Ascend: Advancing Careers, Advancing AI

Ascend is a no-cost, six-month leadership development program equipping early to mid-career professionals - especially women - with leadership skills, career-specific guidance across four focus areas (Entrepreneurship, Policy/Public Sector/AI Governance, Corporate, Research), and lasting professional networks. Research conducted throughout the program will track participants' career progression and retention to generate evidence on what advances women into AI leadership. The result: more women in positions to shape the future of AI.