THE SHIFT
Where insight turns into direction and decisions get sharper.
What leaders do next becomes clearer by the end of the day.
Thursday, May 14
9:00am - 4:00pm + Block Party
*Schedule subject to change
9:00 AM
Dominion Energy Welcome
Main Street Station
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
AI at Work
Main Street Station
Panel Discussion
From the Data Center to the Front Line
Virginia has the infrastructure. The question is what organizations are doing with it.
This session looks at how AI is being put to work across industries like healthcare, financial services, and logistics, where implementation is complex, and the stakes are high.
Why This Room Matters:
See how AI is being implemented across sectors, not just tested
Understand the decisions around talent, infrastructure, and risk that shape outcomes
Walk away with a clearer view of how organizations move from experimentation to real use
Moderator:
TBD
Speakers:
TBD
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
The Affordability Equation
Main Street Station
Panel Discussion
What It Takes to Build for Everyone
Large-scale development doesn’t happen quickly, and it rarely happens without the right mix of capital, timing, and relationships.
This session looks at how major projects actually get done: how deals are structured, how developers are reading today’s market, and how they decide when (and where) to go big.
Why This Room Matters:
Understand how large-scale projects come together, from capital to partnerships
Hear how developers are reading the market and placing bets
Walk away with a clearer view of how development shapes long-term growth
Moderator:
TBD
Speakers:
Jair Lynch, President and CEO, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
Mark Hourigan, Founder and CEO, Hourigan
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
The Shift
Main Street Station
Fireside Chat
Technology, Work & What's Actually Coming
Technology is changing everything. So is the political environment. The nature of work. The structure of media. The definition of identity. Kevin Roose has spent his career at the intersection of all of it, not just covering artificial intelligence but examining the full scope of what happens when the systems and assumptions we have built our lives and businesses around stop working the way they used to. This conversation is not about hype or doom. It is about what is actually happening, what is coming next, and what the leaders, founders, and builders in this room need to understand to stay ahead of it.
Why This Room Matters:
Get a clear-eyed view of where AI is actually taking the economy, the workforce, and the organizations you lead or build
Understand the decisions you need to make now to stay ahead of a shift that is already in motion
Leave with a framework for navigating what comes next, grounded in reporting and analysis from inside the story
Moderator:
TBD
Speakers:
Kevin Roose, Technology Columnist, The New York Times
12:45 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch + Final Activations
Main Street Station
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
The Rate of Change
Main Street Station
Panel Discussion
Monetary Policy, Fintech & the Future of Money
The pace of change in financial systems is picking up, and policy is right in the middle of it.
This session looks at how monetary policy and financial technology are starting to intersect, from digital currency to the infrastructure behind how money moves. Not in theory, but in the decisions being made right now.
Why This Room Matters:
Hear how policy and fintech are shaping each other in practice
Understand where digital currency is gaining traction, and where it isn’t
Walk away with a clearer view of how to think about building and investing in this space
Moderator:
TBD
Speakers:
TBD
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
New Rules
Main Street Station
Panel Discussion
Media, Platform & Power
Who owns the audience – and what that’s worth – is shifting fast.
This is a live, unscripted conversation about media, money, and control: who’s building leverage, who’s losing it, and how the balance is changing in real time.
Moderator:
TBD
Speakers:
TBD
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Summit Close: Highlight Reel + Send-Off
Main Street Station
WEDNESDAY EXTENDED PLAY
Block Party
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM:
Block Party | Scott's Addition | Venue TBD:
Hot Like Mars (Rock/Soul/Jam) | Vasen street activation | Local support: Deau Eyes, Hot Pants, Just Anyone Band
Rozzi (Pop) | Bingo Beer Co. Patio or Hofheimer Roof | Local support: MO, Erin & The Wildfire
Pour & Pulse Nightcap | Jungle Room