Rooms worth being in.

Operator Dinner: The Independence

Ten operators. One table. A direct conversation about the decisions no one senior is helping you make.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by June 29, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: The Execution Problem

An intimate operator dinner during VivaTech on the gap between an AI plan and real execution for founders and enterprise innovation leaders.

Who this is for:

Founders & enterprise innovation leaders

What you will leave with:

Examples of how other operators have turned AI strategy into running systems, and a clearer view of your own execution gaps.

Why now:

Co-located with VivaTech. The AI narrative is loud; the execution stories are quiet. This dinner is built around the latter.

Confirms when 10 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 10 by June 19, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

June Office Hours

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

One decision untangled and a concrete recommendation you can implement immediately.

Why now:

Space on the calendar to get unstuck before the next month of execution begins.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Winter Strategy Retreat

Two days to step out of delivery and work on the operating record. Deposit holds your seat.

Confirms when 8 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 8 by July 30, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Founder Tech Clarity Sprint · Summer Cohort

A four-week working sprint to audit your stack, score AI readiness, and get a build/buy/fix roadmap you can execute without guessing.

Who this is for:

Founders

What you will leave with:

A prioritized technology and AI roadmap, clear build vs buy vs fix calls, and language to explain those decisions to investors and your team.

Why now:

AI and platform decisions made this quarter will decide whether you are rebuilding in 18 months or compounding on the right foundation.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: The Independence

Ten founders and executives around one table for an unrecorded conversation about the decisions no one senior is helping you make.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

Clarity on one high-stakes decision, peer feedback from operators at your level, and language you can take back to your board or team.

Why now:

Mid-year is when independence questions surface most clearly, equity, hiring, platforms, and what you refuse to compromise on next.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by June 29, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Working Session: The Gap Between Ready and Running

A working session on why AI initiatives stall between “we are ready” and “this is live in production,” built around Copper & Vine’s AIRE framework.

Who this is for:

Operators & Salesforce practitioners

What you will leave with:

A scored AI readiness assessment, a short list of production blockers, and a 90-day plan to move from slideware to running systems.

Why now:

Budgets are already approved. The teams that ship this year will be the ones who understand the operational gap, not just the strategy deck.

Confirms when 20 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 20 by July 9, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · July

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

A sharper view of one blocking decision and a neutral operator read on your options.

Why now:

A low-friction way to get Copper & Vine eyes on a question before it compounds into a rebuild.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Activation House · Martha's Vineyard

A month-long August activation house and meeting space designed to put founders into the rooms and conversations that move their year.

Who this is for:

Founders (curated)

What you will leave with:

Warm introductions, working sessions on the operating record, and a pipeline of investor and partner conversations shaped before you arrive.

Why now:

August is when most founders finally have space to zoom out, this house makes sure that time translates into relationships and decisions that count in Q4.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner · August

Ten operators, one table, and a focused conversation on the decisions no one senior is helping you make before the fall cycle.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

Peer calibration on one hard decision, language for your board or partners, and a room of operators you can call afterward.

Why now:

Late summer is the last clean window to adjust strategy before Q4, this dinner is designed to pressure-test those moves in private.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by July 30, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Strategy Retreat (Summer)

Two protected days out of delivery to work on the operating record that will govern the next four quarters.

Who this is for:

Founders & senior operators

What you will leave with:

A documented operating brief, clarified priorities by quarter, and the decision rules that keep your team from rebuilding under pressure.

Why now:

The back half of the year is where execution drift gets expensive. This is the window to reset the system before it does.

Confirms when 8 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 8 by July 30, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · August

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

A clear recommendation on one operating, technology, or revenue question that has been sitting on your list too long.

Why now:

You do not need a full engagement to get unstuck, sometimes you just need one well-governed answer.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

90-Day Business Modernization Accelerator · Fall Cohort

A 90-day accelerator to document operations into SOPs, install a revenue system, and modernize lead infrastructure so the business can scale without rebuilding.

Who this is for:

Founders

What you will leave with:

A living operating document, a governed revenue system, modernized lead capture, and founder time freed from the day-to-day.

Why now:

If your next year of growth runs on today’s systems, you will be rebuilding in the middle of momentum. This is the window to fix that.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Room @ Dreamforce

A curated room of senior data and Salesforce leaders during Dreamforce for an off-the-record conversation about execution, governance, and independence.

