Upcoming Conference
Our culture conference convenes industry leaders and accomplished academics jointly concerned with, challenged by, and excited about organizational culture.
With the increasing presence of AI and remote work, as well as continued challenges ensuring diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, there has never been a more important time to be focused on culture in the workplace and how the new ways of working will impact the future of work.
Confirmed Speakers
Yamini Rangan

CEO of HubSpot
KRISTIN SVERCHEK

President of Lyft
What is the Culture Conference?
Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation’s annual conference, held in January at Haas School of Business, convenes industry leaders and top academics studying organizational culture. Participants have the opportunity to connect with senior executives from organizations who are creating cultures that yield competitive advantage and leading academics who are pioneering new ways of conceptualizing, measuring, and utilizing culture.
Conference Goals

Identify Opportunities
Discuss the most promising opportunities for industry leaders who aim to harness culture as a strategic resource.

Deepen Understanding
Strive to understand from leading academics the frontiers of knowledge about organizational culture.

Build Connections
Bring industry and academic thought leaders together to define a shared research agenda.
Past Industry Speakers
Robert Ford

Abbott Laboratories CEO
Susan Desmond-Hellman

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO
Scott Uzzell

Converse CEO
Steve Kerr

Golden State Warriors Head Coach
Marty Chavez

Goldman Sachs CFO and CIO
Jarvis Sam

Nike Chief DEI Officer
Indra Nooyi

Pepsi CEO
Ed Catmull

Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios Co-Founder and President
Wendy Kopp

Teach for America / Teach for All Founder and CEO
Past Academic Speakers
Nick Bloom

Stanford University
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Harvard Business School
Tsedal Neeley

Harvard Business School
Rakesh Khurana

Harvard Business School
Edgar Schein

MIT Sloan
Herminia Ibarra

London Business School
Call for Abstracts
Academic researchers interested in presenting at the academic conference on January 9th should submit an extended abstract by the deadline: September 30th, 2023.