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November 12-13, 2015Lincoln CenterNew York City
KEVIN SPACEY SIR RICHARD BRANSON JIM COLLINS
WALTER ISAACSON HERMINIA IBARRA ADAM GRANT
OSCAR FARINETTI MARK BERTOLINI
STORYMAKERSWe are
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Over the past 11 years, World Business Forum has dedicated itself to helping business leaders like you lead more effectively in this tumultuous and changing world. The event is the largest gathering of senior executives in the US and each year features a world class lineup of speakers discussing the key trends in business today.
During this time we have been privileged to welcome a number of your colleagues to the event - who form a part of a growing community of over 20,000, united by a desire to learn and grow.
World Business Forum is a project that we are building in partnership - listening and responding to the needs and concerns of business leaders like you.
WE INVITE YOU, TOO, TO JOIN US IN WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF WORLD BUSINESS FORUM TOGETHER.
In the pages that follow we are excited to share with you some of the early developments that we have planned, including our new theme for 2015 - STORY MAKERS.
STORYTELLERS RELATE;
STORY MAKERS CREATE
STORYTELLERS RECOUNT THE PAST;
STORY MAKERS BUILD THE FUTURE
STORYTELLERS DEPICT THE DEEDS OF OTHERS;
STORY MAKERS ARE THE PROTAGONISTS
STORYTELLING IS A PASTIME;
STORY MAKING IS A WAY OF LIFE
WHO ARE THE STORY MAKERS?
All those who face today’s shocks and use them as jumping off points to build something better, as turning points towards a better future...
The LEADER who inspires change
The ENTREPRENEUR who pursues a dream
The INVESTOR who takes a risk
The ARTIST who breaks new ground
The EXECUTIVE who transforms a team,department or company
The INNOVATOR who believes a better way is possible
In an always-on now, where the priorities of the moment are everything, and we face multiple and ongoing shocks,
HOW DO WE TAKE THE INITIATIVE?
We need to create a new narrative that enables us to craft a more compelling way to live, work and lead.
Our Story Makers will be focused on addressing 4 fundamental business challenges that leaders like
you are facing today:
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES
Develop the skills, competencies and behaviors that will allow you to strengthen your personal leadership profile.
TALENT CHALLENGES
Fresh ideas and perspectives on improving the effectiveness of your talent recruitment and retention, as well as how to build teams and organizational cultures that will give your company a competitive edge.
GROWTH CHALLENGES
Manage the complexity that comes with growth - from sustaining innovation and generating new value to anticipating customer needs and making tough calls on incomplete information.
TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGES
A look at the myriad transformational forces that are impacting your business - from technology to the environment, from shifting markets to changing social and consumer dynamics.
One of the most talented actors of
his generation, Spacey’s career has
been built on a willingness to take
risks and a keen eye for spotting
opportunity in the unconventional.
A two-time Academy Award winner,
most recently he has worked as
executive producer and star of the
Emmy award-winning Netflix series
House of Cards, demonstrating once
again his rare capacity to connect
audiences with his complex and
layered characters, and simultaneously
leading the way in innovating new
distribution models for film and
television.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGES
Kevin Spacey
Groundbreaking producer, theater
director, andOscar-winning
actor
On Taking the Path Less
Traveled
• Spotting unlikely opportunities and pivoting to take advantage of them
• Creating compellingcharacters: How to truly connect with an audience
• What to look for when assessing the potential of a future project
• Our responsibility to send the ladder back down: Developing the next generation of talent
• The series that disrupted an industry: The behind the scenes story of how House of Cards changed the face of television
Won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in The Usual Suspects
1995
Formed the independent production company
Trigger Street Productions
1997
Won the Academy Award for Best Actor in American Beauty
1999
Became the Artistic Director of the Old Vic
Theatre in London
2003
Started the Kevin Spacey Foundation to support young actors, directors, writers and producers
2010
Launched House of Cards on Netflix
2013
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@KevinSpacey
Sir RichardBranson
Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Virgin Group
Since he was 16 years old Branson has
been shaking up tired industries, taking
on complacent giants and dreaming
big. Infusing every new project with a
sense of adventure and fun, Branson
is an unmatched multipreneur, who
has made billions by doing things his
way. He is the only person to have
built eight billion-dollar companies in
eight different sectors. Since founding
Virgin back in 1970 when he was just
20 years old, he has masterminded
the transformation of the brand into a
multibillion dollar empire made up of
more than 100 companies.
