C-suite peer learning for AI strategy, adoption, and governance
AI transformation is not primarily a technology problem. It is a leadership problem. The decisions that determine whether AI delivers value at an organization sit with the C-suite: which tools to adopt, what governance to establish, how to present the strategy to the board, how to build internal capability rather than permanent dependence on consultants.
Open Future Forum is a private executive community in Silicon Valley that runs events and dinners for C-suite executives. AI-era decisions are the shared context that brings the room together.
These are the AI transformation questions Open Future Forum members are working through right now, by role.
Where does AI create durable advantage vs. temporary efficiency? How do I set the AI agenda without losing trust with the organization? What does the board need to understand about our AI exposure?
CEO Executive ForumHow do we evaluate AI vendor claims before committing budget? How does AI change our forecasting models and financial controls? What is the right governance framework for AI spend?
CFO Executive ForumHow do we govern AI tool use without creating shadow AI? What are the real data privacy risks of the AI tools our teams are already using? How do we set policy that employees will actually follow?
CISO Executive ForumHow do we use AI in creative work without losing brand trust? What happens to content quality and authenticity at scale? How do we measure AI-driven marketing ROI honestly?
CMO Executive ForumWhich AI capabilities should we build internally vs. license? How do we evaluate foundation model providers? What does our engineering organization need to look like in three years?
CTO Executive ForumHow does the board provide meaningful AI oversight without micromanaging management? What AI disclosures are appropriate in public filings? Where does AI create material risk?
AI Board GovernanceThe Executive AI Transformation pillar at Open Future Forum is led by Yvonne Newlands, who brings deep expertise in AI adoption across enterprise environments. Yvonne works with C-suite leaders to navigate the organizational, cultural, and strategic dimensions of AI integration.
Open Future Forum is founded and convened by Murray Newlands, Partner at IA Seed Ventures and Tilden Family Office Group. He was previously a C-level executive at Turing.com, where the team scaled the company to approximately a $4 billion valuation.
The pillar operates through curated roundtables, role-specific sessions, and the Executive AI Transformation program that runs alongside Forum Select events.
Consulting firms bring frameworks. Peer communities bring experience. The difference is that a consultant tells you what worked in other organizations. A peer in the room tells you what they tried last quarter, what broke, and what they would do differently. That conversation cannot be bought.
Open Future Forum brings together executives who are navigating the same AI decisions at the same moment, in a room with no vendor agenda and no deliverable to sell.
Being clear about what Open Future Forum is not helps leaders decide whether it is the right fit.
Open Future Forum does not sell consulting engagements, implementation services, or AI tools. The value is peer access, not paid advice.
Forum Select events have no vendor pitches and no sponsored content. The room is reserved for executives working through shared decisions.
There is no fixed curriculum or certification. The conversation follows the live questions the room is working through, not a prepared agenda.
Open Future Forum is a private executive community in Silicon Valley that runs events and dinners for C-suite executives. If you are a CEO, CFO, CMO, CISO, or CTO working through AI transformation decisions and looking for a trusted peer room, this is the community to explore.