Conference News: WSJ Brings the Energy; Fortune Celebrates Brainstorm Tech; Watch TC Disrupt
Power Players in DC: Wall Street Journal recently announced its first-ever WSJ Energy Summit, scheduled for 14-15 April in Washington, DC in response to this pivotal moment for the future of energy within the global economy. Designed to bring together executives, policymakers and innovators, the summit will examine how regulation, innovation, and investment can align to meet rising energy demand. Invited guests from government, finance, and technology can expect to hear interviews with cross-sector leaders on energy trends such as clean power, grid resilience, cybersecurity, and navigating geopolitical headwinds.
Celebrate your As(pen) Off: In 2001 Fortune first gathered “The Smartest People We Know,” in Aspen to discuss the intersection of global business issues and innovation. Two and a half decades later, this conference – now known as Brainstorm Tech has become the annual by-invitation-only summer retreat for leaders from Fortune 500 companies, the top emerging entrepreneurs of the tech world, and the most important investors who finance them. In 2026, the conference will celebrate its 25th anniversary, moving back to Aspen, CO from Park City, UT.
Submission Opportunity: The second edition of the All Things AI conference will take place next 23 – 24 March in downtown Durham, NC. More than 1,600 attendees, self-described as “the people building, deploying, and governing artificial intelligence inside modern organizations” participated this past year and the conference continues to grow. Interested in speaking at the spring AI event? The CFP is now open through Friday, 5 December. Make sure you review the six tracks, which all contribute to the mission of Turning AI Into Competitive Advantage. See the details and submit a talk today!
Lunchtime Learning: Last month, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicked off at San Francisco’s Moscone West, drawing thousands of founders, VCs, operators, and tech innovators. The event featured speakers sharing success stories and startups highlighting their breakthroughs. Even if you were not there, you can catch every session on video on their YouTube channel, or read all about each one here. Sessions include How Chime’s CEO has built a company that can last; How AI is forcing late stage startups to rewire their GTM; Hugging Face’s Co-Founder Thomas Wolf on sharping the AI stack; and What it’ll take to bring AI into the physical world (to name a few).
Coming Up Next Week: The annual Axios BFD Summit is hosted by business editor Dan Primack on 18 November in New York and spotlights the power players behind the year’s biggest deals in tech, finance, private equity, and M&A. Also on 18 November in New York, Techonomy 25: Human Agency Meets Machine Autonomy is set to “define our understanding of the rapidly evolving relationship between humans and machines.” Bloomberg New Economy flagship Forum runs 19-21 November in Singapore exploring the theme “Thriving in an Age of Extremes.” Founded in 2008 as a 250-person gathering, Slush – scheduled for 19-20 November in Helsinki for a sold-out crowd – has grown into a leading event convening European startups, investors, and tech journalists. Finally, Fast Company hosts its inaugural World Changing Ideas Summit in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, uniting business, government, and academia to create multidisciplinary connections, spark big ideas, and forge evidence-based policy solutions to build a better world.