Bradley Clark Royes

AI Node Manager at

[Foresight Institute @foresightinst]

That's a wrap on Vision Weekend UK.

Three days in London. Seven tracks. 30+ speakers. Our first ever UK event in 40 years of Foresight.

Below is a thread on what happened, and what's next:

[Bradley Clark Royes @bradroyes]

@jasoncrawford @foresightinst @rootsofprogress I applied :) see you there?

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@ilangur and @rowstron from @ARIA_research on creating conditions for high-risk, high-reward research and AI scientists:

https://t.co/AKgx37wAuy

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The talks from Vision Weekend USA are now live!

From whole brain simulation and self-assembling space structures to moonshots in AI investing – hear from @eboyden3, @ariel_ekblaw @FutureJurvetson and others working at the frontiers of AI, neurotech, longevity, and space.

All talks below 👇

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“Each conversation I have at the Foresight Institute feels like the start of the next 100 years. It's a concentration of people thinking a couple of decades (and sometimes centuries) ahead of the rest of the world.” – Ben Woodington

It’s just one week before we combine frontier science and tech with stunning island vibes in Puerto Rico! Engage with the most forward-looking work in AI, longevity, neurotech, progress, crypto, nanotech, energy, and space with fellow futurists and our brilliant speakers.

Final chance to join us: https://t.co/UnRmJOiwbx

Speakers
• Robin Hanson, George Mason University @robinhanson
• Ramez Naam, author @ramez
• Samuel Hammond, Foundation for American Innovation @hamandcheese
• Konrad Kording, University of Pennsylvania @koerding
• Brandon Green, BTC Inc
• Jean Hebert, ARPA-H @Replacing_Aging
• Jin Suntivich, Cornell University @jsuntivich
• Richard Sedlmayr, Agency Fund
• David Shor, Blue Rose Research @davidshor
• Ben Woodington, Coherence @WoodingtonBen
• Alex Shieh, Antifraud Company @alexkshieh
• Nico Shi, Agartha @syntonikka
• Jonathan Anomaly, Herasight @JonathanAnomaly
• Ashley Zehnder, Fauna Bio @ashleyz413
• Joel Shor, Move 37 Labs
• Alice Gilman, stealth
• Dodam Ih, Zetta AI
• Eva Dyer, University of Pennsylvania @evadyer
• Todd Huffman, Episteme
• Sean Escola, Protocol Labs
• Maribella Domenech, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine at UPRM
• Sherri Goldman, VAST
• ML Sudo, Electric Coin Co.
@ml_sudo
• Amiti Uttarwar, Waye
• Neha Narula, Digital Currency Initiative @neha
• Jean Cruz, AGM International
• Brandon Goldman, Lionheart VC @BrandonGoldman
• Lauren Wagner, Abundance Institute @typewriters
• Aaron Wright, Tribute Labs @awrigh01
• Casey Caruso, Topology VC
• Saturnin Pugnet, Project Omega @satpugnet
• Cameron Colby Thomson, HRF & Good Ancestor Foundation
• Allison Duettmann, Foresight Institute @allisondman
• Taylor Tondelli, Confluence Philanthropy

Join office hours with some of our favorite orgs building the future:
• Vitalism Foundation – Adam Gries @vitalismorg
@adamgries
• Edge City – Telamon Ardavanis & Katherine Jones @JoinEdgeCity @TelamonArdavani
• The Alliance for Longevity Initiatives – Dylan Livingston @theA4LI
• Puerto Rico Space Foundation – Jose Molina @PRSF_Space
• San Juan Bitdevs – Hannah Rosenberg & Erik Alvarez @SanJuanBitdevs @hmichellerose @erikmichaelalv1
• Society Library – Jamie Joyce @SocietyLibrary @JustJamieJoyce
• Morpheus – David Johnston @MorpheusAIs @DJohnstonEC
• University of Puerto Rico – Hector de Jesus
• Beyond the Screen – Frances Haugen & Alex Newman @FrancesHaugen
• Invest Puerto Rico – Brian Bourgerie @InvestPR @Bougey
• IncentivesPro – Gustavo Díaz Skoff @GustavoSkoff
• Bioleap – Noe Crespo @noe_crespo_pr
• KKH Advisors – Kimberly Ha @pharmaprodigy
• Campo Libre – Alana Mediavilla @campolibrefilms
@AlanaMediavilla

