Dr. Felicia Newhouse

Host & Founder of the AI-Powered Women Conference and Business to Human; former AI product executive and women’s leadership researcher bridging tech and human transformation.

Kehinde Sonuga

Senior HR leader at Diageo and founder of The Thinking Organisation, helping leaders rethink work, workforce capability, and organizational design in the age of AI. 20+ years across global transformation, talent, and change.

Kirstin Aschbacher, PhD

HealthTech consultant, AI/ML leader, and former UCSF Associate Professor helping founders and lean teams build reliable, human-centered AI workflows. PhD in Clinical Psychology with leadership experience across healthcare, machine learning, data science, and digital health.

Janett Haas

Sally Revell

Founder of GenerativeHuman.ai and AI-Powered Women Seattle Chapter Lead, with 25 years in tech, including a decade building AI and cloud businesses at AWS and Google Cloud. Executive coach helping ambitious women lead AI transformation with clarity, judgment, and humanity.

Allison Byers

Founder of Scroobious, author of Fundraising for The Rest of Us, and co-author of California’s landmark VC equity law; former MIT medtech co-founder and capital access advocate dismantling systemic funding barriers.

Wanjiku Kamau

AI Strategist, author of Out of the Loop, Into the Algorithm, and "The Human Guide to AI"; former Intel executive and Google alum demystifying artificial intelligence for non-technical leaders to drive innovation and agency.

Tracy Adams

Senior Director of Research & Insights at the ARF; interdisciplinary sociologist leading industry-wide research agendas across advertising and marketing.

Hannah Siegertsz 

AI Transformation leader at UL Solutions, founder of She Ships SaaS, and creator of Midnight Sprint; shipping products in public and helping non-engineers build with AI.

Mirabai Devi

Founder of the Mirabai Devi Foundation and Lightworker Training School; global spiritual teacher and healer with 30+ years of empowering awakening through Divine Light transmissions.

Maura Charles

Founder & CEO of Keep it Human; 25-year Fortune 500 product leader designing human-centered AI strategies that bridge business execution and values-driven governance.

Urvashi Batra

CEO & Co-Founder of Prioriwise; 25+ year tech executive translating complex operational data into AI-driven client impact, renewals, and business growth.

Shamsi Mumtahina Momo

Growth Manager at AI-Powered Women and AI builder; designing human-centered systems and growth strategies to advance inclusive leadership in the AI economy.

Pranjali Joshi

Senior Product Marketing Manager for Robotics AI at NVIDIA, author of PMM Field Notes, and tech podcast host; former engineer and advocate driving AI adoption and inclusion in tech.

Nicole Reineke

Chief AI Innovation Officer at N-able, Georgetown AI faculty, and 58-time patent-holding author; former Dell and Iron Mountain executive shaping inclusive AI strategy and the next generation of tech leaders.

Katherine von Jan 

Co-founder & CEO of Tough Day and co-founder of Human-Positive AI; former Salesforce Chief Strategy Officer driving enterprise innovation, AI, and the future of work.

Laura Francois

Director of Awe Exchange and author of IMAGINE: Embracing Chaos and Possibility in a Planetary Emergency; socio-environmental impact strategist pioneering "systems feeling" to navigate climate complexity.

Jenn Booth

IBM Partner leading Enterprise AI practices and GI Cancers Alliance board member; 20-year digital strategist and HBS MBA turning complex AI governance into human-centered operating models.

Shalini Thyagaraja

Founder of Mind Space, host of Let's Talk Wellness with Shal, and 20-year tech executive; holistic wellness expert empowering leaders to navigate AI-era change with resilience.

Dr. Roya Kandalan

AI Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering PhD, and US patent holder; published researcher advancing generative AI, computer vision, and machine learning across healthcare, assistive tech, and security.

Sheila Phicil

Founder of Phicil-itate Change, Social Change Futurist™, and author of Remembering How to Care; 20-year health innovation leader guiding executives through ethical AI and data privacy.

Rajya Laxmi Yellajosyula

Senior AI Product Manager at Microsoft, IEEE Senior Member, and former EY Technology Manager; leading enterprise agentic AI strategy and bridging applied AI research with global STEM advocacy.

Katelyn Cranney

Stanford Economics PhD candidate, Knight-Hennessy Scholar, and Stripe AI Fellow; researching AI, technology adoption, and the future of work with research featured in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times

Pratima Upadhyay

TEDx speaker on AI and digital erasure, Chair of the Charles River Regional Chamber, and Boston University engineer; 25-year tech leader solving algorithmic invisibility for executives and institutions.

Pratima Upadhyay

Software Engineer at Airbnb, former Microsoft cloud engineer, and Women in Tech Ambassador; 7+ year distributed systems specialist building secure, global payments and compliance platforms.

Rizel Scarlett

Tech Lead at Block, Rizel Scarlett champions equity in AI and open source through empathy, education, and emerging tech.

Dr. Deb Helsing

Harvard lecturer and Director at Minds at Work, helping leaders deploy their Immunity to Change™ framework for leaders

Wafaa Arbash 

Head of Programming at C10 Labs, and workforce product strategist building scalable AI ventures that drive inclusive economic empowerment through technology and work.

