AI Summit 2025 Budapest

Zoltan Istvan (USA)

futurist, political candidate, AI expert

Zoltan Istvan is a futurist, political candidate, and expert on AI. From formally speaking at various country’s Parliaments & Senates to appearing on the Joe Rogan podcast to consulting for the US Armed Forces to being a correspondent for The New York Times, Zoltan Istvan has created a plethora of ideas and policies that have transformed the way millions of people look at the future and humanity. For years he has been a leading voice in AI, politics, liberty, and ways to use technology to improve society. His futurist work has influenced world leaders and received hundreds of millions of views and numerous awards. He has spoken at the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, and the UK Parliament, among others. Born in Los Angeles, Zoltan's career began at National Geographic as a journalist. Today, Zoltan lives in San Francisco, where as an entrepreneur he runs real estate projects, media enterprises, and vineyards. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Philosophy and Ethics from Columbia University and the University of Oxford. He is married to a medical doctor and they have two young daughters.