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Beyond the Breakthrough: Scaling Enterprise AI and Driving ROI at The AI Rabbit Hole 2026
Written by Jenny Kay Pollock, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of WOMEN x AI (WxAI) and Founder of Luminizing Growth. Through her work with executives, founders, and AI practitioners, she helps organizations navigate AI-driven transformation and adoption. The Women in AI breakfast panel explored what it takes to move AI from breakthrough technology to real-world business impact. For the past few years, much of the AI conversation has centered on new models, benchmark results, and breakt
Jenny Kay Pollock
Jun 107 min read


A Revenue Strategist's Playbook From TechCon SoCal
By Summer Poletti, Founder and CRO of Rise of Us, Host of Revenue Remix podcast and frequent WOMEN x AI (WxAI) speaker. "The event is the seed. Everything else is the harvest." - Summer Poletti The Room Before the Panel Started I walked into Templo Mayor Hall at San Diego State University's campus on a Saturday afternoon with my exec assistant, who everyone noticed “happens” to look exactly like me. Right down to the colorful highlights. We were, as several peop
Jenny Kay Pollock
Jun 98 min read


What We Learned from 500+ Conversations at Snowflake Summit 2026 Dev Day
Written by Jenny Kay Pollock, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of WOMEN x AI (WxAI) and Founder of Luminizing Growth. Through her work with executives, founders, and AI practitioners, she helps organizations navigate AI-driven transformation and adoption. The best part of every event is reconnecting with longtime community members and welcoming new faces into the WOMEN x AI ecosystem. The hype surrounding AI right now is palpable. Walking the floor of Snowflake Summit 2026 Dev Day, you
Jenny Kay Pollock
Jun 76 min read


WOMEN x AI Demo Day Recap: What Founders Are Building Right Now
Female Founders Presenting at WxAI and Convex Demo Day Last night in San Francisco, we hosted the WOMEN x AI Demo Day in partnership with Convex. Seven founders got up and showed what they’ve actually built. Products in motion. Early traction. Real feedback. This is where you go beyond the headlines and the hype and start to see what’s real in AI. 📸 A big thank you to Natasha Renée, of Featured Founders who helped us capture the evening. Check out the Demo Day gallery! Wha
Jenny Kay Pollock
Apr 103 min read


AI Board Governance in Practice: A Framework for Board Readiness and AI Oversight
Board directors, executives, and governance-focused leaders gathered to explore AI oversight, risk, and board readiness using the AI Board Governance Compass. On March 19, 2025, WOMEN x AI partnered with the Silicon Valley AI Hub to host AI Board Governance in Practice, an interactive workshop focused on one of the most pressing questions facing boards today: How prepared are we to govern AI? As organizations accelerate AI adoption, boards are increasingly being asked to prov
Jenny Kay Pollock
Mar 174 min read


AI Landscape in 2026: What Leaders Still Don’t See Coming
Panelists Speaking on the AI Landscape in 2026 Last night WOMEN x AI hosted a conversation titled: AI Landscape in 2026: What Matters and What Doesn’t. This was not a trends panel. It was a judgment panel. The room was full of founders, investors, operators, and executives trying to answer one question: What deserves our attention now and what is noise? Here’s what we discussed: 1. AI Is Moving From Interface to Infrastructure Many leaders still treat AI like a feature. A ch
Jenny Kay Pollock
Feb 253 min read


A Year of AI: Women x Innovation
What We Learned from 12 Months of Collaborating with AI Last week, the WOMEN x AI community gathered at the Snowflake Silicon Valley AI Hub for A Year of AI: Women x Innovation — a reflection on what actually changed in AI in 2025, and what leadership will require in 2026. It was a Thursday night right before the holidays and the room was packed. That alone said a lot. But what stayed with us most was not the tools. It was the tone of the conversation. Grounded. Curious. Huma
Jenny Kay Pollock
Dec 19, 20253 min read