Emily Leahy 

AI founder and performance pioneer reengineering success by aligning women’s physiology with leadership and innovation.

Jorli Peña 

Leadership intuition coach blending strategy, breathwork, and inner wisdom to help organizations lead with clarity.

Carolyn Little

Transformational guide & grief doula fusing Indigenous wisdom, neuroscience, and yoga to awaken collective resilience. Co-founder of the Witnessing App.

Logan Currie

Co-Founder & COO at Careerspan. Career futurist decoding AI, skills, and narrative intelligence.

Georgia Lewis Anderson

Running our Reflections Booth, Georgia is an AI content strategist and former BBC broadcaster who has designed iconic AI personalities like Microsoft’s Cortana and Google Assistant, blending technology, storytelling, and culture. 

Tessel van Schaaik

Tufts undergrad, aspiring Cellular Biologist and AI-Powered Women youth leader shaping intergenerational dialogue and amplifying teen voices on AI, identity, and the digital future.

Lisa Pierpont

Emmy award winning journalist turned storyteller and media professional, known for her work highlighting culture, lifestyle, and human-interest narratives. 

Natalia Rosenbaum

Join therapist, sound healer & author Natalia Rosenbaum for a transformative gong sound healing bath, where waves of vibration melt stress, calm the nervous system, and open space for deep restoration and renewal.

Kyle Browne

Join sculptor artist Kyle Browne in an interactive divine feminine art experience, where her work explores the sacred intersections of nature, spirit, and women’s empowerment, inviting reflection on wonder, consumption, and the balance of feminine and masculine energies.

Siri Swahari

Vice President at CGI, where she drives AI operations with a focus on operational excellence, inclusive leadership, and enterprise transformation at scale.

Confidante

Co-Founders Tara Ryan  Ariel Galipeau built an empathetic AI to support moms

Tough Day

Founder Katherine "KVJ" von Jan built AI to help workers navigate workplace challenges and thrive.

Geminai

Joanne Stanway and Jaye Younkin—visionary mother-daughter founders—are using holographic technology to transform how we connect, communicate, and lead.

MeBeBot

Founders Mindy Honcoop & Beth White developed an Al solution using Agentic Al Agents and Chatbots to power compliant employee support, communications, and people insights.

Prioriwise

Co-Founder Urvashi Batra is helping small businesses align and prioritize outcomes to daily activities using AI

AgendaHero

Founder Caren Cioffi built an AI companion that makes all your calendars magically simple and seamlessly connected.

Founder Way

Founder Kiran Panjwani built an AI tool to help founders build faster and smarter.

My Careerpan

Founder Logan Currie is building AI that turns your experience into your Career IP

Coral

Co-Founder & Harvard lemann fellow Beatriz Zanforlin is designing Al to Improve Human Relationships, Not Just Metrics

Phish Guard 

Founder Bertha Asare helps small businesses leverage AI to stay safe & secure

Witnessing App

Founder Carolyn Little is building an AI app to help process grief 

Jaimee

Data scientist Sreyna Rath and co-founder Camilla Cooke built the Techstars-backed Jaimee, the first AI companion for women

Dyspute

founded by Renee Jackson — An AI-led dispute-resolution platform delivering faster, fairer legal outcomes

Neurodiversity Media Network

founded by Briar Harvey — A collaborative media platform amplifying neurodiverse voices through inclusive storytelling and accessible content.

Phicil-itate Change

founded by Sheila Phicil — A social-change futurist and health equity expert leveraging AI to drive patient-centered innovation in healthcare.

AIkreate

co-founded by Mireia Torello, PhD (CEO) and Marc Oliveras — An EdTech venture equipping teens (and educators) with interactive tools to master AI literacy. 

Lyv Health

founded by Andrea Corleto — A women’s health platform delivering personalized, AI-driven wellness, diagnostics, and coaching.

Prickly Pear Health

Founded by Imen Maaroufi Clark, Prickly Pear Health is redefining how women thrive—during and beyond their reproductive years. The company’s voice-first, AI-powered technology uses human-centered AI, voice analysis, and wearable data to deliver personalized, science-backed insights that strengthen emotional well-being, mental clarity, and cognitive resilience.

My Flow State

founded by Isabella Langan, MyFlowState uses AI to turn your voice check-ins into personalized meditations, breathwork, and sound healing. Built with real wellness practitioners so you can reset fast—or go deeper when you're ready.

Chief

Chief is a leading professional network for women executives, giving members access to leadership insights & tools that influence today's business environment.

MIT Museum, AI: Mind the Gap Exhibit 

As a gift to our community, MIT Museum is offering all attendees free admission to their exhibition AI: Mind the Gap—an interactive journey that demystifies AI’s inner workings and explores its promises, risks, and cultural impact. Simply show your conference admission or badge anytime Friday–Monday, 10am–5pm. 

Down Under Yoga

Join restorative yoga sessions with deep, slow poses designed to help you embody and integrate the weekend’s wisdom, followed by an optional quiet journaling space

Holistic Health Hive

Join Julie Casey-Fortier and Tuesday Orluk to experience the power of healing frequencies of a vibroacoustic table combined with aromatherapy and Reiki energy healing