Transformative Technology, Transformative Talent
In the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, CIOs and CTOs hold the key roles managing corporate digital transformation and leveraging new, game-changing technologies. This edition of CNBC’s @Work series examines the human-machine interface, how to balance the needs of today with the possibilities of tomorrow, and the winning strategies of best-in-class companies.
Who should attend: CIOs, CTOs and senior technology executives who have a major role to play in leveraging the right technologies at the right scale, with the right people running them.
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Drew co-founded Dropbox in 2007. He’s led our growth from a simple idea to a service used by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Drew’s responsible for the direction and product strategy of our company.
Jessica Powell is the author of The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional but Essentially True Silicon Valley Story, the first novel ever published by the digital platform Medium. Until recently, she was Google’s Vice President of Communications and served on the company’s management team. Her fiction and non-fiction has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, WIRED, and Medium magazine. She is also the co-founder of a startup that builds music software.
Bernard J. Tyson was the chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals — known as Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading integrated health care providers and not-for-profit health plans.
With annual operating revenue of nearly $80 billion, Kaiser Permanente serves 12.3 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Tyson assumed the role of chairman in January 2014 and has served as CEO since 2013. His career at Kaiser Permanente spanned more than 34 years, and he successfully managed all major aspects of the organization during this time, serving in roles from hospital administrator and division president to chief operating officer of the Oakland, California-based national health care organization.
Under Tyson’s leadership, Kaiser Permanente continued to lead and set the expectation for delivering affordable, accessible, high-quality health care and improving the health of its members and the 68 million residents in its communities. The organization is delivering on the promise of its “Thrive” campaign by bringing an industry-leading 21st-century approach to health care and coverage that is helping members achieve their aspirations of total health — physical health as well as mental health and wellness. Kaiser Permanente’s 217,000 employees and 22,000 Permanente Medical Group physicians provide personalized, coordinated, and technologically advanced care that consistently delivers some of the best clinical outcomes in the nation, while also leading the country in prevention, cutting-edge treatment, patient safety, and quality.
Tyson’s influence has been felt both nationally and internationally. TIME has listed him on its list of the most influential people in the world and named him one of the Health Care 50. Also, in addition to being named by Modern Healthcare as one of the most influential people in health care for 5 consecutive years, he’s been No. 2 on the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list and on Fast Company’s list of most creative people.
Tyson served on the boards of directors for the American Heart Association and Salesforce. He was Deputy Chairman of the Americas of the International Federation of Health Plans, former chair of American Health Insurance Plans and a steward of the World Economic Forum’s Global Challenge on the Future of Health and Healthcare. Tyson was also a member of the Business Council and Bay Area Councils, a business-led public policy organization advocating for a strong economy and better quality of life for Bay Area residents.
A San Francisco Bay Area native, Tyson earned a Master of Business Administration in Health Service Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Health Service Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He earned a leadership certificate from Harvard University.
The Honorable Susan (Sue) M. Gordon was sworn in as the fifth Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) on August 7, 2017. As PDDNI, Ms. Gordon assists the DNI in leading the Intelligence Community (IC) and managing the ODNI. In particular, she focuses on advancing intelligence integration across the IC, expanding outreach and partnerships, and driving innovation across the Community.
With nearly three decades of experience in the IC, Ms. Gordon has served in a variety of leadership roles spanning numerous intelligence organizations and disciplines. Most recently, Ms. Gordon served as the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2015 to 2017. In this role, she helped the director lead the agency and manage the National System of Geospatial Intelligence. She drove NGA’s transformation to meet the challenges of a 21st century intelligence agency. She also championed agile governance, recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce, and expansion of geospatial intelligence services to the open marketplace. She is known for her commitment to diversity and inclusion and, to the women and men of the IC.
Prior to her assignment with NGA, Ms. Gordon served for 27 years at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), rising to senior executive positions in each of the Agency’s four directorates: operations, analysis, science and technology, and support. She joined the CIA in 1980 as an analyst in the Office of Scientific and Weapons Research, and went on to serve as the Director of the Office of Advanced Analytic Tools, Director of Special Activities in the Directorate of Science and Technology, Director for Support, and ultimately in concurrent roles as Director of the Information Operations Center and the CIA Director’s senior advisor on cyber. In 1998, she designed and drove the formation of In-Q-Tel, a private, non-profit company whose primary purpose is to deliver innovative technology solutions for the agency and the IC. Ms. Gordon has been recognized for her creative executive leadership through numerous awards, including the Presidential Rank Award at the distinguished level.
Ms. Gordon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology (biomechanics) from Duke University where she was the captain of the Duke Women’s Basketball team. She and her husband, Jim, live in Northern Virginia, and have two adult children who have also chosen to serve their country.
