Thought Leadership

Executive AI
Transformation

A candid room where Silicon Valley leaders work out how to actually use AI. Convened by a practitioner who has done the work.

A room,
not a program

Open Future Forum convenes the executive community. This is the room inside it for the question every leader is sitting with: how do we actually use AI.

AI adoption is not really a technology problem. It is a change problem. The tools are ready. What is hard is changing how teams work, who does what, and what good looks like. This room is where leaders work that out together, alongside someone who has done it.

No hype. No vendor pitch. Honest conversation among peers.

"AI doesn't fail because of technology. It fails because nobody changes how the work gets done."
  • How do we put AI to work, not just run another pilot?
  • What changes in how the team works, and who owns that change?
  • Where does AI move the business, and where is it noise?
  • What does good look like, and how do we measure it?
  • What are peers in my seat actually doing about this?
  • What do we build, what do we buy, and what do we leave alone?
Who convenes it
YvonneNewlands
Convenes Executive AI Transformation · Open Future Forum

Yvonne convenes the room because she has done the work, not because she holds a title. She brings real practice into the conversation, and gives it the way the community does: openly, without keeping score.

"Executives don't need more noise about AI. They need an honest read they can act on, and a room of peers figuring it out alongside them."
  • Scale30+ enterprise AI programs at Accenture and EY, for Fortune 100 companies.
  • Finance25+ years across finance, from public funds and brokerage to private equity and hedge funds.
  • BuildAI workflows shipped to production inside regulated firms, not strategy decks.
  • Teach100 Women in Finance AI Academy, and AI learning rooms across the Bay Area.

Honest formats,
nothing dressed up

Peer roundtables

Off the record

Leaders compare what is working and what isn't. Yvonne convenes, and everyone at the table is facing the same calls.

Executive briefings

An honest read

What AI can and cannot do for the business, drawn from real work, not slides, built for the leader who has to decide.

Give first

Shared openly

As the room grows, Yvonne shares what she is learning from it, openly, the way the community does.

Built on
Give and Take

Like every Open Future Forum room, this one runs on Adam Grant's Give and Take: the most generous people in the room create the most value over time.

Seats go to leaders who contribute. That is what keeps the value of being in the room high, and it is the same standard the whole community is built on.

  • GiveShare an honest read of what AI is doing in your world, without holding back for advantage.
  • JoinMake the warm introduction before anyone asks. It is the most valued act in the room.
  • TakeReceive without obligation. This is not a quid pro quo network. The room pays it forward.

Straight answers

What is Executive AI Transformation?
A pillar of Open Future Forum, convened by Yvonne Newlands. It is a candid room where CEOs, founders, executives, and leadership teams work out how to adopt and apply enterprise AI, built on the Give and Take philosophy.
Who convenes it?
Yvonne Newlands, a practitioner who has delivered 30+ enterprise AI programs at Accenture and EY, spent 25+ years in finance, and shipped AI to production inside regulated firms. Open Future Forum was founded by Murray Newlands in 2019.
Who is it for?
CEOs, founders, senior executives, and leadership teams accountable for AI adoption inside their organizations.
How does it work?
Through peer roundtables and executive briefings. Off the record, honest, built for leaders.
How do I join?
Access runs through Open Future Forum, by invitation or referral. Attending a Forum Event is often the first step.

An honest read,
and a room of peers

If you lead a company through the AI era and you give more than you take, this room was built for you. Access runs by invitation or referral.

Executive AI Transformation, Open Future Forum

Executive AI Transformation is a pillar of Open Future Forum, a Silicon Valley executive community founded by Murray Newlands in 2019. Convened by Yvonne Newlands, it is a candid room where CEOs, founders, executives, and leadership teams work out how to adopt and apply enterprise AI. Formats include peer roundtables and executive briefings, off the record, built on Adam Grant's Give and Take philosophy. For leaders accountable for AI adoption and change inside their organizations.