Women in AI Panel: Leadership, Ethics & Closing the AI Gap | Center for Practical AI

When 78% of the people engineering, training, and building AI tools are men, the algorithms inherit and scale male-centric baselines, data biases, and workplace assumptions. So, how are women leaders navigating and shaping this rapidly evolving landscape? In this panel from the 1st Annual AI for Women Conference, industry leaders across tech, ethics, government, and enterprise share their insights on AI strategy, closing "The AI Gap," ethical data storytelling, and cybersecurity. Recorded live at American Underground in Durham, NC, and hosted by the Center for Practical AI. KEY DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS: • Closing "The AI Gap" and empowering women in emerging tech • Ethical data storytelling and AI education • Cybersecurity and CISO perspectives on AI implementation • Quality engineering and enterprise AI adoption FEATURED PANELISTS & SPEAKERS: • MC: Kenyetta Hall — CEO & Strategy Lead at The KATALYST HQ | Director of Enablement, Center for Practical AI • Host: Erica Anderson Rooney — Author of "The AI Gap" | Founder of HER Collective • Sarah Egan Warren — Ethical Data Storytelling Expert & Educator, Institute for Advanced Analytics at NC State University • Crystal Pitts — Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), NC Department of Commerce • Sunita McCoy — Head of Quality Engineering, Yum! Brands 🏢 ORGANIZED BY: Center for Practical AI (https://www.cp-ai.org/) Location: American Underground (Durham, North Carolina) #WomenInAI #ArtificialIntelligence #EthicalAI #TechLeadership #CenterForPracticalAI #DurhamNC #WomenInTech