Summit Napa Valley Launches with Brain and AI Sessions

NAPA, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- The Summit Napa Valley conference, which opened Monday at The Meritage, is underway with three days of programming that combines brain and performance science, working sessions on brand, capital and AI, and live music and movement. The conference is part of Summit, an invitation-based membership community and events platform for entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders. Founded in 2008, Summit has over 18 years of hosting speakers and collaborators including Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Jane Goodall, Kendrick Lamar, Quincy Jones, Malcolm Gladwell, and Al Gore.

The program opened with Dr. Michael Gervais, a performance psychologist who helped lead the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship and worked alongside Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to transform the company's leadership culture. He spoke on "The Psychology of High Performance." AI runs through the business track. Brandon Powell, founder/CEO of HatchWorks AI, leads a hands-on session where attendees build a working AI agent on their own laptops, and Geoff Woods leads a session on "The AI-Driven Leader."

This session closes the conference on Wednesday, October 14, at 10:30 a.m. PT.

Summit, which has produced over $2.3 billion in capital raised, over 300 Series A through C rounds, over 150 co-founder pairings and 70-plus marriages, is set to return in 2027 with the Summit at Sea, a charter for about 1,000 entrepreneurs departing Miami aboard Virgin Voyages on April 29-May 2, 2027. Applications for all three Summit Experiences are open at summit.co, and membership applications are open at summit.co/membership.

Summit's signature Summit at Sea, which first chartered in 2011 for about 1,000 entrepreneurs, is returning in 2026 with Summit Sarara in Kenya, October 13-20, and Summit Basecamp in Lake Tahoe, February 4-7. Summit has joined Events.com in August 2025 and operates under CEO Chris Stakich.

The Summit Napa Valley conference, which opened Monday at The Meritage, is underway with three days of programming that combines brain and performance science, working sessions on brand, capital and AI, and live music and movement. Summit, an invitation-based membership community and events platform for entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders, has over 18 years of hosting speakers and collaborators including Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Jane Goodall, Kendrick Lamar, Quincy Jones, Malcolm Gladwell, and Al Gore. Summit has produced over $2.3 billion in capital raised, over 300 Series A through C rounds, over 150 co-founder pairings and 70-plus marriages. Summit's flagship events include over 100 gatherings a year in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Austin, New York, and San Diego, curated introductions, and priority registration. Applications for all three Summit Experiences are open at summit.co, and membership applications are open at summit.co/membership. Summit has joined Events.com in August 2025 and operates under CEO Chris Stakich. Summit's signature Summit at Sea, which first chartered in 2011 for about 1,000 entrepreneurs, is set to return in 2026 with Summit Sarara in Kenya, October 13-20, and Summit Basecamp in Lake Tahoe, February 4-7. Summit has produced over $2.3 billion in capital raised, over 300 Series A through C rounds, over 150 co-founder pairings and 70-plus marriages. Summit's flagship events include over 100 gatherings a year in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Austin, New York, and San Diego, curated introductions, and priority registration. Applications for all three Summit Experiences are open at summit.co, and membership applications are open at summit.co/membership. Summit has produced over $2.3 billion in capital raised, over 300 Series A through C rounds, over 150 co-founder pairings and 70-plus marriages. Summit's flagship events include over 100 gatherings a year in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Austin, New York, and San Diego, curated introductions, and priority registration. Applications for all three Summit Experiences are open at summit.