June 18, 2026  ·  Commonwealth Club  ·  San Francisco

Big
Technology AI Summit

Presented by PwC

When
June 18
Where
Commonwealth Club,
San Francisco
Time
12:30 – 7:00 PM

In The Room With AI's Top Newsmakers

Join OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman and several high-profile AI speakers for a day of news-making Big Technology interviews, in partnership with the Commonwealth Club on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

Our program begins at 1 p.m. and will include a series of live interviews hosted by Alex Kantrowitz, host of Big Technology Podcast.

Full agenda to come. Prices will rise as demand goes up so grab a ticket now to secure your spot.

Speakers

Who's Taking The Stage

Keynote Greg Brockman
Greg Brockman
President & Co-founder · OpenAI
President and co-founder of OpenAI, spearheading the company's Codex 'superapp' and infrastructure scale up.
Mike Krieger
Mike Krieger
Lead · Anthropic Labs
Co-founder of Instagram and Lead of Anthropic Labs, building the next generation of AI products.
Alex Stamos
Alex Stamos
Chief Product Officer · Corridor
Chief Product Officer at Corridor and former Facebook CSO, a leading voice on cybersecurity in the AI era.
Aaron Levie
Aaron Levie
CEO & Co-founder · Box
CEO of Box who has guided enterprise software through every major technology wave for two decades.
Anissa Gardizy
Anissa Gardizy
Reporter · The Information
Reporter at The Information covering AI infrastructure, data centers, and the companies racing to build the backbone of the AI era.
Max A. Cherney
Max A. Cherney
Reporter · Reuters
Reporter at Reuters covering the AI infrastructure boom, semiconductors, and the data center buildout powering the next wave of AI.
Dallas Dolen
Dallas Dolen
TMT Leader · PwC
Technology, Media & Telecommunications Leader at PwC, helping enterprises navigate the AI transformation.
Lauren Goode
Lauren Goode
Senior Correspondent · WIRED
Senior correspondent at WIRED covering all things Silicon Valley, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and tech's most interesting people.
Host Alex Kantrowitz
Alex Kantrowitz
Founder · Big Technology
Founder of Big Technology and host of the Big Technology Podcast, where he covers AI and tech's most powerful companies.
Commonwealth Club
110 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94105
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BART accessible — Embarcadero station
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Paid parking at Embarcadero Center Garage
Fully accessible, step-free entry
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High-speed Wi-Fi throughout

About Big Technology

Big Technology is the podcast AI leaders listen to — registering millions of downloads annually. Host Alex Kantrowitz has interviewed AI's top leaders, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Yann LeCun.

Tentative Schedule
Commonwealth Club · San Francisco
12:00–1:00 PM
Doors Open / Registration / Coffee
Doors
1:00–1:10 PM
Welcome Remarks
Welcome
1:10–1:45 PM
AI's Most Critical Questions (And Some Answers To Them)
Aaron Levie · CEO & Co-founder, Box
Talk
1:45–2:05 PM
Inside the AI Infrastructure Race
Anissa Gardizy · The Information, Max A. Cherney · Reuters, Lauren Goode · WIRED
Talk
2:05–2:25 PM
The Real ROI of AI Tokens
Dallas Dolen · TMT Leader, PwC
Sponsor
2:25–3:00 PM
Big Technology Podcast, Friday Edition — Live Recording With Audience Participation
Alex Kantrowitz & Ranjan Roy · Big Technology
Talk
3:00–3:25 PM
Coffee Break
Break
3:25–3:45 PM
AI's Cyberthreat: Material or Marketing?
Alex Stamos · Chief Product Officer, Corridor
with Alex Kantrowitz & Ranjan Roy
Talk
3:45–4:25 PM
Anthropic's Roadmap: From Mythos and Beyond
Mike Krieger · Lead, Anthropic Labs
with Alex Kantrowitz & Lauren Goode · Senior Correspondent, WIRED
Talk
4:25–5:10 PM
What's Next for OpenAI and the Frontier
Greg Brockman · President & Co-founder, OpenAI
Keynote
5:10–5:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Closing
5:15–7:00 PM
Rooftop Reception
Social