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With one month to go until the inaugural Cambridge AI in Education Summit on 15-16 October 2026, we’re unveiling a packed two-day programme of speakers and contributors from as far afield as Australia, India and Mexico to explore the topic of AI and Human Intelligence in Education.
Organised by Cambridge University Press & Assessment in collaboration with the University of Cambridge research initiative LOGOS, the Summit is bringing together leading academics with industry experts from the world of AI and education – including representatives from Google DeepMind.
Alongside the keynote speaker programme, details of more than 50 papers are now available on the Summit website (click on the drop-down menus for details). The papers’ authors will contribute to cutting-edge conversations over the two days, helping to shape debate on emerging topics ranging from AI avatar tutors to personal AI knowledge twins.
The research-based Summit will consider the future of learning, assessment, judgement, cognition and educational responsibility in an age of transformative technologies – helping to inform Cambridge’s evidence-based approach to the use of AI in education.
Cambridge’s Director of Education Futures Amin Neghavati said:
“The Summit is not just about tools, or about predicting a single outcome. Instead, we want to help build the understanding, evidence and capacity that learners, educators and institutions need to navigate the world and shape the tools – and therefore futures – they want to create.”
Cambridge’s Director of Education Futures Amin Neghavati
Cambridge’s Director of Education Futures Amin Neghavati
Keynote speaker Professor Johanna Pirker from Graz University of Technology and the Technical University of Munich – who is a member of the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI – is speaking on AI, games and the future of learning. She said:
“Summits like this give us the opportunity to move beyond the simple question of whether AI is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for education and instead ask what kind of education we want in an AI-rich world. By bringing different perspectives together, we can explore the opportunities, identify the risks early and, most importantly, help shape the future rather than simply react to it.”
Other keynote speakers include:
- Professor Ann Kristin Glenster, Founder and PI, LOGOS, University of Cambridge, and Executive Director, Glenlead Centre and Summit academic convener.
- Megan Ennion, Research Development Officer, Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI), Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge and Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Researcher and Summit academic convener.
- Jane Mann, Chief Education Officer, Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
Delegates will also hear from Paul Angell, Education Portfolio Lead at Google DeepMind, which is sponsoring the Summit’s dinner. He said:
“My dinner address will emphasise that AI should never be an engine for cognitive offloading, but a scaffold for human agency, curiosity and critical thinking with educators firmly in the lead.
“By rooting AI tools in pedagogical science, we can move beyond generic answers toward truly differentiated learning that meets learners where they are. If deployed equitably, AI can break down long-standing access and accessibility barriers, ensuring that high-quality, inclusive learning experiences are available to all.”
With a strong focus on research excellence, the Summit will bring together 150 participants from across the international education ecosystem – including teachers, professionals from the worlds of EdTech and publishing, as well as international academics from a wide range of disciplines.
Keynote speaker and academic convenor Professor Glenster said:
“The Summit's reach is truly global, leveraging the international presence of the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Press & Assessment to create a leading forum for dialogue on the opportunities and challenges that AI presents for education and human intelligence.”
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