Learn about disruptive technologies’ growing impact, challenges at Wharton DC Innovation Summit, May 7

Seth Goldman, executive chairman of Beyond Meat and co-founder of Honest Tea, and 60 other business leaders will discuss trends and developments in disruptive technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data and the Internet of Things, at the Wharton DC Innovation Summit, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at Pinstripes in North Bethesda, Md.

The Summit will address what these technologies are and how they are transforming major industries, from healthcare and transportation to food, retail and finance. In three breakout tracks of four sessions each, speakers will analyze major disruptors, funding options for entrepreneurs, and the Future of Healthcare, Cities, Work and Food.

National Press Club members are invited to this event at a special rate of just $99/person through Thursday, May 2, and at $119 after that. This event is open to the public. Learn more and register online.

Goldman’s Beyond Meat is a leader in creating plant protein products that taste like meat and are rapidly rising in popularity nationwide, available at Whole Foods and many restaurants. The other keynote is David Morey, chairman DMG Global and author of Innovating Innovation, that Wharton School professor Jerry Wind calls a “battlefield manual for change management.”

The Summit’s midday general session features thought leaders who address disruptive and emerging tech trends, advantages and challenges:

Hon. James Moore, Founder & CEO, Washington Institute for Business, Government & Society

Susan Penfield, Chief Innovation Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Gary Shapiro, President & CEO, Consumer Technology Assn., and author, Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation

Tien Wong, Angel investor and Chairman/CEO, Opus8

“What’s exciting about the Summit is that we have entrepreneurs and innovators coming together in the nation’s capital, finding ways entrepreneurs and innovators can help the big problems over the next decade," said Aneesh Chopra, the first White House chief technology officer.