October 2025 Newsletter
October 31, 2025
Thank you to everyone who participated in Quorum’s 2025 HOW Women Lead Change Forum, a powerful gathering of visionary women leaders driving meaningful impact across industries.
This year’s Forum was truly a room full of change-makers — women redefining leadership through courage, compassion, and action. From finance and women’s health to allyship and leadership, each session sparked meaningful dialogue and real connection, leaving us inspired, re-energized, and united in our shared purpose to create a more equitable future.
Our primary Call to Action from this year’s event is to begin courageously, creatively, and purposefully forging new and alternative paths for change.
Thanks to those who participated for being part of this movement. Let’s keep connecting, collaborating, and creating change together.
Accelerating Women’s Leadership with AI
Article from Quorum Speaker Series
October 6, 2025
Olivia Dhein, GenAI Practice Integration Lead, Baker McKenzie
Moderator:
Helen Evans, Founding Partner, The Listening People; Co-Chair, Quorum London Chapter
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live and work — and as Olivia Dhein reminded Quorum members during our latest Speaker Series, it’s also redefining how women lead.
Moderated by Helen Hannan Evans, Founding Partner of The Listening People, the conversation explored how women can embrace AI as a tool for empowerment, efficiency, and leadership advancement. Olivia, a lawyer and the GenAI Practice Integration Lead at Baker McKenzie, shared her personal journey from legal specialist to AI thought leader — a shift that began less than three years ago when she was asked to “stay on top of what’s coming next.”
“I knew absolutely nothing about AI,” Olivia admitted. “But I decided to dive in.” What began as curiosity has since evolved into a professional calling — one that’s enabling her to help shape how AI is integrated responsibly into the legal field and beyond.
Demystifying AI
Olivia began with a clear and engaging explanation of what AI truly is — and what it’s not. While artificial intelligence can sound intimidating, she emphasized that most of what we use today involves large language models (LLMs), the technology powering tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Continue reading…
Congratulations to Quorum Members!
- Tara Giunta has become a Member of the Board of Directors for Human Rights First
- Sona Jepson‘s book, Pink Dragon: Breathe Fire Into Your Life and Leadership was published
- Regina Jiron has become a Certified DreamBuilder Coach with the Brave Thinking Institute
- Maria Jose Ramirez Braiz received the 2025 Outstanding Community Service Award from the Dialogue Institute of Kansas City
Quorum Voices: Keep the Inspiration Going
We’re fortunate to have remarkable writers in the Quorum community who have shared thought-provoking books and articles. Continue the inspiration that many of them began at HOW or as part of our Quorum Speaker Series by exploring their work and supporting their powerful voices.
Nina Burleigh
Set over three days in 2017, this dark satire follows journalists struggling to make sense of senseless mass violence, disinformation, and conspiracy theories after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Sona Jepsen
This book is for anyone standing at the edge of change — ready to stop shrinking, burn the old script, and write their own. It’s a call to stop performing and start living. To lead with both softness and fire.
Nancy McGaw
“Making Work Matter is an indispensable – and hopeful – guide for building a career that delivers value to you, your company, and to society. It includes inspiring stories from trailblazers and practical advice for how you too can start and sustain your own journey toward changing your organization and your career.”
Archana Mohan
Whether you’re navigating change or seeking deeper impact, The Through Line offers the tools and inspiration to lead with courage, authenticity, and heart.
Patricia Roberts
In this book, Patricia explains in encouraging and easy-to-understand terms exactly how to put a savings and investing plan in place with just a few easy steps and how to stick with it over time.
Geri Stengel
Geri Stengel is a Forbes contributor with over 10 years of experience covering women entrepreneurs. Explore her collection of insightful articles here.
