The Atlantic Festival 2026

Technology does not move in a sealed category. It changes politics, culture, health, media, business, cities, and the way institutions explain the world to the people living in it. The Atlantic Festival is useful because it puts those adjacent systems into the same three-day program rather than pretending innovation can be understood from product announcements alone.

That range matters for founders and investors. A market can look compelling inside a technology conversation and very different once public trust, regulation, labor, culture, or geopolitics enters the room. The strongest strategic decisions often come from understanding the second-order effects early, before they become operating constraints or reshape the customer’s priorities.

What the event is built around

• Technology, business, politics, culture, health, and public life
• How institutions respond to fast-moving economic and social change
• The relationship between innovation, trust, media, and power
• Journalistic interviews, cultural programming, and live conversations
• Three days of cross-disciplinary signal at PAC NYC

Who should have it on the radar

The festival belongs on the radar for founders, investors, policy leaders, journalists, executives, artists, researchers, and operators who want a broader read on the forces surrounding technology and capital. The official registration page offers one-day and multi-day passes, and a Tech:NYC partner code is available through the source newsletter.

What to watch

The announced lineup includes Pete Buttigieg, Andrew McCarthy, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Nicholas Britell, and Rahm Emanuel, with additional speakers and programming continuing to develop. Watch the transitions between disciplines. The most useful idea may not arrive in the session labeled technology.

Event details

• Date: 2026-09-17–2026-09-19
• Time: Begins Sept. 17 at 9:00 AM ET; multi-day agenda
• Location: Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), 251 Fulton Street, New York, NY
• Type: Conference
• Register: Official event page

Registration requirements, capacity, location details, ticket prices, and program information can change. Use the official registration page for the latest information from the organizer.