AI Founders’ Table: Private Dinner on AI Operations
Hosted by Northbound Collective
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What to look forward to
A 12-seat dinner will bring founders and operators together for a focused conversation on how AI will shape business and technology decisions in 2026. One table, candid perspectives, and plenty of room to compare what’s ahead.
Inside the event
AI Founders’ Table NYC
AI Founders’ Table is a private, 12-seat dinner designed for startup founders, CEOs, COOs, technology leaders, and senior operators actively exploring how AI can improve the way their companies work.
This is not a conference, pitch night, or crowded networking event.
One table. Twelve participants. One moderator. Three courses of focused conversation.
Each course introduces a new discussion chapter
- Course One – Where AI Actually Creates Value: Which workflows are delivering measurable improvements today?
- Course Two – From AI Pilot to Operating System: How do teams move from scattered tools and experiments to repeatable company-wide processes?
- Course Three – The Founder’s 2027 AI Roadmap: What should leaders automate, protect, measure, hire for, or stop doing next?
A moderator will guide the discussion while ensuring every attendee has space to contribute.
Guests are encouraged to share real operating challenges, experiments, lessons, and questions rather than prepared pitches.
The evening includes
- Curated three-course dinner
- Moderated founder roundtable
- AI operations discussion prompts
- Structured introductions
- Wine and zero-proof beverage options
- Private peer conversation
- Closing takeaway round
- Post-event AI Founders’ Table Insight Brief
- Optional attendee introductions after the dinner
The post-event brief will summarize key themes, frameworks, tools, and operating insights discussed during the evening without attributing sensitive comments to individual participants.
No startup pitching. No panels. No sales presentations.
Just a table of people building companies and an evening dedicated to figuring out what AI changes next.
- 6:30 PM – Arrival & Founder Introductions
Check-in, welcome drink, informal introductions, and opening conversation.
- 6:50 PM – Opening Table & Moderator Briefing
Guest introductions, discussion principles, and the evening’s central question.
- 7:05 PM – Course One: Where AI Actually Creates Value
Discussion around workflows, productivity, customer operations, internal automation, and measurable ROI.
- 7:45 PM – Course Two: From Pilot to Operating System
Conversation around implementation, tool selection, data, integration, organizational adoption, and scaling.
- 8:25 PM – Course Three: The Founder’s 2027 AI Roadmap
Discussion around AI strategy, workforce design, governance, competitive differentiation, and next-stage priorities.
- 9:05 PM – Founder Takeaway Round
Each guest shares one insight, decision, experiment, or question they are taking back to their company.
- 9:20 PM – Closing Connections
Final introductions, contact exchanges, and informal conversation.
- 9:30 PM – Dinner Concludes
La Compagnie, Flatiron
6 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, US. Confirm the venue with the organizer before traveling.
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Last checked: Nov 2, 2026. Confirm current availability before making plans.
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