2026 NEXUS Global Summit
Agenda At-a-Glance
May 13–15, 2026 · New York, NY
6:00–8:15pm
Opening Plenary
Laura François
Director, Awe Exchange
Mungi Ngomane
Interim Chair, Tutu Foundation UK
Carolina Jayaram
CEO, Elevate Prize Foundation
Ai-jen Poo
Executive Director, Caring Across Generations & National Domestic Workers Alliance
Lulu Bisignani
Founder & CEO, Kukua
8:00am
Coffee & Breakfast Bites
9:00–11:15am
Morning Plenary
Ashley Tucker
Co-Founder, Co-Executive Director, Artistic Freedom Initiative
Mai Khoi
Band Leader, Mai Khoi & The Dissidents
Laura Yawanawa
Executive Director, Yawanawa Sociocultural Association/ASCY
Maggie Doyne
Co-Founder & CEO, BlinkNow Foundation
Farwiza Farhan
Executive Director, HAka
Tom Osborn
Founder & CEO, Shamiri
Hamdi Ulukaya
Founder / Founder & CEO, Tent Partnership for Refugees / Chobani
Gideon Maltz
CEO, Tent Partnership for Refugees
Tristan Harris
Co-Founder and President, Center for Humane Technology
11:45–12:45pm
Breakout 1 — Concurrent Sessions
Reinventing Health & Medicine: Bold Bets and Big Breakthroughs
No Strings Attached: Your Most Impactful Dollar
Innovative Approaches to Climate in 2026
Responses and Solutions to the AI Predicament
12:00–3:00pm
Open Lunch
2:00–3:00pm
Breakout 2 — Concurrent Sessions
Money, Marriage, and Mutual Respect: Navigating Nuptial & Cohabitation Agreements
Brave Giving: Reimagining Impact After the USAID Crisis
Resilient Leaders: Investing in the Growth Behind the Growth
3:30–4:30pm
Breakout 3 — Concurrent Sessions
Tackling Inequality Through New Models for Health, Housing, and Educational Equity
Investor Action to Drive Responsible and Ethical AI
Beyond the Feed: Young Men, Men's Health, and the Architecture of Belonging
The Purpose Playbook: Turning Passion Into Action
5:00–7:00pm
Afternoon Plenary
Nick Allardice
President & CEO, GiveDirectly
Mohammed Al-Samawi
Founder, Abrahamic House
Abigail Disney + Sanjay Rawal
Filmmaker, Philanthropist, and Activist
Imran Ahmed
CEO & Founder, Center for Countering Digital Hate
Dr. Paul J. Dougherty
Founder & Chairman, Andrew Dougherty Vision Foundation
Edgar Villanueva
Founder & CEO, Decolonizing Wealth Project/Liberated Capital
Daniel Nour
Founder, Streetside Medics
7:15–8:30pm
Thursday Night Reception on Terrace
8:30am
Coffee & Breakfast Bites
9:00–11:00am
Morning Plenary
Mehrnam Rastegari
Musician
Paul Moinester
Founder and Executive Director, Topo Finance
Yusra Mardini
Co-Founder, Yusra Mardini Foundation
Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Founder & President, Algorithmic Justice League
Alex Honnold
Founder, Honnold Foundation
Rostam Zafari
Founder & CEO, World Within
Emily Teitsworth
Dr. Sarah Wakeman
Senior Medical Director, Mass General Brigham
Lisa Kasteler-Calio
CEO, Matthew Perry Foundation
Eric Dawson
CEO & Founder, RIVET
Mónica Ramírez
Founder & President, Justice for Migrant Women
11:45–12:45pm
Breakout 4 — Concurrent Sessions
Mental Health & Addiction
The Highest-Return Investment in Funding Democracy, Health & Climate is Women-Led Movements
Harms of Tech / AI
Community Leadership and the Climate Fight
12:00–3:00pm
Open Lunch
1:45–2:30pm
Breakout 5 — Concurrent Sessions
Unlock Possible: Reach Your Most Powerful Potential
Breathwork
Accelerate Your Passions
3:00–4:00pm
Breakout 6 — Concurrent Sessions
Amazon Forest Philanthropy and Investing
Profit vs. Purpose: The Myth, The Design Problem, and the Destiny You Choose
Future-Fit Family Business: Navigating Legacy, Innovation, and Disruption
4:30–6:15pm
Closing Plenary
Reginald "Guitaro 5000" Guillaume
Musician / Owner, Guitaro 5000
David Homan
CEO, Orchestrated Connecting
Avery Colvert
Founder, Altadena Girls
SC Perot
Author, Styles of Joy
7:00–9:00pm
Sunset Sail 🛥
Ticket required · Departs 7:00pm from Battery Park Pier/Brookfield Place
Working draft as of May 2026 · Times subject to change