Inside the Aparti.AI Salon: The Future of Law Meets AI
Photo by Reut Lazo What does the future of law look like in an AI-powered world? That question shaped one of the most thought-provoking events of SF Tech Week. On October 7, an audience gathered at Werqwise for the Aparti.AI Salon, hosted by Anna Naidis, CPO and Co-Founder of Aparti.AI , and supported by WOMEN x AI. Reut Lazo attended and had a great time learning at the intersection of AI and legal, in community. The evening brought together legal experts, founders, and in
Jenny Kay Pollock
Oct 13, 20253 min read


Fashion × AI: When Style Meets Algorithm
Photo by Jenny Kay Pollock What happens when fashion, health, and technology share the same runway? On October 10, that question came to life at Fashion × Tech: Fashion, Consumer, and Creator, a highlight of SF Tech Week 2025. Hosted in San Francisco and co-organized by WOMEN x AI, the evening gathered nearly 300 guests for a celebration of creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation at the intersection of AI and consumer culture. The Scene SF Tech Week Photo by Jenny Kay Po
Jenny Kay Pollock
Oct 13, 20253 min read


Amplifying Women in AI: WxAI's 2025 Impact Story (Feb → Aug)
Photos by Natasha Renee as part of her Female Founders Series Together, we amplify women’s voices in AI. In just six months, WOMEN x AI...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Aug 31, 20253 min read


🌟 Top 10 Takeaways from “Beyond the Hype: Agentic AI” with Women x AI
Panelist Speaking on Agentic AI As AI continues to evolve, so does the language—and hype—around it. Agentic AI is one of the most...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Aug 20, 20253 min read


Virtual Event Recap - Beyond the Hype: Exploring Agentic AI with WOMEN x AI Thought Leaders
With over 200 Signups our Agentic AI Panel was Sold Out What We Covered: Moving Past the Agentic AI Buzz As headlines increasingly tout...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Aug 19, 20254 min read


Is AI Coming For Your Job? - Panel Discussion Recap
Generate with Meta AI The conversation around artificial intelligence has shifted from whether it will impact our careers to how it...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Jul 24, 20253 min read


Event Recap: Insights from AI Product Builders — What It Really Takes to Build AI Products That Work
Hosted by WOMEN x AI, Gossip Goblin and Vapi Inc., San Francisco | 🗓️ May 29, 2025 WOMEN x AI and Gossip Goblin brought together a...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Jun 18, 20253 min read


Celebrating Women Leaders in AI at the AI INFRA SUMMIT
Reflecting on an Unforgettable AI INFRA SUMMIT AI INFRA SUMMIT brought together some of the most innovative minds in artificial...
Reut Lazo
May 10, 20252 min read


Unlocking AI’s Collaborative Power: WOMEN x AI at Alley 2 Valley
Image Created with Meta AI At the Alley 2 Valley Summit in Palo Alto, WOMEN x AI delivered an energizing workshop that brought AI-first...
Jenny Kay Pollock
May 8, 20254 min read


Women x AI Workshop Recap | AI as Your Creative Partner: Unlocking New Possibilities in Design
Reimagining the Design Process: AI Meets Intuition At the 2025 AI User Conference, Women x AI hosted a high-energy, hands-on workshop...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Apr 15, 20253 min read


Design Resources for the AI Era
This list of resources was curated for the AI User Group Conference panel From Vision to Reality: Redefining Design in the AI Era. This...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Apr 15, 20252 min read


AI Startups & Venture Capital: Powering the Future of Innovation | WOMENxAI Event Recap
The WOMEN x AI (WxAI) event at The Huddle on the Google's Campus was an electrifying gathering, uniting influential women at the...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Mar 23, 20254 min read


Better Together Event Recap
By Reut Lazo & Jenny Kay Pollock We're both still feeling energized from the Microsoft Better Together event! A huge thank you to ...
Jenny Kay Pollock
Mar 21, 20253 min read
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