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Join SRI as we discuss today’s most pressing societal challenges with some of the world’s leading thinkers. Our events explore how technology innovations are impacting our world.

Speakers have included Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Markoff, Ocean Conservationist & Philanthropist Julie Packard, Technology Philanthropist Eric Schmidt, and others.

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Upcoming events


PARC Forum: Nobel laureate John M. Martinis discusses the quantum frontier

June 4, 2026 | John M. Martinis, 2025 Nobel laureate for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit, will join this exciting PARC Forum to talk about today’s quantum ecosystem, emerging real-world applications, and more.


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Past events at SRI

  • PARC Forum: How to AI

    PARC Forum: How to AI

    The Wall Street Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims and SRI Education’s Susan Patrick discuss how AI can strengthen human agency.

  • PARC Forum: The future of defense technologies

    PARC Forum: The future of defense technologies

    Silicon Valley is paying close attention to the defense sector. SRI convened a conversation exploring new opportunities to advance security through innovation.

  • PARC Forum: The future of trust

    PARC Forum: The future of trust

    Mitchell Baker and Mariano-Florentino “Tino” Cuéllar discuss the global imperative of safe, human-first AI.