Power of Purpose: Leading with Purpose-Driven Talent

June 6, 2023

At our Leading with Purpose-Driven Talent Power of Purpose event, we were joined by leading CHRO and CPOs from the life science, media, and professional services sectors. Discussing everything from talent attraction and retention to sustainability, Allison Pinkham, Galderma, Keri Fleming, Mazars, and Adwoa Dadzie, Hearst Magazine, shared their insights about how to drive purpose through the heart of an organization with us.

All shared a common belief: purpose must be at the forefront of all your conversations and decisions to align staff behind your business values, build a strong and unified culture, and attract and retain the best talent.

View the highlights below.

Speakers:

• Allison Pinkham, Chief Human Resources Officer at Galderma
• Keri Fleming, Chief People Officer at Mazars
• Adwoa Dadzie, Chief People Officer at Hearst Magazine

Power of Purpose: with Carmine Di Sibio, Global Chairman and CEO of EY

May 12, 2022

Our discussion with Carmine covered the notion that having a clearly defined and authentic purpose, and creating long-term value across all stakeholders, matters now more than ever. He shared how EY is bringing its purpose of building a better working world to life by creating long-term value for its clients, people and society.

And that this work can only be done by driving alignment across leadership, creating opportunities for employees to engage, being central to how they engage customers and inform critical business decisions.

View a snapshot of the key moments below.

Power of Purpose: HR and People Leaders on Purpose

February 8, 2022

We know that corporate purpose can help direct all stakeholders along with a business's vision. For employees, purpose can inspire, engage and motivate.

We were joined by leading HR and people executives from BT, Clario, and Diageo on how every organization can tap into a pool of change agents and the toolkits needed to drive purpose in lockstep with business.

View a snapshot of the key moments below.

Speakers:

• Lynne Borthwick, Chief People Officer, Clario
• Laura Watt, EVP, HR, Diageo North America
• Debbie White, Group Human Resources Director, BT

Power of Purpose: Featuring the CEOs of Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic

September 29, 2021

‘Purpose powers progress’ was the recurring theme at our Power of Purpose event on September 29 featuring the CEOs Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic.

Ed Bastian and Shai Weiss shared their perspectives on why purpose has become a critical growth driver as well as a cultural and social unifier. They offered insights into how they’ve navigated the pandemic, along with the steps their businesses are taking to overcome the airline industry’s greatest challenge: sustainability.

View a snapshot of the key moments below.

Speakers:

• Ed Bastian, CEO, Delta Airlines
• Shai Weiss, CEO, Virgin Atlantic

Power of Purpose: Insights from Chief Marketing Leaders

July 21, 2021

We were delighted to have been joined by the CMOs of Vodafone Business and Tata Consultancy Services – two purpose-driven businesses and major players in their respective industries. Both senior marketers shared their perspectives on how purpose relates to marketing, sustainability, talent, and communications, with a nod to how they measure the impact of purpose on their organizations.

This panel coincided with the release of findings from the 2021 CEO Purpose Report, which gathered opinions from 705 CEOs across the US, UK, France, Germany, India and China, with a representative sample drawn from big corporates to SMEs.

View the highlights below.

Speakers:

• Iris Meijer, CMO, Vodafone Business
• Rajashree R, CMO, Tata Consultancy Services