Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off

Join us in person at this exclusive Bay Area chapter kick-off to connect with one of the most influential AI executive forums and ecosystems.
Welcome to the Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Chapter Kick-Off!

Agentic AI and unsupervised, AI-driven decisions have elevated AI to a true board-level risk—much like cybersecurity became a decade ago. Governance, ethics, and responsible AI are no longer side conversations; they are now front and center for enterprises worldwide. Today’s CISOs, CIOs, and CTOs are increasingly required to wear a Chief AI Officer’s hat—ensuring AI-led decisions are continuously aligned with human judgment, accountability, and oversight.

Women in Ethical AI is leading a global effort to establish and advance the highest standards of AI governance—supporting the responsible, ethical, and secure adoption of AI through a dynamic, executive-led ecosystem with 50% representation from women.

As part of the Bay Area chapter kick-off, we’re excited to invite you to a focused, high-impact evening featuring a power-packed agenda:

6:00 – 6:30 PM – Cocktails & networking
6:30 – 6:45 PM – Introductions to CAIO and Women in AI
6:45 – 7:05 PM – Interactive session with Mrityunjay Gautam, CISO, Instacart
Breaking the Agent Loop: Adversarial Attacks, Control Flow Hijacking, and Policy Frameworks for Autonomous AI Systems

7:15 – 7:35 PM – Introduction to AI Governance and Ethics and Guardrails for Enterprises
with Anita Ganti, Founding and Limited Managing Partner at Neythri, Former SVP IT, Wipro

7:45 – 8:00 PM – AI Ethics and Governance Frameworks That Work
Vikas Anand, Director of Product @ Google | GenAI Developer Tools & Platforms, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, Firebase Studio, Firebase, Apigee, Application Integration, AppSheet

For more details on the event contact:

• Padmini Murthy, CMO, RiskOpsAI™
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/padminimurthy/

Info: Agentic AI systems—autonomous agents capable of planning, decision-making, and executing complex tasks—represent the next evolution in artificial intelligence. From customer service bots to research assistants and automated coding tools, these systems are rapidly transforming industries. However, with increased autonomy comes unprecedented security and governance challenges.

This presentation explores the current landscape of agentic AI, examining both its transformative potential and emerging vulnerabilities. We’ll dive into sophisticated attack vectors, including indirect prompt injection—where malicious instructions hidden in external data sources manipulate agent behavior—and tool misuse attacks that exploit an agent’s access to APIs and systems. We’ll analyze real-world incidents and their cascading impacts on organizations and users. Beyond technical threats, we’ll address the governance vacuum surrounding autonomous AI systems.

Info: AI has rapidly become a board-level risk as agentic systems and AI-driven decisions move into the core of enterprise operations. Organizations can no longer treat AI as just a technology initiative—they must establish strong governance frameworks to support, oversee, and defend AI-led decisions.

Questions of ethics, transparency, security, and explainability are now central to leadership agendas. In this session, Mythili will share practical best practices for building ethical and effective AI governance models—critical foundations as enterprises navigate this new era.

Info: Vikas will walk us through tried-and-tested best practices for establishing strong governance frameworks—from a GCP customer’s standpoint—as organizations integrate agentic systems into their tool stacks.

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