Workshop interest

Eggcelerate

Fractional COO

Maifreni

I want to deploy AI across a small business, but I see many risks, including data confidentiality, cost, and losing control by over-adoption by individuals. I'm looking for a structured and sustainable way to introduce and scale AI.

Infyos Ltd

Operations and Finance Lead

Cordella

London

The willingness to grow in my career and have more of an impact

Krank

COO

Giles Metcalfe

London

Keeping up with AI!

I tend to work with small, private companies (less than USD $5M in revenue and less than 75 team members), but they're the ones I feel can benefit most if AI and automations are integrated effectively.

Moir Ideas

Fractional Chief of Staff / Operations + Strategy Consultant

Moir

Americus, GA, USA

As a Fractional Chief of Staff who focuses on small businesses struggling with the jump from we-do-it-all-in-any-way to building scalable and sustainable systems, I need to understand how to hold the "bring in AI" conversations and how to use the tools in ways that benefit my clients without compromising their security, IP, or breaking things in the process. I'm also risk averse when it comes to AI -- installing Claude Cowork on my computer (or recommending it for clients) is still a no-go for me, which sometimes puts me at a disadvantage.

The Smarty Train

Director of Operations

Green

London

AI adoption across the business, impacts of AI on consulting structure and revenue model

voize

COO

Schuster

Berlin, Germany

We're a fast scaling (30-140 people in one year) Berlin-based tech startup. We use AI internally a lot - but it's not streamlined and not everyone is equally enabled to participate in the change. I'd like to understand how we can manage the transition to becoming AI native better and how I can build an AI enablement function.

DrugBank

Director, Ops

Alsabban

Edmonton, Canada/Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

So many AI workshops and sessions out there. I’m looking for something targeted towards Ops folks within startups/scale ups and I think that you’ve been great at targeting that

Indicate Media

COO

Ricord

Salt Lake City, USA

I love the growth and learning opps. Look for them wherever I can

KlimateNet

Finance Manager

Duplessis

London

Knowledge building

Multicultural Marketing Consultancy

Operations Director

Chana

London, UK

Lower time investment compared to the wider COO course - I think I work better in short workshop styles. Also the need to make more time to think about AI and it's role / development with the business.

Operating Crew

Project Director

Babina

New York City

I have attend Head of AI session from SectionAI and realized how much of a change management AI adoption actually is and how few organizations actually know how to implement change gracefully.

CharlieHR

COO

Cowpe

London, UK

I will soon be leaving Charlie and want to make sure I'm as equipped as possible in looking for my next role. I've just completed an AI course for Ops Leaders run by Rona Ruthen (it was for a "test" cohort) so I'd be very happy to share learnings and thoughts when comparing the courses to help make it as impactful as possible.

Skin Analytics

Chief of Staff

Bailey

London

We have scaled our team quite rapidly from 50 - 100 and are feeling some of the natural scaling pains that come with this. In my CoS role I am really keen to ensure we are able to reach alignment and decision making effectively at a leadership level, to ensure the priorities and needs of the business are clearly understood by our ever expanding team. It feels to me that there is significant work to do here and I am genuinely interested in how others have overcome this challenge. More broadly, the AI element to this workshop is of interest as we begin to navigate this in a similar way to other organisations - wanting to ensure we are leveraging AI to optimise workflows but encourage our teams to use critical thinking and judgement.

Oneday

Head of Faculty (moving to COO in the next month)

Bennett

London and Bilbao (Spain)

I'm stepping into a COO role. We are scaling and there are a lot of inefficiencies and fires to put out. I am putting structure around workflows, policies and processes. I want to make sure I can enable and empower the team so ops is not a bottleneck.

Timbuk2.ai

Chief of Staff

Khoury

Cape Town, South Africa

Newly appointed COS at a young vibrant start-up. My role is a mix of COO and COs and I'm learning as I go, and everything is very AI focused!

Project Bonsai / bedrock Platform

fCOO

Ryall

London

Consistent desire to learn

Pophams Home

Operations Manager

Smith

London, United Kingdom

Starting a new role

I really honestly would tick all of the boxes above for what I'm interested in...

RideTandem

Director of Partnerships

Jones

London

Being part of the focus group sessions! And also potentially being given a CoS role with an AI-specific job description... feels pretty important!

Evergive

Head of Operations

Puyo

Valencia, Spain

I’m at a point in my role where a few themes are converging, which made these workshops particularly relevant. I’ve spent most of my career in fast-scaling environments, building operational foundations as organisations grow. That’s a context I expect to return to, so I’m keen to continue sharpening how I think about scaling systems, teams, and decision-making under pressure. At the same time, the pace of change driven by AI is hard to ignore. I see it as a core responsibility for Ops leaders—not just to introduce tools, but to shape how AI is adopted in a way that’s practical, safe, and actually embedded into day-to-day workflows. I’m actively thinking about how to move faster here without creating fragmentation or risk. Finally, I’m operating as a senior operational counterpart to a very driven, visionary founder. That brings a lot of opportunity, but also real challenges in terms of influence, alignment, and being effectively heard—particularly on topics like prioritisation, structure, and execution. There’s also a strong shared interest in AI, which feels like an area where we could collaborate more effectively with the right frameworks in place. Overall, I’m looking for structured thinking, practical tools, and peer perspectives to help navigate this combination of scale, emerging technology, and leadership dynamics more effectively.

