AI Governance After Hours - San Francisco
AI Governance After Hours — San Francisco A Community Social
Hosted by AI Realized and AiGovOps Foundation
AI is shipping faster than governance can keep up. The frameworks exist. The execution doesn't. And the people working on closing that gap deserve a drink.
The AiGovOps Foundation and AI Realized are joining up to bring together practitioners, founders, investors, and enterprise leaders who believe responsible AI isn't a checkbox — it's an engineering discipline.
This is not a conference session. It's an informal social — a room full of people who care about AI governance, a couple of stories about what happens when it goes wrong, and the start of a West Coast community that plans to keep showing up.
What to expect
Doors open at 6:00 PM — grab a drink, meet people • Around 6:30 PM — brief welcome remarks from the hosts on why this community exists and why it matters now • A couple of real-world AI failure stories to spark conversation (the kind that make you laugh, then make you nervous) • Open networking for the rest of the evening • No slides. No panels. No pitch decks. Just the right people in the right room.
This is a no-host bar — everyone covers their own drinks. No ticket price, no cover. Just show up.
Who should attend
If you're building AI systems, investing in them, deploying them inside enterprises, or trying to figure out how to govern them — this is your crowd. CTOs, CIOs, AI/ML leads, compliance and risk leaders, founders, investors, and anyone who's ever lost sleep over what their AI is doing when nobody's watching.
CTOs
VP Engineering
CIOs
AI/ML leads
Product Builders
Founders
Investors
About the hosts
AI Realized is a community fostering responsible AI adoption in the enterprise. We bring leaders together through in person, virtual, and hybrid events. We showcase leaders and provide educational content through our substack and linkedin newsletters, podcast, and webinars.
AiGovOps Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building a global practitioner community focused on operationalizing AI governance — shipping policy frameworks as executable, auditable code rather than PDF documents. Based in Seattle, this is our first San Francisco event.
aigovopsfoundation.org | [email protected]
Venue:
111 Minna Gallery is an art gallery and event space in the heart of SoMa, walkable from Moscone Center and accessible by BART. Rotating art on the walls, a bar in each room, and the kind of vibe that makes people stay longer than they planned.
Space is limited. Register to save your spot.
Why Attend:
If you’re thinking about how to implement responsible, ethical AI:
Learn from peers
Build your network
Share lessons from early deployments
Discuss the challenges
About the Organizers and Host
👋 Christina Ellwood is a Silicon Valley tech executive and startup advisor who has helped dozens of companies drive market traction and AI adoption.
👋 Ken Johnston is an engineering executive with 20+ years of experience leading global teams in cloud services, data science, machine learning, and ethical AI, and is co-founder of the AiGovOps Foundation, where he helps advance responsible AI governance in practice.
© 2026 AI Realized. Content presented at this event by representatives of AI Realized is the copyrighted property of AI Realized and/or its speakers. Unauthorized recording, reproduction, redistribution, or creation of derivative works — including AI-generated summaries, podcasts, or transcriptions — is strictly prohibited without prior written consent. By registering, attendees agree to these terms.
© 2026 AiGovOps Foundation. Content presented by representatives of AIGovOps Foundation at this event is the copyrighted property of the AiGovOps Foundation and/or its speakers. Unauthorized recording, reproduction, redistribution, or creation of derivative works — including AI-generated summaries, podcasts, or transcriptions — is strictly prohibited without prior written consent. By registering, attendees agree to these terms.