Teaching Generation AI-Z

Advancing Schooling, Skills, Relationships, and Learning in a Distracted, Uncertain AI Age

February 13 - 15, 2026

Fairmont San Francisco or Virtually via Zoom

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Conference Day 1

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA or Virtually via Zoom
The Fairmont SF, San Francisco, CA
Keynote I: Preparing the Next Generation for an AI-Enhanced World
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PT
David M. Eagleman, PhD
Keynote II: Gen Z and Gen Alpha: What Makes Them Different and What That Means for Education and the Future
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM PT
Jean M. Twenge, PhD
Coffee Break
2:05 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Concurrent Sessions

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Concurrent Sessions A
Afternoon Break
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM PT

Concurrent Sessions

3:55 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Keynote III & IV
Keynote III & IV (Option A - AI & Social Minds):
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM PT
Part I: AI and Learning: Automation Versus Augmentation
Daniel L. Schwartz, PhD
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM PT
Part II: Relational Intelligence in Education in an AI-Driven World
Isabelle C. Hau, MBA
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM PT
Part III: Fireside Chat: The Future of Social Relationships in an AI World
Daniel L. Schwartz, PhD
Isabelle C. Hau, MBA
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Social Minds and AI: The Benefits and Perils for the Future of Education and Society
Jay J. Van Bavel, PhD
Keynote III & IV (Option B - AI, Education & the Brain):
3:55 PM - 4:55 PM PT
Fix the Past or Invent the Future: Rethinking Schooling in the Age of AI and Uncertainty
Yong Zhao, PhD
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
The Cognition Crisis: The Future of AI on the Brain
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
Note: This schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Please check here for updates.

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