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Modernist Summit 2024
Curated In-Real-Life connections & experiences with fellow Modernist members, some of the most notable & respected in their fields!
Links to:
Schedule/Panels | Speaker bios | EVENT GALLERY
Chats: Panels & Fireside Chats
AI | VC/Investing | Crypto/Web 3 | Founder/Leadership Stories | Healthcare
Activities
Receptions, Mingling, Meals, Networking, Parties, Energy Healing & more
Performances
Live musical performances & show
Chill/Chat Breakout Sessions
Register to meet some of our speakers in a small group setting after their chats (limited availability)
Modernist Startup Founder Exhibit
A dedicated area where 10 early stage Modernist member-founded companies will display/demo their product
No additional cost other than the price of registration (1 ticket/person). Startups will also be featured in our newsletters and on websites. Message summit@modernist.club for details.
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December Events
Wednesdays/Saturdays - Private Member/Community Dinner
Thursdays - Energy Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen (AlbertEnergyHealer)
12.10 - “Western White House” White Party | Offsite Residence Event
12.13 - Modernist Venture Club - Ai Chat/Social w/Jeff Herbst | Shaping the Future of Ai (Ai VC, 20 years @ NVIDIA)
12.13 - Private Member Dinner with Jeff Herbst
12.15 - Modernist ‘Snow Globe’ Holiday Party
12.31 - Modernist New Year’s Party | Open Bar (@ Modernist)
12.31 - Modernist/GoodPeople: San Francisco Ài/爱 (LOVE) Themed New Year's Ball! (@ Madarae Lounge)
NOVEMBER Events
Wednesdays/Saturdays - Private Member/Community Dinner
Thursdays - Energy Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen (AlbertEnergyHealer)
11.01 - “Women in AI (WIA)” Female Founder Dinner
11.01 - Modernist Venture Club & “Women in AI (WIA)” Social
11.02 - Book Tour & Press
11.04 - HBS / IVY+ Social
11.08 - Modernist Venture Club: Startup Pitch Night
11.15 - Fireside Chat w/Stacey Wang (CEO Yu Ming Charter School)
11.16 - HBS Global Social
11.17 - GTM Exec Social
11.18 - Private AI/ML event & Birthday Soiree
11.29 - Ai Panel / Open Ai (Private Member Dinner w/Speakers before Panel)
11.30 - Flying Boat on SF Bay (Private Dinner after)
OCTOBER Events
Wednesdays/Saturdays - Private Member/Community Dinner
Thursdays - Energy Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen (AlbertEnergyHealer)
10.04 - “Women in AI (WIA)” Panel & Social
10.04/05 - Offiste event: ‘Vegas Tech Summit’ (Las Vegas, NV)
10.07 - “TOP GUN’ Fleet Week Party w/HBS & Ivy+
10.14 - “Love is Blind” Afterparty
10.18 - “TED AI” afterparty, hosted by Forbes 30u30 alumni
10.21 - Chat & Social w/Emmett Shear (Co-Founder & Former CEO Twitch)
10.21 Private member dinner with Emmett before the chat
10.26 - “Climate Change” Discussion with Michael Terpin & John Balbach
10.28 - “Modernist Halloween Costume Bash” / Magician / DJs / Open Bar
September Events
Wednesdays/Saturdays - Private Member/Community Dinner
Thursdays - Energy Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen (AlbertEnergyHealer)
9.6 (Wed) - “AI Chat/Panel” w/Matthew Stepka (Founder Machina Ventures) & Rocky Yu (Founder AGI House)
9.7 (Thu) - “Asian Art Museum Annual Gala” afterparty host & friends gathering
9.13 (Wed) - “Asian Art Museum Annual Gala” afterparty hosted by Modernist @ Asian Art Museum (Pre-Party at Modernist for Ticket Holders)
9.15 (Fri) - Private Member Dinner/Reception & Fireside Chat w/Jay Xu, CEO Asian Art Museum
9.16 (Sat) - “Back to School” Themed Party w/HBS & IVY+
9.20 (Thu) - Cybersecurity Fireside Chat w/Andrew ‘Andy’ Manoske (Hashicorp)
9.23 (Sat) - Monthly Member’s Birthdays Party, Stephanie’s Going Away Party (Part 1)
9.27 (Wed) - Startup Pitch Night - Modernist founded & funded companies pitching a panel of VCs
9.29 (Fri) - Modernist Co-Founder Steve Chen, Sutana & Andrei Asiminov, Victoria Herlitz, Courtney Davis’ birthdays, Stephanie Porter’s going away party (Offsite Event @ Madarae)
9.29 (Fri) - San Francisco Fashion Community Week kickoff party (17th Season)
9.30 - Modernist Member Residence Event- Gatsby themed party at Private Historic Landmark
AugUST Events
Wednesdays/Saturdays - Private Member/Community Dinner
Thursdays - Energy Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen (AlbertEnergyHealer)
