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Inside Another Simple Favor with Director Paul Feig

Featuring Paul Feig, Founder, FeigCo; and Director and Producer, Another Simple Favor
Moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, Executive Director of Editorial Programming, Fast Company

Why "Brands That Matter" Matters

Presented by Purdue University

Featuring Jeff Beer, Senior Staff Editor, Fast Company
Moderated by Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company 

Innovating What Matters: Driving Pharma Forward

Presented by Purdue University

Featuring Sean Bruich, SVP of Artificial Intelligence and Data, Amgen; Mung Chiang, President, Purdue University and Tatyana Kanzaveli , CEO, Open Health Network 
Moderated by Shibani Joshi, FastCo Works

Redefining the Next Generation's Relationship to Tech

Featuring Lauren Antonoff, Chief Operating Officer, Life360; Tom Ballhatchet, VP of Creative, UX, and Innovation, Yoto and Jennifer Betka, Chief Marketing Officer, Yondr
Moderated by Max Ufberg, Senior Editor, Fast Company

Branded Entertainment: Where Commerce Meets Creativity

Featuring John Jelley, SVP, Product and User Experience, Peacock and Global Streaming, NBCUniversal; James Kuczynski, Senior Creative Director, Duolingo and Anne-Margot Rodde, Founder and CEO, Creators Corp.
Moderated by Jeff Beer, Senior Staff Editor, Fast Company

Pillars of AI: The Executive’s Playbook for Data Deployment

Presented by Lumen Technologies

Featuring Yina Arenas, Vice President, Product, Azure AI Platform, Microsoft, Ashley Haynes-Gaspar, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Lumen Technologies; Sameer Maskey, Founder and CEO, Fusemachines and Scott Likens, Global and U.S. Chief AI Engineering Officer, PwC
Moderated by Greg Lindsay, FastCo Works

Inside The Ballad of Wallis Island with the Cast and Director

Featuring Tom Basden, Executive Producer, Writer, and Actor; James Griffiths, Director, Executive Producer, Tim Key, Writer, Executive Producer, Actor and Carey Mulligan, Executive Producer, Actress
Moderated by Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company

Fusing Art, Science, and AI: Standing Out in a Saturated Market

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Featuring Annalisa Church, VP of Digital Technology, Insights, and Operations, Akamai; Brad Nelson, Chief Marketing Officer, Sotheby's International Realty; Kristine Segrist, VP of Consumer Marketing, Canva and Jennifer Warren, VP of Global Brand Marketing and Creative, Indeed
Moderated by Damian Slattery, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Mansueto Ventures

More than a Moment: The Future of the Me Too Movement

Featuring Tarana Burke, Author, Activist, Founder of the "Me Too" Movement
Moderated by Yasmin Gagne, Staff Editor, Fast Company

Weighing the Truth: Separating Science from Sensationalism

Presented by Novo Nordisk

Featuring Dr. Deborah B. Horn, MPH, UT Health, Negelle Morris, Senior Vice President, Novo Nordisk Inc. and Lisa S., Patient Advocate
Moderated by Shibani Joshi, FastCo Works

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The Business of Belonging: Tapping Into the Power of Fandom

Featuring Joon Choi, President, Weverse; Aron Levitz, President, Wattpad Webtoon Studios and Co-President, Wattpad and Gita Rebbapragada, Chief Operating Officer, Crunchyroll
Moderated by Tania Rahman, Social Media Director, Fast Company

Customer Obsession at Scale: Building Brand Love in the AI Era

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Featuring Jenn Garbach, Chief Marketing Officer, PNC Bank; Rob Giglio, Chief Customer Officer, Canva and Amy Hannah, VP of Brand Marketing, Kendra Scott  
Moderated by Shibani Joshi, FastCo Works

Reconnect with Connection: Building Better Communities IRL

Featuring Andy Dunn, Founder and CEO, Pie; Mélanie Masarin, Founder and CEO, Ghia and Ev Williams, Cofounder, Mozi
Moderated by Max Ufberg, Senior Editor, Fast Company

Creativity Unbound: How Brands and Creators Are Leveling Up With AI

Presented by Whalar Group

Featuring Jo Cronk, President, North America, Whalar and Chris Do, Founder and CEO, The Futur
Moderated by Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company 

The Truth About the American Dream

Featuring Elly Dembo, Global Head of Data and Intelligence, McCann and Daryl Lee, Global CEO, McCann
Moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, Executive Director of Editorial Programming, Fast Company

The Pivot Playbook: How These CEOs Turned Their Companies Around

Featuring Brad Charron, CEO, Aloha and Carla Vernón, CEO, The Honest Company
Moderated by Yasmin Gagne, Staff Editor, Fast Company

How Business Leaders Are Navigating the Trump Administration

Featuring Carolyn Rodz, Cofounder and CEO, Hello Alice
Moderated by Julia Herbst, Senior Editor, Fast Company

Ready to Go Global? How to Set Up Your Business for International Success

Presented by Wise

Featuring Bashak Ilhan, Founder and CEO, Road; Jennifer Maman, Founder, Matto Espresso; Harsh Sinha, Chief Technology Officer, Wise and Sebastien Taveau, Principal Fintech TPM, Intuit
Moderated by Greg Lindsay, FastCo Works

