AI After 5 Virtual Conference: Women Building with AI
When the Grace Hopper Celebration was cancelled, we knew the appetite for that kind of connection hadn’t gone anywhere. So AI After 5 is bringing women together for Women Building with AI, a free virtual conference over two weeks in November, with talks, hands-on workshops and time to connect.
When: Wednesday, November 11 – Friday, November 13, 2026. All times EST. Drop into a single session or stay for the afternoon.
You don’t need to be an AI expert to belong here.
Full Week 2 schedule
Wednesday, November 11th
12:00 PM EST: AI Transformation for Mission-Driven Organizations. Nada Hashmi, Assistant Professor of IT, Babson College
2:00 PM EST: Beyond Burnout: Resilient Leadership. Sharmin Banu, Executive & Team Coach, ex-Microsoft Engineering Lead
3:00 PM EST: Meet, Greet, Repeat: Networking Skills to Build Real Connections. Michelle Brenner
4:30 PM EST: Align Your Work With What Executive Teams Care About. Parul L. Bhandari, Fractional Customer Success Leader, CustomerXSuccess
6:00 PM EST: International Students: Tech Careers & Visa Pathways (workshop). Deepti Bahel, Senior Data Engineer; Founder, MediMate
7:00 PM EST: Bridging Bytes and Biology: Anthropological Topography. Maryam Imran
9:00 PM EST: Software Engineering to Outcome Engineering. Neha Washikar, Machine Learning, Meta
Thursday, November 12th
12:00 PM EST: Climbing Anyways: 12 Miscarriages & the Corporate Ladder. AnneMarie Otañez, VP Operations, Antevyr
3:00 PM EST: People Still Have Value in an AI World. Christine Reichenbach, Founder, Phoenix Formula
5:00 PM EST: Trailblazers Show Us the Way: Women Belong in Technology. Jane Mack-Crane
Friday, November 13th
9:00 AM EST: Campus to Cloud: Cracking the Big Tech Interview. Sharon Evangeline Velpula, Technical Account Manager, AWS, and Meghana Dasigi, Senior Technical Account Manager, AWS
1:00 PM EST: Designing Joy: Whimsy & Delight in AI and Software. Sumera Nabi
3:00 PM EST: Solo Coder to Multi-Repo Engineer: Systems That Scale. Deepika Sidana, Senior Engineering Manager, American Express
Between sessions, drop into our networking lounge to meet speakers and keep the conversations going.
Missed Week 1? Recordings from Week 1 will be available by the start of Week 2. See Week 1
About AI After 5
AI After 5 is a global community of 450+ women learning, exploring, and building with AI. We believe the future of AI should include more women’s voices, ideas, and perspectives, and we’re creating opportunities to make that happen.