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. We host a monthly conversation series, Office Hours, at our New York City headquarters.

2026 Events

April 29, 2026

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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March 18, 2026

Office Hours: Tech, AI, and NYC

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

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

2025 Events

December 18, 2025

Webinar: The State of Vibecoding

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

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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.

November 4, 2025

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.

September 4, 2025

Webinar: Q1-Q4 AI

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

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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.

June 3, 2025

Office Hours: More Than Vibes

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