Who this is for:

Salesforce ecosystem leaders

What you will leave with:

Peers who understand your constraints, language for your internal stakeholders, and practical ideas you can take back to your roadmap.

Why now:

Co-located with Dreamforce. Dreamforce is where every vendor is pitching vision. This dinner is where operators compare what actually shipped and why.

Confirms when 10 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 10 by September 2, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · September

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

One material decision moved from “I am not sure” to “this is the next step.”

Why now:

A simple way to pressure-test a call before year-end planning and fundraising conversations.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Curated Dinner @ ICMA Annual Conference

An operator dinner for public-sector and municipal innovation leaders on modernization, data, and governance that survives leadership cycles.

Who this is for:

Public-sector & local-gov leaders

What you will leave with:

Examples from peers, a clearer view of what modern digital infrastructure looks like in government, and language you can bring back to your council or board.

Why now:

Co-located with ICMA Annual Conference. Public-sector digital decisions made this cycle will define trust, continuity, and capacity for the next decade.

Confirms when 8 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 8 by September 15, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Founder Tech Clarity Sprint · Fall Cohort

A four-week sprint to audit your stack, score AI readiness, and get a build/buy/fix roadmap you can execute without guessing.

Who this is for:

Founders

What you will leave with:

A prioritized roadmap, clear calls on where to build vs buy vs fix, and a scored view of your AI and data readiness.

Why now:

End-of-year budgeting is where most tech commitments get locked in. This sprint makes sure those decisions are informed, not reactive.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Curated Dinner @ HLTH

A curated healthtech operator dinner during HLTH on the realities of getting AI and data products live in clinical and payer environments.

Who this is for:

Healthtech founders & leaders

What you will leave with:

Candid stories from other founders, a sharper sense of your own roadmap risks, and operator language for regulators, investors, and partners.

Why now:

Co-located with HLTH. Healthtech is absorbing AI at speed. The companies that win will be the ones who can ship safely, not just talk about potential.

Confirms when 8 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 8 by October 5, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · October

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

A governed recommendation on one technology, operating, or revenue question you have been postponing.

Why now:

October is the last clean window to correct course before the year closes.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: Build, Buy, or Fix

A curated Web Summit dinner on the only three answers, build, buy, or fix, for founders, investors, and operators facing structural technology decisions.

Who this is for:

Founders, investors, enterprise leaders

What you will leave with:

A more honest view of your current stack, and a build/buy/fix decision you can explain to your board, partners, or team.

Why now:

Co-located with Web Summit. Conference weeks magnify both hype and FOMO. This room is built for grounded decision-making instead.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner · November

Ten operators, one table, and a candid conversation on the decisions you need to close before the year ends.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

Clarity on one end-of-year decision, peer calibration on your 12-month plan, and relationships with operators facing similar stakes.

Why now:

The wrong decision now shows up as a painful constraint next year. This dinner is designed to help you avoid that.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by October 29, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · November

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

A read on one year-end decision from an operator who has seen the pattern before.

Why now:

A quick chance to check your plan before the calendar, and your commitments, are locked.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: Before You Raise

A founder-and-investor room at Slush on the decisions to settle before you raise, independence, readiness, and what actually scales.

Who this is for:

Founders & VCs

What you will leave with:

A pre-raise checklist for your operating system, and real talk on terms, timing, and what the next round commits you to.

Why now:

Co-located with Slush. The best funding outcomes are decided before the pitch deck is opened. This dinner is about that work.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Working Session: Build, Buy, or Fix

A half-day working session on naming whether you are building, buying, or fixing before you spend a dollar on technology.

Who this is for:

Founders & operators

What you will leave with:

A map of your core systems, a build/buy/fix decision for each, and a short list of vendors or internal moves to explore next.

Why now:

Most rebuilds start as unclear decisions. This session is about preventing that before budgets are committed.

Confirms when 20 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 20 by November 5, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Year-End Operator Dinner

A year-end table for operators focused on the decisions to settle before the new year begins.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

A short list of commitments for the coming year, peer accountability, and language for your board, partners, or team.

Why now:

Once January starts, you will be back in delivery. This is the space to decide how you want the next year to run.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by November 26, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · December

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

Clarity on one last outstanding decision before the year closes.

Why now:

A low-stakes, high-impact way to tidy up one lingering question before the new operating cycle starts.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Activation + Curated Dinner @ CES

Copper & Vine’s CES presence: sixth consecutive year on the program plus a curated operator dinner for founders, executives, and press.

