Peter Leyden at the Minnesota Star Tribune North Star Summit

As part of the Minnesota Star Tribune’s inaugural Ideas Festival, North Star Summit, technology expert and futurist Peter Leyden will ascend to the Walker Art Center on Tuesday to discuss how artificial intelligence could lead to a new era of progress in Minnesota, the Midwest and beyond.

Leyden, a Minnesota native, is a former editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine who spent three decades helping the public understand The forces reshaping technology and society. He is the creator of “The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050,” a framework that envisions how artificial intelligence, clean energy and other breakthroughs could drive innovation.

Leyden is also the founder of Reinvent Futures, a company that advises business and civic leaders on navigating change. He has delivered keynotes around the world and hosted “The Ai Age Begins,” a San Francisco event series on generative AI.

The live stream of Leyden’s opening discussion will begin at 8:45 a.m.