AI CoE Collective
INVITE-ONLY · PEER COMMUNITY
Where enterprise AI leaders
figure it out together
A peer community for AI CoE leaders focused on governance,
operating models, and bringing AI initiatives to life.
PEER ROUNDTABLES
OPEN-SOURCE OPERATING MODEL
NO SALES PITCHES
WHAT IS THE AI COE COLLECTIVE
An open-source AI Operating Model
refined session by session
Founded by Rehgan Bleile, Co-Founder and CEO of AlignAI, and Joe Stinchcomb of Slalom, the AI CoE Collective is where enterprise AI leaders come together to figure out what it actually takes to run a successful AI program.
Each month, members tackle real challenges, share what's working, and contribute to an open-source AI Operating Model that gets sharper with every session.
AT A GLANCE
FORMAT
Peer-driven roundtables
CADENCE
Monthly virtual
IRL
Quarterly in-person
SIZE
Capped per session
COST
Free for members
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for the people running
AI programs inside enterprises
AI CoE Leads
You're partnering with risk, legal, and compliance to navigate the AI risk ecosystem, and own the framework that holds it together.
Heads of AI
You're translating C-suite ambition into actual shipped initiatives.
Risk + Compliance
You're the gate, but you don't want to be the bottleneck.
AI Operations & Governance Owners
You've inherited "figure out AI" and need peers who get it.
NOT FOR
The Collective is closed to anyone looking to pitch or present services so the room stays a practitioner-only conversation.
WHY PARTICIPATE
Set the standard for how
enterprise AI gets done
Real talk with real practitioners
Peer-driven roundtables where you share challenges and get unfiltered input from people in similar industries and situations.
Don’t just follow best practices, set them
Session insights feed an open-source AI Operating Model so your real-world experience shapes a living resource the whole community benefits from.
Stay connected as the field evolves
Monthly virtual sessions and quarterly in-person events keep you on top of the latest as the community and AI industry continues to grow and change.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
Topics we tackle
Below are starting points, with members voting on topics based on what their own questions, programs, and experiences are.
01
How are you governing AI right now?
Frameworks, councils, decision rights, and the awkward middle stage between "we're figuring it out" and "we have a policy."
GOVERNANCE
02
Build vs. buy: how teams are actually making the call
The real factors that flip decisions: vendor lock-in, model drift, the cost of "good enough," and stakeholder politics.
STRATEGY
03
Risk, trust, and the approval process — who owns it?
When risk says no and product says yes, how does it actually get resolved? Share escalation paths and approval workflows.
RISK
04
AI and the PMO
How AI initiatives slot (or don't) into existing portfolio processes, and the operating models that are starting to win.
OPERATIONS
EXAMPLE SESSION AGENDA
What 60 minutes looks like
0:00
Agenda setting
Intro to topic of discussion, what’s on agenda, welcome new members.
0:05
Peer-driven insights presentation
A selected practitioner shares new AI capabilities, insights, or use case.
0:15
Working session on this month's challenge
Practicum with a presented challenge followed by group discussion.
0:50
Takeaways & planning next month
Members surface takeaways, follow-ups, and decide next month’s topic.
WHO'S IN THE ROOM
A snapshot of who you'd be sitting with
Director, AI Center of Excellence
Top-10 US bank · ~80,000 employees
VP, Enterprise AI
Global health insurance carrier · Fortune 100
Head of Responsible AI
Multinational asset manager · regulated
Chief AI Officer
Pharma R&D · 50k+ employees
Director, Risk + Model Governance
Tier-1 retail bank · global
Sr. Director, AI PMO
Industrial conglomerate · publicly listed
HOW IT WORKS
How to participate
Once you’re accepted you can attend sessions, propose topics, and invite others to join, too.
STEP 01
1
Sign up for an invite
Tell us about yourself and your role. We'll confirm fit and add you to the next session.
STEP 02
2
Attend monthly virtual + hybrid quarterly
We host virtual monthly roundtables and quarterly hybrid workshops. Join in person or be in the room remotely.
STEP 03
3
Share challenges &
best practices
On-the-record contributions feed the open-source AI Operating Model. Off-the-record talks stay in the room, but have impacts beyond its walls.
STEP 04
4
Grow the collective
Refer a peer who'd bring something to the table and enjoy the takeaways. It’s the best way to grow our impact.
REQUEST AN INVITE
Get in the room.
Tell us a little about your role and what you're working on. We'll confirm fit and send you an invite forI the next session.
