Events & Media

FUTURE EVENTS

• “A New Story for the Age of AI: When Intelligence is No Longer Exclusively Human”: Montclair State University, NJ, 10.27.26

• “What Does Leadership Mean When Intelligence is No Longer Exclusively Human”: ILA Global Conference, Toronto, ON, 10.29.26

PAST EVENTS

• “AI Is Here. Now What?”, Southminster, Charlotte, NC, 10.14.26 - 12 Noon

• “Living with AI: What Happens to Us When Machines Become Intelligent?”: The Cypress of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 9.24.26

• A New Story for the Age of AI: The Philosophy of Recognition and Moral Participation, Unitarian Universalist Community of Charlotte, 6.28.26

• Book Reading (The Man Who Lived a Hundred Lives), Aldersgate Senior Living, Charlotte, NC, 3.18.26 - 2:30 PM

• Book Reading (The Man Who Lived a Hundred Lives), The Barclay at SouthPark, Charlotte, NC, 2.11.26 - 3:00 PM

• Book Reading (The Accord), Plaza Midwood Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, NC, 2.9.26 - 5:30 PM

• Book Reading (The Accord), Troubadour Booksellers, Charlotte, NC, 2.4.26 - 6:30 PM

• Book Reading (The Accord), Aldersgate Senior Living, Charlotte, NC, 1.20.26 - 3:30 PM

• Book Reading (The Accord), The Barclay at SouthPark, Charlotte, NC, 1.8.26 - 3:00 PM

• Book Reading (The Accord), Charlotte Center for Literary Arts, 11.15.25

PODCASTS

• Mark Peres on AI, Writing & Reinventing Your Life, Plot Twist Radio, 5.5.26

• Mark Peres, Civic Entrepreneur (The Accord) Part 2 , AI and You Podcast, 3.16.26

• Mark Peres, Civic Entrepreneur (The Accord), Part 1, AI and You Podcast, 3.9.26

• Consciousness, Capitalism, and Co-Existence: What Fiction Reveals, Women Talkin’ About AI Podcast, 2.4.26

• The Accord and the Future of Human-AI Relations, Author in the Headlights Podcast, 12.16.25

• Mark Peres on The Accord, AI Ethics, and What Makes Us Human, Road Gang Radio, 11.28.25

• The Accord, Read Beat (…and Repeat) Podcast, 11.25.25

• AI Ethics, Heavy Bored Podcast, 11.22.25

• The Accord, Living the Next Chapter Podcast, 11.20.25

• Friendship, Flourishing, and The Good Life, Friendship Matters Podcast, 11.10.25

• The Accord - A Conversation, Terry Shepherd Podcast, 10.30.25

• Mark Peres on Death, The Biscuit CLT Podcast, 11.13.17

  PRESENTATIONS

• Montclair Literary Festival (The Accord), Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 5.9.26

• The Future of Human-AI Relations, Friendship Force Charlotte, Indian Trail, NC 5.5.26

• The Future of Human-AI Relations, Senior Scholars at Queens, 10.24.25

• On Dehumanization and Re-Humanizing the World, The Charlotte Center, 12.05.23

• Charlotte, Citizenship, and What Matters Most, Senior Scholars at Queens, 5.10.19

• On Death, Creative Mornings Charlotte, 11.13.17

PRESS

• Charlotte Ideas Festival: Time for Deep, Thought-Provoking Ideas, WBTV, 4.8.26

• Interview with Ryan Pitkin About AI’s Role in Life and Art, QC Nerve, 12.12.25

• New Works of Speculative Fiction - The Accord, Storied Charlotte, 11.09.25

• Along the Way: Life, Meaning, and the Senior Scholars, Charlotte magazine, 8.02.19

• Check these 4+ Podcasts for Some Charlotte Arts Intrigue, Charlotte Observer, 12.12.18

• On Life and Meaning Podcast Explores What Matters Most, ASC Blog, 5.01.18

• Don’t Fear the Reaper: Mark Peres Looks Death in the Eye, Charlotte Observer, 11.13.17

• From ‘Can Do’ to ‘City that Learns,’ Charlotte Observer, 11.04.09

• Website Captures the Energy of Local Arts and Culture, Charlotte Observer, 7.12.09

• Seven to Watch Shaping Our Region in 2009, Charlotte Observer, 12.24.08