Events
Our events bring together the ON_Discourse community of C-Suite Business Leaders, Founders, and Investors. You can inquire about attending future events and becoming a member here.
Upcoming
ON_Group Chats
Fridays
12:00 to 1:00pm ET
Virtual
Group Chats embody everything we stand for in terms of facilitating constructive discourse. They are virtual, 60 mins in length, are capped to ensure the experience feels intimate and highly interactive and focus on the most pressing topics in business and technology today.
Participants will walk away from a group chat with a unique perspective that we can help get published and promoted on our platform and through our channels, or you can use to stand out in your next public speaking engagement, client pitch or industry event.
Group Chats are exclusively for members only.
Monthly In-Person Events
Join us the second Wednesday of every month for an in-person discussion.
October 10, 2024
9:00 to 11:00am
Gemma, Bowery Hotel, NYC
Our in-person events bring together the topics, provocations, and perspectives shared through the past month's worth of Group Chats, interviews, and events.
On October 10, we’re bringing together business leaders and AI experts to debate the following question, in the context of entertainment and marketing: Is Behavior the New Prompt?
Inquire about attendingMonthly Virtual Events
Join us the last Friday of every month for a virtual discussion.
October 25, 2024
12:00 to 1:00pm ET
Virtual
Our virtual event will bring together the topics, provocations, and perspectives shared through the past month's worth of Group Chats, interviews, and events. During the past two months, we explored the post-millennium trend towards human curation, Baywatch and the rise of OTT FAST channels, how AI-powered agents might become the tastemakers of the future, and how humans might not be wired to adapt to probabilistic systems like LLMs.
Inquire about attendingON_Web Summit
November 11-14, 2024
Lisbon, Portugal
Web Summit brings together leading speakers, tech’s biggest companies, and top media outlets. Join ON_Discourse co-founder Toby Daniels who will be MCing the Panda Stage and Dan Gardner who will be giving a keynote.
ON_Discourse will also host a private roundtable in Lisbon this November.
Past
ON_Brandweek
September 23-26, 2024
Phoenix, Arizona
Built for brand leaders, Brandweek is about the business of brands. It is the singular event convening the advertising, marketing, and media industry for discourse, exploration, discovery, and action. ON_Discourse members are invited to participate in a closed-door roundtable.
Inquire about attendingBlindspots Breakfast Discussion
Join us the second Wednesday of every month for an in-person discussion.
September 10, 2024
9:00 to 11:00am
The Standard, NYC
Our industry loves hype cycles, the next shiny object, and the promise of silver bullet solutions. This conversation is taking place at a time when the pace of change is accelerating, so where are the blindspots that make it dangerous to navigate?
On 9/10 and through our fall program, we’ll examine why these blindspots exist, why they keep us trapped within the containers of conventional thinking, and how we can make better decisions about our investments in AI and other emerging technologies.
Discourse and Bagels
July 3, 10, 17, & 24th
8:30 to 10:00am
Meeting House, Amagansett, NY
Join ON_Discourse co-founders Toby Daniels and Dan Gardner, our members, and friends for coffee and bagels in the Hamptons. *Hosted in partnership with Meeting House and PopUp Bagels.
Curated Member Meetings @ Zero Bond, NY
July 11, 2024
Zero Bond, NYC
Curated and hosted meetings between members and carefully selected experts, organized by the ON_Discourse team.
Curated Member Meetings
July 12, 2024
Virtual
Curated and hosted meetings between members and carefully selected experts, organized by the ON_Discourse team.
ON_Cannes Lions
June 17 – 21
Cannes, France
Following Stagwell’s hugely successful event in 2023, SPORT BEACH is back this June and will feature athletes, entrepreneurs and brands including Shaun White, Blake Griffin, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Diana Flores, Pablo Torre, Taylor Rooks, NBCUniversal and The North Face!
During SPORT BEACH, ON_Discourse will be hosting private roundtable discussions, mainstage sessions, meetings between members, brands and athletes, live tapings of The Playing Business podcast, guided tour of the festival, plus something very special that we have in the works for our members.
Fan Zone Debate: Is the future of fandom casual or fanatical
Weds, June 19th
10:30 - 11:30am
Fan Zone
Sports rights are getting super weird, making it harder to watch what you want, casual fans are on the rise, AI is creating fake fans who follow but don’t watch sports, and spatial is bringing us closer to the action, without needing to be there.
What does it even mean to be a fan anymore?
Join the ON_Discourse team at SPORT BEACH Cannes LIONS, plus guest athletes, brand leaders, tech innovators and resident agitators for a discourse driven debate that will tackle these provocations and more.
The Insurgent Fan Experience
Thurs, June 20th
12:30 - 1pm
Fan Zone
Join Founder of ON_Discourse, Dan Gardner, tech entrepreneur, and investor Alexis Ohanian, Neal Hubman, President of LAGC and sports commentator and Emmy Award Winning Sports Journalist, MJ Acosta-Ruiz to to explore how the fan experience is evolving in an era of fragmenting media rights, new storytelling platforms and disruptive technologies, including generative AI, AR and VR.
