At Studio at Mission Rock, a flexible waterfront workspace, an intimate group of founders, creatives, investors, and innovators gathered for the debut of “The Cultural Index: The Future of the Connected Experience,” a new global series from Tishman Speyer and Genesys exploring how creativity, design, and technology shape the ways we live and interact.
Fuseproject founder Yves Behar joined moderator Tina Sharkey for a lively exchange within the Mission Rock neighborhood—a joint project from Tishman Speyer and the San Francisco Giants, surrounded by parks, public spaces, and art installations that mirror the morning’s theme: design as a catalyst for connected community.
The Scene: A breakfast conversation framed by panoramic Bay views and a cross-section of the Bay Area’s creative and business circles. Guests included NBA champion Festus Ezeli, Next Legacy Partners’ and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Superbowl champion Ryan Nece, San Francisco Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo, SFMOMA COO Sehila Shin, Charles Schwab’s Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, and Near Future Summit’s Zem Joaquin—each reflecting the event’s focus on innovation and impact.
Cause for FOMO: Telo Trucks’s Jason Marks arrived with the speakers in one of the company’s compact electric trucks—a small but pitch perfect symbol of practicality meeting imagination.
Memorable Moment: Behar reflected on how thoughtful design can humanize technology and guide cities to evolve with purpose. As the morning closed, attendees shared a sense of optimism—that creativity and collaboration will define the next chapter of the connected experience.
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