Connect with the Luminary Labs team at an upcoming conference.
Updated March 4, 2025
Our presence at conferences and events throughout the year reflects our commitment to three things we value deeply: showcasing the transformative work of our clients, fostering meaningful connections across sectors, and staying at the forefront of the fields that drive our work. Wherever we go, we want to connect the dots across our focus areas and ask important questions that transcend topics and industries, exploring intersections with climate, health, and economic prosperity.
If you’re also thinking about the future and considering new ways to solve thorny problems, we’d love to connect. Say hello to the Luminary Labs team when we’re in a city near you.
Austin, Texas
SXSW EDU, March 3-6
Our future of education team always comes back from Austin buzzing with ideas and insights from one of education’s biggest annual events. This March, we’ll be back in Texas to connect with changemakers and share updates from the Learning Landscapes Challenge, including an event showcasing innovators rethinking education infrastructure.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Building Trust in Science 2025, March 10-11
Hosted by the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program and the MIT Press, this convening will empower journalists, science communicators, researchers, and policymakers to craft impactful messaging that builds trust in science and scientists. Our Communications & Insights team will attend the conference and masterclasses at MIT.
New York City
Health Next Summit @ Cornell Tech, March 3-4
Cornell Tech, a hub of tech innovation in New York, is co-presenting this event with Weill Cornell Medicine and The New York Academy of Sciences. Our future of health team will convene with stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to chart the future of health technology.
The Check Up with Google, March 18-19
Google Health is convening industry leaders, partners, and experts to discuss the latest in generative AI, personalized care, predictive analytics, and healthcare access. Luminary Labs will join Fortune 500 companies, top health systems, and startups in healthcare and life sciences at The Check Up and Partner Summit events.
ON_Discourse Summit, March 26
ON_Discourse is a membership-based community of C-suite leaders, investors, and innovators. Luminary Labs Founder and CEO Sara Holoubek will join this year’s summit, which is focused on bringing practical AI transformation strategies to executives.
Smart City USA Expo, April 2-3
Our infrastructure team will be back at this annual event focused on building smart, sustainable, and globally competitive cities of the future. We’ll be listening for brilliant ideas to address disaster preparedness and response, novel applications of AI, and effective strategies to make our cities healthier.
MM+M Transform 2025, April 3
For the past six years, Luminary Labs has authored a “game-changers” cover story for MM+M, a leading publication on pharmaceutical marketing and commercialization. This year, our future of health team will join the magazine’s live event exploring how the industry is keeping up with the many transformations defining the sector in 2025 and beyond.
San Diego
ASU+GVU Summit, April 6-9
The Learning Landscapes Challenge team will join Siegel Family Endowment and the Walton Family Foundation — the challenge sponsors — to explore the latest trends and opportunities to fund innovation in education.
Washington, D.C.
World Vaccine Congress, April 21-24
This global event provides a strategic platform to share news and updates from our work supporting vaccine innovation. Our future of health team will be in D.C. to promote the Patch Forward Prize and the forthcoming Single Shield Prize.
Later this year
These 2025 events are also on our radar.
Los Angeles
Milken Institute Global Conference, May 4-7
San Jose, California
SynBioBeta Global Synthetic Biology Conference, May 5-8
Atlanta
Young Health Leaders Summit 2025, May 14-15
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale Innovation Summit, May 28-29
Marfa, Texas
Penrose Far West, October 21-24
Past events
In case you missed it: Here’s an archive of session recordings and conference recaps.
San Francisco
J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, January 13-16, 2025
Our future of health team was in town for the annual gathering of healthcare and life science leaders, executives, and investors. In addition to meeting with colleagues and clients, we showcased the Concept Stage winners of the Patch Forward Prize and highlighted the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s (BARDA) commitments to pandemic preparedness at the Vaccine Innovation Forum.
New York
2024 Urban Tech Summit, November 19-20, 2024
Organized by the Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech’s Jacobs Institute, the 2024 Urban Tech Summit focused on the theme of “Intelligence for Climate Adaptation.” Following the event, Luminary Labs Partner and President Janna Gilbert, along with Director Rebecca Mayer, wrote about how tech innovation — including AI — can make cities and communities stronger and more resilient.
Edtech Week, October 8-10, 2024
Our team attended the 10th annual festival in New York to connect and learn with innovators at the forefront of education innovation. Luminary Labs Partner and President Janna Gilbert published insights from the event in the Lab Report.
Climate Week NYC, September 22-29, 2024
Over one week in September, hundreds of organizations interested in addressing the climate crisis hosted 900 events across New York City during Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly. Luminary Labs added to the conversation with a special edition of our Lab Session series, Climate Connections: Exploring cross-sector opportunities.
Smart Cities Expo USA, May 22-23, 2024
We were thrilled to lead a thought-provoking discussion on “Skills, Labor, and the Age of AI.” In this fireside chat, Luminary Labs CEO Sara Holoubek explored what Earth’s 8 billion people should be learning right now to prepare for the world of tomorrow.
Miami
Young Health Leader Summit, May 16-17, 2024
Our future of health team engaged with the next generation of changemakers in health. We hosted “Open Innovation in Health,” a session that broke down best practices for developing groundbreaking programs and deploying capital within regulated environments.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Leading with AI, May 7, 2024
Luminary Labs CEO Sara Holoubek attended this Harvard Business School program, which convened experts at the forefront of AI with business leaders who recognize its profound impact and potential.
New York
AI for Climate and Nature Spring Convening, April 10-11, 2024
This event, co-hosted by the Bezos Earth Fund, brought together a dynamic group of AI experts, nonprofit leaders, academic researchers, and top environmental experts to shape areas where cutting-edge AI can drive impact on climate and nature at speed and scale. Learn more about the AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge, launching later in May 2024.
Washington, D.C.
World Vaccine Congress, April 1-4, 2024
To support our work on the Patch Forward Prize, we talked with innovators who are advancing the development of improved vaccine technologies and facilitated connections between innovative RNA vaccine and microarray patch developers.
Nashville
COABE National Conference, March 17-20, 2024
More than 40 million Americans — nearly one in five adults — read below the equivalent of a third-grade level; expanding access to adult education and training opportunities can empower learners and uplift communities. We showcased the winners of the Future Finder Challenge and led a session on digital career navigation for a changing workforce. Read the challenge team’s reflections.
Austin
SXSW EDU, March 4-7, 2024
We led a panel discussion on “Space Skills for Careers on Earth” — with speakers from NASA, the National Space Council, and the University of Central Florida — to highlight our work on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education’s Middle Grades CTE Accelerator. We also hosted a breakfast chat in Siegel Family Endowment’s Futures Studio to share the newly launched Learning Landscapes Challenge with education leaders and influencers. Check out our insights from one of education’s biggest annual events.
Los Angeles
ViVE, February 25-28, 2024
We were on site to support the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mission Daybreak session, featuring innovations in suicide prevention and mental health. Our future of health team was also on the lookout for ambitious innovators working at the forefront of digital health. Read some of our team’s top takeaways.
Houston
Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC), February 8-10, 2024
Analysts predict the space economy will be a $1 trillion business as early as 2030, and like any growing sector, building the workforce is critical. Our Middle Grades CTE Accelerator team hosted a panel on “Building the Space Education Ecosystem” to explain how early career exposure can help foster interest and expand career pathways. Watch the session recording.