This Is Your Call To Adventure: Join Me As I Spin Up and Attend Gatherings Around the World
I want you to join me on my travels this year. So I wanted to share with you my two dozen city/country tour in case our paths intersect at any point. This post will be regularly updated.
Last updated 2024-04-15
Yesterday marked another year around the sun for me (I just turned 31!), and instead of my usual birthday reflection post detailing the top lessons of the past year, I've decided to change things up.
This year’s post is all about logistics; for the purpose of extending an overall invitation for you to connect with me at some point during my travels over this next year. I'm set to embark on more travel over these next 365 days than I ever have by a wide margin, and I’d love for your own travels to intersect with mine at some point.
The primary focus of my travels will be work-related, mainly revolving around popup villages and alchemizing interesting projects for the betterment of humanity, with sprinkles of personal enjoyment mixed in.
In almost all of these places I will be doing one or more of the following…
Building rapport with government officials
Meeting and connecting local artists and entrepreneurs
Hosting events with and for local innovation-focused university students
Building relationships with local venues, event producers, and other businesses
Supporting the operations of an Edge City popup village
Here is the rough itinerary, listed out in chronological order, and with as much specificity as I can share so far. (Also, I’m sure this schedule will change as the year progresses. And I will update this post regularly.
Back and forth between D.C. and Denver - thru early May
Rome - Week of May 20th
Berlin - May 24 - 26th-ish
Austin - May 27 - 31st (see you at Consensus 2024)
Austin + Denver - week of July 4th
Brussels - at least July 8 - 11
Nashville - late July
Chicago - early Aug (see you at Lollapalooza, probably)
Argentina, Brazil - mid August
Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, and more - mid September through mid November
Las Vegas - late November
Ethiopia, Zanzibar, Nigeria, Ghana - December (see you at Afrofuture Fest)
Whew - that was a lot to list out.
If you're already planning to be in one of my destinations, let's host a small meet up together or attend a meaningful gathering already being planned.
For instance, if our paths are set to cross in New York this April on the 13th/14th, let's plan to meet up in person at the Decentralize AI Summit. Another example: if Argentina is on your radar of a place to visit, sharing your intended visit dates will make it easier for us to coordinate the best time to connect in-person in Argentina.
I firmly believe in the magic of face-to-face encounters. Despite my appreciation for asynchronous communication and virtual meetings, nothing quite matches the experience of meeting in person. This year promises to be an extraordinary one for all of us, and I'm keen to meet, collaborate, and create with as many of you as possible.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who has been a part of my journey over the last year. As we embark on this next revolution together, I'm convinced it's going to be our best one yet.
IRL meetups = the truth of connection
So stoked for 2024
bummer! a couple of our travel venues this year intersect but at the wrong times 🥲