Slow Down to Think Forward · Yalla Now AI × NY Tech Week 2026
NY Tech Week Official Event

Slow Down
to Think
Forward

An immersive sound experience for futures thinking in the age of AI.

Come listen differently. Sit with the questions. Imagine where AI is really taking us.

Thursday, June 4, 2026  ·  6:00 – 8:00 PM ET
SoHo, New York City  ·  Address shared on RSVP
Free to attend  ·  Limited spots
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Slow Down to Think Forward event poster · Yalla Now AI × NY Tech Week 2026

About This Experience

Not another panel.
Something different.

Everything rewards speed right now. We’re making space to slow down. This isn’t a traditional tech talk. It’s an intentional gathering that uses sound, conversation, and futures thinking to ask bigger questions about where AI is really taking us.

Yalla Now AI is hosting this during NY Tech Week. We’re bringing together futurists, technologists, and people who’d rather sit with complexity than rush past it.

  • Immersive Sound

    Live music that shifts how you listen. Curated by Steve Devit and Brian Shapiro.

  • Facilitated Conversation

    Real conversations with futurists about AI’s impact on work, society, and who we are.

  • Futures Thinking

    Space to imagine, question, and reimagine where we’re headed. Together.

  • Intentional Community

    A carefully curated gathering. Meaningful conversation and provocative thinking. Not transactional networking.

The Room

Meet the voices in the room

Malak Atut
Co-Founder & Co-Host
Yalla Now AI
Host
Reima Shakeir
Co-Founder & Co-Host
Yalla Now AI
Host
Tameka Vasquez
Futurist & Leadership Strategist
The Future Quo
Speaker
Desmond Patton
Founding Director, SAFELab
CIO at Penn SP2
Speaker
Brian Shapiro
Founder
Shapiro Communications
Speaker
Steve Devit
Musician & Head Coach
Listen Deeply Coaching
Musician

Event Details

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Date & Time

Thursday, June 4, 20266:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern Time

Location

SoHo, New York CityAddress revealed to RSVP’d guests

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Cost

Free to attend.The cost is challenging how you think about AI and what comes next.

Don’t think twice. This room will fill.

Limited spots. No replays. Just a rare evening of real thinking with some of the sharpest minds at NY Tech Week.

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