2026 STL | Women's Peer Group Panel: AI That Moves the Middle Market

Event Details

When:

March 12, 2026 8 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Where:

Location Name

Husch Blackwell

Location Address

8001 Forsyth Boulevard
Clayton, MO 63105
United States

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Overview

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The ACG St. Louis Women’s Peer Group invites you to a panel discussion on AI That Moves the Middle Market. Don't get left behind in the AI arms race. Join us for a morning of networking and insight as we discuss how middle-market companies are successfully integrating AI to drive growth and efficiency. Our expert panel will provide a roadmap for navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of generative and predictive AI. The panel will be moderated by Farica Chang, Managing Principal at Anderson Technologies. Panelists include Shastine Mosley with Bank of America, Ashley Pyle, Chief Experience Officer at GadellNet, and Michelle Hamilton, founder and CEO of Spark AI Strategy.

ACG St. Louis members are encouraged to invite guests that are prospective ACG members. Contact Tracy Montgomery at tmontgomery@acg.org with guest information. This event is sponsored by Bank of America.

The ACG St. Louis Women's Peer Group helps advance women in the St. Louis dealmaking community by creating opportunities for them to network, engage and develop both personally and professionally. ACG St. Louis is committed to creating an environment that offers opportunities for inclusion, business development and career growth.

WOMEN'S PEER GROUP | Q1 EVENT
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026

HUSCH BLACKWELL
8001 Forsyth Blvd
Suite 1500
Clayton, MO 63105

SCHEDULE
8:00-8:30 AM | Registration & Networking
8:30-9:30 AM | Panel Discussion with Q&A

PRICING
Members | $0
Members from Another Chapter | $0
Non-member/Guests | $0

Speakers

Ashley Pyle

GadellNet

Chief Experience Officer

Ashley Pyle is the Chief Experience Officer at GadellNet, where she leads sales, account management, marketing, and AI strategy. A seasoned technology and growth executive, she has spent nearly two decades scaling organizations, guiding operational excellence, and championing human‑centered innovation. Ashley serves on multiple regional boards including TechSTL, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and Per Scholas, and is an alumna of the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge. She is widely recognized for her work helping organizations adopt AI in practical, people‑first ways. She lives with her husband of 16 years and two young children in St. Louis, Missouri.

Farica Chang

Anderson Technologies

Farica Chang is the CEO of Hilltop Group Holdings, the parent company of Anderson Technologies and Anderson Archival. An IT and cybersecurity leader, she helps middle‑market organizations modernize securely by aligning practical AI adoption, operational efficiency, and governance‑minded strategy. She also oversees AI‑enhanced digitization and legacy preservation initiatives through Anderson Archival, supporting organizations that steward historical and cultural collections.

Farica is known for translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable direction for business leaders, drawing on decades of experience guiding companies through digital transformation. She is an active member of ACG St. Louis and its Women’s Peer Group, where she helps advance conversations on how AI is reshaping the middle market.

Shastine Mosley

Bank of America

Michelle Hamilton

Spark AI Strategy

Founder and CEO

Michelle Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Spark AI Strategy and AI Class Lab, two firms dedicated to solving the AI adoption gap in the built environment. A 30-year veteran of the Commercial Real Estate and AEC sectors, she bridges the divide between high-level corporate AI roadmaps and actual workforce enablement. Michelle leverages her deep industry expertise to help mid-market and enterprise firms turn passive software investments into active competitive advantages.

Hosted by: ACG

Chapter

St. Louis