March 13 & 14, 2026 @ The Belmont in Austin, Texas DURING SXSW
LIGHT HOUSE 2026 IS ON ITS WAY!
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WHAT IS
THE LIGHT HOUSE 2026 will bring together technologists, funders, artists, activists and dreamers to explore how love – as practice, as infrastructure, as resistance – can reshape our digital future.
We're Back!
The Tech We Want returns to Austin for our fourth annual gathering in March 2026, and this time, we’re leading with what matters most: love as our operating system.
While the tech world obsesses over large language models, we’re investing in more powerful invisible forces: human connection, collective care, and the relationships that hold us together when systems fall apart.
What to Expect...
Two days of panels and deep conversation exploring:
Community as Infrastructure
Building systems, spaces, and funding models rooted in care and community control
Convening as Social Engineering
Designing gatherings that create conditions for trust, coalition, and collective power
Rewriting the Code
Challenging the stories and metrics that shape our relationship to technology
Technology that Strengthens Bonds
Creating digital futures where connection, not engagement, is what matters
Our signature Lightning Talks, hands-on activations from community partners, and the kind of joyful, generative gathering that reminds us why we're in this fight.
JOIN THE TECH WE WANT IN AUSTIN
March 13 & 14, 2026
The Belmont | Austin, TX
during SXSW 2026
Registration opens December 1, 2025.
This isn’t just another tech conference. It’s a homecoming for everyone building the future we actually want to live in.
MARCH 13 & 14, 2026
AUSTIN, TX @ THE BELMONT
#TeamHuman | #TheLightHouse2026 | #LoveIsOurLLM
Mark your calendars.
Gather your people.
Let's build together
Follow @thetechwewant on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Substack for updates.
The Light House is presented by The Tech We Want, a project of Omidyar Network