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CFO AI Leverage Report: AI Budgets, ROI and Finance Sign-Off

Enterprise AI is moving from experimentation into the finance office. Open Future Forum has released the **CFO AI Leverage Report, Edition 1**, introducing the **Enterprise AI Buying & Budget Index** and the **CFO AI Leverage Index**. The report examines how CFOs and senior finance leaders are evaluating AI budgets, buying authority, ROI, productivity, governance and the question now sitting at the center of enterprise AI adoption: **Can AI help companies grow output without growing headcount at the same rate?** Read the report here: [https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report](https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report) This private executive discussion will focus on what the report means for CFOs, founders, finance leaders, AI operators, investors and enterprise executives. We will look at how AI buying is shifting, who signs off on AI purchases, what finance teams are measuring, and why AI ROI is becoming a CFO-level issue rather than only a technology issue. According to the report, enterprise generative AI spending reached approximately **$37 billion in 2025**, more than tripling from the prior year. At the same time, the share of AI spend funded from experimental innovation budgets fell from **25% to 7%** in one year, showing that AI is moving into core operating budgets. The report also draws on Open Future Forum’s 2026 executive community activity, including **200+ executive registrations across 20+ events**, with **60+ finance leaders and operators**, **50+ security leaders**, and **100+ founders**. In an early directional read, **3 in 5 finance leaders asked said the CFO or finance organization signs off on AI purchases**, rather than the CEO or IT. This discussion is connected to the **CFO Executive Forum**, Open Future Forum’s invitation-only community for CFOs and senior finance leaders of high-growth companies. The CFO Executive Forum hosts small, off-the-record gatherings across Silicon Valley focused on AI, capital allocation, governance, growth, risk, productivity and the changing role of the finance function. Learn more about the CFO Executive Forum here: [https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum](https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum) **What we will discuss** How CFOs are evaluating enterprise AI spend Why AI budgets are moving from innovation budgets into operating budgets Who signs off on enterprise AI purchases How finance leaders are measuring AI ROI Whether AI can create real headcount leverage Where AI improves productivity, margin and capital efficiency Why founders selling AI tools need to understand the finance buyer How boards and investors are starting to ask harder questions about AI value **Who should attend** This event is designed for CFOs, VPs of Finance, controllers, finance operators, CEOs, founders, investors, enterprise AI leaders and executives responsible for AI budgets, AI transformation, productivity, governance or capital allocation. **Why this matters** The first phase of enterprise AI was about adoption. The next phase is about leverage. Executives are no longer asking only whether AI works. They are asking whether AI creates measurable business value, improves productivity, reduces operating drag, supports growth and helps teams do more without simply adding more tools, more vendors and more headcount. That is a finance question. The CFO AI Leverage Report and Enterprise AI Buying & Budget Index are designed to track that shift over time. **Key links** CFO AI Leverage Report: [https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report](https://openfutureforum.com/research/cfo-ai-leverage-report) CFO Executive Forum: [https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum](https://openfutureforum.com/cfo-executive-forum) Open Future Forum: [https://openfutureforum.com](https://openfutureforum.com/)

PRACTICE PUBLIC SPEAKING - Hybrid Meeting

**🎤**🌟 **Speak Up, Stand Out: Conquer Your Fear with Us!** 💪**🎤** Are you ready to kick those public speaking jitters to the curb? Join us at Graybar Toastmasters for an interactive meeting designed to improve your public speaking and leadership skills. We offer a safe and supportive space to: ✨ Boost your confidence ✨ Improve your communication skills ✨ Manage social anxiety ✨ Deliver impactful presentations with ease ✨ Ace your next interview With help from our members, you'll unlock your full potential and become a skilled and confident communicator. It's also a great way to practice your English and network with a dynamic and diverse group of professionals. The Graybar Toastmasters family is here to support you every step of the way on your journey to become a confident public speaker, and the leader you were meant to be. See you there!