Aptem

COO

Weddell

London

We are currently going through a business transformation where we are aiming to achieve more with the same team size

i think i did enough download at the initial text box :)

Cardano Foundation / Veridian AG (official spin off on July 1st)

Senior Programme Manager / COO (official spin off on July 1st)

Franco

Spain

4 months into my first COO seat at Veridian, digital identity infrastructure spinning out of CF. team of 10, Series A on the horizon, three revenue streams to operationalize at once.. biggest challenge is that we're rebuilding the operating system of the company while the market moves weekly. what worked at 5 breaks NOW at 15, hiiring is open across product and eng, and we're installing our own cadence and decision rights from scratch post spinout.. (a mess, really) on the leadership side i'm a contractor COO partnering with a strong founder CEO.. learning to use my voice without losing alignment is a daily exercise. it's also my first time in the seat, so i'm working out what to own, what to delegate, what to drop, while the role itself keeps reshaping the opportunity is rare though.. greenfield org design, small team leverage with AI, and a market (digital identity, vLEI, AI agent trust) that's about to hit an inflection. thse workshops seem like a timely fit

I'm up for targetted workshops, a series or programme!

Parallax

Ops Manager

Walton

Leeds

We are actively scaling and our business model is mostly T&M which doesn't feel like the right thing in the age of AI agents and people getting their agents to do their work a lot of the time (e.g. in software engineering). Also while we build AI products, a lot of our processes and ways of working aren't really AI-first.

SuperSummary / Lift Ventures

VP of Operations

Gilbert

Boulder, CO, US

AI is shifting so much of how we work, and I'm wanting to understand the big picture of operational leadership during this moment of change

automated architecture

coo

hipwell

london

Continuous personal dev

Everyones Invited

chief of Staff

Softley

London

I was on cohort 7 and loved it! I am doing some training in Ai and want to learn more

IDnow

CoS

von Loewen

Berlin

The connection to AI in Ops

Alvie

Head of Operations

Carlyle

London, England

Alvie had recently been acquired and the company is going through a period of change and growth at the same time.

Yonder

VP Strategy & Ops

Glover

London

Just feels like the landscape is changing so quickly - I worry about keeping up, but also want to make sure I'm making the RIGHT decisions (eg automating the right things, focusing in the right places...). I also worry that AI is making everyone on my team think & talk the same, and that they're leaning on AI too much for problem solving (outsourcing thinking). How do I (and my team) embrace AI without degrading quality of thought?

Duel

coo/vp people

Crocker

toronto

The AI convo is so loud - and right now the opportunity is all about AI enablement, so I would love to hear how others are bringing AI enablement to the organizations as the space is moving so rapidly.

Hope you're all doing well!!

Lavanda

Operations Manager

McCarthy

London City

Honestly, coming back from maternity leave after eight months was a bit of a shock to the system, not in a bad way, but AI had moved so fast while I was away that I knew straight away I needed to properly get myself up to speed. It really opened my eyes to just how quickly things are changing, and I didn't want to be playing catch-up any longer than necessary! On the business side, we've set ourselves a pretty exciting (and ambitious!) goal of becoming an agentic AI business by the end of 2026. We're figuring out a lot as we go, things like how our organisation needs to be structured differently, how to bring our teams along with us through the change, and how to build a proper AI strategy rather than just reacting to things as they come up. The leadership team has had a bit of a lightbulb moment recently and we're all aligned that it's time to put our heads together and plan this out properly. On a personal note, I'm also up for a promotion to Director of Operations in the next couple of months, which feels like brilliant timing to be doing something like this! I really want to step into that role feeling confident and informed, not just excited about AI, but actually equipped to help lead the business through it in an informed way. So yes, very motivated to learn, very much in the right place at the right time, and on top of all of that, I'm genuinely excited to get back into the Operations Nation community too (it's been too long)!!

Janea Systems, Inc.

Business Operations Manager

Csomor

Budapest, Hungary

Internal pressure to push AI in Ops.

Arqit

COO

Wilder

Bath

Navigating the complexity of an early stage / pre-PMF company in the age of AI

Fractional

Chief of Staff

Pitman

London

The AI focus

OpenDialog AI

VP of Ops

Fowles

London

I'm looking for new opportunities and this is becoming a very hot topic in those businesses I'm interviewing for and looking to move into.

North Star Transition

COO

Vanderstichele

London, UK

I am very interested in how AI can be utilized to create efficiencies across a team which is fractional but also looking deeply at systems change. AI will naturally affect the people we work with and how we work and understanding the systemic impact of this both for my organisation and the systems we want to change is significant.

Gorilla

COFO

Varin

London

This is very topical considering the discussions we're having with the massive changes AI is bringing. There are two lenses for us i) leveraging AI to augment and accelerate out work / growth and ii) using AI to serve our customers. For i) it is requiring organisational rethinks including in governance, approach to risk, people management, training, and more in an environment that seems to be changing weekly. For the second it has prompted us to ask hard questions: would we build the company the way we have if we were starting today? What happens if someone builds this AI native? Should we do that first?

OHH

Director

Ong

London, UK

Understanding best practices to help the org gain momentum in AI adoption (but in a controllable, scalable way)

Housekeep Ltd

Head of Operations

Pirrett

London

Scaling multiple service lines at different stages and needing a repeatable operating model that drives GMV growth without compromising fulfilment, service quality or cost per job. Focused on using AI to remove manual ops work and improve control but only where it delivers measurable impact. Also working on increasing speed and clarity across cross-functional teams

Frontline

COO

Morrison

London

I am implementing AI tool usage in a regulated company and watching our portfolio do the same so want to discuss best practices