AI-Powered Women - Toronto City Chapter Launch
Join us for the launch of the AI-Powered Women Toronto City Chapter, led by City Chapter Leader Yele Bonilla. This gathering invites women in Tech, leaders, founders, and changemakers across Toronto to connect, learn, and explore how AI can be used as a force for clarity, creativity, ethical innovation, and human-centered leadership.
Together, we’ll build a local community rooted in practical AI upskilling, conscious leadership, and meaningful connection. A space where women can feel both supported and stretched as they shape the future of technology and humanity.
AI-Powered Women’s community is designed for purpose-driven, future-focused women seeking AI fluency, belonging, and empowered leadership in the age of intelligent technology.
What to Expect
Lightly facilitated networking and community connection
Opening remarks from Toronto Chapter Leader Yele Bonilla
Presentation about leading the AI transformation from the front lines with a human-centered mindset
Honest discussion about the hopes, fears, opportunities, and pressures many women are experiencing right now
Space to share perspectives, questions, and ideas in a grounded, welcoming environment
Connection with a growing local community of women shaping what comes next
Agenda:
5:30–5:45: Arrivals, check-in, casual networking
5:45–5:55: Welcome and grounding from Yele Bonilla
6:00–7:00: Lead the Shift - AI leadership & Human Readiness
7:00–7:30: Closing and networking
About AI-Powered Women
AI-Powered Women is a global leadership and workforce readiness platform anchored at MIT, focused on helping women build practical AI fluency alongside the human-centered leadership capacities required in a rapidly changing world.
We believe the challenge of AI is no longer just technological — it is human. The future will be shaped not only by the tools we build, but by the quality of leadership, judgment, ethics, and community surrounding them.
Through conferences, city chapters, leadership programming, and applied learning experiences, AI-Powered Women brings together women across disciplines to build capability, confidence, and responsible leadership in the AI era.
Learn more at AI-Powered Women, and connect with our Founder, Dr. Felicia Newhouse, on LinkedIn
Explore ways to get involved:
Join our monthly Academy programming & certifications
Attend the AI-Powered Women Conference at MIT
Apply to become a global ambassador & connect with our growing international community
About Yele Bonilla, Our Host
With nearly 20 years in software development, Yele has built and scaled engineering teams at some of North America’s most impactful companies, always with people at the center. She leads at the intersection of technical execution, team culture, and strategic growth, with a deep belief that psychological safety and diverse perspectives aren't just good values, they're what makes great technology possible. As a Women in Tech and D&I advocate, she brings a pragmatic lens to the AI moment: not the hype, but how engineering teams and leaders can actually adopt AI in ways that create real leverage without losing what makes great teams great. She's bringing AI-Powered Women to Toronto to build exactly the kind of space that's been missing here.
About Clio, our Sponsor
Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals to work smarter, faster, and more securely.
Clio’s partner contact: Ana Lobo
Logistics
Clio’s office is conveniently located close to Toronto’s Union Station
Snacks, appetizers and refreshments will be provided
Photos and video will be taken during the event for community and promotional use