WomenWise x Investigo presents: Amplifying Women in AI (Virtual)
This is a virtual event hosted by WomenWise and Investigo
Here's the facts: Only 33% of businesses have a woman leading their AI strategy. And women make up just 22% of the global AI workforce. That number drops below 15% at senior level.
So who's shaping the future of AI? And who's being left out of the conversation entirely?
This panel brings together women working across AI in both start-up and big tech to talk about how they got here, what they're dealing with, and what they wish someone had told them earlier.
Whether you're leading AI strategy at your organisation, building your career in the space, or still figuring out whether AI is even for you, this is the conversation to be a part of.
This event is open to everyone, everywhere. If AI is on your radar, you should attend. Your joining link will be sent via email once registered.
What we'll cover
For leaders, we'll dig into:
How do you lead AI strategy when the technology is moving faster than ever before?
Being responsible for AI decisions that affect entire teams
The tension between championing AI adoption and protecting your people from displacement
Why AI strategy in 2026 is a people strategy
Shadow AI, governance headaches, and the pressure to prove ROI when nobody's quite sure what "success" looks like yet
For those in AI careers, (or curious) we'll explore:
What an AI career looks like day to day
How each panellist found their way in, including the paths nobody talks about
Whether you really need a technical background
The roles that didn't exist two years ago and where the biggest opportunities are right now
How to deal with imposter syndrome in a space that's moving so fast
Who should be there
This event is for anyone interested in the future of AI, which, let's be honest, is all of us.
You'll get the most from this if you're:
A senior leader or founder navigating AI strategy and looking to hear how your peers are handling it
A hiring manager or people leader trying to build more diverse AI teams
Someone working in AI who wants to connect with others in the space
Exploring a move into AI and wondering if it's realistic without a traditional tech background
This is a global event, open to all (not just women, or US). Speakers are US-based, but the conversation is for everyone, wherever you're tuning in from.
Our Speakers:
Manasi Joshi: Waymo-Director, Engineering - Systems Intelligence and ML (SIML)
Lakshmi Kuchipudi: Epsilon-Director, Data Science
Sidney Madison Prescott: MIRROR | MIRROR™, Founder & CEO & ZLabs, Director of AI & Innovation
Jenny Yang: Outpost Bio, Ceo & founder
Emily Pastewka: Anthropic, Data Science
Moderated by Jill Kirk, Principal Consultant - AI Sciences, Investigo
Agenda
1pm ET / 6pm GMT: Welcome and opening (5 mins)
1:05pm ET / 6:05pm GMT: Panel: Amplifying Women in AI (45 mins)
1:50pm ET / 6:50pm GMT: Live Q&A (20 mins) Your chance to ask the panel anything.
2:20pm ET / 7:20pm GMT - Close (5 mins)
About WomenWise
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