Overview
- Held Thursday at The Current at Chelsea Piers, the event honored the 2025 TIME100 Next cohort across entertainment, science, tech, business and government.
- Tate McRae opened with a two-song acoustic set as honorees including Jonathan Bailey, Lainey Wilson, Tramell Tillman and Nomzamo Mbatha offered tributes, with poet Emtithal Mahmoud performing during dinner.
- Attendees included Becky G, Teyana Taylor, Jack Quaid, Manny Jacinto, Monica Barbaro, Kara Young, Helen J. Shen, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke and Shayne Coplan.
- TIME chief executive Jessica Sibley and editor in chief Sam Jacobs delivered remarks to the room of honorees and guests.
- Guests encountered brand activations including a Smirnoff bar and a demo of Meta’s Ray-Ban Display AI glasses that record video and transcribe and translate conversations in real time.