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Forerunner
Founders Summit 2026
Add the Founders Summit Schedule to Your Calendar2026 Programming
Day 1: Wednesday, March 25th
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Arrival & Registration
Location: Callippe Outer
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Forerunner Welcome + Breakout Groups
Location: Callippe Main
Speaker: Kirsten Green
Through structured sharing, paired conversations, and facilitated dialogue, you'll address
the real challenges beneath the surface, and identify the founders you resonate with at a deeper level.
the real challenges beneath the surface, and identify the founders you resonate with at a deeper level.
6:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Cocktails & Break
Location: Callippe Outer Tent
Space to decompress and continue conversations.
7:15 PM – 8:30 PM
Founder Dinner
Location: Callippe Main
Meet founders beyond your small-group breakouts.
8:30 PM - 9:30PM
After Dinner Activities
Open bar
Campfire & s'mores
Board games
Quiet conversation spaces
Day 2: Thursday, March 26th
8:00 AM
Breakfast & Coffee Bar Open
Location: Callippe Outer
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Founder Walk
Location: Callippe Patio
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
The Chief Storyteller
Location: Callippe Main
Speaker: Musa Tariq, Forbes Most Influential CMO; former Marketing & Brand leader at Airbnb, Apple, Nike, GoFundMe, Ford Motor Company, and Burberry
How great founders discover, sharpen, and evolve their core narrative—internally and externally—so it compounds trust, focus, and momentum as the company scales.
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
The Hard Calls
Location: Callippe Outer Tent
Panelists: Michael Chapp (COO, OURA), Ryan King (Co-founder, Chime)
The decisions that don't show up in press releases, but that shape the company. A candid look at how real judgment gets formed—often without perfect data, consensus, or a safety net.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Working Lunch
Location: Callippe Outer/foyer
Creating a Culture of Curiosity in the Age of AI -- Ed Batista, executive coach & Stanford lecturer
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Recharge Activity
Location: Callippe Patio
Reset and relax with time to freshen up after.
Fjord sauna excursion
Cooking class
Mahjong learning and play
Bike Ride
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Tactical Breakout Sessions
Location: Callippe Main
Focused working sessions on the specific challenges you're navigating right now. Each group is anchored by one or two founders sharing a real case, decision, or tactic—with the goal of extracting patterns you can apply immediately. Expect specifics, tradeoffs, and real examples.
Topics:
- Rewiring With Intelligence: Where has AI actually changed how your team is structured or how work gets done — and where are you still just layering it on top of the old model?
- How Culture Drives Decisions: Think of a moment in the last year where the pressure was high and you made a people call. What did it teach you about what your culture actually is — versus what you say it is?
- Your Story Is Your Strategy: When your strategy shifted, who found out last — and what did that cost you?
- Staying Close to the Customer: At what point did you realize you were further from the customer than you thought — and what did you do about it?
- Don’t Ship the Hype: Where has AI actually moved the needle for your company or your customers — and where did you end up just feeding the narrative?
- The Discipline of Less: What's the moment you realized the answer wasn't to push harder — and how did you cut, reset, or slow down without losing your team, investors, or momentum?
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing: Give/Get Exchange
Location: Callippe Main
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cocktails + Dinner with Friends of Forerunner
Location: Callippe Main
Full attendee directory
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