AI MASTERCLASS

February 23, 2026 | Aboard the Seafair | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

An Intensive Workshop Preceding Universa’s Evening at Sea.

In an age dominated by data and deep learning, this masterclass cuts through the noise to stress-test AI systems using frameworks from antifragility, computational thinking, and skin-in-the-game accountability. A deliberately limited group of institutional investors will spend three hours hearing from subject matter experts and applying these learnings to practical and actionable investment and asset allocation approaches.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Nassim Nicholas Taleb 

Universa’s Distinguished Scientist & bestselling author examines why AI’s most critical failures are inherently unpredictable and how historical data creates fragile models. 

Stephen Wolfram 

Founder & CEO of Wolfram Research demonstrates how computational thinking reveals AI behaviors and alignment challenges.  

Ron Lagnado, PhD 

Universa Investments’ Director of Research and former head of asset allocation and total fund portfolio management at CalPERS explains how pension funds can use artificial intelligence tools to evaluate their portfolio allocation as a whole. 

ABOUT

THE EVENT

This workshop is essential for risk managers, quantitative analysts and anyone seeking a no-nonsense, empirically-driven understanding of how to navigate the massive risks being introduced by modern machine learning. Leave the comfort of conventional wisdom and learn to thrive in the face of the unknown.

  • Unpredictability: Master why critical AI failures are often unpredictable and how to avoid building fragile models by relying on historical data.

  • Antifragility: Discover frameworks for building systems that do not resist failure but benefit from disorder, volatility, and errors.

  • Accountability: Examine the ethical and practical necessity of requiring Skin in the Game from both the developers and users of high-stakes AI systems.

Enjoy an afternoon with institutional allocators and select investment fund managers, preceding Universa Investments’ nationally recognized annual Evening at Sea event.

BY INVITATION ONLY

Space is limited. Non-transferable.

For Additional Information Contact: rsvp@universa.net

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