AI & the Future of Consulting: Afterwork at the Finnish Consulate
Join us on Wednesday, March 25 for an intimate afterwork gathering 35 floors above Midtown Manhattan at the Consulate General of Finland.
NOTE: This is an in-person-only event dedicated to people working in consulting or professional services firms. As seats are limited, we’re unable to have people from other types of firms join.
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This event is hosted and sponsored by Operating.app, the AI platform to run your consulting firm from resource planning to month-end close.
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Professional services firms are at an inflection point. AI is reshaping how strategies are built, how teams are deployed, and how firms operate — from the boardroom to the bench. The firms that move now will define the next era of consulting. The rest will be catching up.
This evening brings together consulting leaders, operations executives, and strategy practitioners for a candid conversation about what’s actually changing — and what to do about it.
Fireside Chat
Christian Underwood — strategy expert, author of Hope Is Not a Strategy, and founder of StrategyFrame AI — an AI-powered platform helping companies build and execute strategy without the 273-page PowerPoint deck.
Lauri Eurén — founder of Operating.app, the platform to run a consulting operation in the AI age, and a former IT & strategy consulting professional.
Together, they’ll explore:
How AI is shifting strategy from a once-a-year exercise to a continuous, data-driven discipline
Where professional services operations are headed — and what the best firms are doing now
Why technology solves no problems you haven’t understood first
🕒 The Evening
4:30 PM — Doors open: Drinks, small bites & networking
5:00 PM — Fireside chat: Christian Underwood & Lauri Eurén
5:45 PM — Open discussion & Q&A
6:00 – 7:00 PM — Networking, drinks & views of the Manhattan skyline
✨ What’s Included
Curated small bites & drinks
A fireside conversation with two founders and consulting industry professional rethinking how firms strategize and operate
An evening of networking with consulting leaders, in a setting you won’t forget
📍 Event Details
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Consulate General of Finland, 35th Floor
605 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10158
Format: Invite-only