Speakers:
- Dan Gardner, Executive Chairman, Code and Theory
- MJ Acosta-Ruiz, Sports Journalist and Commentator
- Alexis Ohanian, Tech Entrepreneur and Investor
- Neal Hubman, President of LA Golf Clubiven debate that will tackle these provocations and more.
Curated Member Meetings
Mon, June 17th –
Thurs, June 20th
Participate in exclusive meetings at SPORT BEACH between ON_Discourse members, partners, and attendees.
March - April
The Internet is mutating. Change is both fast and slow. The Future is not that far out. Join us as we explore Issue #6 throughout our events in March and April.
SUBSCRIBER EVENT
The Internet 2025 Download
Wednesday, May 15, 12:00pm ET
Virtual
After our six weeks of live events, podcasts, written perspectives, and expert interviews dedicated to defining the risks, opportunities, and requirements of the next internet, we distilled our latest reflections into a single downloadable report.
The future Internet is being written, and it’s going to be weird, wild and most likely, even more batshit crazy than its predecessor. If you want to understand how to successfully ride the next wave, join us for a breakdown of everything we have learned, and the incredible perspectives shared by over one hundred leading experts in tech and business.
What’s the Point of Advertising?
Thursday, April 25, 12:00pm ET
Virtual
During our virtual event, we will bring together members and speakers to debate the transformation of ad-based models and their future in the AI-driven digital landscape. We will ask the question: What role are ads going to play in a world full of digital AI service agents and hyper-personalized experiences?
Our speakers are industry leaders who will explore the evolving world of advertising and its implications for hyper-personalized experiences and AI service agents.
Guest Speakers:
- Orchid Bertelsen, COO, Common Thread Collective
- Kirk McDonald, Former CEO, GroupM
- Jeff Ragovin, CEO, Semasio
Members Dinner
Wednesday, April 17,
7:30pm - 10:00pm CT
Nashville
Join us for an intimate gathering of ON_Discourse members, plus some of Nashville’s leading entrepreneurs, founders, senior business leaders and investors. This evening continues to explore the challenges and opportunities we face as we enter into the next era of the Internet.
Members Lunch with Kyle Chayka
Wednesday, April 3,
12:00pm - 2:00pm ET
NYC
During our next event, we will build upon many of the topics already discussed and explore new ideas and perspectives from our members and special guests, including the author of Filterworld and staff writer at the New Yorker, Kyle Chayka. Attendees will also receive a signed copy of Filterworld.
Members Virtual Event & Live Podcast Taping
Thursday, March 28,
12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Virtual
During our Virtual event, we will bring together our members and guest speakers for a live taping of the ON_Discourse podcast, featuring Tiffany Xingyu Wang, CMO, OpenWeb for a debate on how we as leaders in business and tech can build a healthy and trusted Internet for the future.
Members Breakfast
Wednesday, March 20,
9:00am - 11:00am ET
The Standard Hotel, NYC
Kicking off our next Living Issue with a closed-door discussion that asks our attendees what they love about the current state of the Internet. We will explore what they see as the greatest opportunities to invest in and what threats we should be most concerned about.
ON_SXSW
Does Education Need a Rebrand?
Sunday, March 10,
10:00am - 12:00pm CT
Alpha High School, Austin, TX
Cocktails on the Lawn
Sunday, March 10,
5:00 - 7:00pm CT
Four Seasons Hotel Back Lawn, Austin, TX
Is Spatial the New Social?
Sunday, March 10,
7:30 - 9:30pm CT
Bar Peached, Austin, TX
ON_Members Virtual Event
ON_Members
Lunch
January 9 - 12 CES, Las Vegas
This past January, ON_Discourse attended CES, one of the biggest and most important tech events in the world.
We published our first Living Issue of 2024, which unpacked the themes at CES, and drove discourse through exclusive content, private events, and unique experiences. The Living Issue helped our members understand the most important existential threats and exponential opportunities that business leaders face in tech.
January 9, 11:30am PT CES, Las Vegas
January 9, 3:30pm PT; January 10, 11:30am PT CES, Las Vegas
January 10, 3pm PT CES, Las Vegas
January 11, 11:30am PT CES, Las Vegas
The New Fan Experience
October 29
Virtual
Fans are the new free agents
October 25, 7:00pm CT
Frankies, Nashville
September 29, 12:00pm ET
Virtual
Has ownership fallen out of fashion?
ON_Media
Will AI Enhance or Destroy the Business of Media?
The Goldmines and Landmines Issue
June 19 - 23 Cannes
Hosted by Stagwell, Sport Beach gathered together the world’s most innovative brands, marketers, and creatives with the top athletic talent in the world, including Maria Sharapova and Carmelo Anthony. The event was a chance to connect, play and celebrate the impact that sport has on shaping global culture and creativity.
Owning Your Brand: How Athletes & Fans Are Building the New Creator Economy
June 12, 11am
Cannes
‘Playing Business’ VIP and Members Dinner
June 22, 7:00pm
Cannes
ON_Discourse @ Sport Beach Cocktail Event
June 19, 4 - 6pm
Cannes
ON_Music
A Symphony of Disruption