You’re invited to join a global gathering of visionary minds working at the intersection of deep tech, industry, and impact—where artificial intelligence is not just imagined, but activated.
As AI becomes the connective force driving transformation across science, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, finance, and beyond, The Next Revolution of AI convenes the leaders redefining what’s possible. Through frontier dialogue and live media storytelling, we’ll explore how science, capital, and innovation are reshaping the systems we rely on—and what it will take to lead the next era of progress.
Over two days in the heart of Silicon Valley, The Next Revolution of AI brings together some of the most influential voices shaping our intelligent future—from pioneering startups and breakthrough researchers to enterprise leaders, investors, and policymakers—for bold, cross-sector collaboration.
What sets this summit apart is not just who’s in the room, but what’s being built. This is where applied intelligence meets visionary leadership—where ideas don’t just circulate, they accelerate.
Imagination in Action (IIA) brings a recording studio to Stanford to capture and amplify the insights, technologies, and moonshots presented—ensuring these conversations reach a global audience and spark lasting impact.
September 8th – Start-up Program & Vision Stage
A platform for curated early-stage innovators to share bold ideas and demo breakthrough technologies.
September 8th – VIP Reception & Dinner
An exclusive evening gathering for speakers and select guests, offering a relaxed setting for candid dialogue among leaders across sectors.
September 9th – “The Next Revolution of AI” Summit & Forbes Studio
A full-day experience featuring fireside chats, technical talks, live demos, and on-site Forbes content recording for speakers and startups.
Are you ready to showcase your AI startup to top investors and media? Imagination in Action: Startup Pitch & Demo is happening on September 9th, 2025, at Stanford, offering a unique platform to pitch your ideas, connect with industry leaders, and unlock opportunities for funding, partnerships, and pilots.
Don’t miss your chance to take the stage at one of the most exciting AI events of the year!
This playlist features highlight reels from Imagination in Action summits around the world—captured at MIT, Davos, San Francisco, and beyond. Watch visionary leaders, breakthrough innovators, and bold thinkers share how AI is transforming industries, societies, and the future.
Imagination In Action is a global summit series presented by the non-profit Ideas In Action, founded in 2017 to spark transformative innovation.
Our events convene leading founders, researchers, and changemakers for bold, cross-sector dialogue that shapes the future. Past speakers include Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Yann LeCun, Lex Fridman, Andrew Ng, Daniela Rus, David Rubenstein, Max Tegmark, Sally Kornbluth, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, will.i.am, and Stephen Wolfram among many other leaders. Imagination In Action ignites innovation through global dialogue, strategic influence, and meaningful cross-sector collaboration.
AI 2.0 marks the arrival of agentic intelligence — systems that reason, remember, and act autonomously. These aren’t just tools; they’re collaborators. From copilots that write code to autonomous agents designing molecules, AI is beginning to invent, initiate, and evolve in real time
THE AGENTIC ECONOMY: REINVENTING LABOR: Intelligent agents don’t just optimize work — they do the work. Labor, creativity and decision-making are being re-bundled into AI-native workflows
FROM CODE TO KINETICS: THE RISE OF PHYSICAL AI: Robotics, simulation, and real-world applications are collapsing the gap between thought and action. AI is gaining a body — and with it, the ability to move through warehouses, hospitals, farms, and disaster zones with intelligence and intent
PERSONAL AI: VOICE, MEMORY & COMPANIONSHIP: Future assistants will know your context, your history and evolve with you — reshaping productivity, learning, and human connection
DISRUPTION BY DESIGN: AI IN SCIENCE & HEALTHCARE: AI is accelerating the pace of discovery — from designing new drugs to transforming patient care. Hospitals are becoming ambient intelligence environments, with AI monitoring, diagnosing, and personalizing care in real time
SOVEREIGN AI & THE NEW POWER MAP: As nations race to secure infrastructure, data, and foundational models, AI is redrawing the map of geopolitical power. From military systems to open-agent ecosystems, the stakes are existential and consequential
NEW DEMANDS: COMPUTE, CARBON & RISK: AI 2.0 is compute-hungry — and energy-intensive. AI’s growth raises infrastructure, sustainability, and equity challenges. Alignment, misuse, and opacity threaten the trust that AI depends on