GatherVerse Summit 2026
February 24-26, 2026 (8:00 AM PST)
(5th Annual Summit)
Meet the speakers
Day 1 – February 24, 2026
| Keynote: Human Needs: Why we innovate. Speaker: Christopher Lafayette |
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| Roundtable Panel: Human Impact: Preparing Communities for Systemic Change Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Serenity Parker, Marian Villa, Casey Jensen, Dr. Quiana Bradshaw, Megha Chawla, Dr. Katie Thomas, Ricky Houck, Alison McMurtrie |
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| Fireside Chat: What We’re Doing to Our Attention Host: Salvation Chigereoka Guest: James Welniak |
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| Roundtable Panel: Human Values: Carrying Them Through Accelerating Change Moderator: Lynn Gitau Speakers: Antonio Taylor, Tara Jade Fox, Justine Clarke, Anish Baheti, Srinivasan Pakkirisamy, Emily Wright, Theresa Grant-Narasimhan, Kamilah Sanders, Christian Ortiz |
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| Fireside Chat: Say It Now Host: Salvation Chigereoka Guest: Walter Green |
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| Roundtable Panel: Human Dignity: A Guiding Force for Emerging Technologies Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Malaysia Harrell, Lynn Dowdell, Kim Nelson-Wright, Joy Dixon, Muhammad Langdi, Erin Cutrone, Mantin Lu, Dr Zakia Ghafari, Stephanie Sylvestre |
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| Roundtable Panel: Trust by Design: Meeting Human Needs in the Age of AI and Tokenized Economies Moderator: Angele’ Doyne Speakers: Kara Howard, Paula Bowens, Matthew Schneider, Dr. Eve, George Mundin |
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| Closing: Day 1 To be continued on Day 2 (February 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM PST) |
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Day 2 – February 25, 2026
| Opening: Christopher Lafayette | |
| Roundtable Panel: Human Impact: The Next Responsibilities of Innovation Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Malvika Jethmalani, Soenil Soebedar, Kee Jones, Paige Dansinger, Juliana Loh, Mary Waweru, Aliyah Gibbs, Kuldeep Singh, Erila Haska |
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| Fireside Chat: What Leadership Asks of You Host: Lynn Gitau Guest: Aleya Harris |
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| Roundtable Panel: Innovation and Obligation: The Duties of Those Who Build Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Olayemi Arokoyo, Narender Reddy Karka, Anar Bayramov, Orestis Spyrou, Stefan Youngblood, Don Carson, Jebet Chepkoyo, Nolwenn Germain, Kat King |
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| Fireside Chat: Safety, Trust, Responsibility Host: Russell Bundy Guest: Eli Boahen |
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| Roundtable Panel: Human Possibility: Building for Generations Ahead Moderator: Salvation Chigereoka Speakers: Pradeep Anjuru, Ian Kang, Sivaprakash Nithyanandam, Devin Baldwin, Nagawa Lule, Beth Zukowsky, Helmut Love, Cam Cordin, Michael Forman |
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| Closing: Day 2 To be continued on Day 3 (February 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM PST) |
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Day 3 – February 26, 2026
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| Roundtable Panel: Human Impact: The Next Responsibilities of Innovation Moderator: Grant McGaugh Speakers: Sally Good, Annesha Chowdhury, Tanya Kelen, Raini Steffen, Trevor Tomion, Nathan Ornick, Charlene Nichols, Pragati Kashyap, Shveta Malhan |
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| Session Topic: Trust Before Tools The Human Layer of AI Speaker: Linda Porter |
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| Session Topic: Human-First UI for Citizen Services: Building Accessible, Trustworthy Web Apps at Scale Speaker: Gopi Chand Vegineni |
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| Closing: Day 3 | |
