Serial entrepreneur Magnus Penker is seen by many as the oracle of workplace evolution. Sought the world round for his prescience on artificial intelligence, digitization, management, and office culture, Penker will explain why playing bold is the only way to survive what’s coming next.

Those businesses weathering the Covid-19 pandemic best are doing so by finding ways to keep their remote workforces motivated, engaged, and productive. While leadership contributes to these efforts, there are a host of technologies also helping to facilitate this engagement. This conversation will discuss some of the collaborative technologies currently available and offer best practices for leveraging these tools within your organization.

The workplace: Never has the concept been more precarious or more open to innovation than it is right now. As business owners weigh the risks and benefits of bringing teams back to the office, WeWork CXO Hamid Hashemi offers insight into building a workplace that’s flexible and futureproof.

If you think headset training is the future, you’re running a year behind. As corporations have scrambled to onboard and upskill their workforce during the pandemic, these mixed-reality founders have stepped in with solutions that will change how companies hire and train for good.

Covid-19 altered the way in which we live, work and interact with one another. Bringing together architects and planners, this conversation will explore what cities look like going forward. Think: more healthy, walkable, sustainable and resilient. Find out how businesses can take advantage of opportunities to set a new and improved standard.  

No one understands the rewards and challenges of running an Inc. 5000 company better than the Inc. 5000 Regional honorees. By earning a place on this list, you have entered one of the most exclusive rankings in American entrepreneurship. Join Inc. 5000 Regional founders and CEOs as well as Inc. editors including editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk for a private networking session. We will properly welcome you to the club and discuss what it really takes to lead a fast-growth business right now. This networking opportunity is open to all honorees of the 2021 Inc. 5000 Regional lists.

Newly installed as the chair of the Senate’s antitrust subcommittee, Amy Klobuchar is in the pole position to address growing concerns over the anti-competitive practices of big tech. Will the Biden administration be friend or foe to Silicon Valley incumbents? The senator shares her thoughts with Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk.

The pandemic has emphasized the urgency with which organizations of all sizes need to digitally transform to thrive in the face of disruption. Against this backdrop, partnerships have taken on new meaning, and even former foes need to work together to achieve a win for one another, for customers, and for the greater good. Bob Lord, who is responsible for ecosystems at IBM and leads the Call for Code initiative, will explain why it is time to reimagine relationships to drive both profit and purpose.

Business success depends on dynamic and strategic leadership. The experience of the Covid-19 pandemic has presented unexpected stresses, strains and challenges to business leaders. Learn during this discussion some of the ways successful leaders are adjusting to the new normal and how you can seize opportunities in difficult times.

Adobe is ubiquitous with the sharing of information of its design tools, cloud-based and other software applications. The organization has also established a coalition against the proliferation of disinformation and content fraud. Adobe CPO Scott Belsky discusses this and the future of analytics, information and cloud-based tools.

One of the progenitors of the digital society, AOL’s co-founder and former CEO Steve Case has navigated more twists and turns in the evolution of tech than almost anyone else. And Backstage Capital founder and managing partner Arlan Hamilton is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to creating opportunities for and providing capital to businesses of color. These venture capitalists use that long view to harness the power of funding for every founder.

Your company has had success and the whole world knows it. But like any hardworking CEO, you want repeatable success and new ways to elevate your business. What do you need t​o get​ to the next level? Do you need expertise, customer retention strategies, or advice on reaching new markets? Smart people like talking to smart people. Join a group of your peers and share ways on how you can achieve significant​, repeatable​ growth.

You will be placed in breakout sessions and an Inc. editor will help drive the conversations. This session is geared toward Inc. 5000 honorees, but all CEOs and executives will gain valuable insight by attending.