The future can look pretty bleak. Climate catastrophes, new diseases, crumbling infrastructure, wealth inequality, cyber threats, geopolitical conflicts, and threats to democracy around the globe are just some of the things now shaking people’s confidence in a better tomorrow.

But human ingenuity is always a cause for hope, and every generation brings new thinkers, activists, entrepreneurs, and builders to work on the world’s biggest challenges.

This year, WIRED celebrated its 30th anniversary by showcasing the people, platforms, technologies, and ideas that inspire us. Attendees gathered on December 5 in San Francisco for a thought-provoking program featuring some of the most influential people in tech, business, science, entertainment, and beyond as we explored technology’s impact on our past, present, and future—and dug into solutions and our optimistic vision for the next 30 years.

The future can look pretty bleak. Climate catastrophes, new diseases, crumbling infrastructure, wealth inequality, cyber threats, geopolitical conflicts, and threats to democracy around the globe are just some of the things now shaking people’s confidence in a better tomorrow.

But human ingenuity is always a cause for hope, and every generation brings new thinkers, activists, entrepreneurs, and builders to work on the world’s biggest challenges.

This year, WIRED celebrated its 30th anniversary by showcasing the people, platforms, technologies, and ideas that inspire us. Attendees gathered on December 5 in San Francisco for a thought-provoking program featuring some of the most influential people in tech, business, science, entertainment, and beyond as we explored technology’s impact on our past, present, and future—and dug into solutions and our optimistic vision for the next 30 years.

LiveWIRED convened an engaged audience of leaders, innovators, creators, and educators from tech, science, business, culture, politics, and more—all eager to learn about today’s (and tomorrow’s) biggest tech trends, innovations, and challenges.