Today might be more optimistic than last year. However, this is not a good indicator of how optimistic you are about the future. The past 18 months have shown us that there are still a few kinks in this whole society thing.
We bring you RE:WIRED. It will take serious work to navigate the future. We also need to be open to new ways of thinking about the world. WIRED will host a series sessions over two days, November 9-10. Talk with scientists, actors, technologists, and royalty to discuss how to create a world that works well into the future.
This year's conference will be held online, just like last year. Register here to view the live stream or participate in the Q&A. It's completely free. Keep checking this site for updates throughout the 2-day event. This post will include all highlights and link to writeups.
Day One
What should the future of AI look like?
Nov. 9, 11 am ET
Gideon Lichfield, global editor at WIRED, sits down with Kai Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures and Yoky Matsuoka (founder and CEO of Yohana's personal assistant service Yohana), to discuss the future for AI.
Designing for the Future we Want to Inhabit
Nov. 9, 12:30 pm ET
Have you ever seen an iPhone? What is a MacBook? Jony Ive is the reason. I've been the designer of nearly every Apple gadget in the last 20 years. In 2019, he decided to leave Apple to open his own design studio. Ive will be speaking with Anna Wintour, Conde Nast's global chief content officer, about the future design and his plans for the future.
Speaking Truth to Biased Algorithms
Nov. 9, 1:30 pm ET
Timnit Gebru, a former Google researcher, published a paper in 2020 that highlighted ethical issues with a particular type of AI software Google used to create its search engine. Google fired Gebru in response. Gebru joined WIRED senior writer Tom Simonite for this discussion about the lack of oversight in the tech industry, and how AI can be made more beneficial to society.
The Internet Lie Machine
Nov. 9, 4 pm ET
Rumors are not uncommon for Prince Harry. After a turbulent year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will join Renee DiResta (a technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory) and Rashad Robinson (president of Color Of Change), for a discussion about how social media fuels misinformation, hatred and propaganda and what we can do to stop it. Steven Levy, editor at large of WIRED, moderates the session.
Sponsored Session
Creative Problem-Solving: Technology to Leverage for Good
Nov. 9, 10 am ET
Indu Chandrasekhar, WIRED's global senior director of audience development, moderates this conversation with Amy Webb (founder of Future Today Institute for business strategy) and Kirk Skaugen (executive vice president of Lenovo). This session is sponsored Lenovo.
Day 2
The mRNA Revolution: Covid-19, Beyond
Nov. 10, 9:30 am ET
It may have appeared that Covid vaccines were slow to arrive during the worst of the pandemic. They are among the most quickly developed vaccines in human history, a true scientific marvel. They could usher in a new era of vaccines that can be used for multiple diseases. This session features Maryn McKenna, senior WIRED public health writer, moderating a conversation between Stephane Bancel (CEO of Moderna) and Nahid Bhadelia (founder director, BU Center For Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, CEID).
