Attend the 2026 Reproductive Frontiers Summit, June 16–18, Berkeley

The 2026 Reproductive Frontiers Summit, organized by TsviBT and K Richards, is set for June 16-18 at Lighthaven in Berkeley, CA. This second annual gathering aims to convene a multidisciplinary community focused on accelerating the development and responsible deployment of advanced reproductive technologies. The speaker lineup includes experts in polygenic prediction, embryo gene editing, in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), and artificial womb technology, alongside specialists in the associated ethics, regulation, and financing. The organizers identify a "cold-start problem" in the field, where progress is stalled by circular dependencies between funding, regulation, scientific advancement, and public discourse. The summit is designed as a coordination point to break these bottlenecks.

Building on the inaugural 2025 event, which drew over 100 attendees and featured luminaries like Harvard's George Church and Stanford's Henry Greely, the 2026 summit seeks to expand its reach. It explicitly welcomes scientists, bioethicists, students, investors, philanthropists, and even parents curious about future fertility options. Attendee feedback from the first summit was strongly positive, with a net promoter score of 8.8/10. The organizers, associated with the LessWrong and Effective Altruism communities, frame the mission as "genomic emancipation," emphasizing that the technologies are for expanding procreative autonomy and family planning, not for intelligence amplification or AGI-related purposes. Very early bird tickets are available through the end of March on the summit's website.