Women in AI: Bay Area Leaders, Funders, & Operators | Panel + Happy Hour
Join MongoDB for an exclusive Women’s History Month celebration at Rikki's Women's Sports Bar!
The event will feature a panel discussion and happy hour focusing on the theme "Women in AI," bringing together leaders to share insights on the evolving AI landscape.
🍸🍕Food and drinks will be provided.
We hope to see you there!
🗣️ Panel Speakers:
Moderator: Deepa Gopinath, CIO @ MongoDB
Madison Faulkner, Partner @ New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Mariane Bekker, Head of Developer Relations @ You.com | Managing Partner @ Founders Bay
Janet George, EVP of AI @ Mastercard
Anju Schiller, VP of Engineering @ Snaplogic
🤝 Sponsor Highlights:
Tavily is the real‑time search engine for AI agents and RAG workflows; fast and secure APIs for web search and content extraction.
Women Founders Bay is a non-profit on a mission to empower women tech founders to grow their startups in the Bay Area. Recognizing that only 1.9% of funding goes to women-led startups, we are committed to bridging this significant gender and funding gap in the tech industry. As part of this commitment, we run the largest and most active community of female founders in the Bay Area, providing resources, mentorship, and support.
Nebius is an AI-native cloud platform purpose-built for large-scale model training and production inference. Backed by Accel and NVIDIA, it combines large NVIDIA GPU clusters with proprietary cloud software. The platform supports training, fine-tuning, and high-throughput inference with integrated orchestration and hands-on engineering support. Leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield AI run production workloads on Nebius as a high-performance alternative to hyperscalers.
💜 About the venue:
Rikki’s is the only sports bar in the Bay Area dedicated to celebrating women’s sports and uplifting the diverse and inclusive women’s sports community. Inspired by the legacy of Rikki Streicher, an LGBTQ trailblazer who championed safe spaces for women and supported women’s sports, Rikki’s continues to tell her story and highlight the achievements of community leaders!