GROWTH & TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGES
Lessons from a Rebel
Entrepreneur
• The philosophies and beliefs that have empowered a legendary entrepreneur to forge his own path to success: The story behind Virgin
• Risk taking and overcoming the inevitable failures on the road to success: How to deal with(sometimes literally) near deathexperiences
• The Virgin Way: Identifying the right talent to ensure your culture stays strong
• Choosing which battles to fight: Competing with established giants in new markets and industries
• Why business has a responsibility to be a force for positive change in the world
Started Virgin as a mail orderrecord retailer
1970
Founded Virgin Atlantic
1984
Made record breaking crossings of the Atlantic by boat and by hot air balloon
1986 & 1987
Knighted for hiscontribution to
entrepreneurship
1999
Voted Britain’s Most Admired Business Leader of the past five decades
2014
Leads more than 100 Virgin companies worldwide, employing approximately
60,000 people in over 50 countries
2015
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@RichardBranson
JimCollins
WalterIsaacson
The former chairman and CEO
of CNN and the editor of TIME
magazine, Isaacson is today one of
the world’s best known biographers,
who also runs the Aspen Institute
dedicated to educational and policy
studies. After writing bestsellers on
the likes of Steve Jobs, Albert
Driven by relentless curiosity and
passion for his work, for more than
a quarter of a century Collins has
been researching what makes great
companies tick. He has authored
or co-authored six books that have
sold in total more than ten million
copies worldwide, including
President and CEO of the Aspen Institute Bestselling author and teacher of leadership
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH CHALLENGES
@walterisaacson
• Lessons learned from a lifetime of studying and working with great minds
• Why imagination is more important than knowledge: Where great leaps of imagination come from
• Dreamers and doers: The keys to executing on visionary ideas
• Exploding the myth of the lone inventor: Why it’s collaboration and teamwork that make for great innovation
• From Ada Lovelace to Larry Page: Understanding why some innovators succeed where others fail
• The values and characteristics that distinguish the companies that have thrived through chaos
• Analyzing risk and risk-takers:Knowing how and when to place the next big bet
• What happens when things go wrong: On failing fast and moving forward
• Refining our understanding of luck: From something we make to something we capitalize on
• The power of self-determination:Why the most successful leaders accept full responsibility for their own fate
How InnovationHappens
Greatness inTurbulent Times
Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, in
2014 he published his latest book,
The Innovators: How a Group of
Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks
Created the Digital Revolution - the
story of the individuals who created
the digital age, and guide to how
innovation really happens.
classics such as Good to Great and
Built to Last. In addition to his work
in the business sector, Collins has
passion for learning and teaching
in the social sectors, including
education, healthcare, social
ventures, and cause-driven
non-profits.
TALENT & GROWTH CHALLENGES
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HerminiaIbarra
AdamGrant
At just 33 years old, Grant is already
one of today’s most influential social
scientists. He is Wharton’s youngest
tenured professor and has been the
top-rated teacher for every class
he has taught. His bestselling book,
Give and Take, looks at how success
today is increasingly dependent on
Ibarra is an expert on professional
and leadership development and
one of the world’s top 10 most
influential business thinkers. In
addition to her teaching and
research work at INSEAD, she is
Vice-Chair of the World Economic
Professor of Management at Wharton Professor of Leadership and Learning at INSEAD
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH CHALLENGES
@AdamMGrant @herminiaibarra
• Why our approach to human interaction can be as big a factorin success as motivation, ability or opportunity
• Givers, takers and matchers:Introducing the personality profileson the reciprocity spectrum
• Beyond the stereotype of chumps and doormats: Why givers dominate the top of the success ladder
• Revealing the strategies used and the choices made by the most successful givers
• Recognizing the dangers of giving and how to protect against them
• The challenges of leading as the pace of change increases: How to avoid getting stuck in outdated mindsets and modes of operating
• Recognizing the signs that change is necessary - and learning to pivot effectively
• Why the most effective way to change is through action not analysis: The importance of experience over introspection
• Developing the capacity to change from the outside in - first by acting like a leader and then thinking like one
Give and Take: A RevolutionaryApproach to Success
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
how we interact with others rather
than on individual drivers such as
passion, hard work, talent, and luck.
Give and Take has been named as
one of Harvard Business Review’s
ideas that shaped management, and
the Washington Post’s books every
leader should read.