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Free for qualifying members
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Practitioners only — no vendor pitches
✓
Quarterly in-person + monthly virtual
MEMBER APPLICATION
Member applications reviewed within 5 business days. We'll never share your info or pass it to vendors.
AI CoE Collective
Where enterprise AI leaders figure it out together.
A peer community for AI CoE leaders focused on governance, operating models, and what's actually working in the real world.
PEERS ONLY
OPEN-SOURCE
NO PITCHES
INVITE-ONLY
AI CoE Collective
Where enterprise AI leaders figure it out together.
A peer community for AI CoE leaders focused on governance, operating models, and what's actually working in the real world.
PEERS ONLY
OPEN-SOURCE
NO PITCHES
INVITE-ONLY
ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE
An open-source AI Operating Model — built session by session, by the people running enterprise AI.
Founded by Rehgan Bleile (CEO of AlignAI) and Joe Stinchcomb (Slalom), the AI COE Collective is where enterprise AI leaders come together to figure out what it actually takes to run a successful AI program.
Each month, members tackle real challenges, share what's working, and contribute to an open-source AI Operating Model that gets sharper with every session.
AT A GLANCE
FORMAT
Peer-driven roundtables
CADENCE
Monthly virtual
IRL
Quarterly hybrid
SIZE
Capped per session
COST
Free for members
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for the people running AI programs inside enterprises.
AI COE Leads
You're partnering with risk, legal, and compliance to navigate the AI risk ecosystem — and own the framework that holds it together.
Heads of AI
You're translating C-suite ambition into actual shipped initiatives.
Risk + Compliance
You're the gate, but you don't want to be the bottleneck.
AI Operations & Governance Owners
You've inherited "figure out AI" and need peers who get it.
Vendors and service providers. The Collective is closed to anyone looking to pitch or present services.
NOT FOR
WHY PARTICIPATE
Help shape the standard for how enterprise AI gets done.
01
Real talk with real practitioners
Peer-driven roundtables where you bring the actual gnarly question and get unfiltered input — not a slide deck from a sponsor.
02
Contribute to the standard
Session insights feed an open-source AI Operating Model. Your real-world experience shapes a living resource.
03
Stay connected as the field evolves
Monthly virtual sessions and quarterly hybrid workshops keep you on top of the latest.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
Topics we tackle
Members vote on the topic each month based on what's actually live in their programs.
01
GOVERNANCE
How are you governing AI right now?
Frameworks, councils, decision rights — and the awkward middle stage between figuring it out and having a policy.
02
STRATEGY
Build vs. buy: how teams are actually deciding
Vendor lock-in, model drift, the cost of "good enough," and stakeholder politics.
03
RISK
Risk, trust, and the approval process
When risk says no and product says yes, how does it actually get resolved?
04
OPERATIONS
AI and the PMO
How AI initiatives slot (or don't) into existing portfolio processes.
EXAMPLE AGENDA
What 60 minutes looks like
0:00
Welcome + temperature check
Who needs the room's brain this week.
0:05
5-minute war story
A practitioner shares one win or learning.
0:15
Working session on the topic
Hosted discussion + small-group breakouts.
0:50
Open mic + takeaways
What gets captured in the Operating Model.
WHO'S IN THE ROOM
A snapshot of who you'd be sitting with
Director, AI Center of Excellence
Top-10 US bank · ~80k employees
VP, Enterprise AI
Health insurer · Fortune 100
Head of Responsible AI
Asset manager · regulated
Chief AI Officer
Pharma R&D · 50k+ employees
Director, Risk + Model Governance
Tier-1 retail bank
Sr. Director, AI PMO
Industrial conglomerate
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps. That's it.
No application essays. No paid tier. Just a quick screen to keep the room peer-only.
1
Sign up for an invite
Drop your role and a sentence about what you're working through. We'll confirm fit.
2
Monthly virtual + hybrid quarterly
Virtual roundtables every month. Quarterly workshops are hybrid — in-person or remote, same room.
3
On the record + off the record
On-record contributions feed the AI Operating Model. Off-record discussions stay in the room.
4
Grow the collective
Refer a peer who'd add to the room.
REQUEST AN INVITE
Get in the room.
Tell us about your role. We'll confirm fit and send you the next session.
MEMBER APPLICATION
AI CoE Collective
Where enterprise AI leaders
figure it out together.
A peer community for AI CoE leaders focused on governance, operating models, and what's actually working in the real world.
PEER ROUNDTABLES
OPEN-SOURCE OPERATING MODEL
NO SALES PITCHES
INVITE-ONLY · PEER COMMUNITY
AI CoE Collective
Where enterprise AI leaders
figure it out together.
