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IWD 2026 BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

When
March 24, 2026
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
Georgia Tech, Kendeda Building

Registration

1) "The Courage of Entrepreneurship”
Entrepreneurship can seem like a leap of faith. But true entrepreneurship is more of a leap of courageous analysis and calculated risk taking. Hear Tracey Grace, a local entrepreneur who has achieved high growth in her company talk about what it really took to do this. And hear from Peggy Wallace, a founding female angel investor who took the leap to support entrepreneurs through investment and what it takes to play this role in the system.
2) “AI in Action: Tools, Tactics & What to Learn Next"
Farhana Hasan, IWF Fellow and Founder & CEO, HerWILL. Not another AI talk — this is where we use the tools and then talk strategy. Attendees will experiment with everyday AI workflows and leave with a simple framework for deciding what to learn next (and what to ignore). *Bring a laptop or iPad/tablet
3) "State of Refugees in Atlanta”
Featuring: Paedia Mixon, CEO, New American Pathways, Helen Kim Hendrix, Founding Partner of HKH Law LLC, and moderated by Lisa Y. Benjamin who is a partner at Lexicon Strategies. Helen is the Founding Executive Director of the first civil rights nonprofit dedicated to Asian immigrants and refugees in the Southeast, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (formerly AALAC), which she launched in Spring 2010.

SELECT YOUR IWD 2026 BREAKOUT SESSION! (IWD REGISTRANTS ONLY)

Each session is limited based on space availability. Thank you!

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Breakout Sessions Over Lunch– Attendees will take their lunch and choose a breakout session including:

Breakout Sessions:

1) "The Courage of Entrepreneurship” - Entrepreneurship can seem like a leap of faith. But true entrepreneurship is more of a leap of courageous analysis and calculated risk taking. Hear Tracey Grace, a local entrepreneur who has achieved high growth in her company talk about what it really took to do this. And hear from Peggy Wallace, a founding female angel investor who took the leap to support entrepreneurs through investment and what it takes to play this role in the system.

2) “AI in Action: Tools, Tactics & What to Learn Next" - featuring: Farhana Hasan, IWF Fellow and Founder & CEO, HerWILL. Not another AI talk — this is where we use the tools and then talk strategy. Attendees will experiment with everyday AI workflows and leave with a simple framework for deciding what to learn next (and what to ignore). *Bring a laptop or iPad/tablet

3) "State of Refugees in Atlanta” - featuring: Paedia Mixon, CEO, New American Pathways, Helen Kim Hendrix, Founding Partner of HKH Law LLC, and moderated by Lisa Y. Benjamin who is a partner at Lexicon Strategies. Helen is the Founding Executive Director of the first civil rights nonprofit dedicated to Asian immigrants and refugees in the Southeast, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (formerly AALAC), which she launched in Spring 2010.