WIRED25: Full Schedule

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11:00am PDT

LEVI'S

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The Eureka Innovation Lab is the global hub of product research and development for Levi Strauss & Co. Designers, production, and sourcing teams work side by side in this space on seasonal fit and finish developments to explore conceptual product developments. They also experiment with continuous innovation projects, such as the recently launched Project F.L.X. (future-lead execution)—a new operating model that digitizes denim finish design and allows state-of-the-art customization. During this tour, led by VP of Technical Innovation Bart Sights, you will be guided through the space and experience a firsthand demonstration of Project F.L.X.

Address: 140 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Friday October 12, 2018 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
Levi's Eureka Innovation Lab 140 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

WORK Pass - Friday, ALL-ACCESS Pass

Theme Design

11:00am PDT

Rapt Studio

Limited Capacity full

Chief Creative Officer David Galullo will take you inside Rapt Studio's interdisciplinary approach to creating meaningful and compelling environments and branded spaces—which they've done for everyone from Dropbox, HBO and LinkedIn toThe Honest Company, Adobe Systems, and The North Face.

Address: 111 Maiden Lane, Floor 4, San Francisco CA 94108

Friday October 12, 2018 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
Rapt Studio 111 Maiden Lane, Floor 4, San Francisco CA 94108

WORK Pass - Friday

Theme Design

3:45pm PDT

Airbnb

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Airbnb's commitment to investing in physical space and meaningful experiences is translated into an office environment that helps employees understand why they work, not where they work. Journey through Airbnb’s San Francisco campus with Creative Director Aaron Harvey and then enjoy an in-depth conversation with Design Directors Jenny Arden and Amber Cartwright about the role design can play in developing how companies innovate in every area of their business model.

Address: 888 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Friday October 12, 2018 3:45pm - 5:15pm PDT
Airbnb HQ

WORK Pass - Friday

Theme Design

11:00am PDT

Storytelling Through Design: Nike's Tinker Hatfield with Scott Dadich

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Nike's Tinker Hatfield—one of the world's most celebrated shoe designers and the creator of Marty McFly's famous self-lacing sneakers in Back to the Future—will join design guru (and former WIRED editor-in-chief) Scott Dadich for a wide-ranging conversation on Hatfield's illustrious career and the inspirations for his barrier-breaking designs. Plus, you'll get a look at Nike's first step in the revolution of adaptive footwear - the HyperAdapt 1.0: a real-life self-lacing, battery-powered shoe that adjusts its fit based on an algorithmic pressure equation.

Following the onstage conversation, Tinker Hatfield will sign sneakers in the 2nd Floor Lounge, just outside of the auditorium. Bring your favorite pair along for an autograph!

Speakers

Scott Dadich

Founder and Co-CEO, Godfrey Dadich Partners

Scott Dadich’s award-winning storytelling spans many genres, from the written word to filmmaking and design. As Editor in Chief of WIRED, Scott was charged with looking into the future and identifying the forces changing our world. Whether meeting secretly with a fugitive Edward... Read More →

Tinker Hatfield

Vice President of Creative Concepts, Nike, Inc.

Following an illustrious high school basketball and track and field career, Hatfield attended the University of Oregon, where he was coached by Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman and studied architecture. Hatfield then joined Nike in 1981 and has since designed numerous shoes the world... Read More →

Saturday October 13, 2018 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Taube Auditorium at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

CULTURE Pass - Saturday, ALL-ACCESS Pass

Theme Design

1:30pm PDT

Podcast Live: Gadget Lab with Openwater’s Mary Lou Jepsen

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Join the hosts of Gadget Lab—WIRED’s weekly gear podcast—for a live taping with Mary Lou Jepsen, the CEO and founder Openwater, an imaging technology startup. Jepsen will share how she has built a high-resolution imaging technology that enables digital medical diagnoses. She also foresees an era of fluid and affordable brain-to-computer interfaces!

Speakers

Mary Lou Jepsen

Founder and CEO, Openwater

Mary Lou Jepsen is one of the world’s foremost scientists, engineers, and inventors in the field of optics and imaging. She founded Openwater in 2016 to develop a breakthrough technology for medical scanning using holography. Before that, she led the development of advanced displays... Read More →

Saturday October 13, 2018 1:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
1st floor theater at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

CULTURE Pass - Saturday, ALL-ACCESS Pass

Theme Design

2:00pm PDT

Podcast Live: Gadget Lab with Sonos’s Patrick Spence

Limited Capacity full

Join the hosts of Gadget Lab—WIRED’s weekly gear podcast—for a live taping with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence. They’ll cover everything in the personal audio world: the role of voice control, the democratization of the music industry, the impending death of physical media, and how the smart home will change the way we live.

