What about us, humans?

Technological innovation is moving faster than our ability to absorb it. AI systems make decisions we barely understand. Data flows through invisible infrastructures. Our privacy settings are on the verge of being redundant. Progress is everywhere, and yet, something feels off.

What’s the cost of this acceleration? Who’s benefiting? Who’s falling behind? And most of all: where are we, as humans, in all this?

This year’s edition of and& connect refuses to look away. We’re gathering entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, policymakers, and curious minds around one shared question: What about us, humans? Not as a nostalgic cry, but as a serious investigation into what we want from the future we’re building.

That's why we’ve designed the program around tension, while seeking a consensus and understanding for each other.

Conversation starter

1. Fireside Chats

Unscripted, high-stakes conversations that ask what innovation is really costing us, from privacy to mental health to the illusion of control.

2. Topical Speakers

Short, sharp talks by people with something personal to say. Each voice offers a raw insight into what it means to stay human in a shifting world.

3. Conversation Starter

You can book an in-person-meeting at and& connect, at different time slots during the day. You can invite someone to spark the conversation, or you can boost your ego while being invited by someone else.

4. 'Table for Ten' with the Google CEO

An invitation-only dinner where leaders challenge each other on trust, responsibility, and the future they’re shaping.