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Future Tech Forum

One city. One question. 100 leaders who decide.

An invitation-only executive forum hosted by the Enterprise Technology Association (ETA) in a different top market each month. A data briefing, peer roundtables, an executive panel and a hosted dinner. No expo floor, no badge scanners, no vendor pitches.

100Invited leaders per forum, VP and C-suite
MonthlyIn a different top market
5Sponsor companies at most per forum
0Booths, demos or badge scans
Why the Forum exists

A room of peers, not a sales floor.

One question per city

Each forum takes on one technology question shaping the next budget cycle, matched to that city's economy.

Public and private sector together

Enterprise leaders sit with state, city and federal technology leaders, which few executive series do.

An output, not just an event

Every forum produces a short Forum Brief, shared with attendees within two weeks.

The afternoon.

1 · Briefing

Lunch and the Forum Briefing

A short, data-led briefing frames the afternoon's one question.

2 · Fireside

A senior practitioner

One candid conversation with a leader who has done it.

3 · Roundtables

Two rounds of peer tables

Tables of about 12 work the question by role, sector or focus area.

4 · Panel and dinner

Executive panel, reception, dinner

Three leaders, one public sector seat, then a reception and a 20-seat hosted dinner.

Example calendar

Where the Forum is headed in 2027.

This is an example calendar. Months, cities and themes are not yet confirmed. Confirmed dates and venues are announced here and on the ETA events page.

JanuaryTo be confirmed
Las Vegas @ CES

Physical AI: Devices, Robotics and the Connected Enterprise

FebruaryTo be confirmed
Washington, DC

AI Policy Meets the Enterprise

MarchTo be confirmed
New York

The Agentic Enterprise in Financial Services

AprilTo be confirmed
Chicago

Industrial AI and the MARS Economy

MayTo be confirmed
Atlanta

Power, Compute and the AI Infrastructure Crunch

JuneTo be confirmed
Boston

AI in Health and Life Sciences

JulyTo be confirmed
Silicon Valley

Frontier Models and the Enterprise Stack

SeptemberTo be confirmed
Dallas

Securing the AI-Powered Enterprise

OctoberTo be confirmed
Washington, DC

Quantum Readiness and Post-Quantum Security

NovemberTo be confirmed
New York

AI ROI: The CFO and Board View

DecemberTo be confirmed
Miami

2028 Outlook: What's Now and What's Next

Future Tech Forum @ CES and Future Tech Forum: Silicon Valley are coming soon. See ETA events.

A room full of decision-makers.

Every seat goes to a vetted leader with budget or policy authority, including:

Chief Information OfficersChief Technology OfficersChief Information Security OfficersChief Data and AI OfficersCOOs, CFOs and CHROsState, city and agency technology leadersInvestors and university research leaders
  • Every guest is invited and vetted: VP level and above
  • No booths, demos, product slides or badge scanning
  • Sponsors are the only vendors in the room, five companies at most
  • Chatham House Rule throughout; nothing is livestreamed
  • Guests share contact details only by opt-in
Request a seat

Request your seat.

Seats are by invitation. Tell us who you are and our team will follow up with upcoming Forum dates.

Sponsor the conversation.

Tell us which city and package you're considering and Bonnie will follow up, or email bonnie@joineta.org.

Report a bug or suggest a feature

It goes straight to the ETA team with the page you're on, so you don't need to send screenshots.

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