EA X AnderTech Emerging Tech Conference
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Fri, May 29, 2026
12 PM – 6:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
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This year’s theme, Strategizing for Tomorrow, Today, explores the technologies shaping the next decade and the strategic decisions leaders should be making now.
The program will feature student technology demos, three panel discussions, and an exclusive Networking Happy Hour.
📍 Korn Hall, UCLA Anderson
📅 Friday, May 29th
🕛 12:00 PM – 4PM; demos and panels
🥂 4:30 – 6:30 PM; networking reception (North Terrace)
🗣️ Panels:
• Dynamism — physical technologies transforming the real world
• Human Augmentation — the next generation of tech unlocking human capability
• Life After Screens — spatial systems including AR/VR and AI
Speaker list:
Physical Frontier
- Benson Tsai | General Matter (modern nuclear energy), Stellar Pizza (robotic pizza), SpaceX, Lucid Motors
- David Barnhart | Director of USC Space Engineering Center, Founder of Arkisys (Implementation Partner for NASA pioneering Space Commercialization)
Human Augmentation
- Ryan Field | CEO of Kernel, a category-defining neurotechnology company backed by $150M+ from Bryan Johnson, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.
XR + AI
- Cortney Harding | Forbes contributor (XR+AI), Founder of Friends with Holograms (Immersive training for Fortune 100)
- Benjamin Hersh | Founding PM for Google's Android XR, 25+ Patents in AI, Spatial Computing, and Interaction Patterns
- Terek Judi | Sr. PM, Snap Spectacles and Google AR Glasses
Dress Casual (jeans ok)
Food Provided (light bites and beverages provided)