Voices
FOUR DAYS. MANY VOICES. ONE COMMUNITY.
Still Hearing from the Speakers
of Grace Hopper 2026
A virtual stage for speakers, the knowledge,
and connections from the cancelled
Grace Hopper Celebration 2026
Independent. Community-led. United by a belief in each other.
YOUR KNOWLEDGE. OUR SHARED STAGE.
Tell us about your presentation, your perspective, and when you’re available. No account needed.
Our organizers review applications and reach out to coordinate the right session.
Join us live on Leapcast and Linkedin to share your ideas with a community ready to listen.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE IDEAS
Amazon Web Services
With over 6 years of customer-facing experience at AWS, I specialize in Networking and Application Security, driving technical excellence while championing ID&E across teams and initiatives. Throughout my career, I’ve
Independent Consultant
Alina Desiatnikova is a Senior Technical Writer and systems thinker with over 9 years of experience creating user-facing and developer-facing documentation in fast-paced fintech environments. Often serving as the first
TutorsTap
Almee Christian is a software engineer and product-minded builder with experience developing full-stack platforms, mentoring products, and open-source civic technology. She works across React, Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, AWS, and related
Eclincher and Innovative Women of Serbia
Andjelka Djukic, PhD, is a SaaS sales and marketing leader, international speaker, and co-founder of Innovative Women of Serbia. As Head of Sales & Marketing at Eclincher, she works with
Microsoft
Anmol Jain is a Product Manager at Microsoft, leading Azure Object Storage initiatives focused on global data resiliency, including redundancy and replication. She partners with engineering and cloud solutions architect
Infoway Software
Pile Dynamics Inc.,
Disney Streaming
Eden Haney is a data scientist at Disney Streaming and a UCLA-trained electrical engineer whose career spans NASA, electric rail, and streaming infrastructure, and who uses AI to navigate complex
cisco
Deloitte
Business Speaking Solutions
Leslie Fiorenzo is the founder of Business Speaking Solutions and is known as Your Speak for Impact Strategist. She guides skilled professionals who need to be heard to show up,
The Elevated Encounters
Michelle Medious-Washington is an author, speaker, and founder and CEO of Elevated Encounters, a boutique management consulting firm helping organizations close the gap between leadership intent, employee execution, and customer
EY
Misheel Ganbat is a technology leader helping Fortune 500 companies navigate complex digital transformations across AI, data, and supply chain. Her work focuses on connecting emerging technology with real‑world business
Rarity Enterprises LLC
Founder, CEO, professional interpreter, language accessibility advocate, public health advocate, educator, serial consultant/serial strategist candidate, investor, global citizen, and content creator (musician).
Healthcare
Rashi Agrawal leads AI/ML at a leading digital Healthcare company, where she engineers high-stakes, secure, and HIPAA-compliant systems. Operating at the pioneer edge of generative AI technology, she architects state-of-the-art
PPFL
Old Mission Capital
Sejal K. Parmar is a Quantitative Researcher at Old Mission Capital, drawing on over five years of industry experience to tackle options systems, trades research, and pricing challenges using C++
Infoblox
Shaily Goyal is a Software Engineer at Infoblox with over two years of professional experience in software development, networking, and cloud technologies. She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science
PayPal
Shalini Dinesh is a Lead PM working at PayPal, and previously at Amazon, and Walmart, with experience across supply chain, checkout, and financial ecommerce. She focuses on building scalable digital
Tugs Bees, LLC
Great leaders aren’t just great talkers — they’re great listeners. Sherry Darden has spent her career proving it. As an award-winning keynote speaker, DISC-certified coach, and CEO growth strategist, Sherry
Microsoft
Xinye Tang is a Principal Applied Scientist at Microsoft working on production-grade LLM systems. Her work focuses on improving the reliability and performance of AI through system design and post-training.
MAKE ROOM FOR THE CONVERSATION
October 27–30, 2026 · All times shown in Central time (America/Chicago).
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· Independent Consultant
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· The Elevated Encounters
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· TutorsTap
LIVE ON LEAPCAST
Join our free virtual showcase from anywhere. Four days of ideas, inspiration, and connection, brought to you on Leapcast.
Viewing link coming soon
October 27–30 · 11 AM–1 PM Central
WHY WE ARE COMING TOGETHER
When Grace Hopper Celebration 2026 was cancelled, so many meaningful talks by women were left waiting to happen. We're continuing to make space for them as the celebration intended.
Voices United by Women in AI USA is our community’s way of showing up.
Together, we’re creating an independent virtual stage to share knowledge, celebrate speakers, and lift one another up.
We come together to support the people and ideas that make this community extraordinary.
From emerging technology to inclusive leadership, the conversation continues.
A shared space to connect, learn from each other, and move forward together.
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
No. Voices United is an independent community-led initiative organized by Women in AI USA. It is not organized by or affiliated with AnitaB.org, and does not replace Grace Hopper Celebration.
Speakers whose Grace Hopper Celebration 2026 presentations were affected by the cancellation are invited to share their proposed talks.
No. Submit the speaker application with your basic information and proposed presentation. The organizing team will review it and contact you.
Sessions will stream on Leapcast. The viewing link will be published here when it is available.
All four days run from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central, using the America/Chicago time zone.