Build the AI capability, human capacity, and leadership judgment to navigate one of the biggest transformations of work in our lifetime.

The AI-Powered Women Academy goes beyond AI training to develop the skills and human-centered leadership needed to navigate profound change. We bring together hands-on Tinkering, Leadership, and Consciousness Labs, multidisciplinary research, and applied AI learning badges so women can not only keep up with change – but help lead it.

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THE HEART OF THE ACADEMY

Inside the Academy

Learn. Apply. Build. Lead. Four complementary experiences designed to turn practical AI learning into lasting capability. The majority of our live sessions begin at 12:00 PM EST, making it easier to bring learning and leadership development into your workday.

Leadership Lab

ONCE PER MONTH · UP TO 60 MINUTES

01

Lead through AI-driven change.

Explore the strategic and organizational challenges created by AI — from adoption and workforce transformation to workflow redesign, governance, and human-AI decision-making.

Examples: Leading AI adoption · Future of work · Human-AI collaboration · Responsible AI and governance

You leave with language and strategy for leading through AI-driven change.

Tooling Tuesdays

EVERY TUESDAY · 30 MINUTES

02

20 minutes of focused teaching + 10 minutes of Q&A.

Learn the AI tools worth knowing.

Fast, practical sessions on one specific AI tool, platform, or workflow — what it does, where it is useful, how to use it well, and where its limitations are.

Examples: ChatGPT workflows · NotebookLM · AI research tools · automation and agents

You leave knowing how to use one new tool well.

Tinkering Lab

1–2 BUILDS PER MONTH · 60 MINUTES

03

Some builds continue across multiple sessions.

Build something real.

Hands-on sessions where members create and test practical AI systems, workflows, agents, automations, and prototypes.

Examples: Build an AI Chief of Staff · Research Analyst · Custom GPT · Meeting-to-Execution System

You leave having built something.

Consciousness Lab

ONCE PER MONTH · UP TO 60 MINUTES

04

Strengthen the human capacities required to navigate acceleration.

Explore the nervous system, attention, cognition, resilience, and decision-making under pressure as the pace and complexity of work accelerate.

Examples: Nervous-system regulation · Attention in the AI economy · Decision-making under uncertainty · Human flourishing in an AI-mediated world

You leave with practices for staying grounded as the pace of work accelerates.

Four complementary experiences. One integrated approach to AI capability and human-centered leadership.

ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR ACADEMY PASS

More in Your Academy Pass

Your Academy Pass goes beyond live sessions. Explore practical resources, on-demand learning, leadership tools, and a global community — all included with your pass.

AI-Powered Women Full Learning Library

Full Learning Library

Courses + on-demand resources

AI-Powered Women Leadership Playbook

Leadership Playbook

A practical leadership framework

Vibe Coding with AI

Vibe Coding

Build and prototype with AI

MIT Flagship Conference Recordings

MIT Flagship Conference Recordings

Keynotes, panels + workshops

AI-Powered Women Research and Insights

Research & Insights

Briefs, thought leadership + trends

AI-Powered Women Community and Chapter Meetups

Community + Chapters

Slack + in-person meetups

YOUR ACADEMY PASS

Your next chapter in AI leadership starts here.

Live Academy Labs, practical AI tools, expert-led learning, and a global community.

$45/month $399/year
Explore Academy Passes
Annual Academy Pass includes the Human-Centered AI Leadership Certification pathway.
Past Academy Speakers

Learn from women shaping AI, leadership, and human potential.

Academy sessions bring together practitioners, researchers, founders, and interdisciplinary leaders who translate emerging ideas into practical insight for women leading in the AI era.

Dr. Roya Kandalan Past Speaker

Dr. Roya Kandalan

Senior Generative AI Research Scientist · Google Developer Expert

Accessible generative AI education, responsible AI systems, and hands-on approaches to emerging technologies.

Stacey Hylen Past Speaker

Stacey Hylen

Business Growth Strategist & Certified AI Consultant

Practical AI integration, entrepreneurial growth, and using technology to scale businesses while preserving authenticity, purpose, and personal freedom.

Wanjiku Kamau Past Speaker

Wanjiku Kamau

AI Strategist & Author · Former Google Cloud & Intel

Human-centered AI boundaries, responsible delegation, and making intentional choices about what should remain human.

Lauren Ducrey Past Speaker

Lauren Ducrey

AI Consultant, Poet & Former Google AI Designer

Poetic intelligence, creativity, emotional intelligence, and building trust in an AI-shaped world.

Urvashi Batra Past Speaker

Urvashi Batra

Co-Founder, Prioriwise · AI-Powered Customer Success

Practical AI applications for business, entrepreneurship, and empowering women to work with greater clarity and capacity.

Georgia Lewis Anderson Past Speaker

Georgia Lewis Anderson

AI Consultant & Prompt Engineering Specialist · Former Microsoft, Google & Meta

Practical prompting, human–AI communication, and using machine intelligence without losing human judgment.

MEET YOUR NOVEMBER SPEAKERS

November Academy Highlights

Discover the voices, hands-on AI workshops, and human-centered leadership experiences coming to the Academy this November.

