23-24

October 2024
The Javits Center, NYC

Francis Ford Gen. David Angela Amy Gary

Coppola Petraeus Ahrendts Edmondson Hamel
CREATIVITY LEADERSHIP BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY
TRANSFORMATION CHANGE

Modupe Jon Anne Stephen M.R. Felipe

Akinola McNeill Chow Covey Gomez
DIVERSITY INNOVATION: HIGH TALENT SELF-MANAGEMENT
& INCLUSION TESLA CASE PERFORMANCE
TEAMS
Dear Colleague,
It is a pleasure for me to share with you the program for this year’s
World Business Forum New York. Once again, we have curated
a selection of the world’s most relevant and thought-provoking
management content to provide you with the ideas and inspiration
necessary to help you better lead your organization.
Since the first edition of the World Business Forum New York back in
2004 we have been witness to incredible transformations. Now in 2024
we encounter a world in a state of flux and the resulting leadership
challenges are profound. Last year’s World Business Forum provided
a spotlight on how purpose in business can help navigate these
uncharted waters of change. But we only scratched the surface. As
we look even deeper it becomes clear just how profound the topic is
for organizations today. This is why 2024 will be the year of Purpose+.
Read on to learn more!
We are confident that you will leave this year’s Forum with new insights,
ideas, and connections that will help you lead your organization to
success time and time again. I look forward to welcoming you to the
World Business Forum New York this October 23-24.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Stanley
Managing Director, WOBI USA
OUR INSPIRATION FOR 2024:
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PURPOSE+
Great leadership is in many ways synonymous with purpose.

Provides a source of
resilience in challenging
times

Forges positive workplace

culture

Strengthens brand
reputation

Drives customer loyalty

Inspires innovation

Ensures long-term
sustainability

Join us in 2024 and unleash

the power of purposeful leadership
in your organization.
WHAT IS THE WORLD
BUSINESS FORUM?
The World Business Forum
offers a unique two-day
learning experience. The
program of content is designed
to give business leaders an
edge in today’s fast changing
competitive landscape to
sustain growth and achieve
ongoing Success.

Our top tier program caters to:

Senior Leaders
from across
all industries
and across all
company sizes

Leaders and
executive teams
looking for ideas
and inspiration
2,000+
SENIOR
EXECUTIVES
All those who
understand
the value of 500+
COMPANIES
knowledge and
continuous
learning
 WHO ATTENDED IN 2023?

98% of our attendees would 96% of them would

attend again recommend the event to a
colleague or a friend

10%
BREAKDOWN BY TITLE CATEGORY 11%
30%

VP and SVP
C-Level / President / Founder
Directors
Managers 22%
27%
Other

BREAKDOWN BY COMPANY SIZE 11%

By number of employees

Big: 500+ 21%

68%
Medium: 50 to 500
Small: Less than 50

BREAKDOWN BY INDUSTRY
Financial Services & Insurance
Healthcare
Consumer Products & Services
Communications
3 22
Profesional Services 3 % %%
18%
IT 3 %
%
3%
Construction & Infrastructure
4%
Manufacturing
5%
Government 13%
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 5%
Retail 5%
9%
Education 6% 7%
Information Technology/Internet
Hospitality
Telecommunications
CREATIVITY

Francis Ford Coppola

One of the most influential directors of all time,
Francis Ford Coppola is a producer, screenwriter and
director of notable movies such as “The Godfather”
trilogy and “Apocalypse Now.” He has won multiple awards,
including five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two
Palmes d’Or, and a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA).
LEADING CREATIVITY: LESSONS FROM A MASTER
DIRECTOR
The skills and characteristics needed to consistently and effectively push
creative boundaries
Producing award-winning performances: How to identify and get the
best out of your talent
A different approach for dealing with doubt, uncertainty and failure
The evolution of storytelling: Keys to develop powerful stories that
capture people’s imaginations

LEADERSHIP

Gen. David Petraeus

Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.) is a highly decorated
general and one of the most prominent combat
commanders in American history. He is the Former Director
of the CIA, and currently Partner at KKR, Chairman of the KKR
Global Institute, and a Kissinger Fellow at Yale University.

LEADERSHIP IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY

Understanding and embracing the tasks of strategic leadership in the
21st century
Keys to making tough decisions in the face of adversity
What it takes to be a resilient, effective strategic leader
Insights into the significant global challenges facing countries and
organizations today: The impact of ongoing international security issues
and macroeconomic trends
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

Angela Ahrendts
A pioneering leader, Angela Ahrendts is the former
Senior Vice President at Apple Retail and was CEO at
Burberry for nine years. She is currently Chair of the Board
of Save the Children and a member of the Board of Directors
of Ralph Lauren Corp., Airbnb, WPP, and charity: water.

