and Steve Jumper. They hail from the Ghost Note Agency, PopTech’s creative agency of record since 2018. They are extraordinary collaborators, trusted strategic partners, and the creative genius behind our visual identity. We could not wish for a better alignment regarding shared values and mission. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Reggie and Steve.
Stay in touch, stay in tune,
The PopTech Team
PopTech 2024: Uncharted Territory
Really?
We generally reserve this space for short form guest posts, but occasionally, a longer essay catches our eye. This month, with permission from Dan Ariely, we are featuring his recent post, In Defense of Mistakes.
We invite YOU to submit posts that capture the astonishing, surprising, engaging, and entertaining. Just complete the REALLY? submission form.
Worth a Watch
Humanizing the Other, a PopTech 2017 conversation between Tim Phillips, Ebrahim Rasool, and Roelf Meyer, illuminates the importance of brokering peace and reconciliation in areas ravaged by war, oppression, trauma, and discord.
The Face of Power, PopTech 2016. Renowned photographer Platon learned a lot about how people try to project power and shared surprising lessons about where true power comes from—seems timely, given at least 64 countries are holding elections in 2024.
Like these talks? Visit the PopTech YouTube Channel – home to a treasure trove of timeless content.
Reading Corner
Solitude: The Science and Power Of Being Alone by Netta Weinstein, Heather Hansen, and Thuy-vy Nguygen translates research demonstrating the benefits of spending time alone and differentiating “aloneliness” from loneliness.
March 2
1230 — 115 PM EST
Reading Corner: The Hype Handbook.
Michael Schein will read from and discuss his recent book, The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable…
March 2
1230 — 115 PM EST
Reading Corner: The Hype Handbook.
Michael Schein will read from and discuss his recent book, The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable…
March 2
1230 — 115 PM EST
Reading Corner: The Hype Handbook.
Michael Schein will read from and discuss his recent book, The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable…