From changes in how and where we work, to critical innovation acceleration and product development, to evolving shifts in capital allocation, the road ahead looks very different from our pre-pandemic world. The landscape has changed, and it will take new ideas and agile management to lead your organization into the future.
Shaping a modern and resilient business in today’s economy requires close collaboration across finance, talent, and technology leadership. CNBC @Work provides a forum for senior executives to learn from each other and the world’s most influential voices defining all aspects of the future of work.
With the right tools and the right talent, great opportunity is within reach. Join us and examine how forward-looking and disruptive companies are finding and keeping the best workers, upending traditional roles, innovating, investing and developing creative solutions to shape the work – and the world – of tomorrow.
Who should join: CHROs, CIOs, CTOs, CFOs and other senior executives who have a major role to play in leveraging the right technologies at the right scale, with the right people running them.
@Work Summit is a complimentary virtual event
Cathy Bessant serves as vice chair and head of Global Strategy at Bank of America, and is a member of the company’s executive management team.
In this role, Cathy is responsible for working with our European boards and focused on our global integrated strategy, governance, and client and regulator engagement. She will be based in Paris and provide leadership within and beyond our European presence.
Bessant most recently served as chief operations and technology officer from 2010-2021, responsible for delivering end-to-end technology and operating services across the company through a team of 95,000 people in over 35 countries, with oversight of the company’s global information security efforts.
Since joining the bank in 1982, Bessant has held a number of senior leadership roles. She was president, Global Corporate Banking; president, Global Product Solutions and Global Treasury Services; chief marketing officer; president, Consumer Real Estate and Community Development Banking; national Small Business Segment executive; and president of the Florida market.
Bessant serves as executive sponsor for the company’s Disability Advisory Council. She was formerly the executive sponsor for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride executive board and led the creation of the LGBT Ally program. She was previously named No. 1 among OUTstanding LGBT+ Ally Executives, presented by the Financial Times.
After ranking No. 1 for three consecutive years, Bessant was inducted into the “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking” Hall of Fame by American Banker in 2020. Bessant was named to Barron’s “100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance” and she received WatersTechnology’s 2019 Women in Technology and Data Trailblazer Award. She has also appeared on Working Mother magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Working Moms” list.
Active in the community and region, Bessant received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In addition, she was awarded the North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine, was recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal with the Women in Business Lifetime Achievement Award, and was named to Business NC’s Power 100. She chairs the North Tryon Vision Plan Advisory Committee and is co-chair of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing & Homelessness Strategy.
Bessant serves on the board of directors of Zurich Insurance Group, serves as chair of the USA Field Hockey board of directors, is on the board of trustees for the Urban Institute, and is on the advisory board for the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. As part of a leadership course at Ross, she summited Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, in 2018.
Ray Dalio is the founder, co-Chief Investment Officer and co-Chairman of Bridgewater Associates, which is a global macro investment firm and is the world’s largest hedge fund. He's also the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Principles: Life and Work. He is known to have a very practical understanding of economics that is very different from conventional economic thinking that he spells out in his video series "How the Economic Machine Works".
He started Bridgewater in 1975 out of a two bedroom apartment in New York City and has been a global macro investor for more than 45 years.
While at Bridgewater his industry-changing approaches to investing -- which include the invention of risk parity, currency overlay, portable alpha and global inflation indexed bond management -- prompted Chief Investment Officer magazine to write an article entitled “Is Ray Dalio the Steve Jobs of Investing?,” which compared his industry-changing inventions to those of the Apple founder. According to an industry study, Bridgewater's hedge fund has made more money for its investors than any other hedge fund ever -- an estimated $49.7 billion. Bridgewater Associates has received numerous awards, including over twenty “Manager of the Year” awards from every major financial publication, and Ray has received three “Lifetime Achievement” awards. Additionally, a long list of economic policymakers actively seek his advice, which prompted Time Magazine in 2012 to name him “One of the 100 Most Influential People in the World”.
