What is PS/NExT Summit '26?
June 22–23, 2026 · Palm Springs Convention Center.
The answer
New Experiences in Technology.
PS/NExT brings together the community and leaders in AI, emerging tech, creativity, business, and education.
The full picture→Every question, one place
You’ll arrive with questions. We built a program around them.
50+ confirmed speakers across six tracks, a Vibe-a-thon and a GenJam — June 22–23 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Here’s who’s taking on the questions that brought you here.
New Experiences in Technology.
PS/NExT brings together the community and leaders in AI, emerging tech, creativity, business, and education.
Skills. Solutions. Innovation. Opportunity.
To develop skills, solve challenges, spark innovation, and expand economic opportunity across the region.
Something for everyone, under one roof.
50+ speakers across 1.5 days — tracks for residents, businesses, educators, and creatives, plus two hands-on builds, keynotes, an expo, and an artist gallery.
Pick what pulls you in.
Choose a track, follow the sessions that interest you, and come for one talk or all 1.5 days. No tech background required.
Jeffrey Bernstein
Not Just What We Can Build With AI. What We Should · Day 1 · 9:00 AM
Davis Meyer
Economic Development & Tech · Day 1 · 10:10 AM
Baratunde Thurston
Not Just What We Can Build With AI. What We Should · Day 1 · 9:00 AM
Yes — completely free.
Students and educators attend PS/NExT '26 at no cost, and Coachella Valley residents get subsidized passes — funded through the Palm Springs Chamber Community Foundation, a 501(c) nonprofit.
That's the conversation we're here to have.
We won't settle it in a soundbite — the Summit brings national and local experts together with our community to work through it in person, honestly and together.
Charlie Fink
AI: The End of Hollywood and What Comes Next · Day 1 · 10:10 AM
Wayne Olson
Economic Development & Tech · Day 1 · 10:10 AM
Kelly Boesch
Art, Music, AI and the Joy of Creativity · Day 2 · 12:30 PM
Heidi Adams, IES
Climate · Infrastructure
Anthony W. Purnel
Not Just What We Can Build With AI. What We Should · Day 1 · 9:00 AM
Steven Stamstad
AI in Business Today: Where It Helps, Where It Doesn't, and What Matters Most · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Patrick Jacobs
Your Mission: Use AI Like a Pro · Day 1 · 2:10 PM
It's built for you.
A whole Resident track on using AI safely in everyday life, subsidized passes for Coachella Valley residents, and a program designed to strengthen our region — our economy, our workforce, our schools.
Philip Su
A Community Conversation · Day 1 · 4:10 PM
Glen Wexler
Photography at the Edge of the Real · Day 2 · 10:10 AM
Valli Bhavireddy
No Permission Required — Breaking Into the Creative Economy · Day 2 · 10:10 AM
Not even a little.
Six tracks meet you exactly where you are — from “Intro to Generative AI for everyday use” to hands-on builds. Come curious; leave with things you can actually use on Monday.
Minh Do
The New Creative Stack · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Dr. Marcus Funchess
Education Ecosystems — The Big Shift · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Eric Leroux, MD/MBA
Day 2 Opening Keynote: Shaping the Future of Medicine — The Space Between AI and the Irreducibly Human · Day 2 · 9:00 AM
Kelly Stiles
AI 101: Ask Better, Check Better, Share Less · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Habib Jaffer
The Perils and Promise of Vibecoding · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Joanna Popper
No Permission Required — Breaking Into the Creative Economy · Day 2 · 10:10 AM
Names you know. In your backyard.
The director of The Lion King, a Meta Distinguished Engineer turned OpenAI lead, an AI artist with 100M+ streams, education and civic leaders, and local builders — 50+ confirmed and counting.
Jeff Harrison
AI in Business Today: Where It Helps, Where It Doesn't, and What Matters Most · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Marisa "Ritzy" Estrada Rivera
Resident · AI literacy
Rob Minkoff
Unleash your Creative Potential · Day 1 · 12:30 PM
Build something real, start to finish.