November 2026

Speaker & Lab Highlights
Tinkering Lab
Kat Kemner
Featured Instructor

Kat Kemner

AI Agent Practice Lead

Tinkering Lab

Date to be announced 12:00 PM EST
Tooling Tuesday
Nina Patrick
Featured Instructor

Nina Patrick

Entrepreneur & AI Educator

Make Claude Your Sales Coach

November 3, 2026 12:00 PM EST
Session 1 of 2
Think Tank Thursday
Dr. Felicia Newhouse
Featured Speaker

Dr. Felicia Newhouse

Founder, AI-Powered Women

Think Tank Thursday

Date to be announced 12:00 PM EST
Consciousness Lab
Gurdeep Bhogal
Featured Speaker

Gurdeep Bhogal

Yoga Teacher, Psychic Medium & Spiritualist Minister

Consciousness Lab

November 20, 2026 12:00 PM EST
More November sessions are on the way.

These are selected highlights from our November Academy programming. Additional dates, speakers, and session topics will be announced soon.

SIGNATURE AIPW FRAMEWORK

Updated quarterly as technology, research, and practice evolve

The AI-Powered Women Leadership Playbook

Turn what you learn into what you do.

The Playbook is a living guide for translating AI learning into real work, decisions, workflows, and leadership.

AI-Powered Women Leadership Playbook

What You'll Learn

  • AI foundations and emerging capabilities
  • Use-case and opportunity identification
  • Workflows, prompting, automation, and agents
  • Human vs. AI decision-making
  • Verification and judgment
  • AI adoption and change leadership
  • Workforce readiness
  • Responsible AI, governance, risk, and accountability
  • Attention, resilience, and leadership under acceleration

How It Comes to Life

01
Learn the Framework

Build practical AI knowledge through guided modules and resources.

02
Apply It to Real Work

Translate learning into decisions, workflows, and leadership practice.

03
Reflect and Assess

Strengthen judgment through applied quizzes, reflection, and a capstone.

04
Grow as a Human-Centered Leader

Lead with greater confidence, ethical awareness, and clarity in the age of AI.

Academy programming connects directly back to the Playbook so learning becomes something members can actually apply.

Explore the 6 Leadership Playbook Modules
  1. 01 Strategic Bias Audit Applied Leadership Quiz
  2. 02 Human-Centered AI Implementation Framework Applied Leadership Quiz
  3. 03 Strategic Prompting Guide Applied Leadership Quiz
  4. 04 AI Vendor Evaluation Checklist Applied Leadership Quiz
  5. 05 How to Create Gold-Star Data Applied Leadership Reflection
  6. 06 AI Leadership in Practice Final Capstone Quiz

Each module concludes with an applied assessment. The AI Leadership in Practice module closes with the final capstone.

ANNUAL ACADEMY PASS + CERTIFICATION

Upgrade to the Annual Academy Pass + Certification

Experience a full year of AI-Powered Women Academy learning, plus access to the Human-Centered AI Leadership Certification pathway, included with your Annual Academy Pass.

  • Full year of Academy learning and resources
  • Applied AI leadership learning and assessments
  • Human-centered AI leadership development
Get Annual Academy Pass

The certification pathway is included with the Annual Academy Pass. The credential must be earned through successful completion of the required learning, reflection, and assessments.

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ACADEMY PASSES

Choose your Academy Pass.

One Academy, two ways to participate. Both passes include live learning, practical AI resources, and our global community. The Annual Academy Pass also includes the Human-Centered AI Leadership Certification pathway.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

Monthly Academy Pass

$45 / month

Full Academy access with the flexibility of a monthly pass.

  • All four live Academy Labs
  • Full AI Leadership Playbook
  • Learning Library and community access
See everything included
  • Tooling Tuesdays and Tinkering Labs
  • Leadership and Consciousness Labs
  • Full AI Leadership Playbook
  • Full Learning Library and Vibe Coding Fundamentals
  • Full MIT Flagship Conference Recordings
  • Research, resources, and AI Foundations
  • Global community, city chapters, and Think Tank Thursdays
Accessibility Pass $25/month

A reduced monthly rate for those experiencing financial hardship.

Get Monthly Academy Pass

Certification is not included with the Monthly Academy Pass.

Start where you are

Not ready for the Academy?

Begin with our free AI-Powered Women community for connection, selected research, introductory resources, and opportunities to explore the future of AI together.

Explore Free Membership

Free member access may include

  • Global community and local chapters
  • Think Tank Thursdays
  • Selected AI foundations and research
  • Selected Leadership Playbook resources
  • Early access to event updates

The Academy adds structured learning, labs, the complete Playbook, and deeper practice.

OUR LENS · HUMAN-CENTERED AI

Technology should expand human capability — not replace human judgment.

We explore how AI transforms work, decisions, and human behavior — while strengthening the cognitive, creative, emotional, and ethical intelligence that makes leadership human.

01 What should AI do?
02 What should remain human?
03 Where does judgment matter most?
04 How do we lead through change?
Questions

Designed for real work and real life.

Do I need to be technical to join?

No. The Academy is designed for women with emerging to intermediate AI fluency, including executives, founders, consultants, educators, and creative leaders who want to become more capable through practical application.

Is this a course I complete once?

No. The Academy is an ongoing professional learning environment. You can build foundational fluency, join live sessions, follow deeper tracks, use the Playbook in your work, and revisit the library as your needs evolve.

What makes the Academy different from free AIPW participation?

Free AIPW Members receive community, chapters, Think Tank Thursdays, selected research, AI foundations, and starter resources. Academy Practitioners receive the structured learning system: the four Labs, full learning library, full Playbook, Vibe Coding Fundamentals, and the paid certification pathway.

Is certification automatic with annual access?

No. Annual access includes eligibility for the Human-Centered AI Leadership Certification, but the credential is earned only after completing the required work and assessment.

Can I participate if I cannot attend live?

Yes. The Academy is designed for live and on-demand learning, with recordings and an organized learning library so you can progress around a demanding schedule.