Online meetings are tedious, especially as the group gets larger. But everyone I've interacted with in the E2EE group (and a few others) has had only the best intentions for the Fediverse.
So, I hope you won't avoid them just because they're "corporate".
Tedious? Well, you've got a point there.
It if would help, I'm happy to discuss all of the plans and discussions out here. That's actually how elle ended up attending this morning's meeting :)