Speakers

Patrick Spence

CEO, Sonos

Patrick Spence is the Chief Executive Officer and serves on the Board of Directors for Sonos.Patrick joined Sonos as Chief Commercial Officer in 2012. He has played a central role in the development and launch of some of the company’s most successful products. Patrick has also led... Read More →

Saturday October 13, 2018 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
1st floor theater at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

CULTURE Pass - Saturday, ALL-ACCESS Pass

Theme Culture, Design

2:30pm PDT

Podcast Live: Gadget Lab Podcast with Pinterest’s Evan Sharp

Limited Capacity full

Join the hosts of Gadget Lab—WIRED’s podcast exploring the week’s hottest personal tech stories—for a live taping with Pinterest cofounder and Chief Product Officer Evan Sharp. An architect by training, Sharp will discuss the future of software design, the importance of machine learning in design, and how to create app experiences that make users feel good.

Speakers

Evan Sharp

Cofounder, Pinterest

Evan Sharp is the cofounder of Pinterest where he leads all product, marketing and design efforts. Before Pinterest, Evan worked at Facebook as a product designer. He received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Chicago and studied architecture at Columbia Unive... Read More →

Saturday October 13, 2018 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
1st floor theater at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

CULTURE Pass - Saturday, ALL-ACCESS Pass

Theme Design

3:15pm PDT

Live Podcast: Driving a Connected Tomorrow

Limited Capacity full

Digital technology is woven into every aspect of our lives, and that goes beyond our workstations and smartphones. As established automakers, tech giants, and startups are relying ever more on zeroes and ones to define the ways in which we get around. Join WIRED transportation editor Alex Davies and senior writer Jack Stewart for a discussion electric cars, smart vehicles, and all the ways your future car may provide more personalized, convenient, and hassle-free driving.

Speakers

To Be Announced

Saturday October 13, 2018 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
1st floor theater at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

CULTURE Pass - Saturday, ALL-ACCESS Pass

Theme Design, Ideas, Transportation

10:10am PDT

Robot Petting Zoo: Spotlight On Pepper

Limited Capacity full

WIRED's Aarian Marshall speaks with Omar Abdelwahed, head of studio at SoftBank Robotics America, creators of Pepper, the humanoid robot. Hear about what it takes to design, develop and commercialize robotics technology for today's consumer.

Speakers

Omar Abdelwahed

Head of Studio, Softbank Robotics America

Omar Abdelwahed is Head of Studio at SoftBank Robotics America where he is responsible for leading the development of robotics applications in America, and the overall user experience, globally. Previously, Omar was VP of Engineering at Mighty Play, a game developer in San Francisco... Read More →

Sunday October 14, 2018 10:10am - 10:30am PDT
3rd Floor Lounge at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

Theme Ideas, Design, Culture, Robots

12:15pm PDT

Robot Petting Zoo: Spotlight On SynTouch

Limited Capacity full

WIRED's Aarian Marshall speaks with Jeremy Fishel, chief technology officer at SynTouch, a spin-off from the University of Southern California that has redefined tactile sensing with the BioTac - the world's only sensor that mimics the capabilities of the human fingertip.

Speakers

Jeremy Fishel

Chief Technology Officer, SynTouch

Sunday October 14, 2018 12:15pm - 12:35pm PDT
3rd Floor Lounge at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

Theme Robots, Science, Design

2:00pm PDT

Microsoft's Mixed Reality Studio: Learn to Capture Holographic Video

Limited Capacity full

Visit Microsoft's Mixed Reality Capture Studio, where they create holograms used in experiences from 2D screens to fully immersive VR. Learn how holographic video is captured and see behind-the-scenes of some of today's most cutting-edge mixed reality experiences.

Sunday October 14, 2018 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Mixed Reality Capture Studio (Located within the Microsoft Reactor) 680 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94107

Theme Culture, Design, Family-Friendly, Science

4:00pm PDT

Microsoft's Mixed Reality Studio: Learn to Capture Holographic Video

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Sunday October 14, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Mixed Reality Capture Studio (Located within the Microsoft Reactor) 680 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94107

Theme Culture, Design, Family-Friendly, Ideas, Science

4:45pm PDT

A Demo of the SpotMini Robot by Boston Dynamics' Marc Raibert

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After developing the first robots that could run and maneuver like animals, Marc Raibert and Boston Dynamics spun off from MIT and formed a lab that is building ambulatory, dexterous robots that perform workhorse labor for the future of industry. Hear from Raibert, then see a demo with SpotMini—the ultra-quiet, four-legged robot that weighs under 70 pounds and can handle objects, run, and climb stairs!

Speakers

Marc Raibert

Founder & CEO, Boston Dynamics

Robotics pioneer Marc Raibert founded Boston Dynamics in 1992 as a spinoff from MIT. The company creates some of the world’s most advanced two-legged and four-legged bots, capable of moving and functioning in unstructured environments. Raibert was a professor of electrical engineering... Read More →

Sunday October 14, 2018 4:45pm - 5:15pm PDT
Taube Auditorium at the WIRED25 Hub The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105

Theme Ideas, Design, Robots