Leadership Conference 2024

Leading through Conflict

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Political, military, and social conflicts around the globe are creating ever greater antagonisms and disruptions. How do we manage through and work to resolve the many tensions and conflicts? We hear from leaders and observers who are helping their own organizations navigate a path through these struggles and differences to help us with our own tasks as leaders.

2024 Conference Speakers

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Nir Bar Dea
CEO, Bridgewater

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Frank Blake
Former Chairman and CEO, Home Depot

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John M. Bremen
Chief Strategy, Innovation &
Acceleration Officer, WTW

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Sabrina Ellis
Chief People Officer, NBA

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Raj Gupta
Former CEO, Rohm & Haas
Former director of DowDuPont, Hewlett-Packard, and Vanguard Group

 

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Jessica Spence
 Former President of North America, Suntory Global Spirits

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Raj Subramaniam
President and CEO, FedEx

The annual Wharton Leadership Conference is one of the gatherings most popular with, and most beneficial for, corporate leaders, according to a Weber Shandwick ranking of  Five-Star Executive Conferences. An article by Forbes.com writer Matthew Kirdahy on the report notes that the Wharton Leadership Conference is second only to the Fortune Innovation/iMeme conference in the number of C-level speaker participants. And in another study by Burson-Marsteller, the conference was named as one of the “Most Valued Podiums” for CEOs and senior executives.

Contact Information

Wharton Leadership Conference
center-for-hr@wharton.upenn.edu

The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
3620 Locust Walk
SH-DH Suite 2102
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6301

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