The next movement
The opening movement is complete. What comes NXT is up to us.
On October 22, 75 handpicked leaders from tech and impact joined award-winning artists at NYC’s iconic World Trade Center to picture the future we want: tech-positive, equitable and abundant, with shared prosperity and culture at its core.
Help shape what's next
The inaugural 2026 NXT Summit
The Future, in Beta.
The inaugural NXT Summit demonstrated what’s possible when capital, culture, and code converge in service of human agency. When we come together, we find hope and the light we need to chart a shared path forward.
The program was led by Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky). Leaders and artists explored not just what we’re fighting against, but what we are fighting for. What’s at stake as we work to unlock an AI-powered future grounded in shared prosperity? How can we ensure the innovation and progress promised by AI uplifts marginalized communities and arts and culture, rather than coming at their expense?
Those present didn’t just share thoughts and reflections; they shared the work they’re actively leading to advance a more equitable future at this pivotal moment. And together, we talked about how we can support one another to make that future real.
Different vantage points. One shared conviction.
The people who were in the room are now our brain trust.
Everyone who attended is now part of the NXT brain trust and helps decide where the work goes next. The room included:
Foundation Leaders & Impact Investors
Founders & AI Leaders
Climate & Community Researchers
Nonprofit Executive Directors
Artists & Cultural Figures
Technologists & Visionaries
The next movement
San Francisco. Los Angeles. Denver. Rome. Vienna.
We're exploring NXT summits in these five cities, and you'll largely decide where we go first. If you can offer an iconic venue, underwriting, introductions or other support, we'd love to hear from you.
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Co-convened by
Capital, culture, and code in the same conversation.
Helping People Help
Darian Rodriguez Heyman
Founder of the social impact consultancy Helping People Help, bestselling AI for Nonprofits author, UN SDG advisor, and former Craigslist Foundation Executive Director.
Paul D. Miller
DJ Spooky
Fulbright Specialist, MIT Press author, and inaugural artist-in-residence for The Met Reframed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
With gratitude
Only together can we make change irresistible.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the night what it was. We're also grateful to the partners and people who made it possible:
Gregory Thornbury, the Silverstein family, and the Silver Art team for hosting us at the World Trade Center
Simone and Otterhound Media for sponsoring
Kanene Ayo Holder for event planning support
Dr. David Milch for his generous support
Toward solutions
Know someone who should be in the next room?
Attendees will hear from us in the coming months. Send any like-minded leaders our way and we'll add them to the list.
Darian Rodriguez Heyman · CEO & Founder, Helping People Help
NXT Summit · Rethinking capital, culture and code