2026 Corporate Conference

Under “Group Code,” enter our Early Bird Discount Code: EARLYBEAR26 for 20% off the regular $1200 ticket price. Please reach out to [email protected] for any other questions on pricing.
The corporate conference brings together industry and academic perspectives in three key areas:
- Navigating Uncertainty in the Workplace: Including economic upheaval, global challenges, rapid workplace evolution, the unrelenting pace of change.
- Incorporating Design Thinking in the Workplace: Defining evolving roles and workplace of the future. Impact to building the best workplace model.
- Preparing the Workforce for AI: Aligning AI use with culture and product goals; iterating on what workflows and work structures will look like with AI; ensuring employees are involved and thinking through their changing roles and tasks.
As in previous conferences, there will be featured talks and fireside chats with top leaders across industries, as well as presentations from renowned academic experts. Our academic keynote speakers represent a range of schools and disciplines.

Conference Speakers
Opening Keynote

Ronnie Chatterji
Chief Economic Officer, OpenAI
Navigating Uncertainty in the Workplace

Arden Hoffman
Senior VP & Chief People Officer, General Motors

Lindsey Cameron
Professor, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Rich Lyons
Chancellor, UC Berkeley
Incorporating Design Thinking in the Workplace

Chris Good
Chief Creative Officer, One Workplace

Melissa Valentine
Associate Professor, Stanford University

Paul Cooper
Principal, TEF Design
Preparing the Workforce for AI

Cathryn Van Namen
Managing Director, Deloitte

Chad Jones
Professor, Stanford Business School

Lindsay-Rae MacIntyre
Chief Diversity Officer & Corporate Vice President of Talent Development, Microsoft

Sarah Franklin
CEO, Lattice

Toby Stuart
Professor, UC Berkeley
Interactive Experience

Leonard Boussioux
Assistant Professor, University of Washington