America Innovates

May 16–18, 2026, in San Francisco, CA — America250 and Forbes are co-hosting America Innovates and hope you will join us. The event is a free, open-to-the-public, family-friendly, three-day experience featuring an immersive walk-through exhibit at Fort Mason: Gateway Pavilion. Come experience innovations of the past, present and future, along with livestreamed on-stage conversations with business leaders in every industry--from transportation and finance, to retail and consumer technology, and much more. Programming will include demonstrations and discussions with honorees of the Forbes Innovator 250 list of the greatest living American innovators--who are advancing the American Dream in bringing their breakthroughs to market, transforming entire industries and creating new ones. May marks National Inventors Month, an observance established in 1998 to commemorate George Washington’s founding of the U.S. patent office.

Agenda timing is subject to change.

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Info: When Forbes interviewed Sam Altman in January, the OpenAI CEO brought a brittle early prototype of a robotic hand that could solve a Rubik's cube with the power of artificial intelligence. Now we invite you to come browse and interact with early models of tools that we use everyday--and get a first look at what is coming next. Dozens of exhibitors will display their original, current and forthcoming concepts.

Info: Join us in the stage area for a series of live conversations and demonstrations with American business leaders and Forbes Innovator 250 honorees. The main focus: How does America continue to embody the creative spirit of Thomas Edison for another 250 years?

Info: When Forbes interviewed Sam Altman in January, the OpenAI CEO brought a brittle early prototype of a robotic hand that could solve a Rubik's cube with the power of artificial intelligence. Now we invite you to come browse and interact with early models of tools that we use everyday--and get a first look at what is coming next. Dozens of exhibitors will display their original, current and forthcoming concepts.

Info: Join us in the stage area for a series of live conversations and demonstrations with American business leaders and Forbes Innovator 250 honorees. The main focus: How does America continue to embody the creative spirit of Thomas Edison for another 250 years?

Info: When Forbes interviewed Sam Altman in January, the OpenAI CEO brought a brittle early prototype of a robotic hand that could solve a Rubik's cube with the power of artificial intelligence. Now we invite you to come browse and interact with early models of tools that we use everyday--and get a first look at what is coming next. Dozens of exhibitors will display their original, current and forthcoming concepts.

Info: Join us in the stage area for a series of live conversations and demonstrations with American business leaders and Forbes Innovator 250 honorees. The main focus: How does America continue to embody the creative spirit of Thomas Edison for another 250 years?

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Gateway Pavilion - Pier 2, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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