IW+AI SUMMIT 2.0 AGENDA
Saturday, February 7, 2026 @ Vanderbilt Law School

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While we don’t expect any changes, the exact schedule of events is subject to adjustment to

accommodate circumstances beyond our control. All times are CST.

8:15 - 9 am CST

Registration + Conversation Sparks ✨

Main Street Common Area

Arrive early to pick up your name tag and WAI 2.0 WIL Spark journal! Next, start sparks of conversation with your 150+ WAI 2.0 colleagues as they arrive from around the US and the world. Your WIL Spark journal serves as a guide to these "sparks": the meaningful connections, conversations, and collaborations the Summit is designed to create throughout the day. These insights and relationships are kindling for the Maxi-Spark Workshop, where you'll transform inspiration into action by taking concrete actions to advance AI literacy for women.

🥐A light breakfast will be served along with snacks and beverages throughout the day.

9 am

Welcome! 👋

Room #1: Flynn Auditorium (plenary)

Welcome from W+AI Hosts and Practising Law Institute, our Ultimate Partner

Readings from grand prize winners of the AI Literacy Futures Challenge, introduced by the American Arbitration Association, a Visionary Partner

9:30 am

ACE Talks: Session No. 1 🎙

Room #1: Flynn Auditorium (plenary)

ACE talks are 5 - 7 minute lightning talks where speakers share pivotal moments on their AI literacy journey, highlighting experiences that changed their perspectives and inspiring us to take Action [A], build Community [C], and Empower [E] each other.

• Catherine Goodman & Hailey Doerr — "From Zero to Hero Lawyer"

• Niki Black — "A Newsletter That Built Community"

• Dyane O'Leary & Chanal Neves-McCain — "The Flip"

• Sabra Tomb — "From Manager to Visionary"

• Jessica Frank — "Justice, Built with AI and Empathy"

• Adele Shen — "AI Fear Made Me Stop Thinking"

10:15 am

Mini Spark Session 🔥

Room #1: Flynn Auditorium (plenary)

10:30 - Break

10:40

ACE Talks: Session No. 2 🎤

Room #1: Flynn Auditorium (plenary)

• Jamie Giani — "Getting in the Room Where AI Happens"

• Hannah Kupfer — "From AI Skeptic to Architect: Why I Traded Data Privacy for Personal Power"

• Maya Markovich — “Claiming Leadership in the Future of Justice”

• Natalie DeCesare — "Go Write a Poem"

• Stephanie Everett — "Who Gets to Write the Story?"

• Yaa Kumah-Crystal — "AI Agency In Your Health"

11:40

Spark-Setting

Room #1: Flynn Auditorium (plenary)

Setting the stage for Midi- and MaxiSpark sessions.

"Step Into the Future as a Mindful Innovator": Stephanie Phillips will guide us through a mini-workshop as we transition from listening to building.

12:10 pm

LUNCH 🍽

Main Street

Sparks from Lawyerist and RayNa, Visionary Partners

Featuring a Nashville-themed buffet with vegetarian and vegan options.

1:15 pm

Blueprint Workshops: Round 1 🏗️

Rooms 1 - 5 (doors marked)

AI literacy isn't just learned — it's built. Choose one of 4 concurrent sessions and take the architect's seat. View Blueprint Workshop Guide for more details.

• Dana Rozier — "Core + 4: Build Your AI Adoption Blueprint"

• Katherine Hughes & Melissa Faragasso — "AI & Law: Practical Triage"

• Hilary Bowman & Scheree Gilchrist — "From AI Literacy to Empowered Decision-Making"

• Stephanie Wilkins — "How to Be the Final Girl in Your AI Story"

2:05 pm

Midi-Spark Session No. 1🔥

(and break)

Main Street

2:30 pm

Blueprint Workshops: Round 2 🏗️

Rooms 1 - 5 (doors marked)

Five concurrent Blueprint Workshops offer hands-on building for AI literacy for individuals, organizations, and society. View Blueprint Workshop Guide for more details.

• Trudy-Ann Armand — "The 8-Week Question"

• Kelli Raker — "Building Nutrition Labels for Consumer-Facing AI"

• Cat Casey — "From Prompt Perfection to Vibe Coding"

• Anastasia Boyko & Heidi Brown — "The Reimagined Workplace"

• Jacquelyn Neal — "AI Literacy for the Insecure, Uninterested, and Oppositional"

3:25 pm

Midi-Spark Session No. 2 🔥

(and break)

Main Street

3:50 pm

Maxi-Spark Workshops ☄️

Building AI Literacy as Power

4:50 pm

Closing Spark ❤️‍🔥

Room #1: Flynn Auditorium

5:15 pm - 6:30 pm

WAI Soiree 🥂

Main Street

Join us for light bites, libations, and dancing! 💃

Building our collective power through Action, Community, and Empowerment

Our Shared Commitment

Together, we create value through sharing experiences, opportunities, and insights that advance women in AI across industries.

Together, we foster inclusion by welcoming diverse perspectives and experience levels with AI.

Together, we engage constructively — listen to understand, disagree respectfully, and focus on solutions.

Together, we build bridges by connecting members across sectors, sharing resources, and amplifying each other's work.

Together, we maintain confidentiality when members share personal or organizational experiences.

Together, we stay focused on our mission: taking Action, building Community, and fostering Empowerment (ACE) for women in AI.

The Law School is located at 131 21st Ave. S., Nashville, TN. The main Vanderbilt Law School entrance faces 21st Avenue and is at the top of a set of stairs. A ramp also leads to the main entrance; when facing the entrance, the ramp is on the left side.

The door will be marked "ENTER FOR W+AI SUMMIT 2.0." This is the only door that will be accessible during the Summit. All other doors to the Law School building are locked at all times. If you need to enter the building after 9:15 am, please call the number on the sign on the main entrance door.

If you're traveling to the W+AI and need overnight accommodations, we reccomend the following hotels. All are within easy walking distance of Vanderbilt Law School (Summit location) and are offering a discount for Summit attendees.

Loews Vanderbilt: booking link
*Link stays open until the block of 20 rooms is filled

The Graduate: booking link
*Link open until January 7

The Aertson: booking link
*Link open until January 6
The Aertson is located directly across the street from Vanderbilt Law School.

The closest public parking lot (paid) is located across from the Law School just off of Grand Avenue, behind the retail center where Chipotle and Dunkin Donuts are located. Street parking (paid) is also available on Grand Avenue and along 20th Ave S., one block away from the law school. There are also a limited number of paid parking places — look for signage with a QR code to pay — in the Vanderbilt surface lot across the street from the law school.

PUBLIC PARKING FOR THE SUMMIT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LAW SCHOOL. The lot surrounding the law school building is reserved for faculty, staff, and students (who pay an exorbitant amount of money for the privilege) and you are subject to being ticketed if you park there.

The Law School is located at 131 21st Ave. S., Nashville, TN. The main Vanderbilt Law School entrance faces the one-way portion of 21st Avenue and is at the top of a long set of stairs. A ramp also leads to the main entrance; if you're facing the entrance, the ramp is on the left side.

The door will be marked "ENTER FOR W+AI SUMMIT." This is the only door that will be staffed and accessible during the Summit. All other doors to the Law School building are locked at all times.

Dress vibe is Power Comfy. Whatever that means for you!