The job market is rapidly changing with the rise of AI, and the best way to learn and upskill beyond the classroom is to learn-by-doing. From prepping for job interviews, updating resumes, to building an AI projects portfolio - get hands-on with our co-instructors in this workshop, and learn different ways AI can support and enhance your learning and your work both in and out of the classroom. This workshop is interactive. You'll experiment and test out prompts and LLMs alongside your co-instructors during the workshop & hopefully walk away with some powerful new tools and use cases for your own personal and professional goals.

​Taught by leaders of Women Defining AI, an organization working to level the playing field for women in tech and enabling a new generation of builders.

Helen Lee Kupp is the co-founder and creator of Women Defining AI, a community of female leaders tackling the biggest topics of understanding today's generative AI widespread adoption through experimentation, support, and community learning. She takes a practical approach towards helping leaders navigate the biggest changes in work — both from AI/technology, and the flexible/hybrid work revolution. She is the co-author of WSJ Bestselling book “How The Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams to Do the Best Work of Their Lives”, an experienced technology operator and executive (former Slack/Salesforce, Thumbtack, Bain). She believes in closing the gender technology gap - starting with women at work - to create a future of work that looks and feels fundamentally different for her two kids and the women she mentors.

Kathy Ahuja has been serving on the board of Computing For All for the past 3 years. Karthika (Kathy) Ahuja is an industry leader specializing in Cyber Security Compliance. Focusing on the intersection of talent and technology, she is passionate about helping emerging professionals navigate the evolving hiring landscape in the age of AI.  Kathy brings extensive security experience to Computing For All.  

In her current role at Unisys as a fractional CISO, she drives strategic client engagement and oversees cybersecurity risk management for Unisys' products and services.  She works with Fortune 500 clients on any issues, concerns, risk assessments, or security-related ideas they want to discuss. Over the past 25 years, Kathy held Information Security leadership roles including Principal Security Advisor at Kalles Group, Vice President of Information Security at Qumulo, and Head of Security Compliance and Information Technology at OneLogin and DocuSign. She has also led Security Compliance and Risk Management teams at Microsoft and Oracle.

Justin Santillan graduated with a B.A. in Marketing and Hospitality Business Management from Washington State University in 2018. He is currently a Marketplace Talent Specialist at TEKsystems, recognized for strategic implementations across the company. He has supported many communities around the US based around military service, multi-cultural, and women in technology. He is an active mentor in Big Brother Big Sister of Puget Sound.

For decades, the path to a tech career was clear: pick a lane—Engineering, Product Management, or Design—and master it. However, the rise of AI is rapidly erasing these silos. Today, AI can write most code and generate sophisticated designs; as we move toward AGI, even the strategic work of product management will be augmented.

This talk explores why your future job title likely won't be "Software Engineer" or "UI Designer," but rather "Builder." We will discuss how to shift your focus from learning specific tools to mastering system orchestration and human-centric problem solving. You will learn three core strategies to future-proof your education: moving from execution to architecture, doubling down on uniquely human skills like empathy and ethics, and building a multi-disciplinary portfolio. The goal is to lead the AI revolution by becoming a versatile visionary that machines cannot replace.

Shlipa Shastri is a Principal Product Manager - AI, for Apptio, an IBM Company.

Anatoly Khen is the founder and CEO of Captus.ai, where he is building AI-powered risk detection to eliminate construction rework, a $220B problem in the United States. He brings over a decade of experience building AI products for public safety and enterprise software, including work at Axon, Paylocity, and VC-backed ventures like Revelen.ai. His teams have shipped products used by some of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country. He is currently pursuing his Executive MBA at MIT (Class of 2027).

Outside of work, Anatoly spends his free time exploring the outdoors with his daughter, two labs, and wife. As a family, they love finding new and unique places to eat.

Darren Apfel is a technology executive and founder with nearly three decades of experience building products at the intersection of AI, developer platforms, and SaaS. He is the founder and CEO of limerIQ.ai, an agentic platform that orchestrates AI coding tools to automate software development lifecycle workflows. Before founding limerIQ, Darren held VP and GM roles at Ford Model-e, Twilio, Zillow Group, and Microsoft, where he launched and scaled products spanning connected vehicles, global communications, consumer finance, gaming, mobile, and enterprise SaaS. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University, with a concentration in music composition and music technology. He lives in Redmond, WA with his wife and two French Bulldogs.