The Convergence Imperative: Board Readiness for Advancing AI Intelligence

The Convergence Imperative: Board Readiness for Advancing AI Intelligence

Join NACD Chicago for one of the year’s most dynamic and forward-looking programs—crafted to prepare directors for the rapidly converging landscape of advanced AI technologies and board-level disruption.

Hosted at the Microsoft Technology Center, this experience brings together public company board members, leading experts, and top innovators to explore how boards can stay in front of AI technologies.

This is not a panel. It’s a curated exchange of insight, oversight, and boardroom-tested strategy.

What You’ll Experience

⚡ AI in Action – Live Demo by Protiviti & Morningstar
See how real-time insights and intelligent models are reshaping client relationships and transforming customer interactions across industries. You’ll walk away with a clearer vision for how AI can elevate performance in any business that interacts with customers—B2B or B2C.

🔐 Trust by Design – Accenture's AI Governance Framework
Learn how to secure and govern AI initiatives with clarity, including privacy safeguards, resilience measures, and director-level questions every board should be asking right now.

🚪 Immersive Breakout Rotations – You’ll Participate in All Three
You’ll rotate through three unique experiences designed for boardroom application:

1. Microsoft AI Futures Theater
   Step inside Microsoft’s Envisioning Theater for a 360° exploration of where AI is heading next: Is it agentic systems, multimodal copilots, synthetic data generation, enterprise-wide transformation?  We’ll find out!
2. AI in the Boardroom
   Peer-driven roundtables of 6 fellow directors and experts applying AI to draft minutes in real time, model strategic scenarios, and simulate crisis response. Are they? Bring your experience, and perspectives—and take home new insights.
3. Regulatory Flashpoint
   An interactive "Policy Pulse" style director-led conversations on the impact of recent Executive Orders—and how they’re shaping the governance, compliance, and risk oversight of AI today.

🤝 Wrap-Up + Key Questions for the Boardroom
We’ll close with a brief, energizing synthesis of the day: the most important questions your board should be asking about AI right now.

• Refreshments and relationship-building continues once the formal event closes at 5:00 PM

By participating, directors will:

• See how AI transforms customer experiences through real-time, practical demos.
• Understand the board’s role in AI oversight, including security, privacy, and resilience.
• Explore emerging AI capabilities like agentic systems and multimodal copilots.
• Learn how peers are applying AI for board minutes, strategy, and crisis planning.
• Examine the impact of recent Executive Orders on AI governance.
• Engage in peer-driven discussion to surface new insights and perspectives.
• Leave with essential questions every board should be asking about AI now.