Upfront Summit

February 26, 2026
Nya Studios

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AGENDA

7:30am

Registration & Breakfast 

8:30am

Welcome & Show Opening

8:45am

The Return of the Woolly Mammoth: Why De-Extinction Matters

Ben Lamm, Colossal Biosciences
Interviewed by Cody Simms

9:25am

How AI Agents are Transforming Commerce Overnight

Harley Finkelstein, Shopify
Interviewed by Mark Suster

9:50am

The Next Era of AI: Trusted Agent-Human Partnerships

Clay Bavor, Sierra
David Singleton, Dreamer
Laela Sturdy, CapitalG
Moderated by Shirin Ghaffary

10:15am

How to Prepare California for the Next 50 Years

Matt Mahan, City of San José
Rick Caruso, Caruso
Interviewed by Joe Green

10:50am

Upfront Summit Breakouts
AI Hub Sessions
Space & Hard Tech Hub Sessions

12:45pm

Lunch & Networking

2:00pm

Where Do We Go From Here?

Van Jones, CNN, RAPPORT.co, DreamMachine.org
Interviewed by Michael Broukhim

2:40pm

Deal by Deal by Diller - Barry Diller on Technology and Media

Barry Diller, IAC
Interviewed by Jason Rapp

3:10pm

Seeing Around Corners: The Art of Selection & Conviction in an Age of Transformation

Antonio Gracias, Valor Equity Partners
Interviewed by Ira Ehrenpreis

3:35pm

What's Really Possible in AI for Science, and When?

Geoff von Maltzahn, Lila Sciences

4:00pm

The White House Agenda on Tech Policy

Michael Kratsios, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Interviewed by Colin Greenspon

4:30pm

The $10 Billion Human to AI Pipeline

Brendan Foody, Mercor
Interviewed by Sundeep Peechu

4:55pm

The Future According to Sequoia

Alfred Lin, Sequoia Capital
Interviewed by Molly O’Shea

5:30pm

Closing

6:00pm

Dinner & Party


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