Teams use AI to solve actual challenges Palm Springs businesses face — with some solutions ready to deploy by the time the lights come up. No experience required.
Davis Meyer
Economic Development & Tech · Day 1 · 10:10 AM
Scott White
Day 2 Opening Keynote: Shaping the Future of Medicine — The Space Between AI and the Irreducibly Human · Day 2 · 9:00 AM
Hael Kobayashi
Education Insights and Inspiration — The Faculty Perspective · Day 1 · 1:10 PM
Because it's already changing your world.
New technology can help our community — and it can harm it. PS/NExT exists so residents, businesses, schools, and our workforce can understand and use it responsibly, on our own terms.
Kelly Boesch
Art, Music, AI and the Joy of Creativity · Day 2 · 12:30 PM
Val Martinez Garcia
Education Ecosystems — The Big Shift · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Built for connection.
Between keynotes, an expo floor, hands-on builds, and an evening reception, you'll be shoulder-to-shoulder with the region's builders, educators, artists, and leaders.
Ken Buechele
Healthcare · Eisenhower Health
Dana Rios
The EDU Sessions — The Student Voice · Day 1 · 2:10 PM
Jon Sukarangsan
AI in Business Today: Where It Helps, Where It Doesn't, and What Matters Most · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Jessica Pack
Education · K–12
David Ambroz
A Fireside Chat on Amazon Leo: Satellite Broadband from Low Earth Orbit, and What It Means Here · Day 2 · 10:10 AM
New Experiences in Technology.
PS/NExT '26 grows out of Palm Springs' 2025 AI & Creativity Expo into a full regional summit on technology, creativity, and community — June 22–23 at the Convention Center.
Travis McBurney
AI in Business Today: Where It Helps, Where It Doesn't, and What Matters Most · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Lisa Flynn
AI Context: Navigating What's Next · Day 1 · 3:10 PM
Cristopher Cichocki
New Earth Art — Fusions of Nature and Industry · Day 1 · 3:10 PM
Deepak Subhramanian
Vibe-a-thon · Microsoft
Mark Talkington
Media · Local journalism
Fred Grinstein
GenJam · Machine Cinema
Philip Su
Vibe-a-thon Kickoff · Day 1 · 1:10 PM
Three weeks of it.
PS/NExT lands inside XOXO Palm Springs — the citywide arts & culture celebration — and leads straight into ShortFest, the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival.
Tony Ogden
AI Context: Navigating What's Next · Day 1 · 3:10 PM
Beth Cooley
A Fireside Chat on Amazon Leo: Satellite Broadband from Low Earth Orbit, and What It Means Here · Day 2 · 10:10 AM
Donielle "Donnie" Papp
Education Insights and Inspiration — The Faculty Perspective · Day 1 · 1:10 PM
Come for an hour or stay for it all.
A day and a half of keynotes, parallel tracks, and drop-in builds — pick the sessions that matter to you and design your own day.
Hael Kobayashi
Education Ecosystems — The Big Shift · Day 1 · 11:10 AM
Minh Do
GenJam Kickoff · Day 1 · 1:10 PM
Dr. Lisa Davenport
Education Insights and Inspiration — The Faculty Perspective · Day 1 · 1:10 PM
Bring the whole crew.
Free passes for students and educators, subsidized passes for residents, and a Resident track made for newcomers — it's built for classrooms, teams, and families alike.
Charlie Fink
GenJam Film Screening · Day 2 · 1:00 PM
June 22–23 · Palm Springs Convention Center.
A day and a half in the heart of downtown Palm Springs — keynotes, six tracks, GenJam, and the Vibe-a-thon, all under one roof.
Naomi Soto
Day 2 Opening Keynote: Shaping the Future of Medicine — The Space Between AI and the Irreducibly Human · Day 2 · 9:00 AM
Sponsor, exhibit, or donate.
Back the mission — including the free and subsidized passes that open the doors to students, educators, and residents — or put your business in front of the whole room.
Baratunde Thurston
Closing Keynote: We Made It, Literally! · Day 2 · 1:25 PM