Putting Culture at the Core of Your Business

Featuring Jerry Grammont, CEO, Mabï Artisanal Tea; Jori Miller Sherer, President, Minnetonka and Mika Shino, Founder and CEO, Issei Mochi Gummies
Moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, Executive Director of Editorial Programming, Fast Company

Back from Extinction: How Colossal Is Charting a New Frontier in Genomics

Featuring Ben Lamm, Founder and CEO, Colossal Biosciences and Joe Manganiello, Actor, Producer
Moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, Executive Director of Editorial Programming, Fast Company

Built to Boom: Secrets of Fast-Growing Companies

Featuring Danielle Guizio, Owner and Designer, Guizio; Kat Hantas, Cofounder, 21Seeds Infused Tequila and Stacey Tank, CEO, Bespoke Beauty Brands (owner of KimChi Chic Beauty and Jason Wu Beauty)
Moderated by Yasmin Gagne, Staff Editor, Fast Company

Protecting the Future of the Internet

Featuring Matthew Prince, Cofounder and CEO, Cloudflare
Moderated by Brendan Vaughan, Editor in Chief, Fast Company

Happy Hour, Networking, and a Live Musical Performance from Paravi

Featuring Paravi, Singer-Songwriter

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How Brands Have Mastered the Art of Standing Out

Featuring Fara Howard, Chief Marketing Officer, GoDaddy; Taylor Montgomery. Chief Marketing Officer, North America, Taco Bell and Dan Murphy, SVP, Marketing, Liquid Death
Moderated by Jeff Beer, Senior Staff Editor, Fast Company

Make It Make Sense: Shattering the Crypto Myths

Presented by NCA

Featuring Stu Alderoty, President, National Cryptocurrency Association; Cesare Fracassi, Professor of Finance, Director of UT Blockchain Initiative, Texas McCombs School of Business; Skylar Olsen, Chief Economist, Zillow and Rich Swisher, Founder and Board Chairman, Motiv
Moderated by Abigail Bassett, FastCo Works

Next-Gen Leadership for an Evolving World

Presented by Williams

Featuring Michelle Froah, Global Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, SVP of Corporate Solutions, ETS; Andy Power, President and CEO, Digital Realty and Eswar Veluri, EVP; Chief Technology Officer, Equinox and Chad Zamarin, EVP of Corporate Strategic Development, Williams
Moderated by Greg Lindsay, FastCo Works

Innovate to Eliminate: Tackling the Plastic Crisis and Beyond

Featuring Gene Eidelman, Cofounder, Azure Printed Homes; Kate McLeod, Cofounder and Formulator, Kate McLeod and Nicole Richards, CEO, Allonnia
Moderated by Rebecca Barker, Editorial Event Producer, Fast Company

Lone Star Lens: How Director Robert Rodriguez Is Bringing Hollywood to Texas

Featuring Alexis Garcia, Cofounder, Brass Knuckle Films and Robert Rodriguez, Cofounder, Brass Knuckle Films
Moderated by Kc Ifeanyi, Executive Director of Editorial Programming, Fast Company

Inside the Fight For Your Digital Freedom

Featuring Stan Adams, Public Policy Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation; Nicole Ozer, Technology and Civil Liberties Director, ACLU of Northern California and Alissa Starzak, Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Global Head of Policy, Cloudflare
Moderated by Max Ufberg, Senior Editor, Fast Company

Unlocking AI’s Potential: From Attractions to Tech and Everything in Between

Presented by Project Management Institute

Featuring Sarah Bird, Chief Product Officer of Responsible AI, Microsoft, Tom Geraghty, VP of Digital Innovation, Universal Destinations and Experiences (UDX) and Kathleen Walch, Director, AI Engagement and Learning, Project Management Institute
Moderated by Nicole Sawyer, Executive producer & Moderator, FastCo Works

Fair Play: Making Women’s Sports a Lasting Powerhouse

Featuring Logan Eggleston, Pro Athlete, LOVB Austin Volleyball; Rosie Spaulding, President, LOVB Pro and Stef Strack, Founder and CEO, Voice in Sport 
Moderated by Tania Rahman, Social Media Director, Fast Company

A New Playbook: The Shifting Dynamics of Sports Entertainment

Featuring Monica Dinsmore, Head of Esports, Electronic Arts; Joe Franzetta, Head of Sports, Roku and Tony Khan, Founder, CEO, GM, and Head of Creative, All Elite Wrestling
Moderated by Yasmin Gagne, Staff Editor, Fast Company

A Force for Good: Visionaries Redefining the Future

Presented by Texas A&M University

Featuring Col. Michael Edward Fossum, '80, Vice President, Texas A&M University, COO Texas A&M University at Galveston, Superintendent, Texas A&M Maritime Academy; Dean Kamen, Founder, DEKA Research and Development and FIRST and Amy L. Waer, Jean and Tom McMullin Endowed Dean, Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Moderated by Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer, Mansueto Ventures

Happy Hour, Networking, and a Live Musical Performance from Garrett Talamantes

Featuring Garrett Talamantes, Singer-Songwriter

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