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Events

In the room where AI governance decisions are made.

Workshops, briefings, and simulation experiences designed for boards, governance committees, and the executives who support them.

Upcoming

Aug
14
2026
Webinar · Virtual
Governing the AI Your Company Already Runs
Online60 minutes

A 60-minute virtual session for boards past the basics: overseeing AI already in production, the rise of agentic systems, and the oversight gaps that surface after deployment.

Vela Board Advisors
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Sep
11
2026
Webinar · Virtual
When D&O Won't Cover the AI Failure
Online60 minutes

A virtual briefing on the coverage gaps between D&O, cyber, and E&O when an AI system causes a loss, and what boards should map before an incident.

Vela Board Advisors
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Oct
21
2026
Webinar · Virtual
The Regulations and Standards Boards Can't Ignore
Online60 minutes

A 60-minute virtual briefing on the AI rules and standards reaching the boardroom: the EU AI Act, SEC disclosure expectations, NIST AI RMF, and ISO/IEC 42001, and what each means for director obligations.

Vela Board Advisors
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Sep
22
2026
Masterclass · Minneapolis
Agentic AI Masterclass
Minneapolis, MNBoard members & executives · Paid workshop

A 1-day masterclass on agentic AI for board members and executives.

Vela Board Advisors
Registration openRegister
Sep
23
2026
PDA · Minneapolis
Private Directors Association
Town & Country Golf Club · MinneapolisEvening session

A Private Directors Association session bringing the AI Board Governance Compass to Twin Cities directors.

PDA
Registration openRegister
Sep
24
2026
PDA · Chicago
Private Directors Association
Chicago, IL · Host TBCSession

A Private Directors Association session for Chicago-area directors. Host venue to be confirmed.

PDA
Host TBCGet notified
Sep
25
2026
Partner Event · Chicago
How Women Lead
Chicago, ILSession

A session with How Women Lead, bringing board-level AI governance to its community of women directors and investors.

How Women Lead
Registration openDetails
Oct
5
2026
Masterclass · Atlanta
PDA PRISM Conference
Atlanta, GA · Paid half-day masterclassHalf day

A half-day masterclass at the Private Directors Association PRISM Conference, the Compass applied to real board AI decisions.

PDA PRISM
Registration openRegister
Oct
6
2026
PRISM · Atlanta
Director, Defined: Your Board Archetype
Atlanta, GA · PRISM ConferenceInteractive session

An interactive PRISM session with the PDA Research & Standards Committee, directors discover their board archetype and what it means for AI oversight.

PDAResearch & Standards Committee
Registration openDetails
Nov
19
2026
Academy · New York
NYU Director Academy
New York, NY · NYUEvening event

A board-governance event with the NYU Director Academy, bringing the Compass to New York directors.

NYU Director Academy
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Past events

May 2026
Board AI Readiness Session
Grant Thornton · PDA Dallas/Fort Worth

Joint session with the PDA DFW chapter hosted at Grant Thornton, focused on board AI readiness for North Texas directors.

Grant Thornton · PDA DFW
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May 2026
Public Board Director Roundtable
Haynes Boone · Dallas

Roundtable for public company board directors covering AI oversight, fiduciary exposure, and the governance record that supports both.

Haynes Boone
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April 2026
AI Governance Working Session
BDO · Atlanta

Closed session with independent board directors working through agentic AI case studies using the Compass framework.

BDO
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March 2026
Silicon Valley AI Hub
Snowflake · San Francisco

Working session on board-level AI oversight for senior leaders at Snowflake's Silicon Valley AI Hub.

Snowflake
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March 2026
Board Director Briefing
Baker McKenzie · PDA San Francisco

Bay Area board governance session hosted at Baker McKenzie's San Francisco offices in partnership with the PDA SF chapter.

Baker McKenzie · PDA SF
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October 2025
PRISM Conference
Private Directors Association · National

First public presentation of the AI Board Governance Compass framework. The reception drove the engagements that followed.

PDA
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Host a private workshop for your board.

Every Vela engagement can be scoped as a private session, designed around your board's specific industry, AI exposure, and governance maturity.

Discuss a Private Session
Compass assessment run before the session so the workshop starts from your board's actual baseline
Custom scenario built around your company's AI deployment context
Simulation experience embedded, directors engage with a live governance decision
Governance record produced after the session for your board's files
Half-day or full-day format, designed for board meeting schedules

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