2026 LEAD AI: Timely Challenge Conference
You will be asked to select a pathway when registering.
Details
This event is from SAIS — confirm details there before registering.
Who it's for
Subjects
Topics
Learn & Explore
In the morning, participants Learn and Explore alongside researchers, industry leaders, and practitioners who are shaping the conversation on AI in education. Sessions draw on original SAIS research, emerging trends, and direct input from teachers and students across member schools.
Adapt & Design
In the afternoon, participants Adapt and Design. Each attendee selects a design pathway focused on people, processes, programs, or culture, then works alongside SAIS staff through a structured design sprint grounded in the morning’s research, evidence, and dialogue. The sprint is collaborative and context-driven, giving attendees space to co-create solutions relevant to their own school and leave with concrete next steps, not just new ideas.
People
How might we leverage AI to support the talent, roles, and capabilities of faculty, staff, and leaders that drive the school’s mission? Choose this pathway if you want to Adapt and Design a professional learning arc outline for faculty learning focused on AI.
Process
How might we integrate AI in the systems, workflows, and procedures that structure how work gets done? Choose this pathway if you want to Adapt and Design your school’s AI position or policy for faculty and students.
Programs
How might we design academic experiences that work intentionally with AI and represent our school’s mission and core values? Choose this pathway if you want to Adapt and Design a student assessment built intentionally for use with AI and leveraging cognitive engagement frameworks.
Culture
How might we apply our shared values, beliefs, and norms to the decisions that AI asks of us now? Choose this pathway if you want to Adapt and Design faculty norms for using AI aligned with your school’s mission and vision.
Registration
- By August 31: Members $325 | Non-Members $399
- After August 31: Members $425 | Non-Member: $489
Hotel
- Group rate: $169/night
- Cut-off date: Oct 18 (or earlier if the block is full)
- Reservation link here
- Group rate: $117/night
- Cut-off date: Oct 18 (or earlier if the block is full)
- Reservation link here
Descriptions on this page were excerpted from SAIS's own published materials.