Forum’s Global Agenda Council on
Women’s Empowerment. Her
latest book, Act Like a Leader, Think
Like a Leader provides a practical
guide for leaders whose
organizations need them to pivot
during times of change.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & TALENT CHALLENGES
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OscarFarinetti
GROWTH & TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGES
MarkBertolini
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & TALENT CHALLENGES
@mtbert
Mark T. Bertolini is Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Aetna, a
Fortune 100 diversified health care
benefits company. A forward-thinking
and solutions-oriented leader,
Bertolini’s vision for better healthcare
in the US was formed out of personal
experiences. The complexity of the
An Italian entrepreneur, Oscar
Farinetti opened his first Eataly
store in Turin in 2007 - an
innovative new food concept that
aims to make high quality Italian
foods available to everyone, at
fair prices and in an environment
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aetna Founder and creator of the gourmet food and wine chain, Eatalysystem made him think a better way
must be possible. During his tenure,
Bertolini has transformed Aetna into
one of the most progressive actors
in corporate America, serving an
estimated 46 million people with
operations in North America, Asia,
Europe and the Middle East.
where people can shop, taste
and learn. Today there are more
than 30 Eataly stores around the
world including in New York,
Dubai, Chicago, Tokyo and
Istanbul.
• Drawing on your personal story to develop a more authentic and value based leadership style
• Keys to creating a healthier, less stressful and more productive work environment
• Going beyond lip-service: What it really means to invest in your people - and what the returns are on that investment
• Identifying and challenging the assumptions and clichés that exist in your organization or industry
• A vision for a better healthcare system - and how to make it a reality
• Challenging conventional wisdom: How to spot opportunities for innovation even in traditional industries
• Creating a story for your business that truly resonates with your clients
• Taking a product out of its homemarket: The importance of actingglobally having thought locally
• The keys to creating a unique customer retail experience
• Why harmony, creativity and respect for other people need to be the model for business today
Aetna: Lessons in Leadership from a Healthcare Pioneer
Eataly: A SevenStep Recipe for Success
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Future Of WorkInspiration Field Trip
Guided by the experienced innovation practitioners of FutureLeaderNow, the Future Of Work Inspiration Field Trip is a unique opportunity to experience organizations who are pushing boundaries around workplace innovation.
Field trip attendees will experience an intensive full-day outing around New York City and go behind-the-scenes at two of today’s most forward-thinking companies when it comes to new ways of working. FutureLeaderNow will guide you through these visits so that you may gain in-depth insights from the innovative workplace initiatives you are exposed to and be able to translate those back to your company or industry.
This year’s lineup includes a visit to Whole Foods Markets, where we will explore how the mission-driven, founder-led, values-based organization continues to expand at break-neck speed while staying true to its employee-driven culture. Past organizations visited on our Inspiration Field Trips include Google, eBay, Box, and LinkedIn.
Behind-the-scenes tours of two of
today’s most innovative companies,
including Whole Foods!
This full day of inspiration and networking includes:
Breakfast
Lunch
Transportation
Afternoon workshop
End-of-day reception
When: November 11, 2015, full day Cost: $750
To Register:
Check the opt-in box during your online registration at wobi.com/wbf-nycor contact WOBI at 212 317 8454 / 866 711 4476 or [email protected]
“The reason I come -
and why I keep coming -
is because I feel
part of something.
People are getting
an education here.
It’s always exciting
to be part of an
intellectual movement and
I feel like that’s
what’s going on here.”Malcolm Gladwell - Journalist, bestselling author,
& past World Business Forum speaker
Over
3,000 senior executives
Representing more than
900companies
From more than
50countries
With more than
92% having their expectations
met or exceeded
Join us at Lincoln Center this year to be part of the 2015 story!
Looking back on #WBFNY 2014 In October 2014, the 11th edition of the World Business Forum took place and was widely hailed as the best event so far.
15 world class business
thought leaders
The Experience
But don’t just take our word for it - why not speak to some of your colleagues who have already attended and see what they have to say about the experience?
Here’s why you can’t miss World Business Forum 2015:
CHALLENGE YOUR CURRENT BUSINESS ANDLEADERSHIP PRACTICES
GET PRACTICAL IDEAS AND TOOLS TO GROW YOUR ORGANIZATION
ACCESS AN UNPARALLELED ROSTER OF WORLD CLASS BUSINESS THOUGHT LEADERS
DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF TODAY’S MOST RELEVANT BUSINESS TOPICS AND TRENDS
BENEFIT FROM PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING WITHSENIOR EXECUTIVES
EXPERIENCE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
ENJOY A SPACE TO REFLECT, REFRESH AND RETHINK
Here’s who was there:
AN INVITATION TO ALL THOSE WHO - LIKE YOU - ARE MAKING THEIR OWN STORY
SPECIAL OFFERS AVAILABLE THROUGH JUNE 30
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For group rates, contact us at 212 812 9618 or email [email protected] ENJOY THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:
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