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Events & webinars

Aboard hosts in-person and virtual events and webinars that bring together leaders, thinkers, and practitioners at the forefront of technology, culture, and work.

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Office Hours A monthly conversation series at our New York City headquarters.

2026 events

  1. Office Hours

    Who’s Responsible for AI?

    A conversation with Julia Stoyanovich and Paul Ford

    Julia Stoyanovich will discuss her work leading the Center for Responsible AI and its efforts to make the design, development, and use of AI socially sustainable

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  2. Office Hours

    AI Comes to the Museum

    A panel on how museums and cultural institutions are using AI, from visitor experiences to behind-the-scenes operations

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  3. Office Hours

    Databases for the People

    A conversation with Josh Hadro and Paul Ford on how to use AI to unlock library archives

    Josh Hadro, acting chief of the Library of Congress Digital Innovation Division, discusses an archives-focused personal passion project: Directory Pipeline, an AI-powered tool that turns digital library collections into structured data

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  4. Office Hours

    Design Beyond the Prompt

    A panel on AI, craft, and the next era of product design

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  5. Office Hours

    Can AI Be Good?

    A conversation with Josh Tyrangiel, Paul Ford, and Rich Ziade

    Author Josh Tyrangiel discusses his new book, AI for Good

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  6. Office Hours

    How AI is Shaping Investor Thinking in Healthcare

    ​A panel on how AI investment in healthcare has shifted and where it’s headed

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  7. Office Hours

    Tech, AI, and NYC

    A conversation with Dan Shipper, Paul Ford, and Rich Ziade

    Dan Shipper, CEO and cofounder of Every, talks with Aboard about what AI adoption might look like for New York City companies

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  8. Office Hours

    AI in Healthcare

    When does AI actually move the needle on quality, cost, or access?

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2025 events

  1. Webinar

    The State of Vibecoding

    The power of LLMs to help build software is finally being realized—sometimes!

    When AI first emerged, many said it would be best at assembling, cleaning, and even creating code. Yet that promise has been slow to materialize, plagued by LLMs going rogue, deleting users’ data, and spending hours or days debugging their own work. Aboard’s Paul Ford, Rich Ziade, and Kevin Barrett review the state of vibe coding, from the major platforms to spec-based tools, IDEs, and everything in between.

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  2. Office Hours

    The AI Effect

    A look at how AI is reshaping advertising and agency work

  3. Office Hours

    Resilient by Design

    Lessons from startup founders

    The LIFE New York Committee hosted a discussion with Rich Ziade featuring Lebanese tech founders. The event was sponsored by OnRamp Academy, a collaboration between LIFE, Speedlane, and Forward MENA.

  4. Webinar

    Q1-Q4 AI

    What to expect from AI in the coming year—and how your business can stay ahead

    Paul Ford and Rich Ziade look at the next four quarters of AI platform updates, tool improvements, business strategy shifts, how AI may impact the job market, and more.

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  5. Office Hours

    More Than Vibes

    Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk about building software in the age of AI