OPEN ExchangeArtificial Intelligencewith ISACA SF

Human in
the AI Loop

Where builders, governors, and guardians of AI come together.

Date
Wed · Aug 26, 2026
Time
5:00 – 8:00 PM
Venue
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills
25+
Years in Silicon Valley
50K+
Global Social Reach
200–300
In the room
10+
Major Events / Year
What we'll explore

One room. One focused evening. The people actually shaping AI.

This Exchange convenes 200 to 300 founders and operators building with AI, researchers and engineers pushing the frontier, investors backing what comes next, and the leaders deciding how their organizations adopt it.

The throughline is simple: keeping people meaningfully in the loop as the technology accelerates.

We pair the people who build AI with the people who govern it and the people who feel its impact, then put them on the same stage for one evening. Three short, sharp panels move from how it gets built, to how it gets governed, to what it actually changes for the rest of us.

01
Build faster
AI as the ultimate force multiplier, and what it takes to ship with it.
02
Real human impact
Putting AI to work for genuine access, not just capability.
03
Trust ahead of capability
Keeping safety, trust, and governance from falling behind the frontier.
04
Beyond software
The move into robotics and the physical world, with people still in the loop.
The evening

Three hours, end to end

A tight run of show: arrive, hear the keynote, then move through Build, Govern, and Impact back to back.

5:00 – 5:20
Registration & Welcome
Check in, grab a drink, meet fellow builders.
5:20 – 6:00
KeynoteFireside Chat
Brennan Baybeck · SVP & CISO, Oracle
6:00 – 6:40
Track 1Building with AI
The Build track: shipping faster as AI becomes a force multiplier.
6:40 – 7:20
Track 2Governing AI
The Govern track: keeping trust, safety, and oversight ahead of capability.
7:20 – 8:00
Track 3AI's Real Impact
The Impact track: what AI actually changes for people and access.
Keynote5:20 – 6:00 PM

Keynote Fireside Chat

As AI reshapes cybersecurity at a rapid pace, a candid look at what tools like Anthropic's Mythos mean for CISOs and risk leaders, and why strong security fundamentals matter more than ever.

Host
Rafae Bhatti
Chief Information Security Officer, Tilia
Guest
Brennan Baybeck
SVP & CISO, Oracle
Guest
Ghufran Ahmed
VP of Software Development, Oracle
Three tracks, one evening

Build. Govern. Impact.

The same question seen from three sides: the people who make AI, the people who set its rules, and the people who live with its results.

01
Build

Building with AI

6:00 – 6:40 PM
Moderator
Uday Keshavdas
Co-Founder, Partnerships & COO, Xapa
Panelist
Shehram Jamal
Chief Product Officer, Data & Models, HUMAIN
Panelist
Usman Muhammad
Staff Technical Lead Manager, Waymo
02
Govern

Governing AI

6:40 – 7:20 PM
Moderator
Mohammad Tahaei
Senior Manager, AI Evals & Responsible AI, eBay
Panelist
Mark Webber
US Managing Partner, Fieldfisher
Panelist
Eleanor Meritt
President, ARCON
Panelist
Gagandeep Singh
VP, Global Compliance & Certifications, Salesforce
03
Impact

AI's Real Impact

7:20 – 8:00 PM
Moderator
Binita Pradhan
Audit Partner & Market Managing Partner, BDO USA
Panelist
Bala Sahejpal
Chief Data Officer, DocuSign
Panelist
Omar Javed
Senior Director & Head of Computer Vision, eBay
Panelist
Erica Kelley
VP, DGC, CCPO, Palo Alto Networks
The stage

Voices in the room

Founders, executives, and investors from the OPEN Silicon Valley network joining the conversation.

Rafae Bhatti
Rafae Bhatti
Chief Information Security Officer,
Tilia
LinkedIn →
Brennan Baybeck
Brennan Baybeck
SVP & CISO,
Oracle
LinkedIn →
Ghufran Ahmed
Ghufran Ahmed
VP of Software Development,
Oracle
LinkedIn →
Uday Keshavdas
Uday Keshavdas
Co-Founder, Partnerships & COO,
Xapa
LinkedIn →
Shehram Jamal
Shehram Jamal
Chief Product Officer, Data & Models,
HUMAIN
LinkedIn →
Usman Muhammad
Usman Muhammad
Staff Technical Lead Manager,
Waymo
LinkedIn →
Mohammad Tahaei
Mohammad Tahaei
Sr. Manager, AI Evals & Responsible AI,
eBay
LinkedIn →
Mark Webber
Mark Webber
US Managing Partner,
Fieldfisher
LinkedIn →
Eleanor Meritt
Eleanor Meritt
President,
ARCON
LinkedIn →
Gagandeep Singh
Gagandeep Singh
VP, Global Compliance & Certifications,
Salesforce
LinkedIn →
Binita Pradhan
Binita Pradhan
Audit Partner & Market Managing Partner,
BDO USA
LinkedIn →
Bala Sahejpal
Bala Sahejpal
Chief Data Officer,
DocuSign
LinkedIn →
Omar Javed
Omar Javed
Sr. Director & Head of Computer Vision,
eBay
LinkedIn →
Erica Kelley
Erica Kelley
VP, DGC, CCPO,
Palo Alto Networks
LinkedIn →
Joining from

The room our speakers come from

OracleWaymoeBayDocuSignPalo Alto NetworksSalesforceXapaHUMAINTiliaFieldfisherARCONBDO USA
Co-organized by

Two communities, one stage

OPEN Silicon Valley
Founders · Operators · Investors

One of the largest and most active professional communities of South Asian founders, executives, investors, and operators in the Bay Area. Our purpose is to help the community move from affluence to influence by building lasting relationships, surfacing bold ideas, and opening doors.

opensv.org ↗
ISACA San Francisco
Governance · Risk · Trust

The San Francisco chapter of ISACA, the global professional association for IT governance, risk, security, and assurance. ISACA brings the practitioners who keep trust and accountability in step with technology as it advances.

engage.isaca.org/sanfranciscochapter ↗
An invitation to take the stage

Want to help shape this conversation?

We're still finalizing voices for keynotes, fireside chats, and moderated panels: 20 to 30 minutes. If the topic resonates, let's find 20 minutes to share the vision and the right fit.

Conveners: Rafae Bhatti & Ghufran Ahmed

Reserve your seat

Stay in the loop.

Wednesday · August 26, 2026 · 5:00 – 8:00 PM · Foothill College, Los Altos Hills