The most persistent challenges of our time deserve bold, innovative thinking.

2026 Highlights:

Opening Remarks

Transformation: Corporate Purpose’s New Era

Shannon Schuyler
Shannon Schuyler
Principal
PwC (Retired)

Featured Fireside Chats

Workplaces that Work to Care

How is the American workforce impacted by off-the-clock caretaking responsibilities. Is the rise of the AI era helping or hindering the way employees seek to balance their professional duties and care for their loved ones? Through never-done-before research, Edward Jones has some new answers.

Advancing Outcomes Through Health and Care

At a global company where health is everything, Johnson & Johnson is a long-time leader in both health (medicine and the innovation pipeline) and care (serving patients and employees). Learn how visionary leadership and a deep commitment to human well-being drives every aspect of J&J’s business and social impact, including new initiatives dedicated to the health worker community.

Ken Cella
Ken Cella
Principal, Head of External Affairs
Edward Jones
Vanessa Broadhurst
Vanessa Broadhurst
Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs
Johnson & Johnson

Featured Innovation Spotlight

Innovation with Purpose

Discover the inspiring story of three blind girls who excelled in a Make48 product design challenge. Their groundbreaking creation, a cooler designed to support homeless individuals, demonstrates the incredible impact of creativity, determination, and mentorship in tackling societal issues. This segment will explore how inclusive innovation fosters meaningful change.

  • Pam Arbeiter, Principal and Director of Special Education, Kansas State School for the Blind
  • Viviana Petelin, Student and Inventor, Kansas State School for the Blind
  • Sydney Parcell, Student and Inventor, Kansas State School for the Blind
  • Thomas Gray, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Make48
  • In Conversation With: Sharrell, Educational Experience Strategist, Make48

Join us October 27–28, 2026, and be part of the solution.