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Dear PopTech Friends and Family,
If you were with us for PopTech 2025:Enigma – thank you for bringing the magic. If you weren’t, you missed one of the best PopTechs in the books. One that saw us stepping into a future filled with more possibility than angst.
Dan Blumberg, the host of the Webby-winning podcast, Crafted, served as PopTech’s podcaster in residence this year. His PopTech recap with Sarah Rose Siskind and Kwaku Aning provides a jaunty set of highlights, including Sarah’s madcap experiment, FetusGPT.
LinkedIn has been abuzz with PopTech:Enigma shoutouts. Be sure to check out posts by Nick Martin, Reggie Snowden, Colin Moffet, Dan Blumberg and Rori DuBoff.
We’ll keep you posted – PopTech 2025: Enigma talks will post in mid-November
Up next – PopTech #30! PopTech will reach a memorable milestone in 2026! We’re celebrating 30 years of convening, community-building and impact, October 6-8, 2026, at the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. Take advantage of the PopTech 2026 early bird rate of $750 through November 30. This inclusive registration provides access to PopTech 2026 and invitations to pop-ups in NY, DC and SF in the runup to our big birthday bash.
Fall Happenings
DC – November 6, 530-730 PM – The District Underground – We’re joining forces with The Signal to launch a new gathering format at the super cool Denson Liquor Bar. Details & RSVP here.
NY – December 10, 2025 – Save the date! We’re planning a fun happy hour meet-up for NYC-based PopTechers. Details to follow soon.
Share some intel: Have a theme, a speaker, pop-up event or interactive experience in mind for our big 3-0? Drop us a note at [email protected].
Stay in touch, stay in tune,
The PopTech Team
PopTech hits an amazing milestone in 2026. We’re celebrating 30 years of convening, community-building and impact. This one’s a not-to-miss! We’ll be back at The Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., October 6-8, 2026. The best part, we’re starting the party early with a series of pop-up events in DC, NY and SF. PopTech registration will include access to the conference and invitations to ancillary events over the months leading up to the big birthday bash. Take advantage of our all inclusive early-bird rate of $750, through November 30, 2025.
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Reading Corner
In Team Intelligence: How Brilliant Leaders Unlock Collective Genius, longtime PopTech community member, Jon Levy, unpacks the myths that hold leaders and their teams back and points out the paradox of success: focusing on creating teams that operate well is what makes an effective leader.
March 2
1230 — 115 PM EST
Reading Corner: The Hype Handbook.
Michael Schein will read from and discuss his recent book, The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable…
March 2
1230 — 115 PM EST
Reading Corner: The Hype Handbook.
Michael Schein will read from and discuss his recent book, The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable…
March 2
1230 — 115 PM EST
Reading Corner: The Hype Handbook.
Michael Schein will read from and discuss his recent book, The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable…