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Scott Ginebaugh from Cosmica Biosciences will be speaking at the 2024 LBF and Foresight Longevity Workshop.
Dates: July 28-29, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Future House and LKSC at Stanford University
For more details, please visit the event page: foresight.org/2024-lbf-and-foresight-longevity-workshop/ ... See MoreSee Less
Vogue Business, Fashion Council Germany, Masjien & Ebay invited Chief of Strategy Niamh Peren to speak on the Metamorphosis panel, 'How to implement AI in a responsible way?' at Berlin Fashion Week ... See MoreSee Less
Omri Amirav-Drory from NFX will be speaking at the 2024 LBF and Foresight Longevity Workshop.
Dates: July 28-29, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Future House and LKSC at Stanford University
For more details, please visit the event page: foresight.org/2024-lbf-and-foresight-longevity-workshop/ ... See MoreSee Less
Danielle Ruiz from Everest Health will be speaking at the 2024 LBF and Foresight Longevity Workshop.
Dates: July 28-29, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Future House and LKSC at Stanford University
Spots to this event are going quick, so ensure you apply to join today: foresight.org/2024-lbf-and-foresight-longevity-workshop/ ... See MoreSee Less
This is your LAST CHANCE to secure your Vision Weekend Europe tickets! July 12-14, Bückeburg Palace, Germany. Join the waitlist for our All Access and Village Packages, or secure the few remaining General Attendance tickets foresight.org/vw2024eu/ ... See MoreSee Less
The Foresight Fellowship is a one-year program committed to giving change-makers the support to accelerate their bold ideas into the future. Our mission is to catalyze collaboration among leading young scientists, engineers, and innovators who work to advance technologies for the benefit of life.
Our one year program is designed to help Fellows excel:
- 1-1 introductions to relevant funders, senior scientists, and mentors.
- Optional quarterly career counselling calls, and networking opportunities with Alum.
- Travel-paid invitations to attend one in-person Foresight technical workshop and one Vision Weekend.
- An invitation to become a member of a technical Foresight group relevant to your interests, and the option of presenting your work in a virtual seminar to that group.
- Access to our community: share your career successes in our newsletter and socials
Applications for the 2025 Foresight Fellowship close July 31, 2024: foresight.org/foresight-fellowships/ ... See MoreSee Less
48 hours left to secure your General Attendance ticket to attend Vision Weekend Europe, July 12-14, Bückeburg Palace, Germany. You don't want to miss out on the conference, unconference, office hours, horse show, and more!
Peruse the program and secure your tickets (or join the waitlist for our All Access and Village packages):
foresight.org/vw2024eu/ ... See MoreSee Less
Vision Weekend Europe all access & village packages are now sold out. Join the waitlist, or snatch one of the final general attendance tickets on the event website: foresight.org/vw2024eu/
Take a peek at the program, packed with three parallel tracks; 1. main track on paths to progress across technologies, 2. participant unconference track, and 3. social & connection track: miro.com/app/board/uXjVK_H_8vk= ... See MoreSee Less
Seminar Summary:
In this seminar, Danielle Strachman, co-founder and general partner of 1517, shares her insights on venture capital and supporting unconventional career paths. She discusses her journey from founding the Thiel Fellowship to creating the 1517 Fund, emphasizing the importance of patronage in fostering innovation. Danielle highlights the key traits of successful founders, such as resilience, creativity, and vision, and explains how her fund evaluates the commercial viability of startups. She also explores geographical investment preferences, the significance of emotional intelligence in founders, and the role of mission-driven decision-making. Additionally, Danielle delves into the personal and financial rewards of working in venture capital, offers predictions on the future of long-term investments, and provides closing advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
About Danielle Strachman:
Danielle Strachman is a co-founder and general partner of 1517, an angel and pre-seed venture capital fund focusing on investing in technology startups founded by dropouts, renegade students, and sci-fi scientists. She has strongly advocated for self-directed learning and alternative education models throughout her career. Before founding 1517, Danielle was on the founding team of the Thiel Fellowship alongside Peter Thiel, where she assumed leadership responsibilities for its design and operations. Additionally, she founded and served as the director of Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school that emphasizes student-led project-based learning and other alternative educational programs.
Watch here:
foresight.org/summary/danielle-strachman-education-agency-and-the-ability-to-experiment/ ... See MoreSee Less
Sonia Arrison from 100 Plus Capital will be speaking at the 2024 LBF and Foresight Longevity Workshop.
Dates: July 28-29, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Future House and LKSC at Stanford University
For more details, please visit the event page: foresight.org/2024-lbf-and-foresight-longevity-workshop/ ... See MoreSee Less
Sonia Arrison from 100 Plus Capital will be speaking at the 2024 LBF and Foresight Longevity Workshop.
Dates: July 28-29, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Future House and LKSC at Stanford University
For more details, please visit the event page: foresight.org/2024-lbf-and-foresight-longevity-workshop/ ... See MoreSee Less
Security is only possible if users can understand the implications of their actions. The Norm Hardy Prize is being offered to encourage work that helps users make wise decisions. Our society depends on the reliability and resilience of our infrastructure, which in turn depends on security. No user interface can make an insecure system secure. Apply with a project that embraces usable security before July 31, foresight.org/norm-hardy-prize/ ... See MoreSee Less
Thank you again to all who attended LabWeek for your energy, ideas, and commitment. We look forward to driving breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward, together! Check out the recordings here:
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The Feynman Prizes celebrate groundbreaking achievements in nanotechnology, inspired by Richard Feynman's 1959 talk.
Grand Prize: $250,000 for the first team to create a functional nano-scale robotic arm and computing device. Established by James R. Von Ehr II and Marc Arnold, this prize is still unclaimed.
Theory Prize: $5000 for excellence in theoretical research advancing molecular manufacturing. Includes an invitation to the award ceremony and workshop.
Experiment Prize: $5000 for outstanding experimental work in molecular manufacturing. Includes an invitation to the award ceremony and workshop.
Student Prize: $1000 for exceptional college students in nanotechnology. Includes an invitation to the award ceremony and workshop.
Apply by July 31. Learn more at foresight.org/foresight-feynman-prizes/ ... See MoreSee Less
Given that short AGI timelines may be possible, we're regranting $1.5M per year to supporting under-explored approaches in the areas of Cryptography/Security, Neurotech, and Multipolar Approaches.
Information and to apply: foresight.org/ai-safety/ ... See MoreSee Less