“If you’ve ever wanted to improve your ability to connect with those around you, build trust, and share authentically, attend this program.”
2025 AI Leadership Retreat
Dates
September 25-28, 2025 + 3 online application sessions
Location
Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz, CA
Program Fee
$8,400 $0
The full cost of this program including room and board has been covered by our private donors.
Congratulations on being nominated for the 2025 AI Leadership Retreat, supported in partnership by Leaders in Tech and the Golden Gate Institute for AI. This program is by personal invitation only, and your invite is not transferable. If you’re interested in participating, please complete the brief application form below.
Eligible Participants
This is a private, invite-only retreat for 12 influential leaders nominated by the Leaders In Tech and Golden Gate Institute communities and selected for their role in helping shape the discourse and evolution of AI products and their impact on society. Eligible participants include technology and product leaders working on AI, security experts, academics, thought leaders and policymakers, and those taking AI leadership roles in media and civil society groups.
Program Description
This program begins with a 4-day retreat, followed by 3 virtual application sessions where participants can get help applying retreat learnings back into their work. The program curriculum is based on T-groups (or Training Groups), the same learning format as the legendary Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy Feely”) class — the most popular course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business for over 30 years and will be led by experienced facilitators from that program.
T-groups are small, deeply intimate groups in which participants discover for themselves how and when they are most influential, how their behaviors impact others and gain a richer toolkit for building trusting and powerful professional and personal relationships.
Many former participants have describe the experience as profoundly transformational. To learn more, read the testimonials.
For clarity: this retreat will NOT focus on any AI technology or policy related discussions. Rather, it will provide an accelerated learning experience intended to empower a select group of influential leaders navigating those conversations with greater self-awareness, interpersonal fluency and the ability to connect with others across differences - skills critical to both individual and collective success in navigating these complex topics.
“If you’ve never had a T Group experience, you must. What you’ll learn about yourself and others will improve all of your most important relationships and potentially change your life in just 4 days.”
Facilitators
Peter Hill – For over 20 years, Peter has inspired leaders, founders, groups, and institutions to rise beyond the ordinary. He inspires long-term personal and business success by promoting emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and inner agility.
Peter has created and led more than 500 experiential growth workshops across four continents, focusing on emotional intelligence, leadership and team development, interpersonal dynamics, and communication.
He is an Executive and Leadership (ELD) coach for inbound Executive programs and an Interpersonal Dynamics facilitator for MBA and MSx students at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
About Leaders In Tech
Leaders in Tech (LIT) is a 501c3 non-profit backed by industry leaders including Reid Hoffman, Accel, Greylock, Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Spark Capital, First Round, August Capital, Shasta Ventures, Foundry Group, Techstars, Evolve Foundation, and more. LIT provides founders and executives of high-growth tech companies with the essential interpersonal skills needed to navigate the complexities of leadership.
About Golden Gate Institute for AI
The Golden Gate Institute for AI is a think tank dedicated to addressing the most critical challenges of the transition to a world with powerful AI. We envision a future where institutions and experts across domains collaborate with urgency and humility to meet these oncoming challenges and opportunities, promoting security, democracy, and shared prosperity.
Our mission is to support leaders as they navigate this high-stakes period by bridging disciplines, convening experts, and publishing accessible analysis of AI’s toughest questions. When conflicting perspectives emerge on crucial questions, we serve as the organization you can turn to for clarity and insight.
2025 AI Leadership Retreat Application Form
Please take a few minutes to complete the application below. All information will be kept confidential.