Alpha Board AI Forum
The Alpha Board AI Forum:
Navigating Governance, Risk & Strategy in the AI Era
As boards grapple with unprecedented AI transformation, Alpha's invite-only Board AI Forum brings together board directors, C-suite executives and AI leaders to address the critical intersection of corporate governance and artificial intelligence.
Recent Forrester research shows 49% of organizations expect AI ROI within 1-3 years, yet many risk scaling back investments prematurely. Meanwhile, nearly half of boards report AI is not yet on their formal agenda despite its strategic importance.
Among the topics we’ll explore:
AI Governance & Risk: How boards should oversee AI strategy, ethics and risk management while balancing innovation with responsible deployment
ROI Reality Check: Moving beyond pilots to generate tangible business value - lessons from companies successfully scaling AI
Board Evolution: Building the right mix of AI literacy and oversight capabilities at the board level
The Path Forward: Practical frameworks for boards to evaluate AI investments, measure success, and adapt governance models
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Alpha Forum Speakers Include:
🎙 Ty Ahmad-Taylor Board Director GoPro, SFMOMA
🎙 Susan Angele Senior Advisor, Board Governance @ KPMG
🎙 Bernadette Aulestia Board Director Denny's, National CineMedia, Nexstar
🎙 Janet Balis Managing Director & Partner Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
🎙 Jason Baumgarten Global Head, CEO & Board Practice Spencer Stuart
🎙 Alvin Bowles General Partner @ Alpha; Board Director @ Ryman Hospitality
🎙 James Buckhouse Design Partner @ Sequoia Capital
🎙 Tom Chavez Co-Founder super{set}
🎙 Dr. Peter Day Former CTO Quantcast
🎙 Arielle Gross Samuels CMO @ General Catalyst
🎙 Tariq Hassan Chief Marketing & CX Officer @ McDonald’s
🎙 Arvind Jain Founder & CEO Glean
🎙 Stephano Kim Founder & Partner @ Springhouse Capital Holdings
🎙 Jim Lecinski Professor Northwestern | Kellogg
🎙 Danielle Lee Board Director Applause, Bath & Body Works
🎙 Anne Lim O'Brien Vice Chair, Global CEO & Board @ Heidrick & Struggles
🎙 Joe Marchese Board Director @ Clear Channel, NCM, & Cox Media
🎙 Ryan McManus Founder @ Techtonic, Inc.; Board Director @ Nortech
🎙 Shannon Pruitt Board Director @ Versus Systems
🎙 Pree Rao Global Head, Marketing & Sales Practice @ Egon Zehnder
🎙 Elizabeth Weil Founder and Managing Director @ Scribble Ventures
🎙 Steven Wolfe Pereira General Partner & CEO @ Alpha; Board Director @ Save the Children US & Whalar
🎙 Joe Zawadzki General Partner @ Aperiam Ventures; Chairman @ FxM
🎙 Al Zollar Board Director Bank of NY Mellon, IBM, Nasdaq
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Alpha Board AI Forum Co-Chairs:
• Susan Angele: Senior Advisor, Board Governance @ KPMG
• Janet Balis: Managing Director & Partner @ BCG
• Jeff Berman: Board Director @ LoveSeen, Protect Democracy & TOGETHXR; CEO @ WaitWhat
• Gina Bianchini: Board Director @ Tegna; CEO & Founder @ Mighty Networks
• Jim Lecinski: Clinical Professor of Marketing, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management; Co-Author, The AI Marketing Canvas
• Eric Leventhal: Senior Partner @ SpencerStuart
• Byron Loflin: Global Head of Nasdaq Board Advisory & Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence @ Nasdaq
• Maybel Marte: Managing Director @ BlackRock
• Pree Rao: Global Head, Marketing & Sales Practice @ EgonZehnder
• Denmark West: Head of Market Intelligence and Strategic Engagements, X, The Moonshot Factory (Google)
An invitation-only event, this will be a substantive discussion with key leaders and influential decision-makers about how boards and c-suites can navigate the challenges and opportunities of governance in the AI era.
With limited availability, please request an invitation here ⬇️
https://lu.ma/alphaboardaiforum
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