AI & The Culture IRL | FUTURE-PROOF YOUR BUSINESS

🎉 AI & The Culture Is Back — In Person at Salesforce
We're back for another edition of AI & The Culture IRL in partnership with Salesforce. This is yet another incredible in-person gathering, hosted at the Salesforce offices in New York City and sponsored by Boldforce.
This Month We Present...
FUTURE-PROOF YOUR BUSINESS
A Founder Working Session on AI, Opportunity & What's Next
AI is changing how businesses operate, compete, and grow.
For entrepreneurs, the challenge isn't just keeping up with the technology—it's figuring out where the opportunities are and how to adapt.
This session is designed to bring founders, freelancers, creators, consultants, and business owners together for a collaborative conversation about what they're seeing, what's working, and where they believe the future is headed.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Part 1: The Conversation
We'll discuss:
How AI is impacting our businesses
What opportunities we're seeing emerge
What feels uncertain right now
What founders should be paying attention to
What's actually working in practice
Part 2: Founder Roundtables
Attendees will break into small groups to workshop:
business challenges
growth opportunities
new ideas
operational bottlenecks
AI use cases
customer acquisition strategies
The goal isn't to have all the answers.
The goal is to tap into the collective experience, expertise, and perspective in the room. And discover ways AI can help your business.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Founders
Entrepreneurs
Consultants
Creators
Freelancers
Small business owners
Anyone thinking about how to adapt, grow, and build in a rapidly changing landscape.

This gathering represents the next chapter of AI & The Culture — grounded in community, focused on real-world use, and centered on learning together in the room.
Pull up with curiosity. Let's have the important conversations.
Let’s build — together. 💛
About Your Hosts
Shirley Williams-Toney is an award-winning storyteller, AI technologist, and co-founder of AI & The Culture. Her work sits at the intersection of culture, technology, and creative systems, with a focus on helping people use AI tools in ways that support clarity, productivity, and real-world execution.

About King Willonius
King Willonius is a creative technologist and cultural strategist exploring how emerging tools can support storytelling, workflow, and creative expression. Through demos, experimentation, and community-based learning, Will focuses on making AI feel approachable and useful — especially for creatives and innovators who want practical applications without technical overwhelm.

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