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This conference homepage is tangentially relevant to AI safety through its focus on technological progress and long-term human flourishing; the broader Roots of Progress community occasionally engages with AI governance and existential risk topics.
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The Progress Conference is an event organized by the Roots of Progress, focused on the philosophy and history of progress, technological advancement, and the future of human flourishing. It brings together thinkers, entrepreneurs, and researchers to discuss how to sustain and accelerate beneficial progress. The conference is part of the broader 'progress studies' and 'techno-optimism' intellectual movement.
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- •Organized by Roots of Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to understanding and promoting human progress
- •Gathers thinkers, writers, entrepreneurs, and researchers interested in the philosophy and history of technology and progress
- •Part of the broader 'progress studies' movement that examines why progress happens and how to accelerate it
- •Relevant to AI safety insofar as it engages with how transformative technologies like AI fit into long-run human flourishing
- •Reflects a techno-optimist intellectual community that intersects with some effective altruism and longtermist circles
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Conference – Roots of Progress Institute
Progress Conference 2026: Oct 8–11, Berkeley CA More details in April. Sign up to get updates The Roots of Progress Institute Progress Conference 2026
A four day event to connect people & ideas in the progress movement
Meet great people • Catalyze new projects • Share ideas • Be energized & inspired
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Progress Conference 2026 Overview
October 8–11, in Berkeley, California
LOCATION: We're back for a third year at the beautiful Lighthaven Campus.
FOUR DAYS: The main two-day conference will happen all day Friday and Saturday, similar to 2025. Thursday and Sunday will be optional add-on days, with factory tours, interest group events, and other activities.
SPEAKERS: An initial group of speakers will be announced by April. You can see the 2025 speakers below.
ACCESS: This is again an invitation-only event, with ~400 guests. Save-the-date messages for invited guests are going out by early March. Tickets will be available for purchase by invited guests in April; at that time we'll also have an open application period, during which anyone can apply for a ticket.
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Past event: Progress Conference 2025 information below The Roots of Progress Institute Progress Conference 2025
The second annual progress conference was energizing and inspiring.
Over 350 people came together in Berkeley, CA to discuss ideas. Many people again said this was the best conference they ever attended. The annual progress conference is becoming a main event for the progress community.
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Sponsored by:
Media sponsored by:
Sponsors: Thank you for supporting the progress community!
Thank you to our sponsors, without whose support the conference would not have been possible.
You can learn more here about the sponsor and co-hosts organizations of Progress Conference 2025.
Progress Conference 2025: Sponsors and Co-Hosts
Sponsors supported the keynotes, speaker tracks, book signings, media production, and food/fun at the event.
Depending on the sponsorship level, sponsors received access to:
Branding at the event, from signs to lanyards to book plates
VIP reception ticket(s)
Conference ticket(s)
A room at the venue
Interested in sponsoring the 2026 conference? Click here for details of 2026 sponsorship opportunities . Email progress-conference@rootsofprogress.org to set up a call with Ben Thomas, RPI's Events Manager.
Show details 2025 Testimonials
There were so many talks I wanted to attend happening simultaneously that I couldn't go to everything I wanted to. Not sure how to fix this, just really great content.
Packy McCormick
Writer & Investor, Not Boring The most valuable part is the sheer surface area. I feel like I was reading Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks. Sessions bounced from longevity biotech to nuclear fusion to m
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