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Jes Parent to Join 'The Future of AI in Education' Panel at Princeton's Envision AI Conference

Director of Data × Direction will speak on 'The Future of AI in Education' at the Envision AI Conference @ Princeton University

Data × Direction at the Envision AI Conference @ Princeton University

JOPRO is pleased to announce that Jesse Parent has been invited to speak at the Envision AI Conference @ Princeton University on February 21, 2026. Parent will appear as a panelist on “The Future of AI in Education,” a session examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, learning, and the institutions that support them.

Hosted by Princeton Envision in partnership with the University’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) and Center for Digital Humanities (CDH), the conference convenes students, practitioners, and policymakers to examine the intersection of technology, policy, and ethics. Its stated aim is to educate, to inspire action, and to help shape the leaders who will guide the field in the years ahead.

A Word from Jesse Parent

Ahead of the event, Parent offered the following remarks on the panel and JOPRO’s participation:

[Quote from Jesse Parent to be inserted prior to publication.]

Panel Details

Panel: The Future of AI in Education

Time: 4:00–4:40 PM

Panelists:

  • Tammy Kwan (Entrepreneur in Residence, Princeton University)
  • MSA Rail Team — Amber Berry & Morgan Mifflin
  • Jesse Parent (Data × Direction, Society-Ethics-Tech; JOPRO)

The discussion will consider the practical and ethical dimensions of bringing AI into educational settings, drawing on the panelists’ work across program design, entrepreneurship, and applied research.

Conference Information

The day opens with a keynote from Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton and Director of CITP, on “AI and the Future of Jobs” (10:15–11:00 AM), followed by a full program of talks, panels, and discussion sessions.

  • What: Envision AI Conference @ Princeton University
  • When: Saturday, February 21, 2026
  • Where: Robertson Hall (Arthur Lewis Auditorium), Princeton, NJ 08540
  • Format: In-person only
  • Hosts: Princeton Envision, with the Center for Information Technology Policy and the Center for Digital Humanities

To learn more about the conference and to register, visit the official website: envisionprinceton.com.