A different kind of AI conference. Built around how women learn, lead, and adopt technology. No fluff. No male-dominated panels. Just practical AI for the women actually running businesses.
You know AI matters. You're not behind. You just haven't found the right room yet.
You don't need to write code. You need to run a business, lead a team, or be building something that matters.
Speakers are diverse in ethnicity, business type, age, and title. They reflect the room we want to build.
Open to women, non-binary individuals, and allies. All are welcome.
A full day designed to validate, connect, and activate. Morning sessions reframe the conversation. Afternoon sessions put it into practice. You leave with a plan.
Morning · Reframing
Open networking with conversation-prompt name tags. Every badge includes: "The thing I wish AI could help me with is ___." Your icebreaker is built in.
NetworkingA co-delivered keynote that reframes the entire day. Why women adopt AI differently, and why that difference is a strategic advantage. The real adoption barriers are trust, not ability. Women's natural approach to technology (questioning, ethical, thorough) is exactly what responsible AI adoption requires.
KeynoteA diverse panel of women actively working in, around, and with AI explores where women are showing up in AI adoption, what skills they already bring to the table, and what upskilling actually looks like when you're juggling a full plate. Speakers span startups, mid-market, enterprise, and the public sector.
Startup SMB Enterprise Public SectorRecharge, connect, continue the conversations that started over coffee.
AI may only have 25% participation by women today, but this session makes the case that women are uniquely positioned to lead. A forward-looking session on where the opportunities are and how to claim them.
Future ForwardTurning insight into momentum. A session designed to bridge the morning's reframing into afternoon activation.
Not "mingle awkwardly in a ballroom." This is facilitated, intentional connection around the real questions you came here to answer.
NetworkingAfternoon · Activating
Four practitioner-led demos from women who are actually using AI in their work right now. Not vendor pitches. Real stories from real women across diverse company sizes and roles: what problem they solved, what tool they used, what happened, and what they'd do differently. You'll leave with at least one workflow you can try this week.
Startup SMB Enterprise Hands-OnSynthesizing the day's themes and bridging to ongoing learning and community. This session revisits the peer-to-peer, psychologically safe learning model and shows how it extends beyond today, including through the CPAI AI Proficiency Certification (women-only cohort).
KeynoteCurated rapid-fire Q&A with all speakers and panelists. Throughout the day, you submitted questions via the Question Wall. The strongest, most-asked questions get answered. Tight, high-energy, no monologues. Your question gets addressed, and you leave on a high note.
InteractiveThe formal program wraps, but the connections keep going. Stay as long as you'd like.
Networking
CPAI's AI Proficiency Certification has been running since 2023 in the private B2B space. Over 200 professionals trained. Now we're opening a women-only cohort to the public for the first time.
Designed for women who learn collaboratively. Part self-paced, part live hybrid instruction.
What AI is and isn't, strengths and weaknesses, context engineering, and AI memory.
In-Person KickoffThe Data-to-Wisdom Pipeline, Co-Intelligent DANCE Skills, and foundational interaction techniques.
In-Person KickoffThe decision-making framework. AI Interaction Audit, Fluency Patterns, and use case analysis for your own work.
In-Person KickoffWorkflow advantages, practical blueprints, and hands-on workflow design exercises you can apply immediately.
Virtual (Live)Co-Intelligence in practice, evolving role archetypes, and application workshopping with your peers.
Virtual (Live)Present a real AI use case from your own field. Peer review, celebration, and continuous learning pathways.
In-Person PracticumFirst women-only cohort. Limited to 25 women.
Start with the conference, or go all-in with the certification. Either way, you'll leave with more than you came with.
All sales final. No refunds for conference or certification.
Conference ticket holders can upgrade and get $75 credited toward certification.
Transfer your ticket with 24 hours notice before the event.
Can't start June 3? Your cert seat is guaranteed for the July cohort.
June 2, 2026. American Underground, Durham NC.
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