AI In Action: A Hands-On Board Workshop

In Person  |  March 31, 2026  |  Workshop 1:00 - 5:30 PM  |  Austin, TX

Directors who attended the recent AI in Action workshop gained practical insight into how artificial intelligence is reshaping strategy, oversight, and value creation at the board level. Through peer benchmarking, real-world examples, and candid discussion, participants examined how boards can evaluate AI investments, measure impact, and strengthen governance while balancing opportunity with risk.

This interactive session challenges directors to move beyond high-level awareness and engage with the real trade-offs AI presents—from assessing return on investment and competitive positioning to clarifying accountability and managing evolving risk exposure. Through scenario-based exercises and facilitated dialogue, attendees explore how boards can guide management through AI-related inflection points with clarity and confidence.

By the close of the session, directors leave with sharper decision lenses, a stronger framework for evaluating AI strategy and governance, and actionable questions to bring back to their boardrooms.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate AI strategy through a board-level lens
   Apply a practical framework to assess AI maturity, strategic alignment, and investment priorities.
2. Assess AI value beyond traditional ROI metrics
   Understand how AI drives revenue, efficiency, and differentiation—and how boards should monitor progress amid uncertainty.
3. Strengthen governance and oversight in an AI-enabled organization
   Anticipate emerging risks, clarify accountability, and guide management through AI-related inflection points.
4. Ask sharper, higher-leverage questions in the boardroom

Workshop Resources

NACD

Are We in an AI Bubble? Here’s How Directors Can Prepare 

BAKER BOTTS

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape the AI Regulatory Landscape

KUNGFU.AI

Board AI Primer

The New AI Playbook for Private Equity

Workshop Facilitators

Rich Harper

Partner, Baker Botts

Rich Harper advises and litigates on behalf of some of the world's most sophisticated technology, media, and entertainment companies. He leads litigation teams in business tort and breach of contract disputes, ranging from trade secret litigation to business defamation claims for clients such as PepsiCo and Formula 1 Racing...

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Benjamin Herndon

Chief Strategy Officer, KUNGFU.AI

Benjamin Herndon is the chief strategy officer at KUNGFU.AI, applying more than 30 years of experience developing strategies for organizations…

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Emma Pirchalski

AI Strategist, KUNGFU.AI

Emma Pirchalski is an AI strategist at KUNGFU.AI with a passion for helping organizations adopt AI responsibly and effectively…

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Stephen Straus

Co-Founder & CEO, KUNGFU.AI

Stephen Straus is a serial entrepreneur and former venture capitalist who has started, ran, and successfully sold two companies. He was also a Kauffman Fellow and a general partner at Austin Ventures, at the time the largest venture capital between the two coasts, during the dot-com boom and bust. He is a graduate of Colgate University and received his master of business administration from Harvard Business School…

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