THE AI CONVENING · 2026

Reimagining the future of AI-enabled social impact.

Where ambitious nonprofits, innovators, and funders willing to lift up the ecosystem converge.  Headlined by Andrew Ng (Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, Board Member at Amazon, Past Director of the Stanford AI Lab).

Date
October 14, 2026
Venue
Stanford University
Supported by
The Rockefeller Foundation

What to expect

A power-packed day for a sector figuring out what responsible AI deployment actually looks like.

01

Real deployments, real failures

Practitioner-led sessions on tools that shipped, tools that broke, and what changed because of it — told by the people who lived it.

02

Funders and builders in the same room

Funders participate directly within the Lab's working discussions, enabling strategic partnerships to form  through shared co-creation.

03

Something to take home

Walk away with access to tools, collaboration opportunities, AI access and frameworks and be all set to drive social impact using AI.

Agenda · October 14, 2026 · Stanford University

SESSIONS, SPEAKERS AND TIMINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGES

  1. 8:00 AM-8:45 AMWelcome and Breakfast
  2. 9:00-9:30 AMAI for Good Center & State of the Sector
  3. 9:30-10:30 AMLightning Talks
  4. 10:30-11:00 AMBreak
  5. 11:00-11:30 AMBreakthrough Showcase with Dr. Q
  6. 11:30-12:00 PMDiscussion - State of the Sector & Technology
  7. 12:00-1:00 PMLunch
  8. 1:00-4:00 PMBreakout Session
  9. 4:00-4:15 PMBreak
  10. 4:15-5:00 PMKeynote by Andrew Ng
  11. 5:15-5:30 PMAwards Ceremony - Hosted by Andrew Ng
  12. 5:30-6:30 PMReception