AI is changing how we learn, make decisions, & navigate everyday life. How do we make the most of its possibilities while staying thoughtful about its risks?

Join The AI Collective's Tri-Valley chapter for an evening of conversation about what AI means for us today & the future we're helping shape.

Bringing together perspectives from technology, education, & youth advocacy, we'll explore:

How AI is influencing human decision-making, learning, & creativity

Concerns around misinformation, privacy, overreliance, & critical thinking

How parents & schools can help students develop AI literacy & use these tools responsibly

The opportunities & challenges facing the next generation

Featured speakers

Rana Gujral is an AI entrepreneur, operator, & author of The AI Instinct (Wiley, 2026), with a foreword by Kai-Fu Lee. He is the former CEO of Behavioral Signals, an In-Q-Tel backed company building emotion & behavior AI from voice, & currently leads Renu Ventures. He serves on the board of Cartica Acquisition Corp & advises TNW & the Global AI Council.

His career spans product & platform leadership at Logitech, Cricut, & Kronos. A TEDx speaker, he writes & speaks on how humans & AI will evolve together. He lives in Danville.

Amy Gao is a sophomore at Emerald High School (Dublin, CA) & the founder & president of Girls in AI, a student club dedicated to empowering girls through AI. An award-winning young innovator, Amy received the Bronze Award at AI YES 2026, third place at the Alameda County Science & Engineering Fair & more.

Amy also serves as President of the Green Apple Education Foundation, which hosted 9 years of the San Ramon hackathon. A recipient of the Congressional Award Silver Medal, an AIME qualifier, & a College Board AP Scholar in freshman year, she is passionate about making AI more accessible to young people & bringing a student perspective to conversations about AI's opportunities, risks, & future impact.

Nikhil Gujral is a youth advocate, TEDx & international speaker, & youth ambassador for the AI Collective & iRAISE, where he works on AI literacy, ethical AI, & AI regulation from a next-generation perspective. He has spoken at UNESCO House in Paris & the French Consulate in San Francisco, engaging diplomats & researchers on youth voice in AI policy.

A nationally ranked debater on the USA Debate Development Team, his 2025 TEDx talk, The Forgotten Joy of Hobbies, makes the case for creativity & play in a culture obsessed with output. He is a student at Monte Vista High School.

Saba Assadi Handjani is the founder of Lumino Learning AI, a company built on a simple belief: AI should help learners stay curious & think for themselves, not do their thinking for them. A Waldorf school alum, Saba brings that tradition's focus on creativity, independent thought & the whole learner into the age of AI.

Through Lumino & its AI Education Academy, an after-school program for high school students, she's preparing young people to grow alongside AI, face real challenges, & make good choices in an AI-shaped future.

Attendees

This event is open to parents, educators, community members, & anyone curious about AI's impact. High school students are encouraged to join, & younger students are welcome with their parents.

No technical background needed, just curiosity & questions.

Agenda

6:00-6:20 p.m. - Arrival & community networking

6:20-6:30 p.m. - Welcome & introduction to The AI Collective

6:30-6:35 p.m. - Opening perspective from Rana

6:35-7:15 p.m. - Moderated panel discussion

7:15-7:40 p.m. - Audience Q&A

7:40-8:00 p.m. - Closing & networking

As always, food & drink, engaging conversation, & incredible company will all be provided!

Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events & we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously & we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, & stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, & coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.

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