June 2026
University of Nevada, Reno (Lake Tahoe) — Public Launch
A broader activation of the Foundation model at University of Nevada, Reno (Lake Tahoe). Content, community, and curated conversations.
Early Momentum
Built in Tahoe. Expanding from there.
The Foundation is designed around participation, not passive consumption. Here is what has already happened and what is coming next.
Who Was in the Room
Executives, operators, and students.
The University of Nevada, Reno (Lake Tahoe) roundtable brought together leaders from Oracle and Hackett, alongside operators and students — a deliberate mix that shaped the day.
Panelists
- Terry Jones
Founder, Travelocity.com - Kevin Lyons
Founder, Flashvote.com - Gunnar Newquist
PhD Neuroscience — Robotics, Kickmaker.fr - Marc Seewald
VP Product Management, Oracle - Jay Surface
Principal, The Hackett Group - Matt Ressmeyer
Principal, The Hackett Group
Organizations in the room
- Oracle
- The Hackett Group
- IAC
- Corpay
- Edgewood Companies
- Nidecker Group
- University of Nevada, Reno
- USAC — University Studies Abroad Consortium
- Kickmaker
- You.com
Key Themes
What the day surfaced.
- AI is reshaping roles, not just eliminating them.The conversation kept returning to how AI changes the shape of work — and how the durable advantage is judgment, not tooling.
- Tools do not replace judgment.The most effective operators use AI to extend their thinking, not to replace it. Framing the question still matters more than picking the model.
- Physical world, not just software.Agents, robotics, and infrastructure came up repeatedly — the next wave is AI acting in the world, not just summarizing text.
- Finding value at scale.At enterprise scale, the hard problem isn't access to AI — it's knowing where it actually creates value and where it distracts.
Quotes
In their own words.
We started the day with AI inside finance systems—and ended with AI reshaping society itself.
AI will fundamentally reshape almost everything we experience in business, society, and daily life.
The real shift isn't just software—it's what happens when AI interacts with the physical world.
At scale, the challenge isn't access to AI—it's knowing where it actually creates value.
Photo Highlights
Around the roundtable.
Panels and conversations from the University of Nevada, Reno (Lake Tahoe) executive roundtable.
Forward Momentum
What's next.
2026
San Francisco Activation
A satellite event bringing the Tahoe model to SF operators, students, and executives.
2026
New York Activation
An NYC satellite to broaden the network and test the Foundation model in a different market.