Highlights from the World Changing Ideas Summit

Johns Hopkins University and Fast Company hosted the inaugural World Changing Ideas Summit at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center to engage the ideas, people, and innovations shaping the future of health care, space, and physical AI. The summit also marked 150 years of Johns Hopkins’ legacy of groundbreaking research, transformative ideas, and lasting global impact. Explore some of the best moments and insights.

Insights

10 takeaways from the World Changing Ideas Summit

The inaugural World Changing Ideas Summit brought bold ideas—and the people behind them—together to challenge how we see the future. Here are 10 insights leaders in health care, space, and AI shared at the summit.

How an interdisciplinary approach is enabling faster health breakthroughs

From mapping tumors to discovering entirely new medications, advanced capabilities in medicine and health care don’t just rely on one area of expertise. Leaders from across the health care sector share how a multidisciplinary approach is helping them push the field forward.

6 Hopkins innovations featured at the World Changing Ideas Summit

Universities, alongside private industry and the federal government, are a core pillar of American innovation. Explore the Johns Hopkins innovations highlighted at the summit and the ways they’re paving the way for advancements in health care, planetary defense, sports, and more.