The 18th Edition of the New York Official Cybersecurity Summit

*We’re excited to partner with the #NewYork @OfficialCybersecuritySummit on November 17!* *Join us for a full day of expert insights, interactive sessions, and high-value networking with leaders across the cybersecurity community. Earn CPE credits and enjoy complimentary breakfast, lunch, and a networking cocktail reception.* *🎟️ Claim your complimentary pass with code CSS26-*NYISM *👉 Register here:* [https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/NewYork-Fall-2026](https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/NewYork-Fall-2026 "https://cyberriskalliance.swoogo.com/NewYork-Fall-2026") *#CRAevents #CyberSecuritySummit #Cybersecurity #Infosec #Networking #CPEcredits #CyberProfessionals #TechEvents #SecurityLeaders #CyberCommunity #AddYourHashtags*

5 Week Course: The Work on Inadequacy (Timing Option A) Price - Sliding Scale

P*RN THEATER SOCIAL w/ THE BATE COACH (32nd St)

Archetypes that Ruin Your Life - In Person and Online

**Join online on Zoom:** [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82616334704?pwd=WCjr68LvZmUjPBoLkqlLRiqBFcvCDo.1](https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82616334704?pwd=WCjr68LvZmUjPBoLkqlLRiqBFcvCDo.1) **In person:** 1030 6th Avenue. 5th Floor **(walk up!)** **$15 suggested price** **Archetypes That Ruin You** Most people don't just struggle because of their circumstances. They struggle because, somewhere along the way, they unconsciously stepped into a role. A role that keeps them stuck. A role that explains why they can't change. Why help won't work. Why they're different. Why they're too damaged. Why they always collapse. Why life never seems to move forward. This talk is about the hidden identities that quietly shape our lives, especially the ones built around pain, failure, shame, helplessness, and being "too far gone." We'll look at how people become attached to certain inner stories, how those stories can feel like truth, and how they can secretly block healing, discipline, love, success, and spiritual growth. This is not about blaming yourself. It is about seeing the pattern clearly enough that you can finally stop living inside it. After the talk, we'll do a guided letting go session focused on releasing the emotions underneath these identities: shame, fear, self-pity, resentment, despair, pride, and the strange comfort of staying stuck. Come if you feel like something in you keeps repeating the same patterns, even when you know better. Come if you're tired of being trapped in the same story. Come if part of you is ready to let go. **About the Instructor** Dillon Freed is a psychology and neuroscience professor, speaker, writer, and founder of the Letting Go Center in New York City. His work explores the connection between emotion, consciousness, spirituality, the brain, and personal transformation. He teaches courses on mind, brain, behavior, neuroscience, and consciousness, while also developing a practical method of emotional release called Letting Go. Dillon's approach is direct, psychological, and spiritual. He focuses on the hidden emotional patterns that keep people stuck, especially shame, fear, resentment, self-pity, pride, despair, and the identities people unconsciously build around pain. At the Letting Go Center, his goal is simple: to help people stop carrying what they no longer need to carry. These sessions are not about fake positivity or pretending everything is fine. They are about feeling what is actually there, seeing the pattern clearly, and letting it go.

Master the Art of Public Speaking & Leadership while having fun!

Bergen Toastmasters has been active for more than 25 years. With over 25 members, there is a solid base of experienced speakers and new members joining each month. You can also network with fellow communicators and leaders at regional Toastmasters conferences and training events. Stop by and join one of our meetings, We'd love to meet you and have you as a guest! Please give us your email in the comments so we can contact you. Thank you.

Team "So What" weekly meeting Essex, Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris Counties

• What we'll do We are a team of men who support one another and help each other grow concerning our "Way of being" in what occurs in our day to day lives. The most important relationship a man will have in his life is the relationship he has with himself. How he shows up in the world stems from that relationship. I experience great joy watching men grow and come to terms with who they are. This is not about figuring out who we are. It's about creating a vision of the best we can be and making that happen. Captain Roloff We are a part of an international men’s organization consisting of over 850 throughout North America and is open to any adult man who seeks to live a purposeful, passionate life and seeks to achieve new levels of personal success. Get an inside view here: http://www.legacymag.org/ Within North America, there are hundreds of men’s teams that consist of anywhere from 5 to 25 men per team. Teams usually meet weekly at men’s homes, places of business or public areas. Teams strive to provide an environment where men get to step out of their daily routine and get another perspective, unload any emotional or mental burdens, commit to success as they define it, and have fun in the process. • What to bring Bring your "A" game • Important to know Contact: Captain John Roloff 856-419-3372 johnr207@gmail.com

*In Person* Practice and improve your public speaking skills!

