 | Inside FiRe: Agentic AI, Satellites & Sovereignty, the Microbiome, and the Nature of the Cosmos FiRe 2027 will be back in San Diego, May 1619, 2027; and, to give you a chance to process all the FOMO you're likely to get from watching these videos, we're extending Early-Bird ticket prices through the end of the week. The price will go up to $2,900 starting June 26, so reserve your spot today. Our next SNS Spark Salon is Thursday at noon PT. We'll be meeting virtually to discuss the biggest breakthroughs and discoveries from FiRe 2026 and what they mean for our shared future. Register here. For those who weren't able to attend Future in Review 2026 in person and those who were onsite but just couldn't catch everything we've now released the full video set. Our opening day this year was a doozy: an extraordinary lineup of scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and visionaries examining the forces that are reshaping our world. From the frontiers of artificial intelligence and quantum theory to the hidden ecosystems living inside us, these sessions reflect the breadth and depth of inquiry that defines the FiRe community. We open with a look at how AI and quantum technologies are powering a new era of discovery, with former National Science Foundation director Sethuraman Panchanathan. Up next is a wide-angle view of the patterns defining 2026 and what they signal for the road ahead. From there, we journey to the cosmos streaming live discoveries from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile and introducing a bold new theory of space, time, light, and matter that challenges our most fundamental assumptions about the universe. Closer to home, we examine the urgent human stakes of the agentic AI revolution: who is building the privacy and identity protections we need, and what are the real limits of generative models? We also explore the surprising frontier of the microbiome, the role of satellites in reshaping global sovereignty and communications, and the growing threat that misinformation poses to AI policy and our shared information environment. We close with the always-anticipated "Meet the FiReStarters" session, spotlighting the hand-picked companies with new technologies the FiRe team believes are changing our future for the better. These are the conversations that matter, with the people driving their future.
Building the Next Generation of Science & Innovation with The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan, Professor of Technology & Innovation, Arizona State University | Director (fmr.), National Science Foundation Moderated by Berit Anderson, COO, Future in Review Tune in for a fireside chat with the former director of the US National Science Foundation exploring how artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, combined with bold global partnerships, can power a new era of learning, discovery, and human potential.
2026 Patterns That Matter with Mark Anderson, Chair & CEO: Pattern | Strategic News Service | Future in Review; Evan Anderson, Head of Programs, Future in Review; Ramesh Rao, Director, Qualcomm Institute | Distinguished Professor ECE, UC San Diego; and Berit Anderson, COO, Future in Review Understanding the future requires seeing the patterns of the present with clarity. Discover the patterns we're seeing today and what they mean for our world moving forward.
Live Reveal: Discoveries from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory with Mario Juric, Professor of Astronomy, University of Washington | Director Emeritus, DiRAC Institute Moderated by Mark Anderson, Chair & CEO: Pattern | Strategic News Service | Future in Review If you've been wondering what's out there, you're not alone. This year's FiRe kicked off with a presentation of some of the most detailed images of the cosmos ever taken. Now you can stream this year's conversation about what the largest camera ever built is seeing for the first time and how this will change our understanding of the universe around us.
From Quantum to the Cosmos: A Revolutionary Theory of Space, Time, Light & Matter with Mark Anderson, Chair & CEO: Pattern | Strategic News Service | Future in Review; and Pattern members of the Resonance Theory Working Group Moderated by David Brin, Author, Futurist & Public Speaker Introducing a new understanding of what the universe is and how it works, from the smallest to the largest events and, for the first time, without cheats or fudges at any scale.
Building Privacy & Identity in an Agentic World with Christopher Bramwell, Chief Privacy Officer, State of Utah; Balazs Nemethi, Founder, Agent Community; Esther Dyson, Author, In Defense of Limits: Human Time and AI Scale (2027) | Angel Investor Moderated by Berit Anderson, COO, Future in Review The runaway train of agentic AI tools is hard at work across countless databases. Now, new protections must be added to ensure human privacy and protect identity. These panelists are building the tools to protect humans from the worst of the agentic world, from changing state regulations to the changing structure of our internet.
The Limits & Liabilities of Generative Models with Gary Marcus, AI Expert, Scientist & Author | Professor Emeritus, NYU Moderated by Mark Anderson, Chair & CEO: Pattern | Strategic News Service | Future in Review Generative AI has become the darling of the tech world. But the Valley hype cycle is at this point a known quantity. Hear the many reasons for rightful skepticism of the current "thing," from one of the most outspoken critics of the LLM-based tools being peddled today and what might soon replace them.
Gut Feeling: Hacking Your Microbiome with Brian Bentow, CEO & Co-Founder, Get Saucy | Serial Entrepreneur; Amir Zarrinpar, Professor of Medicine, Zarrinpar Lab, UC San Diego; and Ivan Liachko, CEO & Founder, Phase Genomics Moderated by Larry Smarr, Distinguished Prof. Emeritus, CSE, UC San Diego We now understand that countless processes in the human body are interdependent with the microorganisms that reside within us. The dawn of the era of understanding the microflora of our gut creates countless opportunities to treat and heal ourselves using this broadened perspective. Tune in to learn more about how we can edit our food to better cater to our microbiome.
Satellites Driving Sovereignty & Communications with David Anderman, CEO & Founder, Sovera Corp. | Co-Founder & General Partner, Stellar Ventures Moderated by Kate Nolan, Managing Partner, Sourdough Ventures Sovera CEO David Anderman joins us for a fireside chat exploring how satellite technology and next-generation communications infrastructure are reshaping global connectivity and redefining the boundaries of national sovereignty. Misinformation Shaping AI Policy with Daniella Taveau, President, Bold Text Strategies; Pablo Breuer, President, Orthogonal Insights; and Mark Listes, CEO & Co-Founder, Pendulum Moderated by Evan Anderson, Head of Programs, Future in Review If accurate information is the lens through which we see our world, misinformation is how that lens gets scratched. With the advent of rapidly deployable AI tools, the volume at which information ecosystems can be attacked, changed, or overloaded has drastically shifted. Here you'll learn what's happening to our information universe in the context of the AI boom and how to create strong AI policy.
Meet the FiReStarters with Sonia Trigueros, CEO & Co-Founder, NIVD; George Boyajian, CEO, Mussel Polymers; Alex Howland, CEO & Founder, Virbela; Evan Lee, CEO & Founder, Seven Point One; Kevin Pomplun, CEO & Co-Founder, LENS; Han Cao, CEO, Co-Founder & President, Dimension Genomics; and Arnold Leitner, CEO & Founder, Leitnium Moderated by Berit Anderson, COO, Future in Review Each year, the FiRe team hand-picks the young companies or emerging technologies we believe are changing our future for the better. See the founders of some of the world's most promising, innovative, and investable startup companies in an onstage fast-pitch on why we need them in our world.
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SNS: Inside FiRe: Agentic AI, Satellites & Sovereignty, the Microbiome, and the Nature of the Cosmos
