Nicholas Thompson

CEO

The Atlantic

About Me

Nicholas Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic, a position he has held since 2021. He was previously the editor-in-chief of WIRED and the editor of NewYorker.com. Thompson is also a cofounder of The Atavist, a multimedia CMS that was sold to WordPress, and Speakeasy.ai, which was sold to Amplica Labs. He is a board member at ProRata.AI and The National Committee on American Foreign Policy, as well as the author of "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War.” He films a daily video on tech policy for Linkedin and has roughly two million followers across social media platforms. He has long been a competitive runner; in 2021, he set the American record for men 45+ in the 50K race. His second book, “The Running Ground,” will be published by Random House this fall.

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Inside the AI Frontier and the Next Generation of European Innovation

What does it actually take to build world-class AI? Join Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, for a conversation with Mike Krieger, Chief Product Officer of Anthropic and Instagram co-founder, in his first major European appearance since joining the Claude team. This conversation will offer a rare deep-dive inside one of the world's most advanced AI companies, discuss what it means to build and deploy at the frontier of AI, balancing innovation with human-centered design, and the strategies enterprises and startups across Europe can use to unlock the benefits of AI.

Toward AGI: What’s Next for Builders and Businesses

OpenAI is defining the future of artificial intelligence — and reshaping how businesses innovate along the way. In a conversation with Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, will discuss how OpenAI is navigating the path toward artificial general intelligence and how enterprises and startups alike can harness this next wave of AI innovation.

From Search to Chat: What Happens When Your Customers Talk to AI?

The shift from search to chat is reshaping how customers interact with brands - and we’re just getting started. This session dives into real-world examples, from beauty bots to smart agents, and explores the new rules of engagement as AI begins talking to AI. We’ll also look ahead to what’s next - from voice to wearables - and how these evolving interfaces will transform the customer journey.