NewKid, Growing up in the Age of AI: an event for families

hosting conversations ✨ For the intentional moms and dads out there and any curious minds who want scientific and thoughtful content wrapped in conversations – NewKid builds bridges between research, startups, education and philosophy. And includes our children in the loop, too! Isn't it our role to empower them? Three pillars : ✨ learn✨ expand your horizons✨ play Throughout the day, there will be : 🤖 startup showcase & pitch sessions try and experience the most exciting products for our children, and meet the founders in person! twelve early-stage companies building thought-provoking products: a creative story game | 7 to 12 y/oan interactive quarterly magazine | 7 to 13 y/oa platform to build games with AI | 7 to 12 y/oan interactive encyclopaedia | for 6 to 12 y/oa ‘todoist’ to help kids meet their goals | for 2 to 11 y/oan AI that protects kids online while they learn to navigate on their own | for 8 to 13 y/oan AI literacy card game | for 5 to 9 y/oa mentoring platform to turn kids curiosity into real achievements | for 5 to 18 y/oa home robot that tidies & plays | whole familya baby monitor that learns what settles baby | 0+an AI-powered speech therapy platform | 5 to 12 y/oa handwriting tool to help kids read | 3 to 16 11:30am | pitch session 4 startups building products for kids, pitching on stage, Q&A 12:35pm | pitch session 4 startups building products for kids, pitching on stage, Q&A 2:10pm | pitch session 4 startups building products for kids, pitching on stage, Q&A 🎤 panels & keynotes learn from among the best researchers, educators and builders in their field. I am honoured and thrilled to welcome these stellar guests! ​10:45am | LLMs and our children how does genAI work, how is it built, how does it behave? what’s happening in a child’s brain as it grows? what’s the impact of genAI on our children? Mathilde Cerioli – PhD in Cognitive neuroscience, Chief Scientist at everyone.AI - research, awareness & evaluation tool for tech companies building for children - and Chief Scientist of the iRAISE global coalitionTerence Le Huu Phuong — AI engineer specialising in machine learning systems for robotics. Attended and worked at programming schools built around project-based learning and peer collaboration, without teachers 12:00pm | Reimagining education deep dive with Acton Academy Silicon Valley’s Head of School, Muhammad Iqbal : an independent PK–8 school in Redwood City that reimagines education by placing each child in the driver’s seat of their own learning journey. Children work in mix-aged group, set their own goals, learn core skills, engage in Socratic group discussions, work on ‘quests’ (6-week program with a theme) and present their work to the school community. ​1:00pm | What should we pass on to our children? what should we nurture, and how? what skills should our children learn, and how? Isabelle Hau - Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and author of the fabulous book "Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education" Audrey Wisch - Cofounder & CEO of Curious Cardinals, a platform empowering 15,000+ K-12 students discover and pursue their passions with the guidance of college mentorsPatricia Cangas - Founder of Pixel Parenting : a podcast and program designed to help families & schools navigate screens, gaming, social media, and AI 🧠 exhibition when the latest research papers on AI and child development meet a children book illustrator : uncover how the brain develops, from 0 to 25 years old. A co-creation by everyone.AI x Linda Liukas x NewKid 🧐 philosophy corner : the Parlor of Ideas all day long. come on in to pause, think and talk about deep level types of questions, with two incredible philosophers: 1:30pm | ”can a robot be a friend?“ an invitation for children of any age to interact with robots like Aibo, and then talk about friendship. Dr. Iris Oved, philosopher, cognitive scientist and AI consultant, cofou…