First launched in 2009, the Singularity Executive Program has helped thousands of leaders re-frame their perspective and develop a deeper understanding of the technologies shaping the future.
The program's purpose is to inspire radically new ways of thinking — the kind of mindset necessary for starting new companies or reshaping organizations.
The Executive Program takes place at the Ameswell Hotel in Mountain View, California, down the street from legendary NASA research labs and Google’s headquarters.
The location is ideal for our intimate cohorts to spend time together inside and outside, with moderate weather year round.
Bryce Goodman, an accomplished strategist in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), serves as Chief Strategist at the Department of Defense's Innovation Unit. His impactful role encompasses AI integration for humanitarian aid, disaster response, predictive health and more. As Kravis Senior Contributing Scientist and Innovation Fellow at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Bryce furthers his impact in environmental causes. And a respected Singularity University faculty member, he shares insights on AI's potential. Bryce's influence extends to advising the US National Security Commission on AI and consulting for Google, NEC Corporation and Deloitte. Goodman is also a cleantech startup co-founder, securing $50 million funding. His honors include Forbes 30 under 30 (Energy & Industry) and World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. With degrees from esteemed institutions, Bryce pursues a PhD in Philosophy and AI at the University of Oxford, embodying his commitment to shaping AI's societal impact.
Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson, a pioneering ethics and machine intelligence researcher, has been a driving force behind some of the most crucial AI ethics standardization and certification initiatives from organizations such as the IEEE.
Dr. Chander is a physician, neuroscientist, and futurist who trained at Harvard, UCSF, UCSD, and the Salk Institute. She is Chair of Neuroscience and Faculty of Medicine at Singularity University, Visiting Scholar in Medicine (Bioinformatics) at Stanford (where she was on the Anesthesiology faculty for 8 years), and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center. Her postdoctoral research allowed her to use light-activated ion channels inserted in DNA (optogenetics) to study sleep and consciousness switches in brains. Her goal is to understand neural mechanisms of consciousness, the evolution of human consciousness secondary to human augmentation, and how mapping consciousness in humans may help us to understand consciousness and intelligence in other life forms (e.g. animals, non-terrestrials).