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Pick up the pace with a morning run or join us at the hotel lawn for a sunrise stretch session to awaken your mind and body. Limited capacity – sign up in the registration portal.

Explore new innovations, meet our team, and connect over coffee and tea.

First Thrive? Or here to reunite with your favorite payments geeks?
Join us for a bit of structured fun before the keynotes kick off. You'll meet fellow commerce, product, and payments leaders through a series of quick introductions designed to help you build connections from day one.

Skip the awkward "so, what company are you with?" conversations and get straight to the good stuff.

The pursuit of performance never ends. Commerce is changing. Again. Not because of another payment method or technology trend, but because the way people buy and the way money moves is being rewritten in real time. Join Checkout.com's CEO and Founder, Guillaume Pousaz, as he explores the opportunities emerging in the world's largest payments market and why we need a new relationship with money.

Join Checkout.com's product and technology leaders, alongside some of the world's largest merchants, as we take you behind the roadmap. We'll unpack what's live, what's coming next, and the challenges we're obsessed with solving: from AI and payment performance to money movement and everything in between. Expect first looks at some of our most significant product launches, the thinking behind them, and how they're helping businesses win in the new economy.

The US is the world's largest commerce opportunity today. Yet some of its biggest payment challenges remain unsolved. Behind every transaction sits a complex web of issuers, networks, regulations, routing decisions, and customer expectations. Join industry leaders as we explore what's left to fix, how the world's leading merchants are approaching performance, and where the next wave of innovation is coming from.

The question is no longer if AI will transform commerce. It's who will use it best. The most innovative businesses are already using AI to improve conversion, recover revenue, and make better decisions in real time. But every advantage creates a new challenge. If AI can help customers buy, it can help fraudsters steal. Join leaders across payments, commerce, and AI as they explore how to balance growth with risk, performance with profitability, and innovation with trust in an increasingly autonomous world.

Refuel and connect with peers from your industry. Explore mutual challenges, discover new ways to collaborate, and spark performance.

Time to break out. Move beyond the mainstage and into smaller, more interactive conversations. Whether you're looking to challenge assumptions, swap notes with peers, or dive deeper into a specific topic, these sessions are designed for discussion, debate, and practical insight.

To shape our agenda, express interest in your preferred breakouts in the registration portal from the selection below:

What are your AI agents actually doing? Beyond the demos and headlines, businesses are using AI to write code, automate operations, optimize infrastructure, and make decisions faster than ever before. Join technology leaders for a candid discussion on where AI is delivering real gains, what's still overhyped, and how to build a business that's ready for what's next.

Love it. Hate it. Fear it. Use it every day. Few technologies have moved faster, or sparked more debate. Join us for an unfiltered conversation with the people building the AI platforms reshaping our world. If you had the ability to influence the lives of billions of people, what would you build? What wouldn't you build? And how would you decide the difference?

Overlooking the Pacific, Pelican Hill sets the stage for an unforgettable evening of entertainment, connection, and festivity in a setting like no other. Dress code: smart casual. Meet in the hotel lobby at 5:45pm for transfers.

Day two is done, but the conversations don't have to end. Head back to the Pendry Bar to grab a nightcap and round off an eventful opening day.

Pick up the pace in our morning run or join us at the hotel lawn for sunrise Pilates to awaken your mind and body. Limited capacity – sign up in the registration portal.

Visit the Payments Studio throughout the day to explore the latest in payments innovations through interactive demos, and connect with our team in the meeting hub.

Join us for breakfast and a candid conversation with inspiring women and allies from across the payments industry. Building a career is rarely a straight line. Hear the stories behind the successes, the lessons learned through challenges, and the moments that shaped their journeys. Together, we'll explore leadership, growth, resilience, and navigating change in a rapidly evolving industry, while sharing practical advice you can take forward on your own path.

Time to power up! Kick off the final day with us.

What if the future of agentic commerce has less to do with AI, and more to do with human behavior? Join industry leaders as we unpack the latest consumer research, emerging behaviors, and changing expectations shaping the future of agentic commerce. Through live polling, audience participation, and interactive debate, we'll put some of the biggest assumptions about AI-powered shopping to the test. The real question: is consumer demand moving faster than the technology, or is the technology moving faster than consumers are willing to follow?

What if money moved as fast as the internet? Stablecoins and new payment rails are challenging decades-old assumptions about how money moves around the world. Join industry leaders as they discuss what's changing, where real adoption is happening today, and how businesses are preparing for the next generation of global commerce.

Choose your track: dive into the codebase and build live solutions in our AI hackathon, or sit down with your peers to trade practical insights in the Ideas Exchange.

Join an extraordinary mix of leaders from business, technology, sport, and beyond as we explore what drives them, what keeps them up at night, and why some people seem wired to keep pushing long after everyone else stops. A fitting finale to Thrive Newport Beach as we put our unified theory of high performance to the test.

Before flights, inboxes, and reality take over, join us for one final meal together. Catch up with new friends, continue unfinished conversations, and ensure you leave with fresh insights from Thrive Newport Beach.

Surfing at Newport Beach

Experience a classic Southern Californian pastime with an afternoon on the water alongside fellow attendees. Whether you're a first-time surfer or a seasoned rider, our expert instructors will help you make the most of the experience. All equipment will be provided, with additional details shared closer to the event. Limited capacity – sign up in the registration portal.

Duffy boat harbor tour

Set sail for a classic Newport Harbor excursion. Enjoy a scenic cruise past the bay’s iconic waterfront homes and landmarks. Relaxed atmosphere, scenic landscape, and good company guaranteed. Limited capacity – sign up in the registration portal.

Guided nature walk

Get outside and explore the coastal trails around Newport Beach with a local guide. Fresh air, nice scenery, and easy conversation, a welcome change of pace from the conference floor. Limited capacity – sign up in the registration portal.

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