TechCrunch was proud to host Social Discovery Group at Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco. Here’s an overview of their partner session on the AI Stage.
Social media has taken a toll on people’s social skills, played on their insecurities and overwhelmed them with endless choices. How can technology, and AI specifically, help people move beyond superficial relationships to build authentic connections — romantic or platonic — in the digital world? Watch this Disrupt 2023 session to learn more.
Speakers
Dmitry Volkov, Founder and CEO, Social Discovery Group
Dmitry Volkov is a serial entrepreneur, investor, founder and CEO of Social Discovery Group — the third largest social discovery company in the world. Dmitry’s life goal is to enhance human longevity, mental well-being, quality of life, and help people fight loneliness. He invests in and builds technology that redefines the way we interact and thrive in the 21st century. Dmitry has invested with more than 20 VCs, including Khosla Ventures and New Enterprise Associates. Under Dmitry’s leadership, Social Discovery Group has expanded to encompass over 40 brands with 250 million users all over the world. The company continues to develop and invest in IT products focused on connecting people and designing Social Life 3.0. Dmitry has completed Executive Education programs at Harvard Business School and the University of California, Berkeley. He also has a PhD in philosophy and is the author of two books on problems of consciousness and free will in analytical philosophy. Dmitry is a true digital nomad with European citizenship.
Lisa Bonos, Assistant Tech Editor, Washington Post
Lisa Bonos is a longtime Washington Post editor and writer. She’s currently the assistant tech editor in The Post’s San Francisco bureau. Previously, she covered dating, relationships, friendship and single life for The Post’s lifestyle section.