COSM 2021

COSM is a national summit on the realities of ascendant technology and the myth of economic decline. By objective indices pioneered at Discovery Institute, economic growth is at least twice as fast as the pace measured by economists. Gauged correctly — by the working time in hours and minutes it takes to buy goods and services rather than by the manipulative morass of global monies — the world is now enjoying a golden age of ever-broader-based prosperity. Yet best-selling books and media mavens increasingly focus on stagnation and scarcity. The question is why, and how we can upend the dialog of doom?

Held in the blessed sylvan sweet spot of the Pacific Northwest, the summit illuminates the synergy between Seattle and the world and provides a scene of civilized conversation and exchange. It highlights the global tide of innovations from this pullulating pacific haven of leading tech companies and celebrates innovation and human creativity, while examining threats to its continued dominance both here and abroad.

Provoking debate and deliberation on the cosmic unities fusing apparently divergent technologies and conflicting empires, our mission is to acclaim the accomplishments, while reclaiming the values and virtues that made them possible. From artificial intelligence and blockchain to 5G and WiFi6, from tokenized time to blockchain, from cloud computing to the quantum revolution, from the “spatial web” to the efflorescence of space flight, it is all ascending in Seattle, and at COSM.

Participants at COSM will explore how technology intersects with government regulation, antitrust illusions, international conflict, the “outside trading scandal”, real creative investment, and the triumph of the free human spirit.  Through keynote speeches and Q&A, panel discussions, parties, and ample informal gatherings, attendees will interact with national technology leaders, industry peers, and colleagues.

Designed by renowned technology futurist, George Gilder, COSM will feature many of the great minds of our day. Our nationally recognized speakers include Peter Thiel, Tom Alberg, Tim Draper, Carver Mead, Ari Emanuel, and other luminaries. The conference is targeted toward anyone seeking to peer into the future of technology, including corporate senior executives (CEOs, CTOs, and CIOs), investors, researchers, and technologists.  

We hope you will join us at what is becoming Seattle’s must-attend technology summit!