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SUMMARY:AI Ready or Risky? An Executive Working Session for Leaders Pursuing AI
DESCRIPTION:Your organization has identified an opportunity for AI. But is the business ready to move it forward? \nAI Ready or Risky? is an invitation-only working session for C-level executives and equivalent enterprise leaders whose organizations are actively evaluating\, piloting\, implementing\, or scaling an AI initiative. Unlike a traditional conference\, this is a facilitated working experience. Each participant will arrive with one specific AI initiative and examine it across four areas that can determine whether it moves forward successfully: \nBusiness Value and ROI\nIs the initiative connected to a meaningful business need? Are its expected value\, costs\, measures of success\, and ownership clear? \nPeople Readiness\nDo employees\, managers\, and leaders have the skills\, support\, confidence\, and ways of working required to adopt it? \nData Readiness\nIs the necessary data available\, usable\, trustworthy\, and appropriate for the proposed application? \nGovernance and Access\nCan the organization manage access\, oversight\, accountability\, security\, and responsible use as the initiative advances? \nHow the working session works\nParticipants will move through the four readiness areas in small cohorts. At each station\, experts will introduce key considerations\, share practical examples\, and guide participants in applying focused questions to the initiative they brought with them. \nThroughout the session\, attendees will capture their findings on a personalized AI Readiness Card\, provided in both physical and digital formats. The completed card will provide a practical view of what is already in place\, where gaps remain\, and which questions or decisions must be addressed next. \nYou will leave with: \n• A clearer view of your initiative’s readiness across four critical areas\n• Greater visibility into the risks and unresolved questions that could impede progress\n• Practical guidance from experts in AI strategy\, workforce adoption\, data\, governance\, and security\n• A completed AI Readiness Card to support conversations with your leadership team\n• A more focused set of priorities and next steps for advancing your initiative \nWho should attend\nThis working session is designed for C-level executives and equivalent enterprise leaders who: \n• Hold decision-making responsibility for an organizational AI initiative\n• Are currently evaluating\, piloting\, implementing\, or scaling AI\n• Are prepared to bring one specific initiative to examine during the session\n• Want a practical\, cross-functional assessment rather than an introductory discussion about AI \nAttendance is limited to preserve the small-group\, interactive format. Invitation requests will be reviewed for alignment with the intended executive audience and working-session experience. \nWhat You’ll Leave With\nThis is a working session\, not a traditional panel discussion. You’ll leave with: \n\nA completed AI Readiness Card for the specific initiative you brought to the event\nA clearer view of where your initiative is ready to move forward and where risk or unanswered questions remain\nExpert guidance across business value and ROI\, people readiness\, data readiness\, and governance and access\nA focused set of priorities and next steps to take back to your organization\nNew connections with fellow executives navigating similar AI decisions\n\n*Invitation-only for C-level and equivalent leaders pursuing an active AI initiative.
URL:https://roux.northeastern.edu/event/ai-ready-or-risky/
LOCATION:Northeastern University (Boston Campus)
CATEGORIES:AI,Partner Community
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SUMMARY:Open Door with Mary Allen Lindemann\, Owner of Coffee by Design
DESCRIPTION:Open Door features personal reflections from local leaders about their career trajectory\, management style and lessons they’ve learned along the way. Our president & publisher Stefanie Manning interviews local CEOs and business leaders for a behind the scenes look at their career paths\, the ups and downs of running their businesses and the trends shaping them. \nMary Allen Lindemann\, owner of Coffee by Design\, will sit down with Maine Trust for Local News President & Publisher\, Stefanie Manning for a conversation at the Roux Institute at Northeastern University on Wednesday\, October 28\, 2026. \n  \nAbout Mary Allen Lindemann \n\n\n\n \nMary Allen Lindemann is the Owner\, Chief Creative Director\, and Co-Founder of Coffee By Design\, a Maine woman-owned and operated specialty coffee company she has led for more than 30 years. \nOriginally from Connecticut\, Mary Allen developed a love for Maine while spending summers on Chebeague Island and eventually moved to Portland after discovering her passion for coffee while working in Seattle. In 1994\, she founded Coffee By Design\, which has remained committed to supporting social change locally and internationally. Under her leadership\, Coffee By Design has earned national recognition for excellence in sustainably sourced\, traceable coffee and its commitment to farmers and coffee-growing communities around the world.
URL:https://roux.northeastern.edu/event/open-door-with-mary-allen-lindemann/
LOCATION:Northeastern University’s Roux Institute\, 100 Fore Street\, Portland\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Community
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SUMMARY:2026 Maine Visionaries
DESCRIPTION:The NACD New England Chapter\, Northeastern University’s Roux Institute\, and the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a special Visionaries event celebrating the far-reaching vision of Maine business leaders. The event will bring together CEOs from a diverse range of Maine businesses and key leaders to explore how Companies are navigating a world defined by uncertainty — from the impact of global economics\, shifting trade patterns and tariffs to the rapid rise of AI and emerging technologies. Attendees will gain insight into frameworks companies are using to guide decision-making in complex environments\, the pressing issues including those currently dominating and expected to dominate board agendas and the knowledge and focus areas directors must prioritize to stay current.
URL:https://roux.northeastern.edu/event/2026-maine-visionaries/
LOCATION:Northeastern University’s Roux Institute\, 100 Fore Street\, Portland\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Community
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