# Event Details - **Event Name**: Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us in-person at this exclusive Bay Area chapter kick-off to connect with the most influential AI exec forum and ecosystem.About this EventWelcome to the Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Chapter 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 & networking6:30 – 6:45 PM – Introductions to CAIO and Women in AI6:45 – 7:05 PM – Interactive session with Mrityunjay Gautam, CISO, InstacartBreaking the Agent Loop: Adversarial Attacks, Control Flow Hijacking, and Policy Frameworks for Autonomous AI Systems7:15 – 7:35 PM – Introduction to AI Governance and Ethics and Guardrails for Enterpriseswith Anita Ganti, Founding and Limited Managing Partner at Neythri, Former SVP IT, Wipro7:45 – 8:00 PM – AI Ethics and Governance Frameworks That WorkVikas Anand, Director of Product @ Google | GenAI Developer Tools & Platforms, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, Firebase Studio, Firebase, Apigee, Application Integration, AppSheetFor more details on the event contact:Padmini Murthy, CMO, RiskOpsAI™Email: padminim@riskopsai.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/padminimurthy/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8KLY97Hz94Agenda?: 06:45 PM - 07:05 PMBreaking the Agent Loop: Adversarial Attacks, Control Flow HijackingHost: Mrityunjay Gautam, CISO, InstacartInfo: 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.?: 07:15 PM - 07:35 PMIntroduction to AI Governance and Ethics and the Guardrails for EnterprisesHost: Anita Ganti, Former SVP IT, WiproInfo: 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.?: 07:45 PM - 08:00 PMResponsible AI Frameworks that WorkHost: Vikas Anand, Director of Product, GoogleInfo: 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. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palo-alto/women-in-ethical-ai-bay-area-kick-off/100001981052777185 - **Event Categories**: business, it, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Palo Alto - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto - **lat**: 37.4092758 - **long**: -122.1231846 - **full address**: Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto, 4216 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/8fce8654f33389542c710e4da44450f8f9fd617e9ab7b762ba57ec83ac297966-rimg-w1200-h670-dc2d134c-gmir.jpg?v=1769228949 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off being held? - **A:** Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off takes place on Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto, 4216 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off? - **A:** Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off is organized by Padmini Murthy. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Women in Ethical AI, Bay Area Kick-Off", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/8fce8654f33389542c710e4da44450f8f9fd617e9ab7b762ba57ec83ac297966-rimg-w1200-h670-dc2d134c-gmir.jpg?v=1769228949", "startDate": "2026-01-28", "endDate": "2026-01-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/palo-alto/women-in-ethical-ai-bay-area-kick-off/100001981052777185", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "4216 El Camino Real", "postalCode": "94306", "addressLocality": "Palo Alto", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "37.4092758", "longitude": "-122.1231846" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us in-person at this exclusive Bay Area chapter kick-off to connect with the most influential AI exec forum and ecosystem.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-08", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-28", "validFrom": "2026-04-08", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/palo-alto/women-in-ethical-ai-bay-area-kick-off/100001981052777185" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-08", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/palo-alto/women-in-ethical-ai-bay-area-kick-off/100001981052777185", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Padmini Murthy", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/padmini-murthy/27391773" } ] } ] ```