Berkeleyside is thrilled to announce Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas.
Uncharted is a two-day festival, on October 25-26, that will be filled with thought-provoking conversations, challenging ideas, and engaging experiences. It promises to be the most stimulating, provocative event to come to downtown Berkeley in many years.
What is Berkeley? It’s a city and a name with resonance worldwide. It’s pushing boundaries, challenging conventions, innovating, not being afraid to question the status quo.
It’s a storied past but it’s also very much about the present: engaged, intellectually curious people continue to make Berkeley and the Bay Area their home.
Many Bay Area residents enjoyed a taste of ‘Berkeleyside live’ with The Three Michaels last December — a hugely entertaining conversation on the Berkeley Rep stage between three prominent Berkeley authors: Michael Pollan, Michael Lewis and Michael Chabon.
With Uncharted we are taking it to the next level.
Expect two days of conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers diving into discussions on politics, food, environment, science and technology, public policy. Confirmed speakers include Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics and founder of DIY Drones, author Mollie Katzen, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas, Marina Gorbis, head of the Institute of the Future, and Paul Pierson, political science professor at UC Berkeley. The speaker line-up is far from final: more speakers are being confirmed every day. Check the current speakers list for updates.
At the midpoint of the festival, participants will get to enjoy each other’s company as well as great food, drink and live music at the Uncharted Party. The party takes place at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, a masterpiece of Brutalist architecture.
The hope is Uncharted becomes an annual event that bolsters the city of Berkeley’s position as a place for great ideas.
UC Berkeley, Panoramic Interests, and Autodesk are founding sponsors of Uncharted. (More sponsorship opportunities are available. Email lknobel@gmail.com.)
Tickets to Uncharted on Oct. 25-26 are on sale from today, Thursday July 25. Numbers are limited. Berkeleyside Members will receive an email today with a special offer on tickets. For non-members, we’re offering a discounted early-bird price on tickets. Purchase your tickets here.
Come be part of conversations with provocative thinkers, come help shape the future.
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