| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | ||||||
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| 7:30 AM - 7:35 AM | Fast Company Newsroom at the Verizon Innovation Lounge Opens | |||||
| 8:00 AM - 8:35 AM | The Future of Capitalism | Featuring Nir Bar Dea, CEO, Bridgewater Associates; Ernesto Torres Cantú, Head of International, Citibank, and Christina Elson, Executive Director, Center for the Study of Capitalism, Wake Forest University | Will capitalist systems need to become more equitable? Will “stakeholder capitalism” face a backlash? Will the tension between progressive and traditionalist impulses produce something wholly new? A panel of global financial and business leaders will explore the evolution of a system that currently provides an underpinning for most of the world’s economies. | Nir Bar Dea - Bridgewater Associates Christina Elson - Wake Forest University Ernesto Torres Cantú - Citi Stephanie Mehta - Mansueto Ventures | ||
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | The Future of Capitalism: The Next-Gen View | Featuring Florian Hoffmann, Founder and CEO, The DO; Megan Holston-Alexander, Partner, Head of the Cultural Leadership Fund, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z); Anthony Tan, Cofounder and Group CEO, Grab; Rima Qureshi, Chief Strategy Officer, Verizon | Younger consumers and business leaders want capitalism to be more equitable and conscious. This discussion, informed by a Fast Company global opinion poll, examines how a new generation will reshape capitalism, global economies, and the nature of business. | Rima Qureshi - Verizon Florian Hoffmann - The DO Anthony Tan - Grab Megan Holston-Alexander - Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Stephanie Mehta - Mansueto Ventures | ||
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Power Hour | Featuring Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon, and Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Vista Equity Partners | An intimate conversation on digital and financial inclusion. 17:00 – 17:45 | Guests arrive; cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served | Hans Vestberg - Verizon Robert F. Smith - Vista Equity Partners Stephanie Mehta - Mansueto Ventures | ||
| 7:00 PM - 7:05 PM | Fast Company Newsroom at the Verizon Innovation Lounge Closes | |||||
| Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | ||||||
| 7:30 AM - 7:35 AM | Fast Company Newsroom at the Verizon Innovation Lounge Opens | |||||
| 8:00 AM - 8:35 AM | Communication at the Speed of AI | Featuring Justine Cassell, Dean's Professor, Language Technologies, Carnegie Mellon University and Inria Paris; Kate Kallot, Founder and CEO, Amini; and Andrew Ng, Founder, DeepLearning.AI, and Founder and CEO, Landing AI | AI holds great promise for breaking down communication barriers, accelerating data collection and dissemination, and making information more accessible by processing and interpreting visual data. But misinformation, identified as a top issue in the World Economic Forum 2024 Global Risks Report, can also spread more quickly with the assistance of AI. Our panel looks at the power of AI and the ways leaders must manage the way they engage with this consequential technology. | Justine Cassell - Carnegie Mellon University and Inria Paris Kate Kallot - Amini Andrew Ng - Landing AI Stephanie Mehta - Mansueto Ventures | ||
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | AI for All? Combating Bias and Widening Inequities | Featuring Neeti Mehta Shukla, Cofounder and Social Impact Officer, Automation Anywhere, and Lauren Woodman, CEO, DataKind | The World Economic Forum estimates that technology, especially AI, will displace 23% of jobs in the next five years, disproportionately impacting lower-wage workers and those in emerging markets. Our experts will highlight solutions for ensuring vulnerable populations are not left behind. | Neeti Mehta Shukla - Automation Anywhere Lauren Woodman - DataKind Stephanie Mehta - Mansueto Ventures | ||
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Power Hour | Featuring Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon, and Ajay Banga, President, The World Bank Group | An intimate conversation about the power of private and public sector collaboration to solve the world’s biggest problems. 17:00 – 17:15 | Guests arrive; cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served | Ajay Banga - The World Bank Group Hans Vestberg - Verizon Stephanie Mehta - Mansueto Ventures | ||
| 7:00 PM - 7:05 PM | Fast Company Newsroom at the Verizon Innovation Lounge Closes | |||||
| Thursday, January 18, 2024 | ||||||
| 7:30 AM - 7:35 AM | Fast Company Newsroom at the Verizon Innovation Lounge Opens | |||||
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Learning in the Age of Superintelligence | Featuring Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera; Michael Spence, President and Provost, University College London; and Sherrie Westin, President, Sesame Workshop | The accelerating pace of technological change will affect the way students learn and the skills companies will need from future employees. How can educators and employers keep pace, especially in regions that are still offline? A panel of business, education, and human rights leaders debate if and how learning has to be reimagined for the age of superintelligence. | Jeff Maggioncalda - Coursera Michael Spence - University College London Stephanie Mehta - Mansueto Ventures Sherrie Westin - Sesame Workshop | ||
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Davos 2034! | Featuring Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Mastercard; Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft; and Ken West, President and CEO, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, Honeywell | What will delegates discuss at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in 2034? A diverse group of leaders will contemplate the WEF agenda for the coming decade. | Raja Rajamannar - Mastercard Ken West - Honeywell Brendan Vaughan - Fast Company Melanie Nakagawa - Microsoft | ||
| 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM | Fast Company Newsroom at the Verizon Innovation Lounge Closes | |||||
