Reset + Build: Overcoming AI Anxiety by Women in AI #NYTechWeek
AI is moving fast — and for many people building in it, that pace can feel like noise, pressure, or uncertainty.
This is a space to slow down, reset, and move back into action with more clarity.
We’ll begin with a grounding session, hear from builders working across AI, and then move into hands-on experimentation with tools in the room.
Format
• Guided grounding / reset session
• Conversation with AI builders & operators
• Hands-on build + experimentation
• Networking w/ drinks & bites
Speakers
Emily Leahy is the founder of InPhase, an AI-powered platform helping women optimize performance and leadership through physiology-informed insights. With 15+ years building companies and coaching women in high-pressure careers, Emily works at the intersection of AI, women’s health, and the future of work. She is an ICF-certified coach through Brown University and a speaker on leadership, performance, and building systems that work with women’s biology, not against it.
TeLisa Daughtry is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, conscious technologist, educator, and global advocate for gender equity in technology. A recognized voice in AI accessibility and responsible innovation, she has spoken at institutions including the United Nations and has led workshops helping non-technical founders and leaders navigate AI adoption with greater confidence. Her work focuses on technology, education, entrepreneurship, and building more inclusive futures in AI.
Katherine Brough is the founder of NuPath AI, an AI platform focused on supporting mental health, physical health, and everyday wellbeing through intelligent systems. With a background in software engineering and full-stack product development, Katherine has spent years building mobile apps, scalable backends, and AI-driven tools designed to improve people’s lives. Her work sits at the intersection of AI, wellness, and human-centered technology.
Stephanie Farquhar is the founder of Equitable Data Solutions and a former leader at Google, the White House Office of Management and Budget, and the NYC Health Department. Her work focuses on helping leaders — especially women and historically marginalized professionals — build confidence with data and AI in high-stakes environments. Stephanie specializes in responsible AI, leadership communication, and making technical conversations more accessible, empowering, and actionable.
Nichole Acosta is digital health product manager who doesn’t just learn about AI—she builds with it, and she builds fast. She joined Women Defining AI in December and completed the foundations courses, and within days, she’d taken what she learned and shipped an Agenthon team matcher that matches people who want to solve similar problems across Mayo Clinic. Within hours of building it, her leadership team—including AI experts and physicians—were impressed enough to roll it out to 1,800 colleagues. She enjoys solving problems that reduce mental burden and is here today to help you build your daily operating system to do just that.
Moderator
Taylor Borde, Head of Marketing & NYC Chapter at Women in AI
Thanks to our Sponsors:
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About the Hosts:
Women in AI connects, empowers, and elevates female founders, investors, and engineers shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Through community, mentorship, and global events, we’re building a more inclusive AI ecosystem where women lead and innovate.
https://www.womeninai.club/
Women Defining AI Inc. is dedicated to educating the public on artificial intelligence through curated learning programs, educational content, research, and community events. We advance this educational mission with a specific focus on closing the gender-tech gap and empowering women and underrepresented groups to lead in the AI era.
https://www.womendefiningai.org/
This event is a part of #NYTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at
www.tech-week.com.
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