Got thoughts about AI disruption? Let’s talk about what really matters—using it to your advantage, aiming to thrive in uncertainty, and building work you actually want, AI or not.

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What's different:

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This isn't another polished corporate conference with 55-minute PowerPoint presentations. It's a “citizen forum” of sorts where real people talk about how they’re using AI for work and personal purposes, who they’re learning from, what keeps them up at night and what they’re doing about it, and how they’re going about building work they actually want in an AI world.

No one actually knows how AI will go or how quickly it will affect various categories of knowledge workers. We can shape more of our future in it if we’re proactive, informed, and scrappy about it.

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What to expect:

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Sample talk/discussion titles:

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• In-person, one-day event, held Fall 2025 in Silicon Slopes (SLC/Lehi, Utah).

• Conversational talks from people in the thick of it, not distant experts.

• Real discussions about career anxiety and practical ideas for writing your own “AI Work + Life” playbook.

• A crowd-sourced/voted prep reading list shared ahead of time.

• No slides. You’re welcome.

• Anticipated cost: $99.

• Community center vibes over sterile conference center vibes.

• Limited capacity.

• "How I'm actually using AI at/in my work and personal life"

• "What my company is doing about AI, and what they're ignoring"

• "From AI enthusiast to AI skeptic (and vice versa) - how my perspective changed"

• “Cultivating purpose and meaning if/as everything changes”

• "Privacy, ethics, and AI: where do you draw the lines?"

• "Building your personal AI code: when to use it, when not to"

• “What about AI keeps you up at night, and what are you doing about it?”

• "Using AI disruption as permission to finally build work you want"

• “Unique work opportunities AI is creating”

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This is for you if:

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The main criteria opting you in to this unconventional experience are:

1. You are a “knowledge/laptop worker.”
2. You’ve got loads of questions about AI’s impact on work.
3. You want to perpetuate/create meaningful work.
4. You value personal autonomy.
5. You aren’t into hand-wringing and complaining 🙂

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Who’s behind it:

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The event is hosted by Emily Burnett, author of Dear Fellow Spender, and the upcoming Dear Fellow Dreamer. Emily is a former tech manager turned writer who explores humor, meaningful work, creativity, & AI. She has a knack for making things fun. This matters when it comes to creating a non-boring conference you’ll be so glad you attended. In 2022, Emily left a comfy corporate tech career to build a financial coaching business, improv her way around Europe + the U.S for two years, and become a writer.

As the creator of the Substack "More to Your Life,” she’s very interested in helping others create meaningful, empowered, and interesting lives.