Ray is an active philanthropist with a particular interest in oceanographic research and conservation. He is a participant in The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give more than half of his wealth to charity.
Ray believes that reality works like a machine and that principles for dealing with reality are required to be successful.
Marcelo Claure serves as CEO of SoftBank Group International and COO of SoftBank Group Corp., one of the world’s largest technology investors. He also leads the $8B SoftBank Latin American Fund, dedicated to investing in disruptive growth opportunities throughout LatAm, as well as the $100M SoftBank Opportunity Fund, dedicated to investing in black and Hispanic tech entrepreneurs.
In addition, Claure has responsibility over SoftBank’s operating companies, including WeWork, ARM, Fortress, SoftBank Energy, and SoftBank’s stake in T-Mobile U.S. and Deutsche Telekom.
Claure previously served as CEO and Executive Chairman of Sprint, where he was recognized for delivering the best financial results in the company’s 120-year history and architecting the $195B merger with T-Mobile U.S. Previously, Claure founded Brightstar, the world’s largest global wireless distribution and services company.
Claure serves as Executive Chairman of WeWork, Chairman of Fortress, Vice Chairman of Televisa / Univision, and a board member of Arm, T-Mobile, Sorare, Brightstar, Vestaire Collective and Carnegie Hall.
He is also the president of Club Bolívar and co-owner of Girona FC.
Michael Dell is chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, an innovator and technology leader providing the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their most important information. He is the author of two books including the forthcoming book, Play Nice But Win: A CEO’s Journey from Founder to Leader. Michael is an honorary member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and is an executive committee member of the International Business Council. In 1999, he and his wife, Susan Dell, established the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which is dedicated to transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty in the US, India, and South Africa.'
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10 AM ET - 11 AM ET
As companies continue to navigate through the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s not to early to start planning for the future. Dr. Vin Gupta shares thoughts on how integrating proactive public health strategies into an organization’s broader goals just makes good business sense.
Dr. Vin Gupta, Amazon Senior Principal Scientist and Chief Medical Officer for Covid-19 Response
Interviewer: Tyler Mathisen, CNBC “Power Lunch” Co-Anchor and Vice President, Events Strategy
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How has work evolved as a result of the pandemic and our global work-from-home “experiment”? What are the changes that should stick? What are the changes that will? In this dynamic discussion we’ll dig into habits of our pre-Covid “normal”, how we defined work then and now, and explore ways to adopt a mindset and process to thrive in the weeks, months and years ahead.
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates Founder & “Principles” Author
Patty McCord, Fmr. Netflix Chief Talent Officer, “Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility” Author
Moderator: Becky Quick, CNBC “Squawk Box” Co-Anchor
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A clear learning since March 2020 has been that workers embrace increased flexibility. But what else? What will keep employees engaged, productive and thriving as the what, where, and how of work evolves? Futurist and author April Rinne advocates a mindset shift around how we think about skills and career building: Our individual journeys – much like our collective experience over the last 18+ months – are no longer linear, and embracing this transformation might just unlock new paths to success.
April Rinne, “Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change” Author and Futurist
Interviewer: Jane Wells, CNBC Special Correspondent
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Nurturing the Soul of Your Business in a Changing World
SPONSORED AND PROGRAMMED BY WORKDAY
Culture is the soul of a company, and often what attracts and retains employees. Until recently, culture has been mostly cultivated in person, by employees. Now, it’s also done remotely through video conferencing and messaging applications, which presents a new set of challenges and opportunities. This discussion will focus on ways to sustain company culture through times of change and will include practical guidance and examples from two executives tasked with doing just that.
Tim Hourigan, The Home Depot Executive Vice President – Human Resources
Emily McEvilly, Workday Chief Customer Officer
Moderator: Jen Rogers, Financial Reporter
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11 AM ET - 11:25 AM ET
Given the pace of innovation, it’s critical for employees at all levels to have opportunities to learn new skills and become educated in new ways of working. Two CEOs who have built their careers in the education and talent recruitment industries share their perspectives and advice on how to create a culture of learning from entry-level to top leadership.
