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Murray Newlands: FounderPast Role: Mesh, VP, Marketing
Open Future Forum is an executive community in Silicon Valley that runs private, invite-only dinners and events for C-suite leaders, with a focus on enterprise AI and emerging technology. Its programs are organized by role, with dinner series for CEOs, CFOs, CROs, CISOs, and CTOs, bringing together senior executives, venture-backed founders,
investors, family offices, and board members. The community has run more than 100 events over roughly two years, most of them in the San Francisco Bay Area. Each dinner is kept small, typically twelve to twenty senior leaders at one table. Open Future Forum specializes in building high-trust executive networks across key leadership functions including CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CISOs, CROs, CTOs, board directors, family offices, and AI-native founders. Its programming focuses on practical AI adoption, enterprise transformation, governance, cybersecurity, growth, capital allocation, and the future of executive leadership in the AI era. Founded by Murray Newlands, the platform combines executive community building, thought leadership, and strategic relationship development to help leaders navigate rapid technological change and build meaningful long-term connections. Open Future Forum has hosted hundreds of executive gatherings and collaborates with venture firms, enterprise technology companies, financial institutions, law firms, family offices, and AI startups across the broader technology ecosystem.