The Fortune 500 Innovation Forum, to be held at the Department at Hudson’s in Detroit from Nov. 16–17, has added several speakers as part of a convergence of CEOs, entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and civic innovators from across the country.
The forum will focus on the forces reshaping American business, technology, work, manufacturing, and prosperity through the prism of ideas, investments, talent, technologies, and partnerships.
Ellie Austin, “Fortune Daily” show host, will lead interviews with forum speakers and a selection of attendees on both days. Episodes that speak to the Forum’s theme of innovation will air the week of the Detroit conference on the “Fortune Daily” YouTube channel, Fortune.com, Apple Music, and Spotify.
Newly confirmed speakers include:
- Ed Bastian, CEO, Delta Air Lines
- Chris Boerner, board chair and CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Baiju Bhatt, founder, Space Cowboy Corp.
- Neil Bradley, executive vice president, chief policy officer, and head of strategic advocacy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Nando Cesarone, EVP and chief global operations officer, UPS
- Claire Chamberlain, global head of social impact, BlackRock; president, The BlackRock Foundation
- Roger Crandall, chairman, president, and CEO, MassMutual
- Ann Fairchild, president and CEO, Siemens USA
- Maria Flynn, president and CEO, Jobs for the Future
- Deja Foxx, founder, GenZ Girl Gang
- Joe Gebbia, U.S. chief design officer; co-founder, Airbnb and Samara
- Bill Gross, chairman, Idealab
- Linda Hubbard, president and CEO, Carhartt
- Michael Ioffe, co-founder and CEO, Arist
- Jeff McElfresh, COO, AT&T
- Sal Mancuso, CEO, Altria Group
- Amanda McMaster, interim CEO and CFO, Boston Dynamics
- Jonathan Mildenhall, chief marketing officer, Rocket Cos.
- Kevin Mitchell, CFO, Phillips 66
- Zachariah Reitano, co-founder and CEO, Ro
- Mark Reuss, president, General Motors
- Michelle Rhee, venture partner, Equal Opportunity Ventures
- Fidelma Russo, executive vice president and general manager, Hybrid Cloud, and chief technology officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
- Brian Savoy, executive vice president and CFO, Duke Energy
- Big Sean, Multi-platinum artist, philanthropist, and bestselling author
They join an already announced roster that includes:
- Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman, Rocket Cos.
- Michael Rhodes, CEO, Ally Financial
- Kevin Lobo, CEO, Stryker
- Lynn Martin, president, NYSE Group
- Mike Sicilia, CEO, Oracle
- Chris Christie, managing partner, Christie 55 Solutions; 55th Governor, State of New Jersey
- Patrick Conway, CEO, Optum, UnitedHealth Group
- Rahm Emanuel, Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan; 55th Mayor, City of Chicago
- Tate Reeves, 65th Governor, State of Mississippi
- Wendell P. Weeks, chairman, president, and CEO, Corning
- Vimal Kapur, chairman and CEO, Honeywell Technologies
- Jason Hoff, CEO, Mercedes-Benz North America
- Mark Bertolini, CEO, Oscar Health
- Penny Pennington, managing partner, Edward Jones
- David Burritt, CEO, U. S. Steel
- John W. Rogers Jr., chairman and CEO, Ariel Investments
- Jalen Rose, Former NBA Player; co-founder and CEO, Same Page Entertainment
- The Honorable Kevin Stitt, 28th Governor, State of Oklahoma
The speaker lineup covers Detroit’s automotive and manufacturing heritage, the future of robotics, health care, finance, workforce development, design, social impact, and entrepreneurship.
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