🌎 DIGITAL WELLNESS DAY SUMMIT! AI & Digital Wellbeing: How to Stay Human in a Tech-Driven World

Join the 17 million people worldwide participating in Digital Wellness Day— a global movement to beat digital overwhelm, boost mental health, and build a more balanced relationship with tech. Our mission is simple: to provide free, evidence-based resources to support flourishing and balance in an always-on digital world.

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AI & Digital Wellbeing: How to Stay Human in a Tech-Driven World

As AI rapidly reshapes how we live, learn, and connect, questions about its impact on our mental health and humanity are becoming more urgent. From digital burnout to algorithmic bias, we’re entering uncharted territory—but also a moment of incredible possibility. What if AI could actually support wellbeing, rather than undermine it?

Join this thought-provoking panel on Digital Wellness Day to explore how we can build a healthier relationship with technology in the age of AI. Hear from global leaders at the forefront of responsible innovation as they share bold ideas and practical tools for keeping humans at the center of our digital future. In this session, we’ll explore:

- What a human-centered approach to AI looks like, from parenting to policymaking
- How to evaluate AI through the lens of flourishing, empathy, and equity
- Why digital wellbeing must evolve alongside technology—and how to lead that change
- Inspiring frameworks and grassroots movements shaping a more humane tech future

Whether you’re tech-savvy or tech-wary, a parent, educator, business leader, or digital citizen—you’ll leave with fresh insights and empowering ideas for using AI to uplift, not overwhelm.

 This panel is brought to you by Gatherverse, a proud brand partner of Digital Wellness Day. Gatherverse is committed to making conversations on tech-life balance, digital well-being, and ethical innovation accessible to all. Join us in uplifting this shared commitment to human-first technology.

⭐  Meet the panelists!  ⭐

Amy Blankson - Moderator
Amy Blankson is the Chief Ambassador for the World Flourishing Organization and a leading voice at the intersection of well-being, leadership, and innovation. She is the co-founder and Chief Evangelist of the Digital Wellness Institute and the bestselling author of The Future of Happiness. A graduate of Harvard University and the Yale School of Management, Amy is the only person to receive a Point of Light Award from two U.S. Presidents. She has served on the UN Global Happiness Council, is a current member of Harvard’s AI for Human Flourishing Council, and was recently named to the AI75 by Dallas Innovates. She’s also a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness eCourse and a Contributor to Forbes and HBR. With warmth, data, and contagious clarity, Amy empowers leaders to create lasting cultures where both people and performance can flourish.

Christopher Lafayette
Christopher Lafayette is an emergent technologist, speaker, and humanitarian working at the crossroads of artificial intelligence, the metaverse, healthtech, spatial medicine, and spatial intelligence. His work centers on ethics, accessibility, education, and human-machine collaboration, with an emphasis on global impact and responsible innovation. He is the founder of GatherVerse, a global platform focused on humanizing technology through open dialogue. He also launched HoloPractice, integrating healthcare and technology, and co-founded Aug Lab, combining biomedical sciences, AI, and immersive tech. With Hyper Policy, he helps guide governments and industries in understanding emerging technologies. Christopher also co-founded Just Verify, advancing AI safety through universal verification, and launched Lafayette Global Launchpad, a global accelerator for startup founders. He has spoken at leading institutions and events such as NIST, CES, Berkeley Haas, Mayo Clinic, Stanford, UCLA, Microsoft, Facebook, Verizon Media, and the Linux Foundation, offering keynotes and roundtable insights. Christopher advocates for ethical, human-centered progress in technology, removing barriers, encouraging education, and building frameworks and technology for human betterment.

David Ryan Polgar
David Ryan Polgar is the Founder and President of All Tech Is Human, an organization that has become synonymous with the Responsible Tech movement. His work building a large and diverse community of individuals coming together to tackle wicked problems was recently covered in the MIT Technology Review and also a chapter in Greg Epstein's recent book, Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation. With All Tech Is Human, David has built a global community of over 50k individuals working towards a better tech future, a Slack community of 12k members across 105 countries, spearheaded the popular Responsible Tech Guide, and put together dozens of convenings in NYC, SF, DC, and London. David is also an international speaker and regular commentator on increasing ethical considerations regarding emerging technology, improving social media platforms, and the need for a collaborative, multi-stakeholder, and multidisciplinary approach to building a tech future aligned with the public interest. His commentary has been featured in The Guardian, TODAY show, BBC World News, MSNBC, Fast Company, Associated Press, LA Times, USA Today, and many more. He has been on stage at Harvard Business School, Yale School of Management, Columbia Business School, Princeton University, NATO's Stratcom Summit (Istanbul), TechChill (Latvia), The Next Web (Amsterdam), FutureNow (Slovakia), Infoshare (Poland), and more. His work with All Tech Is Human is focused on creating a better approach to tackling the thorniest issues in tech and society. This approach involves leveraging the community's collective intelligence, diversifying the underlying tech pipeline, and moving at the speed of tech. All Tech Is Human provides a unique sandbox that unites stakeholders to surface values, tensions, tradeoffs, and best practices. David has served on multiple advisory boards, including TikTok's Content Advisory Council (US) and Teleperformance's Trust & Safety Council. David is currently working on a short film, Adam Against the Algorithm, which is co-written, produced by, and starring Patrick McAndrew.

Sara Filipčić
Sara Filipčić is the founder and CEO of Be Human(e), a digital mental health company reimagining how families grow in the age of AI. A former school social worker turned tech founder, Sara is building emotionally intelligent tools that don’t replace human connection—but strengthen it. After witnessing firsthand how technology was quietly reshaping childhood—missed emotional cues, rising anxiety, and disconnected families—she made it her life’s mission to bridge that gap. With a Master’s in Social Work and six years of research on the Emotionally Intelligent Use of Technology, Sara developed a clinically informed framework for raising emotionally healthy kids in a tech-saturated world. Her flagship product, Rhea, is an AI parenting coach that helps parents understand their child’s needs, manage digital stressors, and respond with calm, confident guidance—especially during the critical pre-teen and teen years. Backed by experts from Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, Rhea is now being piloted in private mental health clinics, school districts, and HR departments across the U.S. Sara’s work spans classrooms to global stages. She has delivered keynotes at Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and ASU, and was invited to speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos and the St. Gallen Symposium as a Leader of Tomorrow. A Techstars alum, she brings together scientific rigor, startup grit, and a deep belief that tech should serve our humanity—not erode it. Originally from Croatia, Sara arrived in the U.S. with just $800 and no safety net. She built Be Human(e) from the ground up—not just as a company, but as a global movement. Today, she’s at the forefront of redefining what it means to raise emotionally intelligent humans in a world shaped by screens, algorithms, and artificial intimacy. Her mission is clear: to forge a healthier human/tech symbiosis—and ensure the next generation grows up with tools that understand, not override, what makes us human.

Tamara Lechner
Tamara Lechner has spent the past 20 years helping people live happier, more productive, and meaningful lives. As a "people person" in the AI world, she currently chairs the AI for Human Flourishing think tank within the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard. There, she partners with organizations to help them use a data-driven approach to create positive work environments where technology and people work in harmony, driving exceptional results. She is also part of the World Flourishing Organization's leadership team, helping to reach their goal of enabling 1 billion people to flourish by 2035.