Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence:
Rights, inclusion and empowerment
European expert meeting
17th March 2026
Athens, Greece
Background
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, its impact on families is growing, shaping how they work, learn, care, communicate, and stay safe online.
Co-hosted by COFACE Families Europe and KMOP, this expert meeting will convene researchers, policymakers, tech experts and civil society to discuss the impact of Artificial intelligence on family life and inclusion, with a focus on rights, equity and empowerment in the digital age.
Using a multi-generation approach looking at children and adults, we aim to collect information from COFACE members and partners about family experiences at home, in the labour market, in schools and in the online environment, while highlighting the transformative role of AI and looking at both risks and opportunities.
The programme will aim to highlight the state of play of artificial intelligence today, while also looking towards the future and its impact on families.
Key areas to be explored during breakout sessions are the following:
- Future of work: what risks and opportunities for AI-exposed workers?
- Online safety and navigating AI in digital environments
- Leveraging AI for inclusive care and social protection
- AI for families in migration: threat or opportunity?
- Financial inclusion and consumer rights in an AI world
- AI in education: enhancing equity and respecting children’s right
Together, we will identify the challenges for families of today and consider the building blocks of a family-friendly digital future, one where AI serves as a tool for social inclusion, equity, and well-being for all families.
Working languages: English and Greek.
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Safe and inclusive activities in COFACE
As a European civil society network dedicated to the values of non-discrimination, gender equality and equality and social inclusion, COFACE and its representatives must practice its values within all operations and activities, both internally within the secretariat and the network and externally when representing COFACE. In 2025, COFACE Families Europe adopted a Common Reference Framework for safe an inclusive activities. You can read it here in English and French, and here in Easy-to-Read language.
Please know that we provide a safe space for all types of families without discrimination, and foster pluralistic discussions which acknowledge different viewpoints.
It is important that all participants in COFACE activities fully respect these values, acting respectfully, and contributing to creating a safe space for all.
If you wish to draw our attention to any difficult situations experienced during a COFACE activity, please write to us using the complaints form.
