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Opening Session - 9:00AM

• Day 3: Will Weisman• Exponential Equity: Designing a• Radically Inclusive Future: Dr. Makaziwe• Mandela; Nishita Henry, Deloitte; Susan• McPherson, McPherson Strategies,• moderator• Big Data for Good: Prukalpa Sankar,• Atlan• Interview: Investing for Impact at Scale:• Deval Patrick, Bain Capital; Sonal Shah,• Georgetown Beeck Center

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Late Morning Session (ConcurrentTracks + SU Expert Sessions)

Transportation Track• Future Of Transportation: John Rogers,• LM Industries• Additional content to be announced• shortly

Work & Learning Track• Exponential Inclusion: Shawn Young,• Classcraft• Global Work: Sean Hinton, SkyHive; • Erica Volini, Deloitte; Gary A. Bolles,• moderator• Learn2Earn: Learning for the Work of• Tomorrow: Leila Toplic, NetHope;• Meagan Fallone, Barefoot College XPRIZE• Update with Peter Diamandis and the• XPRIZE team

SU Expert Sessions• Workshop: Implementing AI Application• projects: Neil Jacobstein, Barney Pell• Workshop: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Afternoon Sessions (ConcurrentTracks - 2:20PM)

Health Track• Hacking Longevity: Dr. Daniel Kraft,• SU Chair of Medicine• Plugging In: Tamer Mohamed, Aspect• Biosystems• Hacking Happiness: Penny Locaso,• SU Faculty• Hacking your Life: Dean & Anne Ornish;• Dr. Daniel Kraft, moderator

Blockchain Track• Future of Coopetition: Linda Pawczuk,• Rob Massey• Additional content to be announced• shortly

Future of Cities Track• Cities Transformed: Peter Hirshberg, • Maker City Project• Cities In Transition: Bill Eggers, Deloitte• Government Transformed: Robyn Scott,• Apolitical, Zachary Bookman, OpenGov

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Closing Session - Main Stage• Moonshot Thinking: Naveen Jain, Will• Weisman• Synthesis Super-Session: SU Faculty• speakers to be announced shortly• Close: Will Weisman

DAY 3Wednesday, August 21st

Opening Session - 8:30AM

• Day 2: Will Weisman• Neuro: Kyle Nel, UnCommon Partners• AI - A Deep Exploration: Neil Jacobstein• Keynote: Ray Kurzweil, SU Co-Founder• and Chancellor• Q&A with Ray Kurzweil: Ray Kurzweil• and Will Weisman

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Late Morning Session - Concurrent Tracks

AI Track• AI: Hope, Hype, Reality: Nathana• Sharma, SU Faculty, Labelbox• Panel: Solving Today’s Problems with• AI: Neeti Mehta, Automation Anywhere;• Dr. Mike Capps, Diveplane; Dr. Vasco• Pedro, Unbabel; Nathana Sharma, • moderator• AI for Good: Leila Toplic, SU Faculty -• NetHope

A Human-Centered Internet Track• Protecting Rights with Blockchain: Alex• Gladstein, Human Rights• Foundation, moderator; Jill Carlson,• Open Money Initiative; Timi Ajboye,• BuyCoins; Aparna Krishnan,• Mechanism Labs• Big Data for Good, Prukalpa Sankar,• Atlan• Global Tipping Points: Wolfgang• Fengler, World Bank• What if the Internet Was Safe?: Richard• Whitt, GLIA.net, Doc Searls, VRM• Project

Investing / Economics Track• Investing in Exponential Tech: Will• Weisman• A Bold Perspective on Investing: Neal• Bhadkamkar, Bold Capital Partners

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Afternoon Session + Concurrent SUExpert Sessions (2:00PM)

Digital Reality Track• Digital Reality: Allan Cook, Deloitte• Augmenting Our Reality with Greg• Broadmore, Weta Workshop• Spatial Computing Will Transform Smart• Cities: Naomi Augustine Yee, Jasmin• Rohman, MagicLeap

