EXPLORE SILICON VALLEY 2026
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Aug 17–21 | 2026

INSPIRATION TOUR
AND FACTFINDING MISSION 2026

Silicon Valley is not just where AI happens — it’s where the world rehearses its future.

 

Every breakthrough here is more than a demo or a prototype. It is a test of what humanity chooses to adopt, what business models will reshape industries, and what values we embed into technology. From founders compressing years of growth into a three-month accelerator, to giants like Visa re-wiring the $200 trillion payments market, to visionaries building robots, regenerative villages, or even butter from thin air — this is the arena where impossible ideas are forced into reality.

 

What makes this place unique is not the technology alone, but the density: of collisions, of failures, of pivots, of serendipitous conversations that turn into movements. Innovation here is messy, but it scales. And its lessons spread — to Shenzhen, to Berlin, to Dubai, to wherever the next frontier forms.

 

Coming here is not about “seeing Silicon Valley.” It’s about asking yourself: what question am I not yet bold enough to ask? Because the answers you’ll encounter here will only matter if you return home ready to reframe your own future.

 

Welcome to the Valley. Welcome to your next vantage point.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Step beyond conventional conferences and inspiration tours that offer a predetermined lineup of speakers and entertainment. With us, the program follows you. Each tour is fully customized. Once registration closes, we invite all participants to a virtual introduction meeting. From there, our curator crafts an itinerary of meetings, talks, workshops, and visits that align with your background, desires, expectations, and vision. Think of it as a journey tailored exclusively for you. Expect a program curated just for you!

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"Since 2012, we've been guiding leaders, business consultants, and innovators on journeys to the next chapter of their professional lives through this program. Over 2,600 participants across more than 200 inspiration tours in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Helsinki, Vienna, Tel Aviv, Dubai, and Hong Kong — have met the Architects of Our Future, and we're far from done. To me, this is the most exciting and adventurous time in history."
Niki SKENE, Curator & Co-Founder

ALL THE FACTS. 

5 Days with up to 5 meetings, talks or interviews per day.  
10 participants admitted.
USD 6.500 to join.

GET UP TO SPEED ON THE

AI HIGHSPEED TRAIN!

Get in touch to find a perfect date for your bespoke experience.

LET'S TALK. 

Unclear if this is, what you are looking for? Schedule a call with the curator – or just go ahead and reach out here.

"I didn't know whether or not I should sign up" ...sounds familiar to you?
On a different note: would you regret it in 6 months, if you had chosen not to sign up and join us in Silicon Valley?

OH, THE PLACES Y'ALL GO

It is in the nature of a fully customized program that we do not know where we will be – before we know, who will attend. Which might make it difficult to decide whether or not to sign up.
Maybe this helps: here is, where we have been in the last years tour (August 2024)

MONDAY
Jonathan BRILL (Talk): What Happens Next
Deb DUTTA (Meeting):
Y Combinator Startup Founder
Pär EDIN (Meeting): Global AI Lead, KPMG
Rachel SOH (Meeting): Google Business Dev

TUESDAY
Alex DANTAS (Visit/Tour): Circuitlaunch
Mathis WACKERNAGEL (Meeting):
Global Footprint Network
Luis MESAS (Meeting): Intelygenz / AI as a Service
Ahmed QUERESHI (Meeting): Rainfall Health

WEDNESDAY
Sriram THODLA (Meeting): AI & Healthtech
Thomas LENTO (Meeting):
Data & Behavioural Science
Roger ROYCE (Meeting): Startups Lawyer
Esther WOJCICKI (Meeting):
"Godmother of Silicon Valleys"
Avinesh Polisetty (Meeting): Apple ML (Siri Team)

THURSDAY
Raymond LEE (Meeting): Cerebral Valley
Daniel KRAFT (Talk): digital Health
Adam KOPPEL (Meeting): openAI

FRIDAY
Byron Kaufman (Meeting): Smart Grids
Jonathan BRILL (Closing Workshop): What Happens Next
farewell lunch

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10 Participants admitted | 4-5 Meetings each day | Talks, Workshops, Conversations, Site visits • Participation Fee 2026: USD 6.500

Included in the fee: Curation of the fully customized experience, Speakerfees, Entry-Fees where apply, Transport during the Tour (from pickup in the morning to drop off in the evening).
Not included: Travel to/from SFO, Accommodation in San Francisco, Meals

AUG 17 – 21 | 2026

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Conference on Wheels ("Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours" established 2012)
are operated by 
IACy International FZCO

DAFZ Dubai • United Arab Emirates

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