LEADING CHANGE WITH HUMILITY, HUMANITY

AND HEART
Connecting with people in a way that encourages everyone to shape the
future of the organization
How to convey complex ideas with clarity and authenticity to foster
alignment and shared purpose within organizations
Amplifying human attributes in an artificial world: A new paradigm of
leadership to thrive in the age of AI
Leveraging technology to unleash a new wave of creativity and innovation

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Amy Edmondson
The number one ranked management thinker,
Edmondson is the world’s leading authority on
Psychological Safety and a professor at Harvard Business
School. She is the bestselling author of “The Fearless
Organization,” and the recently published “Right Kind of Wrong,”
which won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2023.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY: UNLOCKING GROWTH

THROUGH INTELLIGENT FAILURE
How to nurture an environment where employees feel safe and
empowered
Improve learning, cooperation and performance by fostering a culture of
psychological safety
How leaders can transform their perspective on setbacks by embracing
the intelligent failures that are vital to innovation
Tailored practices, skills and mindsets for taking smart risks and using
mistakes as springboards for profound learning and competitive
differentiation
STRATEGY

Gary Hamel
World renowned business thinker and management
innovator, Gary Hamel is one of the world’s most
influential and iconoclastic business thought leaders. He
is an author of landmark books such as “Competing for the
Future,” “The Future of Management,” and “Humanocracy.”

BUILDING A STRATEGY FOR EVOLUTIONARY

ADVANTAGE
How to build an organization that can change as fast as change itself
Why organizations must embrace new principles of experimentation,
openness, meritocracy, freedom and audacity
Adopting open strategy: The challenge of unleashing the collective
intelligence in your organization
How to make innovation a core competence: Revealing a systematic
approach to increasing capacity for continuous, breakthrough innovation

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Modupe Akinola
Leading authority on organizational performance and
diversity at Columbia Business School where she advises
leaders on managing stress, diversity and equity & inclusion
initiatives. Previously she was Head of diversity at Bain & Co.,
contributing to the recruitment and retention framework for
people of color.
DRIVING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
AND DIVERSITY
Strategies organizations can employ to increase the diversity of their
talent pool
The biases that affect the recruitment and retention of women and
people of color in companies
How organizational environments can engender stress and the impact on
individual and organizational performance
Building businesses that increase employees’ productivity, enhance their
creativity, and improve health outcomes
INNOVATION: TESLA CASE

Jon McNeill
A visionary leader and innovator, Jon McNeill is the
former President of Tesla Motors and current Managing
Director at DVx Ventures. In 2018, he became COO at
Lyft and presently serves on several boards of companies
including General Motors, Lululemon and Stash Financial.

LESSONS ON TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH

FROM INSIDE TESLA
Disruption, transformation and the Tesla case: The electric car everyone is
watching
Sleeping in the Tesla factory: Experiences and lessons learned with Elon
Musk
How to generate a culture of trust and accountability among employees
Detecting and promoting disruptive and transformative ideas within your
organization: How to create an ideas factory
Taking risks: When it is time to move from analysis to action

HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS

Anne Chow
Anne Chow was the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s
140+ year history, where she is recognized as a role model
for inclusive leadership, driving success at the intersection
of people, culture, and technology. She currently serves on
the Board of Directors of 3M and is an Adjunct Professor at
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
THE CHALLENGE OF REALIZING THE FULL
POTENTIAL OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS
Why high performance is anchored around culture: Recognizing the
foundational importance of trust and transparency in relationships
How our paradigms set us up for success - personally, professionally, and
as a society
Unlocking potential by recognizing bias, and emphasizing empathy and
curiosity
Tools to help you overcome unconscious bias and reframe unconscious
thoughts
TALENT

Stephen M.R. Covey

The world’s leading expert on organizational trust,
bestselling author, and former CEO of the Covey
Leadership Center. He led the strategy that propelled the
success of his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s “The 7
Habits of Highly Effective People.”

TRUST AND INSPIRE: UNLEASHING GREATNESS

IN OTHERS
Why the old rules of leadership no longer apply
Trust and Inspire: A comprehensive framework for an alternative to
command and control
How trust and collaboration will be the foundation of the future of work
Revealing the fundamental beliefs of a Trust and Inspire leader

SELF-MANAGEMENT

Felipe Gomez
Felipe Gomez is a musician and expert in entrepreneurship,
innovation and virtuosity. With more than 25 years of
entrepreneurial and senior management experience, he has
developed a powerful set of proven tools that helps leaders and
organizations to reach extraordinary performance.

THE POWER OF VIRTUOSITY

What it means to be a virtuoso and why it’s a critical quality for

organizations in today’s world
Identifying the keys to be a virtuoso in everything we set out to do
The mindsets and behaviors that leaders and companies should adopt to
thrive
The importance of perfecting our methods, being more aware of the
attitudes we assume and doing everything we do with love and passion
AGENDA
The Javits Center, NYC

Wednesday

23 October
2024

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Gary Hamel STRATEGY

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Angela Ahrendts BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Jon McNeill INNOVATION: TESLA CASE

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Modupe Akinola DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Coffee Break

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Felipe Gomez SELF-MANAGEMENT

5:45 PM - 6:45 PM Networking Cocktail Hour

Thursday

24 October
2024

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Amy Edmondson ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Anne Chow HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Stephen M.R. Covey TALENT

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Gen. David Petraeus LEADERSHIP

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Coffee Break

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Francis Ford Coppola CREATIVITY

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