Vela presenting the Vela Board Navigator℠ at the Silicon Valley AI Hub

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

Nov
12
2026
Webinar · Virtual
Minutes Matter: Rehearsing an AI Decision Before It Reaches Your Board
Online2:00 PM CT45 minutes

An early look at the session we are taking to the NYU Director Academy. We walk through the Vela Board Navigator℠, then work one live AI decision the way a board would: what to ask, what to challenge, and what the record should show. Bring your questions; your feedback shapes the final program.

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Nov
19
2026
Private · New York
NYU Director Academy
New York, NY · NYUEvening eventInvite only

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

NYU Director Academy
Invite only
Dec
9
2026
Webinar · Virtual
The Regulations and Standards Boards Can't Ignore
Online10:00 AM CT60 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. Guest speaker to be announced.

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Past events

Dallas skyline at dusk
October 2026
AI Board Governance Program
Dorsey & Whitney · Dallas

The launch of the Vela Board Navigator℠, with an interactive case study on how boards oversee AI adoption and enterprise risk. Read the recap →

Dorsey & Whitney
October 2026
PDA PRISM Conference Masterclass
Private Directors Association · Atlanta

A half-day masterclass at the PRISM Conference applying the Navigator to real board AI decisions.

PDA PRISM
October 2026
Director, Defined: Your Board Archetype
PRISM Conference · Atlanta

An interactive session with the PDA Research & Standards Committee in which directors discovered their board archetype and what it means for AI oversight.

PDA Research & Standards
September 2026
Board AI Readiness Session
PDA Minneapolis

Board AI readiness session with the Private Directors Association Minneapolis chapter.

PDA Minneapolis
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 Navigator 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 Vela Board Navigator℠ 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
Navigator 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

Bring Vela to your board.

Request a briefing to discuss upcoming programs or scope a private session for your governance committee.