A peer community for AI CoE leaders focused on governance, operating models, and what's actually working in the real world.
PEER ROUNDTABLES
OPEN-SOURCE OPERATING MODEL
NO SALES PITCHES
INVITE-ONLY · PEER COMMUNITY
An open-source AI Operating Model — built session by session, by the people running enterprise AI.
WHAT IS THE AI COE COLLECTIVE
Founded by Rehgan Bleile, Co-Founder and CEO of AlignAI, and Joe Stinchcomb of Slalom, the AI CoE Collective is where enterprise AI leaders come together to figure out what it actually takes to run a successful AI program.
Each month, members tackle real challenges, share what's working, and contribute to an open-source AI Operating Model that gets sharper with every session.
AT A GLANCE
FORMAT
Peer-driven roundtables
CADENCE
Monthly virtual
IRL
Quarterly in-person
SIZE
Capped per session
COST
Free for members
Built for the people running AI programs inside enterprises.
WHO IT'S FOR
AI COE Leads
You're partnering with risk, legal, and compliance to navigate the AI risk ecosystem — and own the framework that holds it together.
Heads of AI
You're translating C-suite ambition into actual shipped initiatives.
Risk + Compliance
You're the gate, but you don't want to be the bottleneck.
AI Operations & Governance Owners
You've inherited "figure out AI" and need peers who get it.
NOT FOR
The Collective is closed to anyone looking to pitch or present services so the room stays a practitioner-only conversation.
Topics we tackle
These are starting points — members vote on the topic each month based on what's actually live in their programs.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
01
How are you governing AI right now?
Frameworks, councils, decision rights — and the awkward middle stage between "we're figuring it out" and "we have a policy."
GOVERNANCE
02
Build vs. buy: how teams are actually making the call
Beyond the matrix — vendor lock-in, model drift, the cost of "good enough," and stakeholder politics.
STRATEGY
03
Risk, trust, and the approval process — who owns it?
When risk says no and product says yes, how does it actually get resolved?
RISK
04
AI and the PMO
How AI initiatives slot (or don't) into existing portfolio processes — and the operating models that are starting to win.
OPERATIONS
EXAMPLE SESSION AGENDA
What 60 minutes looks like
0:00
Welcome + room temperature check
What's on members' minds. Who needs the room's brain this week.
0:05
Member spotlight — 5-minute war story
A practitioner shares one win or one painful learning from the last 30 days.
0:15
Working session on this month's topic
Hosted discussion with 3–4 framing questions. No slides; structured Q&A and small-group breakouts.
0:50
Open mic + what to take back
Members surface follow-ups, intros, and what they want captured in the Operating Model.
WHO'S IN THE ROOM
A snapshot of who you'd be sitting with
Director, AI Center of Excellence
Top-10 US bank · ~80,000 employees
VP, Enterprise AI
Global health insurance carrier · Fortune 100
Head of Responsible AI
Multinational asset manager · regulated
Chief AI Officer
Pharma R&D · 50k+ employees
Director, Risk + Model Governance
Tier-1 retail bank · global
Sr. Director, AI PMO
Industrial conglomerate · publicly listed
WHY PARTICIPATE
Help shape the standard for how enterprise AI gets done.
01
Real talk with real practitioners
Peer-driven roundtables where you bring the actual gnarly question and get unfiltered input from people in similar industries and situations — not a slide deck from a sponsor.
02
Contribute to the standard, don't just consume it
Session insights feed an open-source AI Operating Model. Your real-world experience shapes a living resource the whole community benefits from.
03
Stay connected as the field evolves
Monthly virtual sessions and quarterly hybrid workshops keep you on top of the latest as the community and AI industry continue to grow.
Four steps. That's it.
No application essays. No paid tier. Just a quick screen to keep the room peer-only.
HOW IT WORKS
1
Sign up for an invite
Drop your role and a sentence about what you're working through. We'll confirm fit and add you to the next session.
2
Attend monthly virtual + hybrid quarterly
Virtual roundtables every month. Quarterly workshops are hybrid — show up in person at the host city or join the same room remotely.
3
On the record + off the record
On-the-record contributions feed the open-source AI Operating Model. Off-the-record discussions stay in the room.
4
Grow the collective
Refer a peer who'd add to the room. Every member is also a steward of who comes in next.
Get in the room.
Tell us a little about your role and what you're working on. We'll confirm fit and send you the next session.
REQUEST AN INVITE
MEMBER APPLICATION
Member applications reviewed within 5 business days. We'll never share your info or pass it to vendors.