Women Techmakers

SHE WORKED ALONE.

WE DON'T.

How might we rewrite our narrative with tech in the AI age? Five live events this October, conversations, debates and co-design, out loud and together.

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The campaign

In 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program. Alone. No peers who understood the work, and no one to ask the questions that only make sense once you have been inside the problem.

She saw what no one else could: that a machine built for numbers could one day compose music, create art and follow ideas. She wrote it all down, in notes longer than the paper she was annotating, and history nearly filed her away as a footnote.

Making the unseen, seen. That was her work, and now it is ours.

Through October, Women Techmakers Ambassadors and speakers meet live to answer one question: How might we rewrite our narrative with tech in the AI/ML age?

The biggest difference between Ada's era and ours is not the technology. It is that she worked alone, and we don't.

Who it's for

Anyone building, questioning or affected by AI: engineers, designers, researchers, community leads, and people whose route into tech never started with code. Every session is free and open.

The programme

FIVE LIVE EVENTS

All sessions are free, online and captioned. Each one ends with time for your questions.

October 2, 2026

Ada's Legacy

Shaping a safer and more inclusive AI future

The opening event will introduce the Ada Lovelace Campaign and connect Ada's legacy with the women shaping AI today. It will present the campaign's three focus areas: AI Safety, AI for Non-Technical Roles, and Accessibility in AI, while setting the direction for the rest of the month.

Keynote, Panel discussion
  • Women shaping AI: from Ada Lovelace to YOU
  • Visionary Leadership / Technology for Social Impact
  • Ambassador pairing initiative
  • Panel Discussion: What does it mean to rewrite our narrative in the AI age?
Speakers
Carol Constant
Carol Constant
Founder
WhomLab
Czechia
ChengCheng Tan
ChengCheng Tan
Co-Founder & Interim Executive Director
PRISM AI Safety Research Fellowship / Women Who Do Data (W2D2)
USA
Selen Demir
Selen Demir
Founder & Software Engineer
Mobile Builders
Turkey
Shruti Tiwari
Shruti Tiwari
Sr. Product Marketing Manager
GenRocket
India
Tara Chklovski
Tara Chklovski
CEO
Technovation
USA
October 8, 2026

Who Shapes Safe AI?

Risk, responsibility and representation

This event will explore AI Safety as both a technical and societal issue. Through a real-world case study and a structured debate, participants will examine how AI risks affect people and organisations, who should be responsible for preventing harm, and whose perspectives should influence decisions about safe AI.

Case study, Structured debate
Speakers
Dr Anahit Parzyan
Dr Anahit Parzyan
VP, AI and Global Partnerships
Enterprise Incubator Foundation
Armenia
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Evi Alvanaki
AI Apps Architect
Microsoft
The Netherlands
Urooj Khan
Urooj Khan
Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI
Capgemini
India
October 15, 2026

Beyond the Code

Finding and claiming your place in AI

This event will explore how professionals from non-technical backgrounds can contribute to and build careers in AI. Through personal career stories and an interactive workshop, participants will identify how their existing skills can help shape the development, adoption and governance of AI.

Three career stories, Workshop
Speakers
Alexandra Berthold
Alexandra Berthold
Lawyer & Entrepreneur
Tellent / The Boss Women's Drop
France
Alison Eyo
Alison Eyo
Senior Product Designer
Picsart
UK
Anastasia Engelhardt
Anastasia Engelhardt
QA Engineer, Chairwoman of NGO KEIK
DXC Luxoft
Serbia
Angelina Millare
Angelina Millare
Founder
Your Next Win
USA
October 22, 2026

Nothing About Us Without Us

Test, question, redesign

This interactive event will explore accessibility through lived experience, practical demonstrations and collaborative problem-solving. Participants will examine barriers in an AI experience and help redesign it more inclusively.

Lived-experience story, Live demo, Live accessibility review, Co-design workshop
  • Co-design challenge: Redesign It for Everyone
Speakers
Eleni Antonopoulou
Eleni Antonopoulou
Product Designer, AIUX Specialist
Greece
October 29, 2026

The Conversation Is the Contribution

Writing our next chapter

The closing event will bring together the month's learnings and Ambassador reflections. Participants will create a commitment wall for how they want to rewrite their narrative with technology in the AI/ML age.

Campaign highlights, Ambassador pairing stories, Closing conversation, Community commitment wall
Speakers
Amanda Lam
Amanda Lam
Manager, Product Management
Hong Kong Disneyland; Women Techmakers Hong Kong; ProductTank Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Letícia Pires
Letícia Pires
AI Engineer / Instructor
Letis Pires
Portugal
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Raeana Samuel
Campaign Lead
Technovation
Canada
Sofía Maiolo
Sofía Maiolo
Head of Research, Development and Innovation
Ceibal
Uruguay

How the pairing works

Ambassador pairing initiative

Ambassadors are paired to interview each other, on the record. Every conversation is documented and shared with the community.

01

You get paired

You are matched with a fellow Ambassador building at your level.

02

You interview each other

One on one, no scripts and no panels. Just two people who have been inside the problem.

03

You celebrate the other

You each write a post about the other's work, so the thinking stays on the record.

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