Learn more about the work of our grantees and Fellows:
• Eva Dyer, University of Pennsylvania
• Ariel Procaccia, Harvard University @ArielProcaccia
• Sidh Sikka, Manifold Research @SikkaSidh
• Philip Linden, Open Lunar
• Abi Olvera, Golden Gate Institute for AI @Abi0lvera
• Alex Plesa, Harvard University @amplesa
• Constanze Albrecht, MIT Media Lab

Sponsors: @herasight, @LongevitySJ and Scryer

[Bradley Clark Royes @bradroyes]

@foresightinst @PNaeini Well deserved!

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Announcing: the winner of our 2025 Norm Hardy Prize, Dr. Pardis Emami-Naeini!

This $10,000 award recognizes notable work in usable security. @PNaeini receives it for developing a layered cybersecurity label for smart home devices, which empowers consumers to make more secure choices. Her research has influenced national policy and industry standards like the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark.

Join us in congratulating Pardis on this well-deserved recognition of her important work!

Pardis Emami-Naeini is an Assistant Professor at @dukecompsci and earned her Ph.D from @SCSatCMU. Learn more about her winning work in the presentation from the award ceremony: https://t.co/HLfSwATlix

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From biobots and connectomics to AI alignment and self-assembling space structures, this weekend’s talks spanned biotech, neurotech, AI, space, and beyond, including:

• Ed Boyden, @eboyden3 (MIT) on building computer simulations of the brain
• Jim O’Neill, @regardthefrost (Deputy Secretary of HHS) on HHS priorities and how to build a better biomedical regulatory and innovation ecosystem
• Jan Leike, @janleike (Anthropic) on using AI for AI alignment
• Viren Jain, @stardazed0 (Google) on connectomics and AI
• Alan Mardinly, @mardinly (Science) on brain biohybrid neural interfaces
• Haleh Fotowat, @halehf (Wyss Institute) on biobots and neurobots
• Steve Jurvetson, @FutureJurvetson (Future Ventures) on AI moonshots
• Ariel Ekblaw, @ariel_ekblaw (Aurelia Institute) on self-assembling space structures

[Bradley Clark Royes @bradroyes]

Another great event from the team. Looking forward to bringing this energy to Berlin.

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We gathered field-leaders in neuro for a workshop on the future of brain-computer interfaces, whole brain emulation, and the intersection between AI and neurotech!

Now the talks are available on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/LQjWfHI9ez

Hear from:
• Ed Boyden (Boyden Lab) @eboyden3
• Talmo Pereira (Salk Institute) @talmop
• Haleh Fotowat (Wyss Institute) @halehf
• Bobby Kasthuri (University of Chicago)
• Jacques Carolan (ARIA) @JacquesCarolan
• Andrew Payne (E11 Bio) @Andrew_C_Payne
• Ann Kennedy (Scripps Research)
• Amy Kruse (Satori Capital)
• Gabriel Kreiman (Harvard Medical School) @gkreiman
• Jordan Matelsky (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)
• Mehdi Azabou (Columbia University) @mehdiazabou
• Sean Escola (Protocol Labs / ARNI)
• Peter Yoo (Synchron)

[Bradley Clark Royes @bradroyes]

@foresightinst Looking forward!

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Join us for Vision Weekend USA, our annual flagship event bringing together leading researchers, entrepreneurs, and funders at the forefront of science and technology!

This year’s theme – “AI for X” – explores how AI can accelerate breakthroughs in longevity biotech, neurotech, and other transformative fields.

📍 Dec 5–7 | Bay Area

Confirmed speakers include:
• Ed Boyden (Boyden Lab) @eboyden3
• Laura Deming (Until) @LauraDeming
• Andrew Trask (OpenMined) @iamtrask
• Viren Jain (Google) @stardazed0
• Liv Boeree (Win-Win Podcast) @Liv_Boeree
• Chiara Marletto (University of Oxford)
• Alan Mardinly (Science) @mardinly
• Cate Hall (Astera Institute) @catehall
• Adam Brown (Google DeepMind & Stanford University)
• Greg Wayne (Google DeepMind)
• Joe Betts-LaCroix (Retro) @bettslacroix

Get tickets: https://t.co/VnNeCh49QX