The programs.
Every mark on the year belongs to one of these.
AI Summits
Four a year, at MIT, in Silicon Valley, and at Davos. Research, industry, and policy in one room.
Science Dinners
Small dinners that seat scientists, founders, and leaders around one table. By invitation.
Conversations in Action
A weekly podcast. One guest and a wide-ranging hour with John Werner and Alex Wissner-Gross.
Also · the Annual AI Retreat
Summer residency
In San Francisco, for student founders. Cohort Two is taking shape.
Themed programs
Across the city, from longevity to defense and security to the next 250 years.
Talks and demos
From the MIT community at the end of each semester. Co-founded with Daniela Rus, Director of MIT CSAIL.
Annual summit
On climate and sustainability, staged with TEDxBoston.
Ideas in Action
Portraits and gatherings
John gives back through pictures. Across the programs, and the photographs go home with the people in them.
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