Vision Weekend United Kingdom

Join our first-ever Vision Weekend in the United Kingdom!

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2026 marks the 40th anniversary of Foresight Institute. For the past decades, we’ve championed frontier science and technology; supported future Nobel Prize-winning research, hosted the world’s first nanotechnology conference, and provided early platforms for AGI discussions. Now we’re ready to write the next chapter.

Over three days in London, leading researchers, builders, and funders gather to explore the scientific and technological frontiers shaping the coming decades, and how to make them reality.

Friday: VIP Gathering (by invitation): All Access ticket holders, sponsors, speakers, Foresight Fellows, and grantees

Saturday: ‘Looking Ahead’ at The Barbican

Sunday: ‘Flourishing Futures’ at Tate Modern

Themes

Emerging AI Paradigms: Navigating the future of intelligenceExistential Hope Futures: Designing positive long-term scenariosFunding X: Innovating funding mechanisms for frontier technologiesLife Unlimited: Extending human potential beyond current limitsNanotechnology: Building the future atom by atomNeurotechnology: Expanding cognitive capabilitiesNow What? Pathways to implementation

What to expect

The program combines:

Keynotes from leading researchers and technologistsExpert office hours and focused small-group discussions1:1 connections and informal collaboration spacesImmersive experiences and live technology demonstrations

We will also award a $10,000 grant to a project advancing the frontiers of science.

Confirmed speakers

William Shih (Harvard University) on self-assembly and the coming age of molecular machinesEd Boyden (MIT) on incentives in scienceMoxie Marlinspike (Confer) on private AILee Cronin (University of Glasgow)Irina Rish (Mila) on beyond scaling: toward continual and adaptive intelligenceGreg Wayne (Google DeepMind) on universal AI assistantsDarja Isaksson (Vinnova) on Christine Peterson (Foresight Institute) on Foresight, 40 years laterMarius Hobbhahn (Apollo Research) on the case for AGI safety productsAnders Sandberg (Institute for Future Studies) on Dyson 2070: how fast can we build a Dyson sphere and how stable are they?João Pedro de Magalhães (University of Birmingham) on hacking aging biologyDorothy Chou (Google DeepMind) on capital for the long game: financing durable innovation in an age of hypeSergey Stavisky (UC Davis) on high-bandwidth BCIs for motor and communication recovery in people with paralysisŽiga Avsec (Google DeepMind) on advancing regulatory variant effect prediction with AlphaGenomeChristopher Rozell (Georgia Institute of Technology) on closed-loop neuroengineering: algorithms that learn from the brain in real timeJerzy Szablowski (Rice University) on precision neuromodulation through molecular engineering and focused ultrasoundLynne Cox (University of Oxford)Jonah Weinbaum (Institute for Progress) on the 'launch sequence': towards a concrete agenda for defensive accelerationPeter Gehle (Tübingen AI Institute)Joe Meyerowitz (Field Foundry) fireside chatKathleen Fisher (ARIA)Mehmet Fisek (Meridial) Jano Costard (SPRIND) on challenges as a tool for breakthrough innovationRonit Kanwar (Renaissance Philanthropy) on fuelling scientific renaissancesAdam Shai (Simplex AI Safety) on the neural basis of intelligent behaviorZoë Brammer (Google DeepMind) on AI for science 2030Leah Morris (Pillar VC) on AI for scienceKirill Eves (e184)Thane Campbell (Deep Science Ventures)Ankur Vora (Google DeepMind) on AI for science 2030Eric Gilliam (Renaissance Philanthropy), moderator Funding X trackJacques Carolan (ARIA), moderator, Neurotechnology trackBarbara Diehl (SPRIND), co-moderator, Now What? Pathways to Implementation track

VIP Events

With the All Access Pass you get the full Vision Weekend experience with invitations to VIP gatherings with our speakers, grantees, Fellows, and sponsors spanning all three days.

Get tickets: https://foresight.org/events/vision-weekend-uk-2026/

Note: Registering on Luma does not give you entry to Vision Weekend UK. A ticket purchase via our website is required to attend.

Powered by: Apollo Research, Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), Cambridge University Health Partners, e184, Renaissance Philanthropy, SPRIND, and And-Now.