The Future of Leadership,Technology, and Human-Centered Innovation
A Bay Area gathering for executives, innovators, and university leadership to explore how Claremont Graduate University is advancing management, AI, and human-centered innovation on a global stage.
Three reasons this evening is worth your time
An invited room of executives, founders, and Claremont Graduate University leadership in business and technology exploring how Drucker's management philosophy meets the frontier of AI and human-centered innovation.
Apply Drucker to AI-Era Leadership
How a timeless management philosophy informs decisions on AI, talent, and governance today.
Engage with Human-Centered AI
See how CGU is advancing responsible, human-centered approaches to emerging technology.
Build a Cross-Sector Network
Connect with operators across AI, enterprise tech, research, and global capital in one room.
Tech Minds Networking Reception with Claremont Graduate University
A warmly lit downtown venue, just steps from Castro Street's walkable core. Easy from Caltrain, and parking in Mountain View is free.
Open in Maps- 4:30 PMDoors openDrinks and light bites
- 5:30 PMWelcome remarksDean David Sprott and Itamar Shabtai of CGU, and Darren Kimura of AISquared
- 6:00 PMNetworking receptionCurated introductions across AI and emerging tech
Request your seat at the table
Tell us a bit about yourself and the topics you'd like to explore. The CGU team confirms invitations individually.
Claremont Graduate University is home of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
Peter Drucker is widely regarded as the father of modern management. His thinking on people, responsibility, purpose, and effective performance remains essential for executives navigating AI, talent, governance, and institutional change.
“Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.”
An all-graduate research university, and a member of The Claremont Colleges
Founded in 1925, Claremont Graduate University is an independent, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California. CGU is one of seven distinct, adjoining institutions known as The Claremont Colleges, or 'the 7Cs', a consortium that shares a campus, libraries, and intellectual life while preserving the autonomy and personality of each college.
The 7Cs sit on a single contiguous campus in Claremont, about 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Together they enroll roughly 9,000 students across the undergraduate colleges and the two graduate institutions, and share libraries, dining, athletics, and many academic resources, while each college sets its own admissions, curriculum, and identity.
Within the consortium, CGU is the doctoral and master's-level research university, complementing the five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and Keck Graduate Institute.
- Pomona College
- Keck Graduate Institute
- Pitzer College
- Claremont McKenna College
- Scripps College
- Harvey Mudd College
- Claremont Graduate University
The City of Trees and PhDs.
- 1887Pomona College
The founding institution of what would become The Claremont Colleges, established as a liberal arts college in Claremont.
- 1925Claremont Graduate University
Founded as Claremont Graduate School to add graduate education and research to the consortium. Today CGU is an independent, all-graduate research university.
- 1926Scripps College
Founded as a women's liberal arts college focused on the humanities, fine arts, and interdisciplinary study.
- 1946Claremont McKenna College
Established with a focus on economics, government, public affairs, and leadership.
- 1955Harvey Mudd College
Founded as a STEM-focused liberal arts college, today one of the leading undergraduate science and engineering institutions in the U.S.
- 1963Pitzer College
Established with an emphasis on the social and behavioral sciences, intercultural understanding, and social responsibility.
- 1987Keck Graduate Institute
Joined the consortium as a graduate institution focused on applied life sciences, completing today's group of seven Claremont Colleges.
Extending a global voice in management and emerging technology
Claremont Graduate University is not standing still. CGU is extending its voice and impact beyond Claremont, engaging executives, operators, and innovators in the regions where the future is being built. The Bay Area is a natural stage for that conversation.
The world needs leadership that pairs management wisdom with technological fluency. Drucker's ideas are more relevant than ever in a world reshaped by AI, automation, and rapid institutional change. CGU's transdisciplinary approach to research and graduate education is built for exactly this moment.
CGU is positioned as a bridge between scholarship, executive education, and applied industry problem-solving. This evening is an invitation to engage with that bridge directly.
Frontier domains shaping the next decade of executive decisions
An evening of dialogue across the technologies redefining strategy, talent, and risk. Topics will be explored through speakers, research dialogue, executive conversation, and future collaboration.
Artificial Intelligence
From foundation models to enterprise deployment, the strategic shifts every executive needs to navigate.
Human-Centered Innovation
Designing technology around people, ethics, and purpose, a longstanding CGU focus area.
Robotics
Where physical autonomy, labor, and operational design intersect with new business models.
Drones
Aerial autonomy and its implications for logistics, infrastructure, and public-private collaboration.
Quantum
Emerging compute, security, and scientific frontiers that boards and CTOs will need to understand.
Transdisciplinary Research
CGU emphasizes transdisciplinary, real-world innovation across AI, cybersecurity, design, and applied technology.