John H. Chuang, Aquent Co-founder, Chairman and CEO
Lisa Lewin, General Assembly CEO
Moderator: Contessa Brewer, CNBC Correspondent
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SPONSORED AND PROGRAMMED BY KNIGHTSCOPE
If people and customers are the lifeblood of an organization, protecting them is likely a part of your company’s strategic plan and consideration. What you may not have considered is using Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) to keep them safe—a combination of self-driving technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and electric vehicles. This discussion will examine the security challenges corporations face, and ways they can make the workplace safer.
William Santana Li, Knightscope Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Interviewer: Rhonda Schaffler, Business Anchor
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SPONSORED AND PROGRAMMED BY WELLS FARGO
With companies urgently evaluating and seeking both internal and external ways to transform their operations, keeping community — not just the bottom line — is key to taking action. A discussion on ways leaders can integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into key business transformation efforts.
Kelley Cornish, Wells Fargo Executive Vice President, Head – DSRI PMO
Clarence Nunn, Wells Fargo Executive Vice President, Wealth and Investment Management Diverse Segments
Tanya Sanders, Wells Fargo Executive Vice President, Head of Wells Fargo Auto
Moderator: Caroline Woods, Business Journalist
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11:25 AM ET - 12 PM ET
The business disruptions brought on by the global pandemic demanded swift and close collaboration across functions. Hear how one company aligned its talent and finance priorities to develop strategies to both meet the moment and pave a competitive, positive path forward.
Marissa Andrada, Chipotle Chief Diversity, Inclusion, and People Officer
Jack Hartung, Chipotle Chief Financial Officer
Moderator: Kate Rogers, CNBC Reporter
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If the daily commute to a shared workspace evolves to a just a few days a week… or even a month, what is the vision for a shared physical space for work? In this session, we’ll dive into what the future holds for commercial real estate as we’ve known it and how companies are balancing investments for a world of hybrid work.
Marcelo Claure, WeWork Executive Chairman
Victor Coleman, Hudson Pacific Properties CEO
Moderator: Andrew Ross Sorkin, CNBC “Squawk Box” Co-Anchor
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12 PM ET - 2 PM ET
1:30 PM ET - 2 PM ET
One constant since the onset of the pandemic is change. Great plans — rooted in data, research and a dash of gut instinct — are made, and then new information surfaces and it’s time to pivot… again. In this townhall-style forum, retired 4-star General Dennis Via will share key leadership tenets acquired through years of esteemed military service and offer advice on leading with confidence, while remaining flexible enough to adapt when needed. Featured guests will include futurist and author April Rinne and members of CNBC’s Executive Councils.
Dennis Via, Retired U.S. Army General; Booz Allen Hamilton Defense Fellow
April Rinne, “Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change” Author and Futurist
Moderator: Jon Fortt, CNBC “Tech Check” Co-Anchor
Limited attendance and pre-registration required. Please email events@cnbc.com to confirm your participation in this session.
2 PM ET - 3:30 PM ET
With Covid-19, we’ve experienced the devastation of one major global threat, but are we prepared for the disruptions of a rapidly evolving climate? The effects of climate change have real consequences for businesses, impacting the health and safety of workers, resource scarcity, supply chain disruptions… even how and where we work. We’ll discuss how weaving climate change response into the core of strategic planning can reap the benefits of reduced costs, increased efficiencies, new ‘green collar’ job creation… and a brighter future for the next workforce generation.
Katharine Hayhoe, The Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist, “Saving Us” Author
Interviewer: Diana Olick, CNBC Real Estate Reporter
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Responding to the grueling demands of an economy in flux has required technology leaders to reprioritize and fast-track projects to meet new business and workforce needs. As we look toward the year 2022, one top tech and strategy exec shares her thoughts on planning for success in the year–and years–to come.
