Virtual Summit: AI and the Future of Wellbeing (March 23–27, 2026)
IPEN is proud to partner with the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) for their upcoming Virtual Summit on AI and the Future of Wellbeing, taking place March 23-27, 2026.
Chaired by IPEN co-founder, Martin Seligman, and expert in positive psychology and AI, Llewellyn van Zyl, this global gathering invites our field to engage one of the most pressing questions of our time:
AI is transforming how humans pursue happiness, resilience, learning, and growth. The question isn’t whether AI will transform wellbeing science and practice. It’s whether we’ll be part of that transformation.
Why This Matters for Education
Across classrooms, universities, and educational systems worldwide, AI is already influencing how students learn, how educators teach, and how positive education is implemented.
New AI tools promise exciting applications, including personalized learning pathways, real-time wellbeing insights, scalable coaching and mentoring supports, faster access to psychological resources, and more.
Yet many AI systems are being built without meaningful input from psychologists, educators, and wellbeing scientists. For those of us committed to positive education and human flourishing, this moment represents both extraordinary opportunity and profound responsibility.
If positive psychology and positive education do not help shape AI’s trajectory, others will. This summit offers our global community the chance to:
- Explore the promise and the risks
- Examine ethical implications
- Influence how AI integrates with wellbeing science
- Strengthen the role of positive psychology in education systems worldwide
Who Should Attend
This summit is designed for researchers, educators and school leaders, university faculty, coaches and coach educators, organizational practitioners, policymakers, and anyone interested in ensuring that positive psychology and positive education help to shape AI’s impact on human flourishing. This conversation is important for the IPEN community, as we consider how AI will impact students, teachers, schools, and communities.
Join the Movement
You’re now part of a global movement ensuring that positive psychology helps shape human flourishing in the age of artificial intelligence. The more voices we bring together, the stronger our impact.
Every educator who joins strengthens the voice of wellbeing science and educational realities in technological innovation. Every share reaches our fellow positive education peers who need to be part of this conversation. Every voice makes our field stronger and reinforces that positive psychology and positive education are taking an active role in AI’s impact on wellbeing.
We encourage our community to participate in this essential dialogue about the future of positive psychology.
Registration is now open (but check out IPEN’s discount offer below before you register!): https://aisummit.ippanetwork.org/
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Additional ways to participate: For those working on AI-based projects, exhibiting offers a natural way to share your work with our global community.
🎟 Exclusive Opportunities for the IPEN Community
As part of our collaboration with IPPA, IPEN members receive:
1️⃣ Member Discount
Once you join IPEN, you will receive access to a special 10% member discount for the summit. If you are not yet part of our growing global network of positive education leaders, now is the perfect time to join!
→ Join our global community: https://ipenglobal.com/join-us/.
2️⃣ Free Ticket Draw (Survey Deadline: March 18, 2026)
We are also offering an exciting opportunity in partnership with IPPA:
Complete IPEN’s brief community survey by March 18, 2026, and you will be entered into a draw to win one of our complimentary tickets to the summit.
Your input will help shape IPEN’s next chapter as we relaunch and expand our global presence, and it could also secure your seat at one of the most important conversations of 2026.
→ Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/pXeATvPhrDQLpHMF6
(Please note: if you register with your discount, and later win the draw – you will receive a refund)
A Shared Commitment to Flourishing in Action
As IPEN embarks on an exciting new chapter in 2026, we are committed to being a global convening authority in positive education, to serve as a research and knowledge-sharing partner, and to connect and mobilize positive education leaders, practitioners, educators, and advocates worldwide. Partnering with IPPA on this summit reflects that commitment.
We hope you’ll join us!
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