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UAPCon 1

What Cutting-Edge Academics Reveal About UAPs & Non-Human Intelligence

Implications for Culture and Consciousness

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Original UAPCon 1 event poster with the speaker lineup and January 25, 2026 date
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Where it all began.
The questions stay with us.

Our first gathering opened a conversation across academic inquiry, lived experience, and the possibilities of human consciousness. Revisit the questions that set UAPCon in motion.

  • Jeffrey Nuccetelli
  • Paul Hynek
  • Rizwan Virk
  • Daniel Branco
  • Whitley Strieber
  • Kimberly Engels
  • Jeffrey Kripal
  • Sean Esbjörn-Hargens
  • J. J. Hurtak
  • Desiree Hurtak
  • Thomas Brophy
  • Alan Steinfeld
  • Dr. Tara

Revisit
the program.

01 / Opening conversation

The Experiencer Reality Inside the Government

Jeffrey Nuccetelli · Alan Steinfeld · Dr. Tara

02 / Panel & Q&A

The Nature of Reality

Paul Hynek · Rizwan Virk · Daniel Branco

03 / Panel & Q&A

Experiences: Meaning and Purpose

Whitley Strieber · Kimberly Engels · Jeffrey Kripal

04 / Panel & Q&A

Implications of the Phenomena

Sean Esbjörn-Hargens · J. J. Hurtak · Desiree Hurtak · Dr. Tara

05 / Closing keynote

The Implications of the Phenomena on Science

Thomas Brophy

06 / Closing Q&A

Debrief and Wrap-Up

Thomas Brophy · Dr. Tara · Alan Steinfeld

Program as published for the original event. Original event page

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