Kenyetta Hall
CEO of The Katalyst HQ, helping leaders and organizations turn momentum into measurable growth.
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Abigail Merrill
Abigail Merrill is the CEO of GrowthUP Partners, a certified AI practitioner, and RevOps strategist who helps sales, marketing, and revenue teams turn AI into measurable business outcomes. With over 15 years of experience across B2B, B2C, startups, and regulated industries, she specializes in aligning leaders, workflows, and governance to drive responsible, high-impact AI adoption. She is the creator of the AI for ROI™ framework, a practical, human-centered approach that helps organizations move from experimentation to scalable results.
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Erica Anderson Rooney
Erica Rooney is a leadership expert, AI educator, and Chief People Officer with over 15 years shaping workplace culture and advancing women into power. Known for bridging tech and trust, she helps people see that AI is not neutral. It is trained, and what we build today decides who gets opportunity tomorrow. She is the author of The AI Gap: Women, AI, and the Next Great Leap Forward (released June 1) and Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, a book endorsed by Mel Robbins and SUCCESS Magazine. Erica hosts Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors and co-hosts AI Voice or Victim. She founded HER Collective, a fast-growing community for ambitious women who are looking to accelerate their climb up the corporate ladder without burning out. She has been trusted by CBS News, Forbes, Gallagher, CHIEF, Butterball, and many others. Her mission is clear: to advance more women into positions of power and keep them there.
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Dr. Sarah Egan Warren
Dr. Sarah Egan Warren has spent her career developing curricula and delivering presentations, training, and instruction in undergraduate, graduate, government, non-profit, and industry settings. Currently, she is on the faculty at the Institute for Advanced Analytics at NC State University, where she created and teaches the technical communication and ethical data storytelling curriculum. She is especially interested in the responsible use of technology, such as AI and VR, to enhance the student learning experience. She is focused on the use of AI in higher education through her involvement as the lead facilitator of the UNC System's faculty learning community on AI in teaching and learning, DELTA AI Faculty Fellow, Lead of NC State's AI Liaisons, co-host of AI Cafe, and a member of NC State's AI in Society group.
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Sunita McCoy
Head of Quality Engineering at Yum! Brands, driving enterprise innovation and quality at scale.
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Crystal Pitts
Crystal Pitts is a public sector leader with 29 years in local and state government. Focused on security and risk reduction, she excels in building high-performance teams, advancing technologies, and optimizing processes. Her collaborative approach and expertise in cybersecurity make her a trusted advisor, driving initiatives to protect data, infrastructure, and foster a security-conscious culture.
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Jessica Veronica Couch
Founder of Luxor & Finch and a fashion technology strategist focused on consumer behavior and the importance of qualitative data.
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Katie-Gray Jackson
Katie-Gray Jackson is Chief of Staff for Lenovo's Design Innovation Team. She develops and leads programs that enable global design teams to learn from each other, draw inspiration from emerging trends, and embrace AI as a catalyst for creative collaboration. Katie-Gray is passionate about advancing the role of design in tech experiences, strategic storytelling, and building environments where innovation can thrive.
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Vishwani Dua
Founder of Bloom AI Consulting, building practical AI solutions end to end with security and governance as a first thought.
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Una Stevenson
Una Stevenson is a TEDx speaker and Chief Operating Officer of PINNO Marketing & Business Development, where she leads with a vision centered on operational excellence, strategic innovation, and the ethical integration of AI. With a background that spans product strategy, business operations, and leadership development, Una helps organizations harness AI as a tool for inclusion, efficiency, and growth, without losing the human element. A recognized speaker on AI adoption and responsible innovation, Una champions practical frameworks that help leaders confidently engage with AI, identify and counter bias, and build systems that reflect diverse perspectives. She brings both a strategic and people-centered lens to every conversation, helping audiences see that AI's real power begins when humans lead with intention.
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Rachel Anderson
Rachel Anderson is a leadership trainer, author, and serial entrepreneur who believes great businesses start with great humans. Based in North Carolina, she partners with organizations around the world, from government agencies to Fortune 500s to scrappy startups, to help leaders build cultures of clarity, accountability, and connection. With over 20 years of experience in leadership and business development, Rachel teaches managers how to lead with humanity and create performance that lasts. She is also the co-founder of Startup Women NC, a community where women entrepreneurs come together to build relationships, share resources, and grow their impact. Her book, "Being Human (Centric)," a leader's guide to culture, people, and profits, was published in 2025.
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Kimberley Basnight
Chief People Officer and EVP at Extreme Networks, leading people strategy through a fast-changing technology landscape.
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Dr. Saundra Williams
Dr. Saundra Wall Williams is a national leader in corporate governance and leadership development. She has over 25 years of experience as a consultant, leader, and practitioner in the field of information technology as well as enterprise training and development, hardware/software design, and distance learning. Dr. Williams is the chief executive officer of WMS Leadership Solutions, a professional development consulting and training company that supports emerging and established women leaders in corporations, government, education, and non-profit organizations. She is also an adjunct assistant professor at North Carolina State University in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development. As the former Senior Vice President and Chief of Information Technology, Data, Business Intelligence, Library Systems, Distance Learning and Workforce Development for the North Carolina Community College System, the third largest community college system in the world, she led the implementation of the largest computer information system in higher education in the world. Among her honors are Kellogg Foundation Houle Scholar in Adult Education, Azusa Scholar in Divinity, NC State College of Sciences Alumni of the Year, North Carolina Chief Information Officer of the Year, North Carolina's Technology Woman of the Year, NC ACHI Magazine Woman of Achievement, and NC State Outstanding Black Alumni. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, and a Doctor of Education in Adult and Community College Education from NC State, along with a Master of Divinity from Regent University. She is a certified Chief Information Officer with the State of North Carolina, a Strengths Champion Certified Coach, and a certified Transformation Coach.
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Catie King
Founder of Stradia Partners, helping startups put AI automation to work in the real world.
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Jen McFarland
Jen McFarland is founder of Marit Digital, which partners with organizations as they plan, assess, and improve the digital solutions that help them succeed. Marit Digital is a B Corp, seeking to provide sustainable and ethical digital solutions and education. Jen is also a tech columnist with Cary Magazine.
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Angel Ceballos
Angel Ceballos is the CEO of SeraphicGuardian, a SaaS platform and advisory company focused on decision system risk detection. SeraphicGuardian identifies discriminatory patterns, governance gaps, and accountability failures before they become embedded in automated decisions and cause harm at the human level. Alongside her work leading SeraphicGuardian, Angel serves as Principal Data Architect and Head of Data Integration for a Fortune Global 500 company, where she works across enterprise data architecture, data engineering, integration, and governance in complex regulated environments. Her mission is to ensure accountability and safety are not policy add-ons, but engineered foundations that preserve the human voice, lived experience, and narrative behind the number.
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Victoria Vojnovich
Global AI Transformation Leader at HCLTech and a best-selling author focused on the future of work in the AI era and why women are uniquely positioned to succeed.
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