Jeffrey Epstein and Al Seckel have assembled a diverse and eclectic intimate group of exceptional thinkers and achievers to discuss various topics, among others, relating to:

Artificial Intelligence

Complexity Theory

New Trends in Theoretical Physics

Evolutionary Biology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Encryption and Decryption

New Financial Systems and Methods

Emerging Technologies

The Mindshift Conference will take place in early January on the Island of Saint Thomas and at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean, Little Saint James. The purpose is to bring together diverse backgrounds, expertise, and viewpoints, to try to push the frontiers of substantive topics.

Confirmed Attendees are:

Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein, Entreprener, philanthropist, sponsor

Murray Gell-Mann

Murray Gell-Mann, theoretical physicist, Nobel Laureate, Santa Fe Institute

Christof Koch

Christof Koch, Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive Science, California Institute of Technology

Frances Arnold

Frances Arnold, Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, California Institute of Technology

Gerald Sussman

Gerald Sussman, Matsushita Professor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Catherine Mohr

Catherine Mohr, Director of Medical Research, Intuitive Surgical, Consulting Assistant Professor in Surgery, Stanford University

Leonard Mlodinow

﻿﻿Leonard Mlodinow, Physicist and Author, California Institute of Technology

Reichart Von Wolfshield

Reichart Von Wolfshield, specialist in complex platform software architecture, lossless compression technology, and encryption

Dan Dubno

Dan Dubno, Executive Director of the Hourglass Initiative; Founder of Gadgetoff; Emmy-Award Winning Television Producer and Correspondent





Pablos Holman

Pablos Holman, Futurist, computer security expert, Intellectual Ventures

Ron Reissman

Ron Reissman, Computer Engineer/Scientist, NASA/Ames Research Center

Brock Pierce

Brock Pierce, entrepreneur, creator of virtual currencies and goods, and major stakeholder in Internet Gaming Entertainment, chairman and president of Revenue Apex

Paul Kirkaas

Paul Kirkaas, software engineer and entrepreneur around the world from Pakistan to Africa, Europe and America. After his early academic work on object oriented language theory and compiler development, he focused on application development, including applications to support aid efforts in Central Africa that focused on usability and the specialized needs of developing nations at a time when there was very little outside interest or specialized software for the needs of development projects. Since then, Paul has managed consulting organizations, and acted as a consultant to several startups.

Al Seckel

Al Seckel, Cognitive neuroscientist, author

Jeffrey Epstein is looking forward to sharing the results of these discussions on this website.