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Dear PopTech Friends and Family,
Record-breaking heatwaves, dystopian angst and non-stop conspiracy theories are inspiring us! Yep, you read that right! At PopTech we’re well known for crafting programs that celebrate the quests of those who see challenges as puzzles to be solved and opportunities to be had. PopTech 2025:Enigma is no exception!
Last chance to grab the Early Bird Registration Rate, which ends on August 3 – a $250 saving off the Midterm Registration rate.
Sneak Peek! Meet a handful of speakers and a few topics we’ll be exploring. Additional highlights and announcements are coming in August.
– De-Extinction: Beth Shapiro
– Mycelium Revolution: Eben Bayer
– AI: Amplifying Human Creativity: Jay Dixit
– Baby vs. Bot: Training AI & Growing Intelligence: Sarah Rose Siskind
– The problem with risk aversion: Dan Ariely
– Are we experiencing a character deficit? Brian Novoselich
– Democracy’s favorite trouble maker: Kate Barr
Join us live October 7-9, 2025, at The Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. for a program filled with talks, debates, happy hours, and more! Best part – no one leaves PopTech without new connections and friendships that significantly change the trajectory of their lives. Sounds grand, and trust us, it is true!
Engage with Us Year-Round via Vanguard Membership! An Individual Vanguard provides a +1 registration to PopTech 2025, invitations to the annual speakers’ dinner, access to select hotels near The Studio Theatre and a variety of geographically distributed year-round events. The Vanguard Catalyst is ideal for businesses and organizations looking for exposure in the PopTech network and team building experiences for their teams.
We can’t wait to see you in October for PopTech 2025: Enigma.
Stay in touch, stay in tune,
The PopTech Team
Enigma captures the complexity of the time in which we find ourselves. A sustained moment informed by disequilibrium and unpredictability that is difficult to understand and interpret – a mystery. By nature, an Enigma lends itself to code-breaking and complex problem solving – the very qualities that define the PopTech community. Come ready to delve into AI, robotics, creative expression, human potential, climate resilience and so much more! PopTech 2025 is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend, the amazing musician, Jill Sobule.
Worth a Watch
The inspiring PopTech 2024 talk by possibilist Pablos Holman, Solving the Other 98% – a great introduction to projects covered in his new book, Deep Future: Creating Technology That Matters.
While we’re on the topic of possibility, we’re digging into the PopTech 2010 archive to feature David Eagleman on Possibilianism
View the entire archive of amazing and timeless PopTech content on the PopTech YouTube Channel.
Reading Corner
Deep Future: Creating Technology That Matters by Pablos Holman showcases his career-long quest and commitment to researching, applying and investing in technology solutions that have the potential to solve humanity’s biggest challenges.
Unbroken: One Uyghur’s Fight For Freedom by Rushan Abbas provides a definitive, first-hand account of how the Chinese government has systemically tried to snuff out Uyghur identity. Abbas’s work has been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
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…