Catherine Bessant, Bank of America Vice Chair, Global Strategy (Fmr. Chief Operations and Technology Officer)
Interviewer: Carl Quintanilla, CNBC “Squawk on the Street” Co-Anchor and “TechCheck” Anchor
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SPONSORED AND PROGRAMMED BY PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL
The pandemic left an indelible impression on work, the workplace, and the workforce. From the acceleration to the future of work to a workforce re-imaging their careers, employers are being challenged to manage new ways of working, workforce reentry, and talent retention with the same deftness they managed the transition to remote work. This session will focus on how employers can create resilient cultures to deliver value and meet the needs of an evolving workforce.
Rob Falzon, Prudential Financial Vice Chair
Interviewer: Devin Banerjee, LinkedIn Editor at Large
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Big companies are spending big money on workforce education and upskilling opportunities, investing heavily upfront in the hope of reaping future rewards. We’ll dig into why the value of learning benefits not only the workforce but also the bottom line and how this growth industry is poised to reshape the future of work.
Rachel Carlson, Guild Education Co-Founder and CEO
Interviewer: Jon Fortt, CNBC “Tech Check” Co-Anchor
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What the customer wants, the customer gets. The impacts of Covid-19 forced many organizations to place a necessary focus on aggressive investment in digitization. In this session, two CFOs on the front lines of shifting consumer trends discuss their strategies for being proactive in the face of uncertainty, identifying the ‘north star’ of our new normal, and responding to the impacts of rapid change on the workforce.
Harmit Singh, Levi Strauss & Co. CFO
Tracey Travis, The Estee Lauder Companies CFO
Moderator: Courtney Reagan, CNBC Senior Retail Reporter
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Since founding Dell (then PC’s Limited) from his freshman dorm room in 1984, Michael Dell has led his namesake company through economies good and bad; steered teams amid rapid technology advancement and sector shifts; and brought the organization public, then private, and public again. Dell joins us to share advice on managing through change and answers your questions in this @Work Summit Event Exclusive.
Michael Dell, Dell Technologies Chairman & CEO, “Play Nice but Win: A CEO’s Journey from Founder to Leader” Author
Interviewer: Jon Fortt, CNBC “Tech Check” Co-Anchor
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3:30 PM ET
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, planning, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday.
To learn more, visit www.workday.com.
Knightscope is an advanced security technology company based in Silicon Valley that builds fully autonomous security robots that deter, detect and report. Our long-term ambition is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. Learn more about us at www.knightscope.com
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) is a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager with approximately $1.4 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2023, with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and talented employees help make lives better and create financial opportunity for more people by expanding access to investing, insurance, and retirement security. Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise, and innovation for nearly 150 years.
For more information, please visit news.prudential.com.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S. households. Wells Fargo ranked No. 37 on Fortune’s 2021 rankings of America’s largest corporations. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health, and a low-carbon economy. News, insights, and perspectives from Wells Fargo are available at Wells Fargo Stories.
Additional information may be found at www.wellsfargo.com | Twitter: @WellsFargo
ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace. Powered by AI-driven smart matching technology, the company actively connects millions of all-sized businesses and job seekers through innovative mobile, web, and email services, as well as partnerships with the best job boards on the web. ZipRecruiter has the #1 rated job search app on iOS & Android. Founded in 2010, the Santa Monica-based marketplace has over 1000 employees in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Israel.
Reid is a Silicon Valley stalwart in the modern technology world. An accomplished entrepreneur and executive, he played an integral role in building many of today’s leading consumer technology businesses, including LinkedIn and PayPal. As an investor, he has been instrumental in the success of iconic companies such as Facebook and Airbnb and has helped fast-growing newcomers like Aurora and Convoy get to scale.