Who this is for:

Founders, executives, press

What you will leave with:

Warm intros, a mapped plan for your CES week, and a room where operators compare what they are actually shipping.

Why now:

Co-located with CES. CES compounds when you show up with a plan and the right rooms pre-booked, not just a badge.

Confirms when 10 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 10 by December 20, 2026, your card is refunded automatically.

90-Day Business Modernization Accelerator · Winter Cohort

A 90-day winter cohort to document operations into SOPs, install a revenue system, and modernize lead infrastructure.

Who this is for:

Founders

What you will leave with:

A governed operating record, a visible revenue system, and digital infrastructure that can actually catch and convert demand.

Why now:

How you operate in Q1 sets the pattern for the year. This is where you change that pattern on purpose.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · January

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

A decisive answer on one question at the very start of your operating year.

Why now:

January is when small decisions echo. This is a place to make at least one of them intentionally.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Founder Tech Clarity Sprint · Winter Cohort

A four-week sprint for founders to audit their stack, score AI readiness, and get a build/buy/fix roadmap.

Who this is for:

Founders

What you will leave with:

A prioritized roadmap and explicit build vs buy vs fix calls across your core systems.

Why now:

Q1 is the best time to correct last year’s technology compromises before they compound.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner · February

Ten operators around one table in Barcelona for a candid conversation on the decisions no one senior is helping you make.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

A sharpened view of one strategic or technical decision and new operator relationships across markets.

Why now:

Mobile World Congress week concentrates global attention, this dinner concentrates real operator honesty.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by January 28, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · February

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

One complex decision simplified into a next step you can take this month.

Why now:

A mid-quarter checkpoint to keep your plan honest before the quarter closes.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Activation + Curated Dinners @ SXSW

A choreographed SXSW week featuring Copper & Vine brand presence, curated operator dinners, and a networking map that makes the week intentional.

Who this is for:

Founders, operators, press

What you will leave with:

Warm intros, a prioritized schedule, and a room of operators who are there to talk about what is actually working.

Why now:

Co-located with SXSW. SXSW is overwhelming without a plan. This activation is about leaving with relationships, not just badge scans.

Confirms when 10 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 10 by February 27, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · March

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

A clear answer on one Q2-critical decision before planning locks in.

Why now:

End-of-quarter is when you see where the plan is drifting. This is a space to adjust intentionally.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

90-Day Business Modernization Accelerator · Spring Cohort

A 90-day accelerator to document operations, build a revenue system, and modernize lead infrastructure heading into the second half of the year.

Who this is for:

Founders

What you will leave with:

A documented operating record, governed revenue logic, and digital infrastructure that can actually support growth.

Why now:

If you want a different second half of the year, you need a different operating system going into it.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner · April

Ten operators around one table in Los Angeles for a conversation on the decisions no one senior is helping you make.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

Honest feedback on one strategic or product call and a set of peers in the LA market.

Why now:

As the first half of the year accelerates, this dinner creates deliberate space to correct course.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by March 31, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

Working Session: The Final Mile

A half-day working session on production readiness as a discipline, why launches stall in the final mile and how to ship.

Who this is for:

Founders & operators

What you will leave with:

A checklist for production readiness, a map of your own final-mile gaps, and a plan for the next launch.

Why now:

Most teams know how to start projects. This session is about learning how to finish them.

Confirms when 20 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 20 by April 7, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: The Operating Record

A room for senior Salesforce ecosystem leaders on owning a documented operating record, governance, decision rights, and independence.

Who this is for:

Salesforce ecosystem leaders

What you will leave with:

A more intentional approach to documentation, governance, and decision logs that can withstand growth and scrutiny.

Why now:

Co-located with Salesforce World Tour London. Salesforce programs are increasingly judged on governance and data posture, not just features. This dinner speaks directly to that.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · April

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

Guided clarity on one decision that will shape your second quarter.

Why now:

A quick check-in before Q2 disappears into delivery.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Founder Tech Clarity Sprint · Spring Cohort

A four-week sprint to audit your stack, score AI readiness, and get a build/buy/fix roadmap.

Who this is for:

Founders

What you will leave with:

A clear, prioritized roadmap for your next four quarters of technology decisions.

