How and where we work has been completely upended, first by an unprecedented pandemic and next by a vital social movement. This, added to an already rapidly changing business environment. Success in this new era will require new thinking, new leaders, and new technology.
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September 8 | 3:00pm EDT
Respond, Adapt, Thrive
Despite the disruptions and limitations, we’ve discovered new ways of working together, while apart. But how do we move past “good enough for now” to “the best we can do to thrive”? Engage with IBM‘s Diane Gherson, Mondelez’s Paulette Alviti, and SHRM’s Johnny Taylor on their experience, advice, and strategic outlook heading into the fall and beyond.
August 13 | 3:00pm EDT
Agents of Change
As technology assumes an outsized role in every business, the CIOs of Lowe’s and Synchrony will share their experiences as technological and cultural change-makers, leading their organizations toward the kind of agile mindset that will drive optimal outcomes, even in difficult times.
Seemantini Godbole, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Lowe’s
Carol Juel, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Synchrony
Jon Fortt, “Squawk Alley” Co-Anchor, CNBC
July 23 | 3:00pm EDT
Get Smart(er): The Evolution of Reskilling
From schools to workplaces, we’re rethinking how the workers of the future will get the skills they need to succeed. But the pandemic has uncovered imbalances: Who benefits and who suffers when learning goes digital? XPRIZE founder and executive chairman Peter H. Diamandis will share his thoughts on how we can do this right.
Peter H. Diamandis, Founder and Executive Chairman, XPRIZE
Jon Fortt, “Squawk Alley” Co-Anchor, CNBC
July 9 | 3:00pm EDT
Change Through Crisis: Innovating in Tough Times and Making it Stick
The CEOs of Accenture and Talend discuss how the challenges we face in these unprecedented times are shaping digital transformation today and share strategies for implementing change that will last into the future.
Christal Bemont, CEO, Talend
Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture
Jon Fortt, “Squawk Alley” Co-Anchor, CNBC
June 25 | 2:30pm EDT
Future Proof
Legendary tech CEO Bill McDermott describes the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and how he’s preparing the company for the future.
Bill McDermott, CEO, ServiceNow
Jon Fortt, “Squawk Alley” Co-Anchor, CNBC
Diversity & Inclusion: The Rapid Turnaround
CEO Cynthia Marshall successfully transformed the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks toxic culture into a case study of diversity and inclusion. She’ll share the secrets to the organization’s dramatic turnaround.
Cynthia Marshall, CEO, Dallas Mavericks
Jon Fortt, “Squawk Alley” Co-Anchor, CNBC
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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.
Coupa Software is the leading provider of BSM solutions. We offer a comprehensive, cloud-based BSM platform that has connected hundreds of organizations with more than four million suppliers globally. Our platform provides greater visibility into and control over how companies spend money. Using our platform, businesses are able to achieve real, measurable value and savings that drive their profitability. Learn more at www.coupa.com. Read more on the Coupa Blog or follow @Coupa on Twitter.
SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, creates better workplaces where employers and employees thrive together. As the voice of all things work, workers and the workplace, SHRM is the foremost expert, convener and thought leader on issues impacting today’s evolving workplaces. With 300,000+ HR and business executive members in 165 counties, SHRM impacts the lives of more than 115 million workers and families globally.
T-Mobile for Business brings the Un-carrier experience to customers unwilling to settle. With a network that now covers 99% of Americans, the nation’s most advanced 4G LTE, and in hot pursuit of 5G, T-Mobile continues solving industry pain points and has businesses of all sizes ready for the future of wireless.
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.
As chief information officer, Seemantini Godbole leads the enterprise-wide global technology team focused on engineering, product, data and analytics, and innovation to enable Lowe's technology transformation. She is responsible for technology strategy, product road maps and development, and technology operations across all channels, including digital. She oversees the delivery of all capabilities across these functions to serve Lowe’s customers wherever and whenever they choose to shop. She joined Lowe’s in 2018.
Seemantini has more than 25 years of global technology experience. Before joining Lowe’s, she served as senior vice president, digital and marketing technology at Target Corp., where she oversaw the company’s global e-commerce, enterprise marketing and loyalty technology strategy and operations. Prior to Target, Seemantini held multiple senior technology leadership roles at Sabre and Travelocity.
Seemantini earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Nagpur, India, and a master’s degree in computer science from Texas Tech University.
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management. With over 300,000 members in 165 countries, SHRM is the largest HR professional association in the world, impacting the lives of 115 million workers every day.
As a global leader on the future of employment, culture and leadership, Mr. Taylor is a sought-after voice on all matters affecting work, workers and the workplace. He is frequently asked to testify before Congress on critical workforce issues and authors a weekly column, "Ask HR," in USA Today.
Mr. Taylor's career spans over 20 years as a lawyer, human resources executive and CEO in both the not-for-profit and for-profit space. He has held senior and chief executive roles at IAC/Interactive Corp, Viacom's Paramount Pictures and Blockbuster Entertainment Group, McGuireWoods LLC, and Compass Group USA. Most recently, Mr. Taylor was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
He is a member of the White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and was appointed by President Donald Trump as Chairman of the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He serves on the boards of the University of Miami, Jobs for America's Graduates and the American Red Cross. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Illinois and Washington, D.C.
Christal joins Talend as a seasoned executive with a demonstrated track record in defining and leading sales and go-to-market strategies to significantly scale cloud businesses. Previously, she spent 15 years at SAP Concur, most recently leading its $2B business organization as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to her CRO appointment, Christal was Senior Vice President and General Manager of SAP Concur’s Small, Midsized and Nationals (SMN) business unit. Early in her career, Christal served in a number of capacities focused on operational and technical roles at Motorola, Extensity, and Clarify.
Recently named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He is also the executive founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world's leaders on exponentially growing technologies.
As an entrepreneur, Diamandis has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education. He is co-founder of BOLD Capital Partners, a venture fund with $250M
investing in exponential technologies, and co-founder and Vice
Chairman of Celularity, Inc., a cellular therapeutics company.
Diamandis is a New York Times Bestselling author of two
books: Abundance – The Future Is Better Than You Think
and BOLD – How to go Big, Create Wealth & Impact the World. His
newest book in this series of exponential technologies—The Future is
Faster Than You Think—was released on January 28, 2020.
He earned degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineering
from MIT and holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
Diamandis’ favorite saying is “The best way to predict the future is to
create it yourself.”