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The Athena Alliance AI Governance Playbook provides a unique guide for executives and board members by laying out a human and sustainability-focused lens on governing this new and complex business landscape. Authored by senior women executives and board members, and informed by a broad range of stakeholders, it lends a critical voice that has heretofore been insufficiently included in shaping the conversation around AI governance.
This Playbook merges ethical, regulatory, and strategic considerations with an emphasis on long-term value, responsible stewardship, and comprehensive ESG + Tech awareness.
Key takeaways include the necessity of adaptable AI governance frameworks, robust talent strategies, and proactive tech risk intelligence. It’s imperative today that all business leaders, regardless of functional area, strive to align AI advancements with ethical principles and societal well-being. This playbook is an indispensable resource for leaders seeking a sustainable, proactive approach to AI governance.
Learn more and download the Playbook before this session here: AI Governance Playbook
Meghan Anzelc, Ph.D. is an experienced executive in driving positive business impact through the use of data, artificial intelligence and technology. Previously Head of Data & Analytics at Spencer Stuart and Chief Analytics Officer at AXIS Capital, Dr. Anzelc is skilled at determining how existing and emerging technologies can be applied to business problems and providing jargon-free guidance to senior executives on technology and digital strategy and decision trade-offs. After receiving her PhD in experimental high-energy particle physics from Northwestern University, Dr. Anzelc went on to a decade-long career in the property/casualty insurance industry, adding value to organizations through her expertise in data science and technology, impacting multi-billion dollar books of business and billions of dollars in claims. As an experienced mid-cap C-suite executive, Dr. Anzelc has played a key role at companies looking to transform their data strategy or take advantage of the business opportunities that artificial intelligence and machine learning can bring. She serves as an Advisor to FinTechs, and served on the board and as chair of the Nom/Gov Committee of the Chicago Literacy Alliance, on the Grantmaking Committee of the Chicago Foundation for Women's Young Women's Giving Council, on the Steering Committee of the Women in Insurance Networking Group, and as an Advisory Board member to the American Physical Society's Advancing Graduate Leadership initiative.
Joyce Li is a seasoned board director and strategic advisor, drawing from a wealth of experience as a global investment executive where she managed multi-billion dollar investments with robust risk frameworks. Over the years, she has engaged and advised C-level and board executives worldwide during transformational periods across various dynamic industries, bringing a unique blend of board leadership skills that encompass audit, finance, ESG, M&A, and risk oversight. As the founder of Averanda Partners, Joyce has engaged in many discussions with executives and board directors with a keen focus on understanding and embracing generative AI to help shape effective, future-ready governance strategies.
Heidi Lorenzen is the founder and executive producer of The Humanity Code, a documentary film and impact campaign that reflects Heidi’s lifelong passion for advancing and amplifying conscious leadership—and sparking change. The Humanity Code project empowers us all to encode our highest ideals — humanity’s unique code — into artificial intelligence before we lose that window.
Named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council in 2021, Heidi’s work is centered at the intersection of technology and impact. Her 35-year career as a senior Silicon Valley executive has given her access to the greatest minds, leaders, and innovators in technology and A.I., and her personal commitment to probing the depths and possibilities of our humanity have led Heidi to this moment and this project.
Executive roles at technology pioneers and media leaders such as Polycom, Autonomy and Business Week combined with her previous tenure running marketing at Singularity University place Heidi in the epicenter of explosive technologies, their implications to our shared humanity, and futurism itself. Amidst changing market conditions, Heidi has repeatedly guided profitable business pivots and helped companies embrace disruption to focus on new markets, exits, and other strategic priorities.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of visionary organizations Parallax Futures and Rising Worldwide, and a startup mentor at BRIIA. Born in NYC and currently residing in the Bay Area of San Francisco, Heidi has called many lands her home: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Germany, and Singapore. She received her B.A. in East Asian Studies from Middlebury College, where she learned to speak and write Mandarin Chinese, and her M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business.
