Dream Machine Academy
EXECUTIVE SERIES
Dream Machine produces events for executives, founders and leaders navigating the age of A.I. and exponential technology.
We’re equipping leaders with the clarity, tools and connections to navigate exponential change.
Our Focus Areas
Exponential Technologies and the Future Landscape
Demystifying A.I., quantum, biotech, blockchain and robotics — while exploring their implications for industry and society.
Exponential Leadership and Organizational Transformation
Preparing leaders to guide institutions and teams through rapid technological and cultural change.
Innovation, Capital and Collaboration
Connecting across sectors to activate new ventures, partnerships and business models that scale impact.
UPCOMING EVENTS ● UPCOMING EVENTS ●
UPCOMING EVENTS ● UPCOMING EVENTS ●
Cultural Futures Salon at SXSW
IN COLLABORATION WITH The Lewis Latimer Fellowship
Austin, TX
March 13 | 3PM to 7PM
Soho House
ABOUT
Dream Machine Academy and the Lewis Latimer Fellowship Program will host a private, invite-only gathering at Soho House Austin during SXSW.
Cultural thought leaders, education innovators, investors, futurists and AI experts will come together to explore how exponential thinking is reshaping education, capital formation and global systems.
COCREATING THE FUTURE AT SXSW
IN COLLABORATION WITH Omidyar x The Lighthouse
Austin, TX
March 14 | 2PM to 3:30PM
The Belmont
ABOUT
We will be hosting an immersive 90-minute design thinking challenge at THE LIGHT HOUSE activation at SXSW.
In this workshop, we move beyond the "labor" of technology to explore the "infrastructure" of humanity. As automation shifts the traditional employment landscape, what comes next? We’ll be taking over THE LIGHT HOUSE Library—a space dedicated to people-centered tech and collective intelligence—to prototype new social systems that prioritize care, community, and human value over extraction.
PREVIOUS EVENTS ● PREVIOUS EVENTS ●
PREVIOUS EVENTS ● PREVIOUS EVENTS ●
MAKE WAKANDA REAL
IN COLLABORATION WITH will.i.AM and F.Y.I.
Los Angeles, CA
November 2023
ABOUT
We teamed up with will.i.am and FYI.ai to present #MakeWakandaReal, an alliance of black and brown creatives, entrepreneurs, and technologists shaping the future of technology and humanity.
Our first event was one for the books! Held in a room filled with influence, leading AI experts, and the true change-makers of our time, it was an electric atmosphere of ideas and inspiration.
The goal? To build a community that is strong, smart and soulful enough to shape this emerging tech-powered era in a way that works better for everyone – especially our long underrepresented communities of color.
SXSW Futurist’s Mixer
IN COLLABORATION WITH Mostly Human Media
Austin, TX
March 2024
ABOUT
We teamed up with Mostly Human Media to bring together a room of futurist’s at the intersection of A.I. and culture.
AI CONVERGENCE
IN COLLABORATION WITH BAG VENTURES
Los Angeles, CA
May 2025
ABOUT
We partnered with BAG Ventures to present the AI Convergence. This was an exclusive gathering bringing together company operators, investors, founders and notable figures in tech, sports, and entertainment to explore the potential of AI and its advancements.
Our LA event tackled the ‘AI divide’ by addressing both the challenges and the opportunities AI presents. By creating a platform for discussion, we seek to unlock AI's transformative potential, demonstrating how our communities can benefit from these advancements on a personal and societal level.