THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH | BASIN HARBOR | TOWN HALL
12:00 – 4:30pm
Reception and Celebration Dinner to Follow
Invited Roundtable Guests, Members, Associate Members
and Their Senior Level Executive Guests Only
Please Note: Members may not send designees in their place
TENTATIVE AGENDA: (Check back for rolling updates)
FEATURED PROGRAM
This summer meeting, we’re convening Vermont CEOs for a focused, working session on how AI can translate into real advantage for businesses and the broader Vermont economy. Grounded in a pre-meeting CEO survey, the conversation will move quickly from where companies are today into practical applications, live examples, and insights from leaders already integrating AI into their operations.
From there, we’ll widen the lens to economic development and explore how AI can help address Vermont’s structural challenges and what it will take to ensure its benefits are shared across the state. Interactive breakouts will give participants space to compare approaches, test ideas, and react to bold concepts for accelerating adoption.
The goal is to identify clear, actionable steps to strengthen long-term economic growth across the state, enhance competitiveness and opportunity in rural areas, and streamline the gap between intention and outcomes of our most important systems.
FEATURED PRESENTERS
Marguerite Dibble, Founder and CEO, GameTheory
Marguerite founded GameTheory in 2012. She’s an expert in strategic planning, game design, and user experience. She’s led award winning development teams and speaks national & internationally on novel frameworks to tackle the most important challenges of our time, including TEDx and SXSW.
Matt Dunne, Founder and CEO, Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)
Matt is the founder and executive director of the Center on Rural Innovation, which he launched in 2017 to reverse the nation’s growing rural opportunity gap and create economic prosperity for small town residents across the country.
Brian Lowe, Founder and Managing Partner, Assembly Theory
Brian is the founder and co-Managing Partner of Assembly Theory. He focuses on projects related to housing policy and development, practical and ethical AI integration, municipal operations, and climate resilience.
Brian has served in executive leadership positions in different sectors. He also has extensive experience at an operational level, advancing critical, time-sensitive work to on-time completion in challenging environments.
Brian served as the City of Burlington’s Chief Innovation Officer and Chief of Staff at different times, and was asked by the Mayor to lead the City’s COVID response in 2020 and 2021. He was also the Executive Director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development and worked previously at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and as a Lecturer at the University of Vermont. He served for eight years in the U.S. Navy Reserve and lived for extended periods as a civilian in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan.
At Assembly Theory, Brian applies his expertise to support clients in developing new and effective approaches that resolve challenges and better position the organization for the future. Learn More About Assembly Theory’s Work
Neale Lunderville, President and CEO, Vermont Gas Systems and Chair, AI Task Force
Neale Lunderville the President & CEO of VGS (Vermont Gas Systems). He previously served as General Manager of the Burlington Electric Department, and, prior to that, as Co-Founder and CEO of NG Advantage LLC. In 2011, he was appointed by Governor Peter Shumlin to lead Vermont’s recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. Neale also served in two top cabinet posts for Governor Jim Douglas: Secretary of Administration and Secretary of Transportation.
Neale serves as a director on several Vermont and regional boards and is an Honorary Commander for the Vermont Air National Guard. He graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. and was given their 2012 Alumni Achievement award.
EVENT MENUS
Lunch: Chef’s Seasonal Soup, Baby Bibb Salad with Grilled Onion Vinaigrette, Cucumber Salad, Tomato Quinoa Salad, Herb-Roasted Potatoes, Chef’s Selection of Farm Fresh Vegetables, Grilled Sirloin Steak with Fresh Garden Chimichurri, Basin Harbor’s Cedar Planked Salmon, Chef’s Selection of Assorted Miniature Dessert Displays.
Lobster Bake Dinner: House Made Cheddar Bay Biscuits, New England Ipswich Clam Chowder, Salad, Paella, Steamed Prince Edward Island Mussels, Cape Cod Steamers, Seasonal Roasted Vegetables, Corn of the Cob, Hand-Cracked Boiled Lobster, Roasted Ribeye, Chocolate Bread Pudding, Blueberry Lemon Trifle Jars, Red Berry Crumb Cake
Please Note: We will work with Basin Harbor’s chef to accommodate food allergies and dietary restrictions that are communicated to us in your registration.
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS
Take advantage of Basin Harbor’s Vermonter overnight rate and plan to enjoy more of the property on the evening of June 11th. Book Online and use Promo Code: VERMONTER
CANCELLATION POLICY: Registrations may be cancelled and fully refunded until May 30th. After that date, we cannot offer a refund.
EVENT CONTACT: Sherra Bourget sherra@vtroundtable.org or 802.865-0410 ext 210
