2025-26 SPEAKERS
October 27, 2025
Brunelle Hall, 7 - 9 pm PDT
Tovah P. Klein, PhD
Developmental psychologist, bestselling author, and speaker
With research-backed strategies, relatable stories, and helpful conversation prompts, Dr. Klein will discuss:
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How to instill the emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility and social know-how that our kids need to manage life’s challenges and create meaningful, fulfilling lives
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How to find the relationship-centered, resilience-building strategies that work best for your family
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How to build both our kids’ capacity and our own capacity for adapting to and flourishing in our ever-changing world
January 8, 2026
Brunelle Hall, 7-9 pm PST
Jacob Ward
Award-winning technology journalist & author, former NBC News correspondent, and speaker
Drawing on decades of in-depth reporting on technology and extensive research into human behavior and decision-making, Jake will discuss:
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The ways in which AI reinforces predictable and problematic patterns of human behavior
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The psychological, social, political and financial conditions that make us uniquely vulnerable to misusing AI
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How to make informed decisions as parents about AI
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What to embrace and what not to embrace about AI at different developmental stages
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The foundational skills that will equip our children to chart a path of meaning, purpose, and integrity in an increasingly automated world

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Pamela Wu
Director of News and Media Relations for
UC Davis Health