May 22 2026
CXO Connect.
Directors
AI is already moving. Now leaders need to compare what happens after.
Every executive is adopting AI.
The interesting conversations are no longer about whether to start. They're about what happens after.
What breaks. What scales. What creates value. What creates risk. What leadership teams wish they had known before they rolled AI into customer experiences, internal operations, and core business processes.
CXO Connect is a private roundtable for senior leaders who have lived through those decisions. Leaders who have shipped, broken, fixed, and re-shipped AI in organizations where outcomes matter.
Why virtual, why now
The challenges leaders face with AI are remarkably similar, regardless of industry or geography. The opportunity is learning from people outside your own market, company, or network.
A virtual format allows us to bring together senior leaders from across cities, states, and countries into a single conversation. Perspectives that would rarely intersect in a traditional local event can share lessons learned, compare approaches, and discuss what's actually working inside their organizations.
Our goal is to build a community that transcends geography, connecting leaders who can learn from one another's successes, mistakes, and hard-earned experience.
The Directors room opened.
The inaugural CxO Connect for the Directors cohort. Twelve operating leaders, no slides, and ninety minutes of candid conversation about shipping AI inside real organizations.
This session has concluded. The conversation continues through the rest of the 2026 series.
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This session ran under Chatham House rule. Notes from the room inform the next session in the series.
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