The Power of
Human Connection

The morning moved deliberately outward — from the places we experience to the communities we build, our capacity to thrive, what humans should learn, the technologies reshaping our lives, and the future those choices create. Six conversations, thirty-five minutes each, no slides.

1. 9:00 – 9:10 AM

   OPENING

   The Power of Human Connection

   Innovation in a world being rewritten

2. 9:10 – 9:50 AM

   PLACE

   The Places That Connect Us

   Reimagining travel through people, place & nature

   How can the experiences we create for travelers become a force for protecting the places they come to experience?

   • The evolving relationship between tourism, hospitality and nature
   • Meaningful, human-centered travel experiences
   • Destination stewardship and regenerative tourism
   • Connecting visitors more deeply with place
   • Community participation and local benefit
   • Biodiversity and ocean conservation
   • Nature-positive hospitality and tourism

   • Travel
   • Hospitality
   • Nature

3. 9:50 – 10:30 AM

   EACH OTHER

   The Experiences That Unite Us

   How sport, culture & entertainment can mobilize communities for impact

   How can the enormous power of sport, culture and entertainment turn human connection into positive action?

   • Sport and entertainment as engines of belonging
   • Moving from audiences and fans to communities
   • Athlete and creator influence
   • Storytelling as a catalyst for action
   • The responsibility that comes with cultural influence
   • Making sustainability and social impact culturally relevant

   • Sports
   • Media
   • Entertainment
   • Culture

4. 10:20 – 10:35 AM

   CONNECTION

   Human Connection Break

   Fifteen minutes intentionally designed for participants to meet someone outside their own industry

   What is one person, place or experience that changed the way you see the world?

5. 10:35 – 11:10 AM

   SELF

   The Future of Well-Being

   Human performance in an always-on world

   How do we use innovation to improve human performance without losing the very things that make us human?

   • The changing definition of human performance
   • Longevity and healthspan
   • Mental and emotional wellbeing
   • Stress, recovery and nervous-system regulation
   • Human connection as a component of health
   • The tension between optimization and flourishing

   • Health
   • Wellness
   • Human Performance

6. 11:10 – 11:45 AM

   LEARNING

   The Humans We Are Becoming

   Rethinking learning, skills & human potential in the age of AI

   If intelligence is becoming abundant, what should humans learn — and what kind of humans do we need to become?

   • Education
   • Lifelong learning
   • Creativity
   • Critical thinking
   • Human potential

7. 11:45 AM – 12:20 PM

   TECHNOLOGY

   Can Technology Make Us More Human?

   The flagship cross-industry conversation of the morning

   Can AI make us more human? As machines become more capable, what should remain irreducibly human?

   • AI as augmentation rather than simply automation
   • What humans should stop doing — and what that capacity could enable
   • AI and the future of work
   • Human-centered AI
   • Personalization versus genuine personal connection
   • Responsible innovation and trust
   • The qualities that should remain fundamentally human

   • AI
   • Humanity
   • Human Experience

8. 12:20 – 12:55 PM

   FUTURE

   The Future We Choose

   Building a world where innovation, prosperity & planet can thrive together

   If we have the tools to shape the future, what kind of future are we choosing to build?

   • AI infrastructure and the physical reality behind digital innovation
   • Data centers and energy demand
   • Renewable and clean energy
   • Infrastructure investment
   • Innovation ecosystems and public-private collaboration
   • Balancing growth, technological ambition and planetary constraints

   • Technology
   • Energy
   • Investment
   • Economic Development

9. 12:55 – 1:00 PM

   CONNECTION

   Where It All Connects

   The morning comes full circle: place, each other, self, learning, technology and the future we choose