SU Expert Sessions / Workshops• Find Your MTP & Moonshot Workshop• with Peter Diamandis• Business Models for the Long Road:• Ola Kowalewski, SU Faculty• Quantum Computing: Mark Jackson,• SU Faculty• SciFiDI: Christine Kelly, SU Faculty• Exponential Innovation: Applying• Insights from SU’s Greatest Innovators:• Nick Davis, Kyle Nel, and Bill O’Conner• The Business Strategy of AR & VR:• Aaron Frank, Jody Medich, SU Faculty• Storytelling for Impact: Anne Connelly,• SU Faculty• Connecting the Next Billion: Elie• Losleben & Nathaniel Calhoun, SU• Faculty, Global Grand Challenges

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Late Afternoon Session (4:00PM)

Exponential Strategies• The Futures of Work: Gary A. Bolles,• SU Chair• Human Work is Exponential: Stephane• Kasriel, CEO Upwork; Gary A. Bolles,• moderator• Exponential Business Models: Amin• Toufani, SU Faculty• Synthesis with Peter Diamandis• Close: Will Weisman

Main Stage Programming Ends - 6:30PM

Global Summit Celebration - 7:00PMto Midnight - Academy of Sciences

DAY 2Tuesday, August 20th

• Registration Opens - 7:00AM

Pre-Event Sessions - 9:00AM

Exponentials Bootcamp (Open to all) • Foundations in Exponentials• Intro to AI: Nathana Sharma, SU Faculty• & Labelbox• Blockchain: Linda Pawczuk, Principal,• Deloitte• Energy: Ramez Naam, SU Chair of• Energy & Environmental Systems• Medicine: Dr. Daniel Kraft, SU Chair• of Medicine• Additive Manufacturing: Samantha• Snabes, SU Speaker - openNASA• Quantum Computing: Dr. Mark Jackson,• SU Faculty - Cambridge Quantum

Founders’ Circle Opening Session - 9:00AM

SU Alumni Session - 9:00AM

Opening Ceremony - Main Stage -1:00PM• Create the Future: Will Weisman - • Executive Director, Summits• Keynote: Peter Diamandis, SU Executive• Founder and Director• State of the Union: Rob Nail, SU CEO• and Associate Founder

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Late Afternoon Session (3:15PM)

Leading Organizations Track• Model Thinking: Erik Anderson, SU• Executive Chairman• Exponential Innovations: Nick Davis,• SU VP Corporate Innovation• Platforms & Ecosystems: John Hagel,• SU Faculty, Corporate Innovation• Transforming Organizations: Charlene• Li, Altimeter• Panel: Exponential Transformations:• Hagel, Li, Ricardo Vargas, Brightline,• Nick Davis• Leading Organizations: David Roberts,• SU Faculty, Exponential Leadership• Close: Will Weisman

SU Expert Session• Abundance 360 Breakout Session• with Peter Diamandis (3:15PM)

Main Stage Programming Ends - 6:30PM

Founders’ Circle & VIP Dinner - 6:30PMExponential Families Dinner - 6:30PM

SU Expert Sessions & OpenNetworking (Open to all) - 7:15PM• Changing the Culture of the Classroom:• Esther Wojcicki, SU Faculty• Intentional Adaptability: Penny Locaso,• SU Guest Lecturer• Open Networking in EXPO Hall

Founders’ Circle & VIP Symposiums -8:00PM• Driving Change In The Enterprise: John• Hagel, Charlene Li, Altimeter, Ricardo• Vargas• Conversation with David Roberts

Founders’ Circle-Only Symposium -8:00PM• Conversation with Peter Diamandis

DAY 1Monday, August 19th

Founders’ Circle & Speakers Dinner - 6:30PM(Invitation only)

DAY 0Sunday, August 18th

Singularity University’s premier annual gathering brings together 2,000 changemakers for incredible talks on AI, AR/VR,

blockchain, the future of work, impact, investing, robotics, and more. This is the one event you don’t want to miss!

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