Panel 1: Key strategies for launching your AI startup. Learn directly from these award-winning women AI entrepreneurs

Uncover specific, actionable strategies that have propelled our panelists to success. Featuring the winners of the Women in AI Global Innovation Awards, this session offers direct insights into:

●    Funding best practices

●    Pricing strategies

●    Bootstrapped sales and marketing

●    How to scale your business

●    And much more

Learn from these trailblazing entrepreneurs how to effectively launch and grow your AI startup in today's competitive market.

Moderator, Frank Casale, Founder & Chairman,

The Institute for Robotic Process Automation & Artificial Intelligence (IRPA AI)

Frank announces women in AI initiative and starts the panel conversation

SOCIATE

YASMIN TOPIA - LONDON, UK

Sociate AI has developed the world's most advanced fashion AI, renowned for its rapid learning capabilities, enabling brands, retailers, and platforms to stay ahead in the fast-paced fashion industry. Their solution simplifies the search process for customers, allowing them to find products effortlessly, regardless of how they describe their preferences or current inspirations—be it social media trends or spontaneous desires. With its technology, clients experience conversion uplifts of over 200%, without the need for metadata, classification, or product descriptions. This eliminates the delay associated with identifying trends, selecting inventory, and merchandising, ensuring customers find what they're looking for before trends fade. Their innovative approach also facilitates true conversational search, enabling customers to dynamically personalize their search and discovery experiences in a cookieless environment, without relying on tracking data. For instance, customers seeking a dress for a charity gala can easily specify their preferences, such as avoiding animal print or opting for more red or rhinestone details.

QUIPU

VIVIANA SILESS - ARGENTINA/COLOMBIA

Quipu, based in Colombia, offers microloans to informal businesses in Latin America, utilizing internally developed AI algorithms to evaluate creditworthiness. This assessment is based on alternative data sources, including images and videos showcasing their businesses. Viviana is also a Professor and AI researcher at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.

FRAME ME

SEQUOIA BLODGETT - ATLANTA, GA

Frame Me simplifies client management for visual creatives by offering features such as invoicing, project tracking, and scheduling. Leveraging AI to optimize workflows, the platform also provides educational courses to enhance skills in AI creativity and hosts a marketplace for career opportunities and resources.

DRUID AI

ANDREEA PLESEA - ROMANIA / USA

DRUID AI, a global AI scale-up, pioneers conversational AI and intelligent automation solutions for businesses seeking end-to-end process automation through AI chatbots and intelligent applications. Founded by enterprise platform experts in 2018, the company's journey began in Bucharest, Romania, before expanding to employ approximately 200 professionals worldwide, with headquarters now in New York and sales offices across major global hubs. Recognized as a top-tier Microsoft partner and preferred conversational AI provider, DRUID's platform, valued at $100 million in 2023, has earned acclaim from Gartner and other analyst reports for its prowess in customer support and automation. Serving over 200 clients, including FDA, US Air Force, and NHS, DRUID collaborates with 150+ partners globally, including Big 4 firms, to drive innovation and efficiency in conversational AI and automation solutions.

NOVA ED TECH

MICHAELA JAMELSKA - CAMBRIDGE, MA

As an early-stage startup located in the heart of innovation at MIT in Cambridge, MA, Nova is developing an AI application poised to revolutionize the research landscape. This product aims to streamline the research process by expediting data verification, evaluating source credibility, and bridging gaps in segmented research efforts. Beyond technological advancement, our mission extends to fostering a global research community through AI, fostering collaboration across boundaries, and breaking down traditional knowledge silos. Our dedication has earned us recognition, including opportunities to mentor at prestigious events such as SXSW EDU, Collision, ASU+GSV Summit, and Transform Hub.

MY WORK | michaelajamelska​

In this session, industry leaders will unpack how to utilize Generative AI technologies effectively to:

●     Streamline operations

●     Minimize costs

●     Enhance revenue streams

We'll also be exploring some common questions that any executive must consider when incorporating these solutions, such as:

●     Which technology to use

●     How to determine ROI

●     How to mitigate risk

●     How to get senior executive support

Learn from these experts about integrating AI solutions to transform your business model for maximum efficiency and profitability.

The time is now to embrace AI and drive your business forward.

Moderator, Ben Yurcisin, Chief of Staff, Generative AI Network

Arvind Rajagopalan - AVP - Data Engineering, Architecture & Products at Verizon

MARJORIE VELÁZQUEZ served on the New York City Council representing District 13, covering the Northeast Bronx, from 2022 to 2023. As Council Member she served as Chair of the Consumer and Worker Protection Committee, overseeing the passage of the landmark ruling mandating a minimum wage for gig economy workers, working to secure funding for public transit and safety, and passing bills to strengthen tenant rights. Velázquez will serve as Vice President of Policy to continue bridging City Hall and Albany with New York's growing tech sector.

Bozanka Vitanova - Founder & CEO - TeamLift 

Founder & CEO at TeamLift and member of the Forbes Technology Council, Bozanka Vitanova is a Fulbright scholar and inventor with a robust entrepreneurial background. Bozanka's expertise spans entrepreneurship, skills research, and technology commercialization. She has founded two successful organizations, EML Solutions and Yunus& Youth, supporting hundreds of enterprises. With a focus on skills data creation and utilization, Bozanka brings a unique perspective to effectively address clients' challenges.

Bob Knakal - Chairman & CEO - BKREA

Bob Knakal also known as "BK" has been a broker in NYC since 1984. Over that time, he has brokered the sale of over 2,330 buildings having a market value of approximately $22 billion. 

For 26 years of those years (1988-2014), he owned and ran Massey Knakal Realty Services, which sold more than 3x the number of properties as the #2 firm in NYC from 2001-2014. Running the firm with a Servant Leadership management style, focusing on empowering everyone on the team, intensely training them, and building their self-esteem, led to this overwhelmingly dominant platform. The firm was sold to Cushman & Wakefield in 2014 for $100 million. 

The Massey Knakal Legacy is illustrated by the fact that today in the New York City investment sales market, there are 30 companies, or divisions of companies, that are either owned by, or run by, folks who learned the business at Massey Knakal.  

Bob is a prominent thought leader in the commercial real estate business, frequently writing about the market, lecturing on the market, and appearing on podcasts and national television shows on networks like Fox, CNBC and MSNBC.

Linda Essumai, Founder & CEO: Former Head of Agile & Innovation at KPMG with extensive experience in enhancing team productivity and efficiency. Certified Scrum Master and Agile Coach, Linda is the driving force behind MYPOP, transforming Agile project management with AI for hybrid and remote teams.