Watching stars at Summit
Next weekend’s Summit LA 17 in downtown Los Angeles is aimed at inspiring people to live better and more creative lives, whether it’s by racing home to declutter after listening to the queen of organizing, Marie Kondo, learning about cleaner living from Jessica Alba, or sitting in on a panel about an urban design project in Utah where Richard Branson is an investor.
“We want people to choose their adventures every day,” said Ryan Begelman, co-founder of Summit, which runs Nov. 3-6.
The 3,000-plus who have paid the $3,700 admission, will be able to access some 150 talks, 75 wellness classes, 40 music, comedy or dance performances.
Keynote events include “Netflix and Chill: a Fireside Chat with Reed Hastings,” as well as addresses by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, television maven Shonda Rhimes and writers Lena Dunham and Malcolm Gladwell.
“Our goal is to create a surreal setting with all these leaders so that people can connect and be inspired and go out and do great things,” Begelman said.
Others on the agenda include Christiana Figueres, architect of the Paris Climate Agreement, and Kobe Bryant and Pele.
The sprawl of events from early morning to late night will take place around downtown within several hotels, such as the Intercontinental and the Standard, with performances at historic theaters such as the Orpheum. Downtown parking lots are being taken over for a food, art and wellness pavilion.
“We see it as 72 hours to get people out of their headspace, away from their home and work lives and immerse themselves in these different experiences,” Begelman said.
The ticket covers the three days of activities plus hotel stay and food.
Info: 2017.summit.co. The event is for ages 21 and over.