9:00am - 11:30am
We’ll spend our morning on an exclusive, interactive, behind-the-scenes tour of Dolby Laboratories. Attendees will get a peek inside the cutting-edge labs where researchers study how our minds process sound and images. Their goal: use neuroscience and sensory data science to help machines better understand their human users, create “empathetic technology” and change the way we work. We’ll also learn how Dolby’s helping make music, TV, movies and video games ever more immersive experiences, through partnerships with leading artists, and companies like Netflix, Apple and Amazon.
Host: Poppy Crum, PhD, Chief Scientist, Dolby Laboratories; Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
Moderator: Deirdre Bosa, Technology Reporter, CNBC
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Lunch and Networking
Welcome Remarks
Tyler Mathisen, Co-anchor, “Power Lunch;” Vice President, Events Strategy, CNBC
Leadership @Work: Managing A Multi-Billion Dollar Digital Transformation
Kaiser Permanente employs hundreds of thousands and treats millions. As they transition to their new headquarters in the Bay Area, they’re also in the midst of a massive and complex digital transformation. We’ll ask chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson how his workforce will need to change to adapt to and leverage new technologies.
Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente
Interviewer: Jon Fortt, Co-anchor, “Squawk Alley,” CNBC
Happiness @Work: How Satisfied Is the Workforce, Really?
How happy are your employees in their jobs? What are their hopes for (and fears about) the future? We present the latest data from our Workplace Happiness Survey, in partnership with SurveyMonkey.
Presenter: Jon Cohen, Chief Research Officer, SurveyMonkey
Moderator: Tyler Mathisen, Co-anchor, “Power Lunch;” Vice President, Events Strategy, CNBC
Mission @Work: Making Tech Great Again
Walkouts, privacy scandals, ethically dubious business deals, bloated valuations and bro-culture. Suffice it to say that the tech industry has suffered some bad PR lately. With the threat of regulation looming and a restive workforce, how does the tech industry regain its reputation as a beacon for how great work gets done?
Jennifer Fonstad, Managing Director, Owl Capital Group
Jessica Powell, Author, “The Big Disruption;” Fmr VP of Communications, Google
Interviewer: Deirdre Bosa, Technology Reporter, CNBC
Justice @Work: San Quentin to Silicon Valley
By 2020 a million tech jobs in the U.S. will go unfilled. But one organization is finding new workers in unlikely places: prisons. Is teaching convicts to code part of the answer to address a shortage that threatens to slow future industry growth?
Chrisfino Kenyatta Leal, Founding Member and Returned Citizen, The Last Mile
Chris Redlitz, Managing Partner, Transmedia Capital; Co-founder, The Last Mile
Interviewer: Tyler Mathisen, Co-anchor, “Power Lunch;” Vice President, Events Strategy, CNBC
Networking Break
Data @Work: Separating the Signal from the Noise
Talking artificial intelligence and machine learning is one thing. But for many companies, true AI and ML are still more about potential rather than practical application. We’ll talk to two leaders who are helping organizations get their data out of narrow silos and into the hands of more employees and consumers.
Frank Slootman, Chairman and CEO, Snowflake
Glen Tullman, Founder and Chairman, Livongo
Interviewer: Jon Fortt, Co-anchor, “Squawk Alley,” CNBC
Talent @Work: Evolving Technology, Evolving Workforce
Transformative new technologies require transformed teams. How can organizations develop a dynamic and nimble workforce that can not only adapt to, but also drive and leverage innovation? We’ll ask the man referred to as “The Godfather of Data Analytics.”
Jim Goodnight, Co-founder and CEO, SAS
Interviewer: Deirdre Bosa, Technology Reporter, CNBC
Security @Work: Insider Threats and How to Spot Them
We know about cyberthreats coming from abroad, whether they be nation-states or organized criminals. But as recent events have proved, sometimes the threat is as close as the next cubicle over. How should organizations balance the need to provide more access to more people, with the possibility that one person can create havoc? How is that person identified before it’s too late, and how is any possible damage mitigated?
Presentation:
Sanjay Virmani, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Cyber, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Discussion:
Sue Gordon, Fmr Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Matt Olsen, Chief Trust and Security Officer, Uber; Fmr Director, National Counterterrorism Center
Interviewer: Suzanne Kelly, CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief
Productivity @Work: Does Better Tech Equal Better Work?
We have better and better tools, but expected productivity gains have not been realized. In fact, many feel that the myriad powerful technologies we use every day only make our working lives more difficult. What’s gone wrong, and how do we fix it?
Drew Houston, Co-founder and CEO, Dropbox
Interviewer: Deirdre Bosa, Technology Reporter, CNBC
Closing Remarks
Tyler Mathisen, Co-anchor, “Power Lunch;” Vice President, Events Strategy, CNBC
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