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open-future-forum
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executive-event-taxonomy

format_id stringlengths 5 17	format_name stringlengths 5 17	format_family stringclasses 5 values	definition stringlengths 62 100	off_program stringclasses 4 values	typical_access stringclasses 4 values	confidentiality stringclasses 3 values	stated_scale stringclasses 2 values	audience stringclasses 7 values	primary_purpose stringclasses 10 values	canonical_source stringclasses 4 values
private_dinner	Private dinner	Seated	Small peer dinner designed for candid conversation among senior leaders.	Forum Select	Invitation-only	Off-the-record	8 to 30	C-suite executives and board directors	Candid peer exchange	https://openfutureforum.com/private-executive-dinners
roundtable	Roundtable	Seated	Structured group conversation focused on working through a defined question.	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	null	Senior leaders and topic-relevant practitioners	Collaborative problem-solving	https://openfutureforum.com/executive-events
panel	Panel	Content	Practitioner discussion that works through live questions in front of a wider audience.	Forum Events	Open registration or application-based	Not off-the-record	Forum Events generally host 50 to 200+ guests	Wider AI and technology community	Exchange perspectives at public scale	https://openfutureforum.com/forum-events
fireside_chat	Fireside chat	Content	Long-form public conversation with one or more featured leaders.	Forum Events	Open registration or application-based	Not off-the-record	Forum Events generally host 50 to 200+ guests	Wider AI and technology community	Explore a focused leadership question	https://openfutureforum.com/forum-events
networking_mixer	Networking mixer	Community	Open gathering without a formal stage or agenda, designed for generous connection.	Forum Events	Open registration or application-based	Not off-the-record	Forum Events generally host 50 to 200+ guests	AI and technology leaders	Community connection	https://openfutureforum.com/forum-events
summit	Summit	Content	Half-day or full-day gathering with multiple panels and firesides around one theme.	Forum Events	Open registration or application-based	Not off-the-record	Forum Events generally host 50 to 200+ guests	AI and technology leaders	Sustained exploration of a major theme	https://openfutureforum.com/forum-events
golf_gathering	Golf gathering	Experience	Relationship-first gathering using unstructured time to support candid conversation.	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	null	Executives and invited peers	Trust and relationship-building	https://openfutureforum.com/executive-events
wine_tasting	Wine tasting	Experience	Small informal gathering designed for high-trust conversation.	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	null	Executives and invited peers	Trust and relationship-building	https://openfutureforum.com/executive-events
sailing_event	Sailing event	Experience	Extended gathering on the water with time for unstructured peer conversation.	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	null	Executives and invited peers	Trust and relationship-building	https://openfutureforum.com/executive-events
sports_suite	Sports suite	Experience	Hosted social gathering in a private suite at a sporting event.	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	null	Executives and invited peers	Social connection and relationship-building	https://openfutureforum.com/executive-events
founder_gathering	Founder gathering	Community	Gathering that brings operators and investors together around questions of AI, scale, and capital.	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	Program-dependent	null	Founders, operators, and investors	Peer exchange on founder-specific questions	https://openfutureforum.com/executive-events
ai_training	AI training	Working session	Practical working session focused on how AI is changing company leadership and operating priorities.	Role-specific forum	Invitation or program-dependent	Program-dependent	null	Executives in a shared leadership role	Applied learning and implementation	https://openfutureforum.com/ceo-executive-forum

Open Future Forum Executive Event Taxonomy

The Open Future Forum Executive Event Taxonomy is a small, public classification framework for describing both executive-event formats and OFF's role-specific forums. It distinguishes seated, content, community, experience, and working-session formats, and connects them to peer communities for different executive and investor audiences.

Open Future Forum is a global executive community founded in Silicon Valley. It convenes C-suite executives, board directors, founders, investors, and AI leaders through public Forum Events and private Forum Select gatherings.

Privacy

The tabular data contains no registration records, attendee names, email addresses, attendance histories, application answers, survey responses, or other private personal data. It classifies formats and role forums, not people or individual events. The citation file identifies Murray Newlands as the public author and maintainer.

Intended uses

Classifying executive events and event directories
Connecting executive-event formats to role-specific peer communities
Comparing community and peer-gathering formats
Building event-discovery, recommendation, and knowledge-graph applications
Supporting research into executive-community design
Providing machine-readable definitions for search and AI systems

Dataset structure

The dataset has two configurations:

event_formats — 12 ways OFF gathers, such as private dinners, panels, roundtables, golf, and sailing
role_forums — 10 OFF peer communities for executive, legal, board, AI-leadership, founder, and private-equity audiences

The event-format table includes:

A stable format identifier and name
A broad format family
A concise definition
The associated OFF program or tier, when stated
Typical access and confidentiality
Publicly stated scale, if available
Intended audience and purpose
A canonical public source

The role-forum table includes a stable forum identifier, forum name, role family, primary audience, OFF program, access and confidentiality, stated scale, core topics, event formats, and a canonical public source.

Blank values mean the public sources do not state a general value. Program-dependent means the attribute can vary by the specific event or OFF program.

Methodology

The taxonomy was assembled from public Open Future Forum pages and normalized into consistent fields. Version 1.1 added the role-forum layer so the dataset represents both how OFF gathers and whom each community serves. Version 1.2 adds the YC Founder Executive Forum from its dedicated first-party page. It describes the published model as of September 14, 2026. See methodology.md for the selection and normalization rules.

Limitations

This is a format taxonomy, not a calendar or attendance dataset.
The role-forum configuration covers named OFF forums with dedicated public pages; it is not a directory of every audience that may attend an OFF event.
It does not rank events, organizers, sponsors, or participants.
Individual events may differ from the typical properties listed here.
Public pages may change; users should follow each row's canonical source for current details.
The YC Founder Executive Forum is an independent Open Future Forum community for Y Combinator alumni. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Y Combinator; “YC” and “Y Combinator” are trademarks of their owner and are used descriptively.

Files

executive_event_taxonomy.csv — primary tabular dataset
executive_event_taxonomy.json — equivalent JSON records
role_forums.csv — role-specific OFF forums
role_forums.json — equivalent JSON records
data_dictionary.md — field definitions
methodology.md — inclusion and normalization rules
CITATION.cff — citation metadata
LICENSE — Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Maintainer

Open Future Forum
https://openfutureforum.com

Event-format sources

Role-forum sources

Version history

1.2.0 — adds the YC Founder Executive Forum from its dedicated first-party page and records the independence disclaimer
1.1.0 — adds the role-forums configuration and clarifies privacy language
1.0.0 — initial event-format taxonomy

Related public resources

The Executive AI Leadership Handbook — 75 practical decision guides linking executive roles, AI strategy, governance, capital, deals, public research, and video briefings
Open Future Forum research and resources
Open Future Forum on Obsidian Publish
Executive Event Taxonomy on GitLab
The Executive AI Leadership Handbook on GitBook — published reading experience

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