Andrea Bonime-Blanc is founder and CEO of GEC Risk Advisory, a strategic governance, risk, ESG, tech, ethics and cyber advisor to business, NGOs, and government. A former senior global corporate executive (Bertelsmann, Verint, PSEG), she serves on several boards and advisory boards (including Cyber Future Foundation, NACD New Jersey Chapter, Epic Theatre Ensemble, Athena Alliance & Wirex Systems). She is Independent Ethics Advisor to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, Independent ESG & Integrity Advisor to the Platform for Social Impact and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
She was named to the 2022 NACD Directorship 100 by the National Association of Corporate Directors, is an NACD Governance Leadership Fellow and holds the Carnegie Mellon Cyber Oversight Certificate. Andrea is a sought-after global keynote speaker, visiting professor at several international universities, and author of many articles and several books, most recently Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk into Resilience and Value (Routledge 2020) and the annual edition of The ESGT Megatrends Manual (Diplomatic Courier 2021, 2022 & 2023). She received her Joint JD in Law and PhD in Political Science from Columbia University. She was born and raised in Germany and Spain, speaks several languages, lives in New York City and tweets as @GlobalEthicist.
Erin Essenmacher has 25 years of experience in media, education strategy and corporate governance. She has written, directed, and produced films for PBS, the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, the History Channel, and CNN, and worked with brands like Sony, Apple, Acura, and The Gap.
Over the last decade Erin served on the executive leadership team National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) where she was responsible for the design and delivery of board member training, new product development, organizational strategy and thought leadership innovation. In her role, Erin focused on helping directors make sense of the changing role of the board and how it impacts their mandate, including a deeper understanding of ESG, cyber security, regulatory risk, geopolitical disruption, diversity, culture and digital transformation. During her tenure, Erin helped double NACD membership and drove a 400% growth in education revenue.
Her new venture, The Brigh Group helps organizations develop or reimagine content strategy, growth through partnership and better corporate governance. She is also the founder of Feisty Aphrodite, which focuses on original content creation and advising organizations and other makers on media and content strategy.
Erin has been a frequent speaker on corporate governance, strategy and risk oversight, presenting at industry meetings and conferences and as a regular contributor to Directors and Boards magazine. She has served on boards across sectors including as director for the iconic clothing retailer EILEEN FISHER where she chaired the People and Culture committee and helped lead design of the CEO succession plan. She currently sits on the board of Docs in Progress and the Advisory Board for the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University
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A Look Inside Athena is held monthly for prospect members to come and understand how Athena works. They will learn more about the backstory of Athena, see a tour of our platform, and have the opportunity to discuss more of what they are interested in and ask questions about joining our community.
Learn about the most pressing topics facing executives today in an intimate, yet casual, virtual setting. Hosted by board directors and leaders from the world's top brands.
Gather with Athena members in your area for a casual, in-person Meetup. These are planned by request and hosted by Athena members in various cities. If you're interested in hosting and/or joining a meetup in the future, reach out to the Member Success Team and let them know.
We have an incredible community of female leaders at Athena and we want to bring you closer together! Join a Peer Group and build a network of peers you can engage with for guidance, lessons learned and insights around a shared interest. Choose a topic that most interests you or drop in and out of multiple peer groups as it suits you best. You’ll find at least one peer group available to join every week. Each live session goes for one hour, no preparation is needed, just show up as you are. We look forward to seeing you there!
A Learning Circle is an opportunity to connect with a small group of other Athena members in a focused yet casual setting, creating accountability around targeted learning to assist you in achieving your goals. Over the course of 6 sessions, club members will meet every 2 weeks to participate in an organic, peer-led discussion of the session's "chapters" consisting of 1-2 Athena salons which are to be reviewed on your own prior to the group session. When joining, members are committing to completing all 6 sessions.
Typically led by one of Athena's coaches, networking events provide members an opportunity to meet one another in a smaller intimate and virtual setting.
These are typically in-person events led by Coco and our partnering companies on topics that are relevant to the industry and audience of our business partners.
A workshop is an interactive session for members to actively practice something, such as their pitch. These sessions typically involve breakout rooms, member to member feedback and are not recorded.
For members new to Athena looking for ways to engage, these bi-weekly orientations led by an Athena Member Success Manager, provide a live tour of Athena, member success insights, and a chance to get questions answered.
Athena customizes virtual learning events with expert business leaders tailored to a unique company’s needs. These events cultivate cross-functional community, development, and learning across the partner organization.
Athena listens and we're always adding new event types and opportunities for members to engage. See what new events we are currently offering members.
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