8.2 (Wed) - “Ai Panel w/Women in Ai (WIA)”
8.2 (Wed) - “Love in Taipei’ private screening/premiere Afterparty
8.3 (Thu) - “Founder Footsteps” w/Linkedin Co-Founder (Palo Alto)
8.5 (Sat) - “HBS/Ivy+” Social/Party
8.09 (Wed) - “Burning Man” Panel & Social
8.16 (Wed) - Ai Chat/Panel
8.19 (Sat) - “Pre-Burn” themed party
8.23 (Wed) - WE❤️SF Panel & Social, private dinner with founders
8.30 (Wed) - Private Member Chat & Dinner with CEO of Digital Asset/Crypto exchange
JULY Events
7.6 | 7.19 - Private Member/Community Dinner (18ppl max)
7.1 (Sat) - “Baby You’re A Firework” Themed Party. Red, White, & Blue Cocktail Attire
7.6 (Thu) - Modernist Venture Club “Startup Pitch Night” & Social. 5 Member Founded Startups, Feedback from 4 Member VCs
7.7 (Fri) - Energy Healing Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen
7.8 (Sat) - Themed Party/Mixer w/HBS alumni
7.13 (Thu) - “Current/Trending Topics in Ai” Panel/Chat
7.20 (Thu) - Energy Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen (AlbertEnergyHealer)
7.22 (Sat) - “Barbie Party”
7.27 (Thu) “Ai Panel/Chat” - member spotlight
JUNE Events
6.7 | 6.14 | 6.21 - Private Member/Community Dinner (18ppl max)
6.2 (Fri) - Friends & Family Night - new AI menu (Asian Izakaya)
6.3 (Sat) - Private Dinner with Director of Taiwan’s Gold Visa program
6.3 (Sat) - SF Tech Week: Private Social with Kauffman Fellows & Brave Capital
6.3 (Sat) - SF Tech Week Closing Party: ‘The Fellows’ & ‘The Fellas’, Siqi, Parul, Cece, Aku, & Moussa’s Birthdays | HBS alums
6.8 (Thu) - Panel / Chat - the Future of AI in Healthcare w/Ernestine Fu & Lu Zhang (Co-hosted w/Asian Health Services)
6.9/10 (Fri/Sat) - Asian Izakaya (Ai) Friends & Family Soft Launch (Very Limited Seating)
6.10 (Sat) - ‘Bring out the Bling’ Themed Party, Andrea & Fiona’s Birthdays
6.15 (Thu) - Panel / Chat - topic TBA
6.16/17 (Fri/Sat) - Asian Izakaya (Ai) Friends & Family Soft Launch
6.17 (Sat) - ‘Noir et Blanc’ - Black & White Themed Party, Members Mahsa & Barry’s birthdays
6.21 (Wed) - Real Estate Lightning Chats: Banker, Developer, Investor, Brokerage
6.23 (Thu) - Energy Healing Sessions w/Modernist co-founder Albert Chen
6.23-6.24 (Fri-Sat) - Asian Izakaya (Ai) Pop Up Launch
6.24 (Sat) - ‘LOVE’ (Ai) Themed Party. Colorful Cocktail Attire. Co-hosted by Women in Ai, Ai Day Conference Afterparty
6.28 (Wed) - Panel / Chat - topic TBA
May Events
5.3 | 5.6 | 5.10 | 5.13 | 5.17 | 5.20 | 5.24 | 5.31 - Private Member/Community Dinner (18ppl max)
5.3 (Wed) - AI Panel & Social: w/Founding Member Matthew Stepka (Founder Machina Ventures, Humongous.ai, Lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
5.4 (Thu) - Fireside Chat: Energy Healing w/Modernist Co-Founder Albert Chen
5.6 (Sat) - ‘SUPERBLOOM’ Spring/Floral themed party w/HBS & IVY+ Alums | Member Ernestine Fu’s birthday
5.10 (Wed) - Jazz Night @ Founding Member Matt Mullenweg’s Keys Jazz Club
5.11 (Thu) - AI Panel & Social
5.12 (Fri) - Beef Noodle Soup Pop Up
5.13 (Sat) - ‘UP’ Themed Party | Member Courtney Cohan’s birthday
5.20 (Sat) - Beef Noodle Soup Pop Up
5.20 (Sat) - AI themed event - Tong’s Birthday / DirtyCat
5.24 (Wed) - Jazz Night @ Founding Member Doug Dalton’s new Jazz Club Dawn Club
5.30 (Tue) - SF Tech Week Opening Party - AI Mad Tea Party (w/DVC Fund, M12, Microsoft, & Modernist)
5.31 (Wed) - Private Member VC/Investor Dinner with Founding Member Wesley Chan, investor in 20+ Unicorns ($1B+ valuation) & 5 Decacorns ($10B+). Founder Google Analytics & Google Voice.
5.31 (Wed) - Fireside Chat & Social with Founding Member Wesley Chan
April Events
4.5 | 4.8 | 4.15 | 4.19 | 4.22 | 4.27 | 4.29 - Private Member/Community Dinner (18ppl max)
4.1 (Sat) - Euphoria: Member DJ iriż debut
4.2 (Sun) - “Light the Beam” Member trip to Golden 1 Center in Sacramento - Game & On Court Experience with Sacramento Kings Coach Mike Brown (Modernist Member)
4.8 (Sat) - AnnDyC: Electric Music Carnival celebrating member birthdays
4.12 (Wed) - Cerebral Valley / AI Social
4.15 (Sat) - EH? / Canadian Themed Event
4.20 (Thu) - Modernist Venture Club Startup Pitch Night & Social w/42 Geeks & Practical Ventures (Including chat re: SVB/Banking System Failures)
4.22 (Sat) - ‘An Evening in Mykonos’ Fashion Show & Party
4.26 (Wed) - Fireside Chat with Member Andrew Manoske (Hashicorp): Cybersecurity
4.29 (Sat) - Themed Event TBA