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Executive Roundtable · The Backbone of the Economy

You're Leading Through
the Most Disruptive Shift
Your Industry Has Seen.

A candid, peer-led conversation where owners, CEOs, and CXOs of the companies that build, move, and make things - manufacturing, logistics, construction, energy, field services, and the trades - sit down off the record to share what AI is actually doing to their business, their teams, and their decisions.

Next session — Thursday, September 24, 2026: Understanding Your Legal Liability with AI. Featured speaker: Mike Glover, President of Three Ventures — additional speakers to be announced.

90 – 120 minutesOwners, CEOs & CXOsPrivate · No recordings · No slides
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What this is
No vendor pitchesNo consultants selling from the front of the roomPeer conversation, facilitated not dominatedComplimentary - by invitation or application

The Problem We Heard

Every Leader Is Asking the Same Questions - Alone.

Your peers are wrestling with the same pressures. But most of those conversations happen in silos, or not at all. This roundtable exists to change that.

What you're not sure you should be doing with AI

The hype is everywhere. The real decisions - about workforce, automation, data, and operations - are yours alone to make. Hear what others are actually doing.

What your peers are thinking but not saying publicly

This is an off-the-record room. Owners and CEOs speak candidly about their real experiences: workforce decisions, board pressure, competitive threats, and which bets are actually paying off.

What you should actually focus on first

Not a vendor roadmap. A real conversation about where AI creates leverage in a plant, a shop floor, a small team - and what falls apart when you move too fast.

The Format

A Table of Peers. A Focused Conversation. No Agenda Beyond Clarity.

The roundtable is designed so that the facilitator speaks as little as possible. His job is to open the question - yours is to explore it.

Open

Topic is set

Mike frames the session's central question in a few minutes - grounded in real AI challenges facing SMB manufacturers right now.

Explore

Peers take the floor

Everyone at the table contributes. The facilitator steps back. You share, challenge, and learn from others who are navigating the same pressures.

Deepen

Experiences shared

The format is designed to draw out what you've actually lived - not rehearsed positions. Real experiences, real stakes, real lessons from people who've been there.

Close

Leave with clarity

90–120 minutes. No homework, no follow-up sales call. You leave with perspective you couldn't get from a webinar, a conference panel, or your own team.

What We Discuss

Topics Built for the Reality of Running a Real Operation

Each session centers on one focused question. Topics rotate to reflect what's actually happening in the market.

Workforce & AI: Fear, Reality, and the Conversation You Haven't Had Yet

How are your people reacting? What do you tell them - and what are you keeping to yourself?

Your Data is Your Moat - Or Your Liability. Which Is It?

AI only works with trustworthy data. What does your data actually look like, and who knows?

Buying AI vs. Building with AI: How Do You Decide?

Off-the-shelf tools, custom implementations, or wait. What framework are you actually using?

Understanding Your Legal Liability with AI

Who owns what your AI produces? What obligations came attached to your training data? If an AI output causes harm, who is liable? The questions most boards can't answer yet.

What AI Means for Your Company's Value and Exit Strategy

Buyers and PE firms are asking about AI readiness in due diligence. Are you prepared to answer?

Honest Assessment: What's Actually Working, and What's Hype?

An open conversation about AI use cases that have delivered real ROI vs. ones that stalled on the shop floor.

Upcoming Sessions

What's on the Table Next

Each session centers on one focused question, and every seat contributes. Here's what's coming - and the experiences we'll be trading around the table.

Sep 24, 2026

Understanding Your Legal Liability with AI

Executive Roundtable

What every operator should know about ownership, data obligations, and exposure before they scale AI. Executive-only, limited seats. Speakers to be announced.

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The best sessions come from what you actually want to work through. Tell us what you'd like a room of your peers to dig into, and we'll factor it into upcoming roundtables.

No spam — we'll only reach out about roundtable sessions.

Your Facilitator

Mike Glover
LL.M. AI & Data PrivacyEMBACISMMaster Enterprise Architectlinkedin.com/in/mjglover5

Meet Your Host

Mike Glover

President, Three Ventures · AI & Data Privacy Law · Enterprise Architect

Mike brings decades of senior executive experience across enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and AI strategy - and holds a Master of Law in AI & Data Privacy, a rare pairing of deep technologist and legal training. He has worked inside complex industrial and operational environments and knows the difference between AI that looks good on a slide and AI that survives contact with a real plant floor.

His approach to facilitation is unusual: he believes the most valuable knowledge in the room is already there - in the heads of the leaders sitting around the table. His job is to unlock it, not to lecture over it.

"I speak as little as possible. The people in the room have lived this. My role is to open the question - and then get out of the way."

20+Years Enterprise Leadership
CXOLevel Relationships Across Industries
3Advanced Professional Certifications

Who This Is For

A Room Built for the People Who Own the Decision

We keep the group intentionally small and intentionally senior. Every seat matters.

  • ✓Owners and founders across the backbone of the economy
  • ✓CEOs and Presidents with operational accountability
  • ✓CXOs - COO, CFO, CTO, CISO - driving AI decisions day-to-day
  • ✓Leaders at companies between $5M – $250M in annual revenue
  • ✓Those with genuine AI questions - not those who've already figured it out

What to Expect

Honest Conversation. Useful Time. No Nonsense.

We protect the room's integrity with a simple screening process. Every applicant is reviewed before a seat is confirmed.

This is not for you if:

You are looking to pitch, sell, or distribute materials to the group. Vendors, consultants looking to sell from the room, and anyone whose primary goal is lead generation will not be admitted. The roundtable is a space for leaders to think together - not a sales channel.

Complimentary. No strings.

There is no cost to attend. Three Ventures facilitates this as a service to the executive community across the industries we serve. You may hear about Three Ventures' work - but only if it's relevant to the conversation you're already having.

Request a Seat

Join the Next Roundtable

Seats are limited to keep the conversation focused. Fill out the form and we'll confirm your eligibility and send details on the next available session.

  • ✓No spam. No nurture sequences. Just a seat confirmation or a note if this one isn't the right fit.
  • ✓Off the record. Nothing said in the room is attributed or shared outside it.
  • ✓Small group. We cap attendance to ensure every voice gets heard.
  • ✓No slides, no presentations. Just a table of peers and a focused question.
  • ✓Complimentary. No invoice will arrive. No surprise upsell at the end.

Common Questions

Before You Sign Up

Yes, it's complimentary. Three Ventures hosts these roundtables to build genuine relationships with the SMB manufacturing executive community. There's no sales pitch built into the session. You may learn what Three Ventures does - but only if it comes up naturally in conversation. There is no cost to attend and no invoice will follow.
We keep groups intentionally small - typically 8 to 12 leaders - so that every person in the room has a meaningful chance to contribute. This isn't a webinar. It's a table. The size is by design.
No. There are no recordings, no transcripts, and no attribution of comments to individuals outside the session. The roundtable operates under Chatham House rules: you are free to use the information and ideas shared, but not to attribute them to the source. This is what makes the conversation honest.
No. Mike facilitates as a peer, not a presenter. There are no slides, no product demos, and no "and here's how Three Ventures can solve that" moments built into the agenda. If a conversation naturally leads to a follow-up, that happens after - never during - and only if you want it to.
Sessions are held virtually and in person, depending on the cohort. After your application is reviewed, we'll send you details on the next available session that fits your profile - including date, format, and the confirmed topic.
No preparation required. Come with your real questions, your genuine uncertainty, and 90 minutes of focused time. The format is conversational - your lived experience as a manufacturing leader is the only thing you need to bring.