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SUMMARY:18th Annual Directors Dialogue and Dinner
DESCRIPTION: \n\nTHE 18TH ANNUAL RAJ & KAMLA GUPTA GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE DIR
 ECTORS\nDIALOGUE AND DINNER:\n\n(RE)INVENTION AND INTRAPRENEURSHIP\n\nAGEN
 DA\n\n * 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Directors Dialogue\, Leavitt Gershman\nCon
 ference Center\n * 6:00 p.m. Networking and Cocktail Reception\, Key Hall 
 and Wondrous\nSpace Exhibit\n * 6:45 p.m. Dinner and Keynote\, Benjamin Fr
 anklin Memorial Hall\n\nDIRECTORS DIALOGUE\n\nDIRECTORS DIALOGUE\, the Gup
 ta Governance Institute’s signature\nannual event\, brings together corp
 orate directors and CEOs for\nclosed-door discussions about key governance
  topics in a small\,\nexclusive setting. This interactive experience is fa
 cilitated by\nworld-renowned experts\, thought leaders and panelists. Part
 icipation\nin Directors Dialogue is by invitation only\; attendance is lim
 ited to\nensure a setting that fosters a candid exchange of ideas.\n\nThis
  year’s theme — (RE)INVENTION AND INTRAPRENEURSHIP — focuses\non how
  boards can lead with agility amid rapid technological change\,\nshifting 
 stakeholder expectations and rising accountability pressures.\n\nDISCUSSIO
 N TOPICS\n\n * Governance in the age of (re)invention: Guardians of stabil
 ity and\nstewards\n * Innovative by design: Culture\, structures\, and beh
 aviors that\nunlock creativityof change\n * Building a future-ready board:
  AI risk\, regulation and\n(re)invention\n\nCEO INTERVIEWS: PERSPECTIVES O
 N LEADING THROUGH CHANGE:\n\n * Rethinking risk in the innovation era\n * 
 The intrapreneurial board\n * The CEO as Chief (Re)invention Officer\n\nFE
 ATURED FACILITATORS\n\n * JOHN BREMEN\n[https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/affil
 iate-bios/john-bremen]\, Managing\nDirector\, Willis Towers Watson\n * SIR
 I CHILAZI\n[https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/affiliate-bios/siri-chilazi]\, Se
 nior\nResarcher\, Harvard Kennedy School\n * ANTHONY FERRANTE\n[https://ww
 w.lebow.drexel.edu/affiliate-bios/anthony-j-ferrante]\,\nGlobal Head of Cy
 ersecurity\, FTI Consulting\n * JUSTIN FORER\n[https://www.lebow.drexel.ed
 u/affiliate-bios/justin-forer]\, Senior\nVice President\, AI Strategy and 
 Transformation\, Comcast\n * RAJ GUPTA [https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/affil
 iate-bios/raj-gupta]\,\nRetired Chairman and CEO\, Rohm & Haas\; Founder\,
  Gupta Governance\nInsitute\n * MOLLY MONTGOMERY\n[https://www.lebow.drexe
 l.edu/affiliate-bios/molly-montgomery]\, Public\nPolicy Director\, Meta Pl
 atforms\, Inc.\n\nAS A PARTICIPANT\, YOU WILL GAIN:\n\n * Fresh strategic 
 perspectives on how boards can enable innovation\nwithout sacrificing over
 sight\n * Actionable tools for embedding intrapreneurship into both\nboard
 room practice and organizational culture\n * Peer-driven insight through c
 andid exchange with fellow directors\nand executives — participation is 
 limited to protect the quality of\ndiscussion and ensure confidentiality\n
  * Opportunity to earn CLE\, CPE and NACD credits\n\nNETWORKING RECEPTION\
 , KEYNOTE AND DINNER\n\nThe annual Directors Dialogue Networking Reception
  and Dinner\nimmediately follows Directors Dialogue and brings together mo
 re than\n100 corporate directors\, C-level executives and business leaders
  for\nan evening of dining\, networking and a keynote address by a thought
 \nleader in corporate governance. During the reception\, guests will also\
 nhave the opportunity to experience the Franklin Insitute’s Wondrous\nSp
 ace exhibit.\n\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER\n\nJoin us for a captivating fireside chat
  featuring JOSEPH H. DAVIS\, PHD\n[/affiliate-bios/joseph-h-davis-phd-0]\,
  Global Chief Economist and\nGlobal Head of the Investment Strategy Group 
 at Vanguard\, and author\nof _Coming Into View: How AI and Other Megatrend
 s Will Shape Your\nInvestments_.\n\nJoseph will sit down with STEVE LIESMA
 N\n[https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/affiliate-bios/steve-liesman]\, Senior\nE
 conomics Reporter at CNBC\, for an insightful conversation exploring\nthe 
 forces reshaping global markets. Together\, they will unpack the\neconomic
  implications of artificial intelligence\, demographic shifts\,\nand other
  powerful megatrends—and what these transformations mean\nfor investors\
 , leaders\, and organizations preparing for the future.\n\nTHANK YOU TO OU
 R SPONSORS\n\nWe are grateful for the generous support of our Reception Sp
 onsor\,\nWACHTELL\, LIPTON\, ROSEN & KATZ\, and our Dinner Sponsors — EG
 ON\nZEHNDER\, GEP\, KPMG LLP\, JOELE FRANK\, AND TE CONNECTIVITY. Their\np
 artnership helps bring Directors Dialogue to life.\n\nSPONSORSHIP OPPORTUN
 ITIES\n\nA range of sponsorship options allows organizations to tailor the
 ir\nengagement — from Session and Knowledge Sponsorships that elevate\ny
 our thought leadership platform\, to high‑visibility Dinner and\nTable S
 ponsorships that position your brand at the center of the\nevent’s premi
 er networking moments.\n\nContact Chavonne Hoyle\, senior director of the 
 Gupta Governance\nInstitute\, with any questions or to learn about sponsor
 ship\nopportunities at chavonne.hoyle@drexel.edu.\n 
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LOCATION:Franklin Institute\, 222 N 20th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19103
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