An Executive Dinner & Roundtable

The AI Paradox

This is an invitation-only executive dinner for leaders to discuss strategies and challenges of AI in business. We’d like you at the table.

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When
June 2, 20266:00 — 9:00 PM ET
Where
Manhatta28 Liberty St · NYC
Who
VP & C-LevelFinance
Format
Intimate roundtableDinner included
The Conversation

A roundtable, not a rollout.

You’re the ones living the AI cost paradox every day. This dinner is built around your expertise.

AI spend is accelerating with no clear line to value, and nobody has solved it yet. That’s why this is a roundtable. Over a three-course dinner at Manhatta, an intimate group of senior leaders will compare notes on what’s working, what isn’t, and what to try next.

No slides. No pitches. Chatham House Rule. The value of the evening is the people at the table.

$644B
Global AI spending in 2025, up 76% year over year
21%
Of organizations can estimate the ROI of their generative AI initiatives
Key Discussion Themes

Three questions on the table.

01

The curiosity tax

AI spend is the fastest-growing cost nobody is managing and it scales with curiosity. The CFO is the only person in the room without an incentive to over-adopt. How are you maintaining adoption pursuits within your team and across the company with appropriate boundaries of unbudgeted spend? What does that mean for how you plan?

02

You’re the reason pricing models are breaking.

AI has made it easier to swap vendors, so CFOs are scrutinizing every contract. Long-term commitments, discounting expectations, and pricing model scrutiny are now standard negotiating posture. Has that forced introspection and a real conversation with your own pricing team?

03

Boardroom AI Theater—Activity is Not a Substitute for Outcomes.

What’s the difference between what you’re reporting to your board on AI adoption and what you actually believe is true and sustainable? How do you build a credible path from “people are using it” to “this will improve financial performance and economics” with a timeline that’s difficult to guarantee?

What to Expect

An evening built for the room.

Real Conversation

A dinner, not a conference.

Roundtable format. Chatham House Rule. The goal is to leave with ideas you didn’t walk in with.

Small Group, Big Titles

An intimate group of senior leaders.

Everyone at the table is dealing with the same problem: connecting AI spend to business value.

A Killer Venue

Manhatta, 60th floor.

Views of the skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge. The food and wine match the setting.

No Sales Pitches

This isn’t a vendor dinner.

Nobody is going to ask you to look at a demo. Come ready to share what you’re seeing and hear what others have figured out.

Your Host

Who’s facilitating

Scott Castle
Scott Castle
Chief Product Officer, CloudZero

Scott leads product strategy at CloudZero and spends most of his time with engineering and finance leaders working through the cost visibility problem that AI is creating. He’ll facilitate the evening’s conversation.

Dan Carducci
Dan Carducci
VP of Finance, CloudZero

Dan leads finance at CloudZero and brings a sharp perspective on how AI is reshaping cost structures and financial planning for modern businesses.

The Venue

Manhatta. Sixty floors up.

A Danny Meyer restaurant on the 60th floor of 28 Liberty Street. The food is modern American, the views are floor-to-ceiling, and on a clear evening you can see the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and most of the skyline.

Not a bad spot to talk about the future of your AI bill.

60th Floor Views
Panoramic skyline,
Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge
Hospitality
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality
World-class service
Cuisine
Modern American seasonal tasting menu
Curated wine pairings
Seats are limited

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AI adoption costs are going parabolic. The companies that can see what they’re spending will invest with confidence. Everyone else is flying blind.

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June 2, 2026 · Manhatta · NYC