AI fluency has become a career gate, yet women report less manager encouragement to build it and face added scrutiny when they use it. Sponsorship has become decisive just as many formal programs are winding down. This session lays out the new rules of advancement and how to work them: building visible AI fluency, securing sponsorship in a firm with fewer seats, and making the case for promotion when the criteria are rarely written down. It is the practical heart of the program for women building careers inside firms.