Common Sense Media to Host Second Annual Summit on Kids and Families, Featuring Distinguished Leaders in Tech, Policy, and Education

Common Sense Media
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2025—Common Sense Media will host its second annual Common Sense Summit on Kids and Families at Pier 27 in San Francisco on March 23–25, 2025. Building on last year's inaugural event, this dynamic gathering will bring together influential leaders across sectors to establish national priorities for child and family well-being and aims to chart a transformative path forward for children growing up in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

The Summit will feature groundbreaking new research on youth attitudes and family dynamics in the U.S., presented by leading pollsters Kristen Soltis Anderson of Echelon Insights and Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners. Their findings will provide crucial insights into the challenges and opportunities facing today's families.

Distinguished speakers include:

Policy & Advocacy

  • Rob Bonta, Attorney General, California
  • Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Pediatrician and California's First Surgeon General
  • Daniel Lurie, Mayor of San Francisco
  • Buffy Wicks, Assemblymember, California State Assembly

Tech & AI Leaders

  • Daniela Amodei, President, Anthropic
  • Neal Mohan, CEO, YouTube
  • Bill Ready, CEO, Pinterest
  • Wanji Walcott, Chief Legal & Business Officer, Pinterest

Education & Research

  • Geoffrey Canada, Founder and President, Harlem Children's Zone
  • Sal Khan, Founder & CEO, Khan Academy
  • John King, Former U.S. Secretary of Education; Chancellor, SUNY
  • Margaret Spellings, Former U.S. Secretary of Education; CEO, Bipartisan Policy Center

Nonprofit & Philanthropy

  • Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink Founder
  • Rich Buery, CEO, Robin Hood Foundation
  • Larissa May, Founder and Executive Director, #HalfTheStory
  • Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America
  • Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action Founder Emeritus

Program highlights include an AI & Education panel featuring Sal Khan, and dedicated sessions on tech regulation and youth perspectives surrounding technology and education.

"Last year's Summit showed what's possible when leaders come together around a shared purpose - the wellbeing of our children," said James P. Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense. "We sparked meaningful conversations on AI, helped advance mental health policy, and created new platforms for youth voices. In 2025, we're building on this foundation to develop practical solutions for the challenges facing young people in the digital age."

For more information and to register, please click here. The 2025 Summit is made possible through the support of its sponsors, including title sponsor Pinterest, the Bezos Family Foundation, Aura, Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Heising-Simons Foundation, LSP Family Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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