A community of problem solvers.

We’re working to bridge the divide between Silicon Valley and DC.

Join us for our Emerging Tech Ideathon

Washington, DC • May 11, 2024 • 12-7pm

We’re creating a space to bring together industry professionals, motivated early-career folks and ambitious students for a day of building, hacking, writing, and collaboration. Use this time to start a side-project, write an article, build a thesis, or learn about something new!

We’re interested in the mechanics of progress.

We can build an incredible future, but we can’t do it alone. It will take technologists and policymakers challenging the status quo and working together across disciplines to deliver solutions to the most pressing problems of our era.

 

We’ve come a long way, but we have much further to go.

The challenges of the 21st century are vast, but so are the opportunities. Advances in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and social computing are dramatically changing the landscape of what’s possible.

Previous events

We hosted Professor Anton Korinek (Brookings Institute; GovAI; Darden) as keynote speaker for the inaugural Progress Lab event

Meet the Team

Current & previous Progress Lab organisers

  • Alex Lyte

    Director of Engineering, Prolegis

  • Avantika Mehra

    Senior Associate Consultant, Bain & Co.

  • Hugh Jones

    Senior Project Manager, The Welcome Party

  • Ishvaraus Davis

    Congressional Innovation Fellow, TechCongress

  • Nicole Janeway Bills

    Community Organizer, Data Strategy Professionals

  • Peter Elam

    Product Lead, LVL5

  • Sarah Naghmi

    University Student, Cognitive Science

  • Disha Jain

    Software Engineer, Google

  • Samarth Kishor

    Samarth Kishor

    Applied Scientist, AWS

  • Dan Kwon

    Dan Kwon

    Senior Engineer, Vertex Labs


Sponsors, Friends, & Partners

  • Vertex Labs

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