Events

Upcoming Events

June 23, 2026 • Leadership, Education, and Development Summit @ National Head Start Association (NHSA) (virtual)

June 25, 2026 • Meeting the Moment: Protecting Childhood in the Age of AI @ Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation (virtual)

July 16, 2026 • AI in the Early Years: Centering Connection and Care in a New Age @ Fred Rogers Institute (virtual)

July 23, 2026 • Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity, and Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI @ City Club Cleveland

July 27, 2026 • Grade Level Reading Week @ CGLR (virtual)

August 31, 2026 • Human Connection as a Developmental Right @ First 5 California Summit

September 14, 2026 • Celebrating Milestones & Creating Momentum @ Arizona Strong Families Home Visiting Conference

September 15, 2026 • Fast Company Innovation Summit @ NYC

September 25, 2026 • Association of Women Surgeons Annual Conference @ Washington, DC

October 8, 2026 • Forging Literacy Through Connection: Nurturing “Human Raised” Kids in the Age of AI  @ Nemours Children’s Health Summit

October 9, 2026 • Super Brain Summit @ Bradley University

October 19, 2026 • Shaping AI Before it Shapes Them: Policy for the First Three Years @ Zero to Three LEARN Conference

Past Events

June 10, 2026 • Beyond the Algorithm: Human Connection and Child Development in the Age of AI @ The World Bank

June 9, 2026 • First Five Porter County Early Literacy Event @ Ivy Tech Valparaiso

May 5, 2026 • Literacy for Democracy International Conference @ The Palace of the Commonwealth, Warsaw, Poland

April 27, 2026 • Raising young children in an AI world @ Brookings Institution (virtual)

April 13, 2026 • Early Childhood Education Summit @ ASU + GSV Summit

March 9, 2026 • Born to Be Wired: 4 Rules for AI in Early Childhood @ SXSW Edu

To book Dana at your own event, contact the Penguin Random House speakers bureau.