Why now:

Summer is often quieter externally, this sprint makes sure that time upgrades your infrastructure.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner · May

Ten operators around one table in Atlanta for a conversation on the decisions no one senior is helping you make.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

Peer input on one big decision, plus a room of operators building in the same region.

Why now:

Spring is when early-year assumptions start to show strain. This is a place to recalibrate them.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by April 28, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · May

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

An operator-grade recommendation on one question heading into the mid-year mark.

Why now:

This is the last office hours before most teams slow down for summer, use it to clean up a decision you have been carrying.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Make It Real · SXSW London

A choreographed SXSW London presence on turning AI ambition into execution, mirroring Copper & Vine's SXSW Austin activation.

Who this is for:

Founders, innovation, AI & health leaders

What you will leave with:

A clearer roadmap for making AI work inside your organization and a set of peers who are doing the same.

Why now:

Co-located with SXSW London. SXSW London gathers the people setting the next wave of AI and health expectations. This activation is built for the operators among them.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Activation @ New York Tech Week

The annual New York Tech Week activation, meetings, rooms, and curated conversations with founders, operators, and investors.

Who this is for:

Founders, operators, investors

What you will leave with:

A mapped networking plan, targeted intros, and an operator room that cuts through the noise of the week.

Why now:

Co-located with New York Tech Week. New York Tech Week is where many fundraising and partnership conversations begin. This activation makes sure you show up ready.

Confirms when 10 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 10 by May 24, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

The Operator's Week · London Tech Week

Copper & Vine's flagship UK presence at London Tech Week, brand presence, the networking map, and the curated 'Built to Run' operator dinner.

Who this is for:

UK founders, scale-ups, investors, enterprise

What you will leave with:

A deliberately structured London Tech Week, new operator relationships, and practical insight into running AI and data products in production.

Why now:

Co-located with London Tech Week. London is home turf for many of Copper & Vine’s most technical engagements, this week is where that story shows up publicly.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: From the First Line

A fintech operator dinner at Money20/20 Europe on building compliance into the architecture from the first line, DORA, FINOS, and what regulators actually expect.

Who this is for:

Fintech founders & banking executives

What you will leave with:

A clearer sense of what “compliance by design” means in practice and how other teams are implementing it.

Why now:

Co-located with Money20/20 Europe. Regulation is tightening while customer expectations keep rising. This room is for the people responsible for both.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: The Final Mile · HLTH Europe

A healthtech operator dinner at HLTH Europe on the final mile, why health products stall at production and regulatory readiness, and how they ship.

Who this is for:

Healthtech founders & leaders

What you will leave with:

Stories from other healthtech teams on clearing the last 10 percent of the journey and frameworks you can apply to your own launches.

Why now:

Co-located with HLTH Europe. Healthtech is judged in the final mile: production stability, safety, and regulatory readiness. This dinner keeps the conversation there.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner · June

Ten operators, one table, and a mid-year conversation on the decisions no one senior is helping you make.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

A sharper plan for the back half of the year and peers who are solving for the same problems.

Why now:

Mid-year is the right time to correct course before you are locked into year-end patterns.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by June 2, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

Office Hours · June

Open monthly office hours for founders and operators. Bring one decision you are stuck on and leave with a clear next move.

Who this is for:

Mixed (founders, operators)

What you will leave with:

A concrete recommendation on one decision before mid-year planning concludes.

Why now:

A simple way to get a second set of eyes on your half-year decisions.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach the threshold, your card is refunded automatically.

Summer Strategy Retreat

Two protected days in Napa Valley to work on the operating record going into the second half of the year.

Who this is for:

Founders & senior operators

What you will leave with:

A refreshed operating brief, priorities for the next two quarters, and a clearer sense of what you will not do.

Why now:

Halfway through the year is the moment to intentionally reset, before Q3 and Q4 momentum takes over.

Confirms when 8 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 8 by June 2, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.

Operator Dinner: The Independence (2027)

The annual Independence operator dinner, a room for founders and executives working through sovereignty, strategy, and the decisions no one senior is helping you make.

Who this is for:

Founders & executives

What you will leave with:

Sharper thinking on independence, ownership, and governance before the second half of the year.

Why now:

Independence Day is a useful forcing function, this dinner is designed to make sure your operating choices match your values.

Confirms when 6 people register. We will email everyone the moment the room is set. If it does not reach 6 by June 17, 2027, your card is refunded automatically.