Ignite SF #18

January 14, 2026
6:00PM

Brava Mainstage

Ignite SF is back — live at the Brava Theater! Get ready for a night of ideas, insight, and pure adrenaline. In true Ignite fashion, each speaker will have just 5 minutes and 20 auto-advancing slides to enlighten you — fast.

This edition’s lineup is stacked with brilliant minds and bold voices:

🔥 Daisy Linden
🔥 Joey Chang AKA Cello Joe
🔥 David Hornick
🔥 Cecily Mak
🔥 Stephanie Lepp
🔥 Thao Ha
🔥 Amanda Freise
🔥 Chuck McGee III
🔥 Lexi Novitske
🔥 Allison Duettmann
🔥 Steven Kan
🔥 Noa Elan
🔥 Ryan Carson
🔥 Vivek VenugopaI
🔥 Lexie Lerace 🔥 Charley Hasenbeck

Doors open at 6 pm (come early — the bar will be open!), and the first round of talks kicks off at 7 pm. Ignite Talks began in 2006, founded by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis, and has since ignited stages in more than 350 cities worldwide, from Helsinki to Tunis to New York City.

Our mission is simple but powerful: Everybody Speaks. Because when people share their ideas, they don’t just build confidence — they build community.

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