Your seat at the table starts here.
Join a group of women leaders across business, government, technology, healthcare, finance, entrepreneurship, and more for a morning built around connection, learning, and leadership in the age of AI.
You do not need a technical background to belong in this conversation.
EmpowerHer is designed to help you elevate your business and career through meaningful relationships with women leading through one of the biggest shifts in business and work.
The breakfast is the main experience.
Come ready to meet new leaders, share ideas, expand your network, and learn from women whose paths into AI and leadership look different from one another.
Then, choose how much further you want to go.
Speakers
Nomiki Petrolla — Theanna (facilitator)
Payal Thakur — JobsOhio
Seema Alexander — Co-Founder & President, Disruptive AI
Dr. Josette Riep — Vice President of Integrated Data, Engineering & Application Services (IDEAS) in Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) at the University of Cincinnati.
Helen Todd — CincyAI for Humans
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS AFTER BREAKFAST (Open to you after)
Keynote + Networking Panel
Stay for the MidwestCon keynote and a special networking conversation featuring Payal Thakur, Chief Data & AI Officer at JobsOhio, alongside other leaders shaping Ohio’s future of AI, workforce, and business.
Women’s AI Buildathon
Go from conversation to creation.
Spend four hands-on hours alongside women entrepreneurs and AI leaders who will help you build your first AI product.
Zero technical experience required.
Bring an idea. Bring a problem from your business. Leave having built something.
Lunch + Continued Networking
Keep the conversations going over lunch with MidwestCon leaders, speakers, entrepreneurs, and attendees.
Attend the breakfast only, or build your own extended EmpowerHer experience throughout the day.
IMPORTANT
Breakfast seating is extremely limited.
If you register, please make a firm commitment to attend. Every empty seat takes an oppo
Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude! Bring your laptop. Make sure you have a Claude account when attending. We will be in room 230.
Code & Cowork is a free, no-frills coworking day at Union Hall. This is a chance to get stuff done, bump into other devs, and see what cool things people are building. Maybe you’ll meet a future co-founder, maybe you’ll just get a free lunch. Either way, it’s a win. No panels. No pitches. Just a bunch of engineers, laptops, and a great space to work. Call it coworking, call it vibe coding, either way, we’ll see you there! Here’s the rundown: 👨💻 Free coworking at Union Hall 👀 Meet engineers actually shipping cool stuff 💡 Get a peek at what folks are building & swap ideas 🍕 Free Lunch—because devs gotta eat Event Details: Location: Union Hall, Cincinnati Parking: Mercer Garage (across the street) or street parking throughout OTR