Progress Summit
Every great leap forward in technology—from the steam engine to the solar panel to the AI chatbot—has come from the marriage of far-flung ideas. Invention and innovation are interdisciplinary. They come from curious people who can see over fences and borrow from adjacent viewpoints and domains.
The Atlantic’s second annual convention to celebrate science, technology, and a culture of curiosity brought together scientists, entrepreneurs, and storytellers to explore the anatomy of breakthroughs, how genius borrows from unexpected corners, and how we overcome the cult of blinkered expertise.
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Speakers
Karen Akinsanya
President of R&D, Therapeutics, Schrödinger
Adam Alter
Author, Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
Ross Andersen
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Dario Amodei
Co-Founder and CEO, Anthropic
Taylor Buonocore Guthrie
Professional Facilitator and Co-Creator, Convers(ate)
Brian Chesky
Co-Founder and CEO, Airbnb (participating virtually)
Osamah Choudhry
Co-Founder and CEO, Medivis
Nicholas Donoghoe
Executive Vice President, Chief Business and Strategy Officer, AbbVie
Underwriter Session
Kristen Fortney
Co-Founder and CEO, BioAge Labs
Todd Golub
Director, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Benjamin F. Jones
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Pushmeet Kohli
Vice President of Research, AI for Science, Google DeepMind (participating virtually)
Kelly Leonard
Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development, The Second City
Anne Libera
Director of Comedy Studies, The Second City
Alice McKown
Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher, The Atlantic
Sara Menker
Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Shannon Schuyler
Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer, PwC
Underwriter Session
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Andrea Valdez
Managing Editor, The Atlantic
Dashun Wang
Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
Alexander Will
President, Calm
AgendaJul 13
Breakfast and Atlantic Prologue: Curated Networking
Summary
Learn more about Taylor Buonocore Guthrie’s work.
Duration
45 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
In-Person
Speakers
Taylor Buonocore Guthrie
Professional Facilitator and Co-Creator, Convers(ate)
Welcome
Duration
1 minute
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Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Are Great Ideas Getting Harder to Find?
Duration
25 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Adam Alter
Author, Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
Benjamin F. Jones
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Andrea Valdez
Managing Editor, The Atlantic
Dashun Wang
Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
The Future of Food Security on a Warming Planet
Duration
26 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Sara Menker
Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
PwC Presents: Environmental Equity: The Thread Between Climate and DEI
Underwritten by PwCSummary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Duration
8 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Underwriter
Speakers
Alice McKown
Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher, The Atlantic
Shannon Schuyler*
Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer, PwC
Progress and Loneliness: A Conversation With Airbnb’s Brian Chesky
Summary
Pre-Recorded Interview
Duration
16 minutes
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Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Brian Chesky
Co-Founder and CEO, Airbnb (participating virtually)
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
How Technology Could Help America’s Mental-Health Crisis
Duration
28 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Alexander Will
President, Calm
Lunch and Networking
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
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In-Person
Innovation Is an Improvised Art
Duration
35 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
In-Person
Speakers
Kelly Leonard
Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development, The Second City
Anne Libera
Director of Comedy Studies, The Second City
Curing Cancers, Extending Life, and Other Medical Moonshots
Duration
25 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Kristen Fortney
Co-Founder and CEO, BioAge Labs
Todd Golub
Director, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Andrea Valdez
Managing Editor, The Atlantic
AbbVie Presents: The Healthcare Paradox: When Less = More
Underwritten by AbbVieSummary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Duration
8 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Underwriter
Speakers
Nicholas Donoghoe*
Executive Vice President, Chief Business and Strategy Officer, AbbVie
Why Proteins + AI = A Magical Formula For Drug Discovery
Duration
30 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Karen Akinsanya
President of R&D, Therapeutics, Schrödinger
Ross Andersen
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Pushmeet Kohli
Vice President of Research, AI for Science, Google DeepMind (participating virtually)
A Moral Framework For the AI Revolution
Duration
26 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Ross Andersen
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Dario Amodei
Co-Founder and CEO, Anthropic
Augmented Reality Meets Brain Surgery
Duration
15 minutes
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Osamah Choudhry
Co-Founder and CEO, Medivis
Derek Thompson
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Closing Thoughts
Duration
1 minute
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
underwriters
Event Details
Chicago, IL or Virtual
2400 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Thursday, July 13, 2023
10:00 am EDT
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