LEADERSHIP | Mindful Leadership
Leaders today are expected to make countless quick decisions in unprecedented and uncertain circumstances when they are already stretched thin. In this session, Chopra Global CEO Mallika Chopra explains how mindfulness can help leaders find stability and clarity in times of disruption. She shares specific practices and strategies to help you ground your decision making, find focus, and avoid burnout.
Speaker: Mallika Chopra, Author & CEO, Chopra Global
Host: Marcia Rothschild, Head of Latin America & the Caribbean and Management Committee Member, State Street
Executive Spotlight: Janet Dorling, SVP, Global Commercial Product Strategy, Gilead Sciences
LEADERSHIP | Psychological Safety at Work
Psychological safety — the belief that one can speak up without the risk of punishment or humiliation — is critical for the functioning of great teams. Unfortunately, WFH and hybrid working makes psychological safety anything but straightforward. In this session, Amy Edmondson shares her groundbreaking work on psychological safety—revealing how leaders can reimagine the workplace now and allow everyone to contribute and excel.
Speaker: Amy Edmondson, pioneer of psychological safety & Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School
Host: Abby Evans, Senior Director, Talent Management, Niantic Labs
Executive Spotlight: Mary Bui-Pham, Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Indeed
LEADERSHIP | How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact
Leaders are dealing with one of the most daunting periods of mass resignation in history. But offering more incentives may not be the answer. So, what is? Drawing on a deep understanding of the science of happiness and how it needs to evolve in our changing times, Jenn Lim shares how authentic leaders can help employees connect their purpose to the company’s mission and make a bigger impact on growth and success.
Speaker: Jenn Lim, Co-Founder & CEO, Delivering Happiness, and best-selling Author, Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose & People for Growth & Impact
Host: Leslie Moore, VP, Global Corporate Communications, Juniper Networks
Executive Spotlight: Ashla Singh, International Product Manager, Roche
LEADERSHIP | Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know
In an increasingly divided world, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. The result is that we can become siloed in our lives and in our workplaces, surrounded by people who agree with our conclusions instead of challenging our thought process. Wharton’s top-rated professor and organizational psychologist Adam Grant invites us to examine the critical leadership skill of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people’s minds, making you a stronger and more flexible leader in the process.
Speaker: Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, The Wharton School of Business, best-selling author & host: WorkLife, a TED Original Podcast @adammgrant
Session Moderator: Celeste Headlee, award-winning journalist & host, Women Amplified @celesteheadle
Session Host: Sharon Mandell, SVP, chief information officer, Juniper Networks @junipernetworks
Sponsor Spotlight: Rola Dagher, global channel chief, Dell Technologies @dell
LEADERSHIP | Inclusion Revolution: How to Dismantle Inequalities at Work
There is no question that inclusion is imperative for the modern workplace. Yet, despite good intentions, many leaders are unprepared for their vital role in reducing barriers for others and the realities of challenging the status quo. Daisy Auger-Domínguez shares her compassionate and transparent approach to ensuring that everyone feels heard, seen, and valued at work. Join this session to learn about engaging in the complex work of allyship and persisting until fairness, justice, equity, and inclusion are the experience of all.
Speaker: Daisy Auger-Domínguez, chief people officer, VICE Media Group @daisyad
Session Host: Valerie Brown, SVP, quality assurance, pharmaceutical development & manufacturing, Gilead Sciences, Inc. @gileadsciences
Sponsor Spotlight: Carla Wright-Jukes, senior manager, customer experience, Cisco Systems @cisco
LEADERSHIP | Breaking Barriers & Leading the Way Together
For 30+ years, Nina Shaw has been breaking barriers for her clients, herself, and others as one of Hollywood’s most powerful dealmakers. But she hasn’t done it alone. In this inspiring session, she speaks with CNN news anchor and author of Huddle Brooke Baldwin about enacting meaningful change by bringing more chairs to the table—a phenomenon that Baldwin calls “huddling.” They discuss the power of banding together for strength and solidarity through formal organizations like Time’s Up, which Shaw co-founded, and more informal networks of allies. Join this session to learn how a huddle can help leaders of all kinds face adversity or organize to make the world a better place.
Speaker: Nina Shaw, award-winning entertainment lawyer, activist & diversity advocate
Session Moderator: Brooke Baldwin, CNN news anchor, host, CNN digital series, American Woman & author, Huddle @brookebaldwin
Session Host: Sujata Kosalge, vice president, engineering, Google @google
Sponsor Spotlight: Yana Tobelmann, product specialist, Google @google