[OFFICIAL] Bonjour Girls NYC - Code, Capital, and Curiosity: A Woman's Take on AI

​AI is shaped not just by technology — but by perspective.

​This NYC Tech Week, Bonjour Girls is partnering with Pioneering Minds AI to host "Code, Capital, and Curiosity: Women's Take on AI" — a panel bringing together female founders, investors, and innovators who are actively building, funding, and deploying AI today.

​This is a collaborative event co-hosted with Pioneering Minds AI and is open to all — not just women. Whether you're a founder, engineer, investor, or simply curious about the future of AI, you're welcome here. We believe the best conversations happen when diverse voices are in the room.

​While the AI conversation is often dominated by speed and scale, we want to center something different: the women who are making the critical decisions — what to build, how to fund it, and where it goes next.

​Meet Our Speakers:

​🎤 Denzil Eden — Founder & CEO @ Smarty

​Denzil is the founder of Smarty, an AI-powered operating system for service businesses. Her bet: the hard part of AI isn't building the models anymore, it's getting them to actually do useful work inside a business. Pure AI hits walls. Pure human services don't scale. Smarty combines them. An AI that knows your business takes action across your tools and builds new ones when it can't, while human operators cover the gaps. One hybrid layer between intent and action. A solo female technical founder, Denzil studied AI at MIT, holds an MBA from Harvard, and previously worked across product and engineering at Microsoft.

​🎤 Eva Dong — Lead of AI Value Realisation @ Google Cloud

​Eva is the Lead of AI Value Realization at Google Cloud, where she empowers global enterprises to translate ideas into measurable business value. Previously, Eva spent eight years at McKinsey & Company in AI & Data Science, leading marketing transformations across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Eva co-founded an AI marketing start-up enabling SMB establish direct-to-consumer marketing from scratch.

​🎤 Jessica Shen — COO @ Credal

​Jessica leads operations at Credal, a Series A enterprise AI company building AI agents for business workflows, backed by $10M in funding. She brings deep experience in scaling AI products and translating technical innovation into enterprise value. Jessica also founded Asian Founders Club, a community for Asian Gen Z founders and creators.

​🎤 Sherry Li — Founder @ PaiBox

​Sherry built PaiBox, an AI-powered platform for property managers and homeowners — automating repair requests, dispatching vendors, and managing workflows end to end. She also founded C-STAR in 2018 as a real estate fund focused on building value through smart acquisitions.

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​What We'll Discuss:

​💡 How founders are making product and design decisions in the age of AI

​💡 What investors are actually looking for in an increasingly crowded space

​💡 Where research meets real-world application — and where it breaks

​💡 The subtle (and not so subtle) dynamics of building as a woman in tech

​These are women who aren't just talking about AI — they're shipping products, closing rounds, and making strategic decisions at some of the most consequential companies in the space.

​Expect a conversation that is candid, thoughtful, and grounded in reality — followed by a curated networking session with people you'll actually want to meet.

​About Bonjour Girls Bonjour Girls is a New York-based nonprofit empowering Asian women through community, knowledge sharing, and professional development. With a global network across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, we foster meaningful connections and support women in both personal and professional growth.

​About Pioneering Minds AI Pioneering Minds AI grows AI-native pioneers who build, deploy, and govern AI responsibly — with humans in the front seat. Their mission: accelerate innovation, foster collaboration across diverse teams, and create lasting impact through mentorship and partnerships.

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