Isabelle Hau believes that all learning is relational.  At a time when the crisis of connection is a nation-wide phenomenon, her work reminds us that our brains are wired for connection and how we love and care for our littlest learners has an impact on their curiosity and growth.  

Her recent book, Love to Learn, argues that strong, loving relationships are the foundation for healthy brain development, resilience, and lifelong learning.  As technical tasks become more driven by AI, relational intelligence (RQ) will become ever more crucial for our children in both social and academic settings. Ms. Hau will share her blueprint for relational learning in the early years and beyond. 

About our speaker

Isabelle Hau is the executive director of Stanford’s Accelerator for Learning at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.  She has devoted her professional career to innovating and building a bright future of learning for each and every child.  She has worked at the intersection of education, philanthropy and impact investing, notably at Imaginable Futures, the philanthropic investment firm of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, where she led the U.S. education initiative. 

Isabelle graduated from Sciences-Po Paris, ESSEC and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.  She currently serves on the steering committee of the EDSAFE AI Alliance and on Brookings Institution’s Global AI Taskforce. She is also part of the World Economic Forum's Education 4.0 Alliance. 

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