Events › Silicon Valley Reads 2025 Kickoff

You are invited to a thought-provoking discussion about technology, humanity, and our future featuring authors Dr. Fei-Fei Li (The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI), Ray Nayler (The Mountain in the Sea) and Charlee Dyroff (Loneliness & Company) in a conversation moderated by San Jose Mercury News reporter, Sal Pizarro. 

Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn from this esteemed panel, ask questions and have your books (available for sale through Books Inc.) signed by the authors after the event. Two robot dogs will be special guests! 

The kickoff is on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at the Visual & Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at De Anza College from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Come early to purchase books and visit the Euphrat Museum of Art, off the lobby, to enjoy the show Encoding Empathy. This exhibit explores advancing technology and the human touch, and includes digitally generated images blended into traditional paintings, 3D printed sculptures, co-botically-produced ceramics, pixel-mirrored prints, and more.

Please register for this free event as seating will be limited. 

• Click here to register for the in-person event
•  Click here to register for the live-streamed event

Please note: You can change your response at any time by emailing siliconvalleyreads@gmail.com.