HDI Chicagoland and San Francisco Bay Area- International Women's Day HDI Women of AI Celebration

Virtual Event · Zoom Webinar · 12:00 – 1:30 PM CT · 90 Minutes
IWD White Paper Launch Plan · Panel · Leader Spotlights  

Time Zone 

• Pacific (PT) 10:00 AM 11:30 AM
• Mountain (MT) 11:00 AM 12:30 PM
• Central (CT) ★ 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
• Eastern (ET) 1:00 PM 2:30 PM
• UK / GMT 6:00 PM 7:30 PM
• France (CET) 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
• India (IST) 11:30 PM 1:00 AM (+1 day)
• Bangladesh (UTC+6) 12:00 AM (+1 day) 1:30 AM (+1 day)

WOMEN OF AI: ACCELERATE ACTION

March 11, 2026 · HDI Chicagoland and HDI San Francisco Bay Area

Agenda 12:00–12:05  Welcome Acknowledgment

HDI chapter intro — why this moment, why this community, why now. 

12:05–12:15   Dawn Khan / Terri Orozopeza 

KEYNOTE
Accelerate Action Why this moment demands structural change, not symbolism. The business case for women in AI leadership.

12:20–12:35  Renate Bachmann: Keynote

12:35 -1:10 Women of AI — Live Panel 
4 panelists across AI Leadership, Support/Service, SecOps,
and IT Leadership tracks.

1:10–1:20 RECOGNITION Next Steps Sponsor Recognition + Governance Pledge
Sponsor acknowledgments. Live reading of the Governance
Inclusion Pledge. Orgs invited to commit publicly.

1:20–1:28 Audience Q&A

1:28–1:30 CLOSE
Call to Action & Close
"This is not a moment. This is a movement." Download link
+ next steps + replay announcement.

Event Contact

Dawn C. Simmons (Khan) · HDI Chicagoland Chapter Leader ·   
Dawn.Khan@cognizant.com · +925.297.7901 · hdc-chicagoland.silkstart.com