Note different room - 503 (Fifth Floor) New location! Meeting at Berkeley College, 3 E. 43 St. in room 503. We are moving the start up up a bit to avoid running up against the building close time (21:00) and potentially allow for more socializing. We are one of few Toastmasters clubs in NYC offering in-person meetings and we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity for in-person communication and networking. Interested in improving your public speaking skills? Want to meet new people and engage in interesting discussions? Hoping to make new business and life connections? If so we welcome you to attend the next Greenspeakers meeting. Greenspeakers is a Toastmasters club that was founded by Green Party members to provide a forum for engaged progressive activists and professionals to improve their public speaking skills. Guests of all political persuasions are welcome and we have no official connection to any political party. All attendees will have a chance to practice public speaking and will learn helpful tricks to become a more confident public speaker and communicator. Hope to see you there! Please note that our meetings require active listening and it's expected all in attendance will be respectful to each speaker by giving them your attention and refrain from making noise during speaking roles. Any who are disruptive or do not follow the behavioral guidelines of Toastmasters may be asked not to return.

NYC Basket Brigade 2026: Thanksgiving Baskets in Brooklyn 🧡

One Saturday. A room full of neighbors. Thousands of families fed. Since 1996, the NYC Basket Brigade has fed more than 1.5 million people across New York. Last Thanksgiving alone, we fed more than 4,000. Every one of those meals happened because someone showed up. This year, that someone can be you. You’ll pack food alongside 100+ volunteers and meet people you’d never cross paths with otherwise. When you leave, you’ll know a family will sit down to a real Thanksgiving because of your Saturday. No experience needed. Just 2 to 3 hours of your time. 🗓️ **BROOKLYN PREP & PACK DAY** 📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026 ⏰ 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM 📍 Brownsville Partnership, Community Solutions, 519 Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212 **What we’ll do:** Sort food, pack baskets and get everything ready for families. Bring your energy. We’ll show you the rest. ✅ **TWO STEPS TO JOIN US** 1️⃣ RSVP here on Meetup 2️⃣ Register at nycbasketbrigade.org/volunteer (required, so we can plan the day) ✨ **WHAT TO EXPECT** ✅ Real impact: every basket you pack feeds a family ✅ Great people: volunteers range from students to retirees ✅ 2 to 3 hours is all it takes ✅ Zero experience needed: we’ll show you everything ✅ That feeling on the way home, proud of what you did with your day 💛 **CAN’T MAKE IT? YOU CAN STILL HELP** $60 provides a complete Thanksgiving meal for one family: turkey, stuffing, vegetables, everything they need. 👉 Give at **[nycbasketbrigade.org](https://nycbasketbrigade.org/#donate)** 👉 Or text FEEDFAM to 44-321 All donations are 100% tax-deductible. 🤝 **WHO WE ARE** We’re an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Since 1996, we’ve been a scrappy group of New Yorkers making sure our neighbors have a Thanksgiving meal. [CONFIRM] No corporate sponsors, no big headquarters. Just people who care, getting it done. Together Everyone Achieves More. That’s our motto, and it’s how we work. Bring a friend. Bring your family. Let’s give families a Thanksgiving to remember. Questions? Visit nycbasketbrigade.org or message the organizers here. Check out photos and videos from the previous year at https://NYBB.us See you November 14! Frank, Joseph & The NYC Basket Brigade Team P.S. Remember both steps: RSVP here **and** register at **[nycbasketbrigade.org/volunteer](https://nycbasketbrigade.org/volunteer)**. Then send this to someone who’d love to come with you. 🎉

Team "Listen Jack" Morris, Somerset, Essex, Bergen Counties

We are a part of an international men’s organization consisting of over 850 throughout North America and is open to any adult man who seeks to live a purposeful, passionate life and seeks to achieve new levels of personal success. Get an inside view here: http://www.legacymag.org/ Within North America, there are hundreds of men’s teams that consist of anywhere from 5 to 25 men per team. Teams usually meet weekly at men’s homes, places of business or public areas. Teams strive to provide an environment where men get to step out of their daily routine and get another perspective, unload any emotional or mental burdens, commit to success as they define it, and have fun in the process.