Reid joined Greylock in 2009 and focuses on early-stage investing in products that can reach hundreds of millions of participants. His unique understanding of consumer behavior and a clear-eyed ability to guide startups from inception through ramped-up “blitzscaling” has made him one of the most sought-after advisors, partners, and investors today. Reid was a board observer for Airbnb and currently serves as a board director for Apollo Fusion, Aurora, Blockstream, Coda, Convoy, Entrepreneur First, Microsoft, Nauto, Neeva, Xapo, and a few early-stage companies still in stealth.
Reid’s core focus is on businesses with network effects. In 2003, he co-founded LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network that today has more than 650 million members and a diversified revenue model that includes subscriptions, advertising, and software licensing. Before LinkedIn, Reid served as executive vice president at PayPal, where he was a founding board member and responsible for all of the company’s external relationships.
His foundational thesis of the power of networks extends beyond marketplaces and social ecosystems. Recently, it has led to his investments in autonomous driving technology startup Nauto, cryptocurrency startup Xapo, and shipping logistics provider Convoy.
Reid is a frequent public speaker, known for his approachability and skill at explaining complex topics with lucidity. He is the co-author of Blitzscaling and two New York Times best-selling books: The Start-up of You and The Alliance. He also hosts the podcast Masters of Scale.
A California native, Reid spent most of his life in the Bay Area. He earned a B.S. with distinction in symbolic systems from Stanford University and then earned a master’s degree in philosophy from Oxford University. He has honorary doctorate degrees from Babson University and the University of Oulu.
Beyond startups and technology, Reid has a wide range of interests, including politics, board games, science fiction, philosophy, and philanthropy. He serves on several not-for-profit boards, including Kiva, Endeavor, CZI Biohub, Do Something, New America, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, and the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change. Reid has received various awards for his philanthropic work, including CBE from the Queen of England and Salute to Greatness Award from the Martin Luther King Center.
Caroline A. Wanga is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Essence Communications Inc. the independent Black-owned consumer technology company focused on merging content, community, and commerce to meet the evolving cultural and lifestyle needs of people of color.
Most recently, Wanga led Target’s strategic intent to champion an inclusive society with accountability for inclusive guest experiences, a diverse and inclusive work environment and societal impact. As a cultural catalyst, she helped fuel Target’s business objectives through the company’s first-ever performance-based D&I goals, significantly improving areas including Supplier Diversity, Marketing, Philanthropy, Retention, Hiring, Representation and Engagement. She also had responsibility for reshaping Target’s organizational culture.
Wanga began her Target career in supply chain, serving in a variety of transformational leadership roles, including modernizing Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, Digital and Strategy capabilities. Prior to that, she held several leadership roles in the non-profit sector.
Wanga earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from HBCU Texas College and is an inspirational thought leader and public speaker. She has been named a Top Executive in Corporate Diversity by Black Enterprise and one of Savoy’s Most Powerful Women in Corporate America; is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the Talladega College Board of Trustees, and the Intersectionality, Culture, and Diversity Advisory Board for Twitter; and is former co-chair of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Diversity & Inclusion Initiative. Her greatest life accomplishment is her daughter, Cadence.
Matthew McConaughey is an Actor and Author of Greenlights.
YUN LINGNER Executive Producer on ABC’s “Shark Tank” Yun Lingner has been a pivotal part of the creative producing team of the multiple Emmy Award-winning, seminal business program ”Shark Tank” since it’s pilot episode. She began her career producing several television documentary series such as “Biography,” “Ancient Mysteries” and ”In Search of History” for A&E and The History Channel. She has since produced numerous hit reality television shows, including “The Mole” (ABC), “The Shot” (VH1), “American Inventor” (ABC), “Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox) and “Big Brother” (CBS). For “Shark Tank,” she has earned nine Emmy nominations with four wins, seven Critics Choice nominations with five wins, three TCA nominations with one win, and four Producer’s Guild Award nominations. She is a graduate of UCLA with a degree in Fine Arts.