On September 15 in New York City, WIRED will host its inaugural AI Power Summit, bringing together leaders from technology, politics, and media to outline what comes next for generative AI.
Generative AI’s capabilities are accelerating at a dizzying pace, and the steady flow of headlines can make it hard for technologists, policymakers, and the public to parse what matters. WIRED has assembled a daylong program of panels and conversations designed to clarify the most consequential developments in the field.
The schedule will break down the White House’s AI Action Plan and assess its potential effects across sectors; examine how new regulatory proposals could change commercial practice and public policy; and consider who stands to benefit from or be disrupted by rapid advances in generative systems. Sessions will pair policy experts with industry leaders to trace legal, economic, and ethical questions that are already shaping product road maps and government responses.
The lineup mixes WIRED editors and writers with corporate and civic leaders. Confirmed speakers include:
- Dean Ball, Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
- Jim Bankoff, Cofounder, Chair, CEO, Vox Media
- Richard Blumenthal, US Senator (D-Connecticut)
- Katie Drummond, Global Editorial Director, WIRED
- Markham C. Erickson, VP, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
- Mike Kubzansky, CEO, Omidyar Network
- Steven Levy, Editor-at-Large, WIRED
- Roger Lynch, CEO, Condé Nast
- Tim Marchman, Director of Science, Politics, Security, WIRED
- Sabastian Niles, President, Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce
- Mike Reed, CEO, Gannett | USA TODAY Network
- Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO, Runway
- Neil Vogel, CEO, People Inc.
- Anna Wintour, Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast
Panels will feature audience Q&A and moderated roundtables led by WIRED editors. Speakers will present case studies showing live deployments of generative systems, with vendors and civil-society representatives describing mitigation measures and performance testing. Lawmakers on the program will explain enforcement priorities and oversight plans, and company legal officers will discuss liability and contract considerations.
A livestream will be available to WIRED subscribers.
Panels will touch on concrete topics such as testing and evaluation standards, liability and intellectual property questions, workforce transitions, and how public-interest safeguards might be enforced at scale. Attendees should expect detailed, example-driven discussions rather than broad, abstract debate.
The summit is positioned to serve anyone watching the rapid changes in generative models: company leaders planning product strategy, lawyers shaping compliance frameworks, journalists covering new tools, and policy makers weighing tradeoffs. Organizers say the event aims to translate emerging news into practical takeaways and to surface the tradeoffs that will shape AI’s next phase.
Registration details will be shared ahead of the event.