On Tuesday, January 12, 2027, South Bay Renaissance is hosting a conversation for parents titled What Does Education Look Like in the Age of AI? It runs from 5:00 to 7:00 pm PST, tickets are $35, and the address is shown to registered guests only. The details below come from the Luma event page and the South Bay Renaissance calendar, both read on November 8.
The event is aimed at parents of children from elementary through high school. It is described as an interactive conversation rather than a lecture, with room for questions, shared experiences and smaller group discussions on topics that matter to individual families.
What Does Education Look Like in the Age of AI: event details
The event takes place on Tuesday, January 12, 2027, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm PST. Tickets are $35 through Luma, and the venue address appears after you register. The South Bay Renaissance calendar lists the room as capped at 50 people and the format as in person, so earlier registration is safer than waiting until January.
The hosts listed on the Luma page are Akriti Vora, Rajat Suri and Raymond Lin, presenting under the Tribe Events calendar. The event is part of the South Bay Renaissance series, which Tribe organizes to bring people together in person across the South Bay and Peninsula.
Who is speaking: Satoshi Suga
The Luma page names Satoshi Suga as the featured guest. He is the Principal of Trusted Network of Teachers, which the page describes as an organization offering academic coaching and college admissions guidance for students. That background suggests the conversation will touch on both day-to-day learning and the admissions process, two areas where parents often have the most questions about AI.
The page says the event is not a lecture. Instead, parents are invited to come with questions, experiences and curiosity, and the host says the group may not have all the answers but expects a good conversation.
Questions the evening will explore
The Luma listing opens with a direct question: if AI can write the essay, what is school really for? It then lists the topics the group plans to discuss:
When AI supports learning, and when it gets in the way.
Which skills will matter most for children growing up with these tools.
How AI is changing college admissions and academic expectations.
How to help children use AI thoughtfully and responsibly.
The page also asks what children should still learn the hard way, when they should start using AI, and how parents can help them develop critical thinking, creativity and independence in a world where technology can do so much for them. Those are open questions, and the format is built for comparing notes rather than delivering answers.
Who should attend
The listing is written for parents of elementary, middle and high school students who are curious about how education is changing. You do not need a technical background. If you have ever watched a child use a chatbot for homework and wondered where the line is, you are the intended audience.
If you plan to go, a little preparation makes the evening more useful:
Write down two or three specific situations from your own household, such as how your child uses AI for homework, so your questions are concrete.
Check your child's school policy on AI tools, since expectations differ between schools and even between teachers.
Think about what you want your child to be able to do without AI by the time they finish school.
Bring one thing that has worked at home, since the small group conversations run on shared experience.
Why this conversation matters for South Bay families
Families in the South Bay and on the Peninsula live close to many of the companies building these tools, which makes the topic feel close to home. It also raises practical questions for parents about rules at home, expectations at school and how to talk about technology with teenagers who may know more about it than the adults do. An in-person evening with other local parents is a useful complement to anything you read online.
South Bay Renaissance also runs events for builders and founders. If you want a sense of the full range, the South Bay Renaissance site lists upcoming gatherings and past ones, and the Tribe Events calendar on Luma shows what is open for registration right now.
More from Tribe Events
Before January, there are several gatherings on the calendar. On Thursday, November 19, Tribe hosts a conversation about building AI products, covered in our guide to Designing AI for Humans in Redwood City. On Friday, November 13, there is a poker evening for founders, investors and builders, and our post on Poker Night in the South Bay has the details.
If you want to keep in touch with the other parents you meet, a group chat is the easiest way to share the articles, school policies and tool recommendations that come up on the night. Tribe is a group chat platform built around shared interests, so a chat for parents curious about AI and learning can live there long after the event ends.
Frequently asked questions
When is the event? Tuesday, January 12, 2027, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm PST.
How much are tickets? $35 through the Luma event page.
Where is it? The address is shown to registered guests, and the South Bay Renaissance calendar lists the event as in person.
Who is it for? Parents of children from elementary through high school.
How many people can attend? The South Bay Renaissance calendar lists a cap of 50 people.
