Loading...Currently Accepting Applications for SU Executive Program: February 26th – March 7th, 2010
What: a 10-Day Executive Program on the campus of NASA Ames in the heart of Silicon Valley.
When: February 26 – March 7, 2010
Where: NASA Ames, Mountain View, CA
Who: Decision-makers, strategists, CEOs, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, government leaders — anyone thinking about their company and industry over a 5-to-10-year horizon
Comments by our previous participants
- “It has been one of the most exciting, intense and challenging experiences of my life.”
- “I took away a lot of new ideas and amazing, amazing contacts. I think I will be able to formulate some very high-impact messages for my company that could really shape its near-term actions and strategies.”
- “Every presentation and conversation blew my mind.”
What is it?
The SU Executive Program educates, informs and prepares executives to recognize the opportunities and disruptive influences of exponentially growing technologies and understand how these field affect your future, your company and your industry. The SU/EP is an Over-the-Horizon Radar for Executives showing you what is in the lab today and what will be in the marketplace in the next 5 to 10+ years.
Who should attend?
The program is designed for decision makers and strategists, CEOs and Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and government leaders: people who are thinking about their company and their industry over a 5-to-10-year horizon.
Specific benefits to participants:
- Meet top faculty, thought leaders, and CEOs in a range of exponentially growing technologies;
- Learn the core vocabulary and breakthrough concepts in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Medicine and Human-Machine Interfaces, and Networks & Computing Systems;
- Understand the underlying drivers of exponential change;
- Visit top Silicon valley companies implementing these breakthroughs;
- Explore growth solutions based on disruptive innovation and create strategies of value to your company and industry;
- Expand your personal network and connect with a lifelong community through the Singularity University Network
Faculty
SU brings together some of Silicon Valley’s top experts across multiple disciplines. SU Executive Program faculty include:
- Dan Barry, MD/PhD, Three-time NASA astronaut; expert in Robotics and Medicine
- Peter Diamandis, MD, CEO, X PRIZE Foundation; Vice-Chancellor and Chairman, SU
- Neil Jacobstein, PhD, CEO, Teknowledge; expert in Artificial Intelligence
- Stuart Kim, PhD, Professor, Stanford; expert in Biotechnology/Bioinformatics
- Daniel Kraft, MD, Professor, Stanford; expert in Stem Cells and Medicine
- Ray Kurzweil, PhD, Founder, Kurzweil Technologies; Chancellor and Trustee, SU
- Ralph Merkle, PhD, Institute for Molecular Manufacturing; expert in Nanotechnology
Major Elements of the 10-Day SU Executive Program
Core Briefings and Discussion
The Executive Program will concentrate on six exponential technologies:
- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
- Nanotechnology
- Biotechnology & Bioinformatics
- Medicine & Human-Machine Interfaces
- Networks & Computing Systems
- Energy & Environmental Systems
Participants learn:
- Top-level Critical Concepts: The core concepts that let you understand the biggest ideas in exponential technologies. You’ll be able to recognize exponential trends and multidisciplinary breakthroughs in news and industry reports.
- Key Projected Breakthroughs: What are the top ten projected breakthroughs that executives should be watching out for in the next decade? What are their implications and leading indicators?
- Metrics: How do you monitor progress in these technology fields?
- Legal/Regulatory/Ethical Discussion: What legal and regulatory environments affect these exponentially changing fields? Do current structures account for future changes? What are the biggest ethical issues that are likely to be faced in the next decade?
- Leading Researchers and Companies: Who are the key thinkers and companies in this field that you must know about?
- Industrial Implications: How will projected breakthroughs affect specific industries within the next three to ten years?
Workshops
Expand on the Core Briefings during interactive workshops with leading thinkers in areas such as:
- Futures Studies Tools and Predictive Markets
- The Future of Business in a World of Exponential Change
- Implications of Nanotech Factories
- Growth of AI and Robotics
- Future of Medicine & Biotechnology
- Technologies that Change Energy Systems
Site Visits
Executive participants will visit companies and research facilities that epitomize Silicon Valley and applied exponential technologies. Potential site visits include: IBM Almaden, Autodesk, Halcyon Molecular, 23andMe, Google, Nano-solar, Real-time brain scanning, and NASA’s simulation and visualization facilities and research labs.
Industries Group Workshop
The last part of the program is dedicated to discussions between executives, faculty, and staff on the subject of:
- “How will these Exponential Technologies affect your industry in the next three to ten years?”
- “How does this affect your current and future planning?”
Executive participants will work in small teams to research how exponential technologies will affect their specific industry sectors, with feedback from discussions with faculty, staff, and other participants.
Location & Facilities
The 10-day SU Executive Program is held in SU facilities at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California–in the heart of Silicon Valley. Participants are housed at the NASA Lodge within the NASA Research Park, and meals will be catered during the program.
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Other Program Elements
The SU Executive Program includes special events and opportunities for networking:
- Welcome Reception and Keynote Address
- VIP Lectures
- Technology Demonstrations
- Lunch and Evening Discussions, Social Events, and Networking Sessions
- Micro-BarCamp (a focused team-building exercise)