Thanks for being part of CWS 2025. Don’t miss out on your [summit discount](/content/join-charter-pro/index.html) while the offer lasts. See you next year! October 14, 2025 9:00am - 5:30pm EST New York City In-person or Virtual ## Agenda 9:30-9:40 ### Opening session with Kevin Delaney and CWS co-chairs Jolen Anderson and Katie Burke **Session speakers** - Kevin Delaney — Co-founder and editor-in-chief, Charter - Jolen Anderson — Chief people & community officer, BetterUp - Katie Burke — Chief people officer, Harvey 9:40-10:00 ### The rise of the chief work officer **Session speakers** - Amy Reichanadter — Chief people officer, Databricks - Parker Mitchell — Founder & CEO, Valence - Jacob Clemente (Moderator) — Senior reporter, AI & work, Charter In this session, they discuss the likely need for radical rethinking of top executive leadership—at the intersection of HR, technology, and operations. 10:00-10:15 ### The state of the labor market **Session speakers** - Svenja Gudell — Chief economist, Indeed - Kevin Delaney (Moderator) — Co-founder and editor-in-chief, Charter Discussion on current state of the US labor market. 10:15-10:40 ### New models of leadership **Session speakers** - David Gelles — Journalist and author of Dirtbag Billionaire - Stephanie Mehta — CEO and chief content officer, Mansueto Ventures - Isabel Berwick — Author & host of "Working It", Financial Times - Kevin Delaney (Moderator) — Co-founder and editor-in-chief, Charter Discussion on new models of leadership. 11:00-11:10 ### How to leverage mischief for innovation **Session speakers** - Bree Groff — Author of Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously) 11:10-11:30 ### The new science of leadership **Session speakers** - Susan Chapman-Hughes — Founder/managing partner, Acumentus - Amanda Litman — Cofounder and president, Run for Something - Michelle Peng (Moderator) — Senior reporter, work & leadership, Charter Discussion on emotional intelligence, transparency, and adaptability in leadership. 11:30-11:35 ### The Untapped Power of Multigenerational Teams by AARP **Session speakers** - Carly Roszkowski — Vice president of financial resilience programming, AARP 11:35-11:45 ### 10 ways the workforce is changing **Session speakers** - Lisa Simon — Chief economist, Revelio Labs 11:45-12:05 ### AI and the future of work **Session speakers** - Jaime Teevan — Chief scientist and technical fellow, Microsoft - Kevin Delaney (Moderator) — Co-founder and editor-in-chief, Charter 1:00-1:20 ### AI lightning talks **Session speakers** - Alex Buder Shapiro — Chief people officer, Jasper - Stephanie LeBlanc Godfrey — Founder & CEO, Mother AI - John Clary — GTM AI operations lead, Workera - Tomo Chien — Reporter, The San Francisco Standard 1:20-1:40 ### Leading through change **Session speakers** - Betty Larson — Executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Merck - Laura Fuentes — CHRO and head of Hilton Supply Management, Hilton - Jolen Anderson (Moderator) — Chief people & community officer, BetterUp 1:40-2:05 ### Life in four songs with Christina Tosi **Session speakers** - Christina Tosi — Chef and founder, Milk Bar - Sophie Bearman (Moderator) — Host of Life in Seven Songs podcast, The San Francisco Standard 2:25-2:45 ### How to build an audience and influence people as a c-suite leader **Session speakers** - Annie Dean — Chief strategy officer, CBRE - Hebba Youssef — Chief people officer, Workweek - Massella Dukuly (Moderator) — Head of workplace strategy, Charter 2:45-3:05 ### Company culture as a driver of performance **Session speakers** - Anna Binder — Chief people officer, Asana - Sam Simmons — Chief people & internal operations officer, LPGA - Katie Burke (Moderator) — Chief people officer, Harvey 3:05-3:20 ### AI and entry-level workers **Session speakers** - Joseph Fuller — Professor of management practice, Harvard Business School 3:20-3:40 ### The jobs and skills of the future **Session speakers** - Bijal Shah — CEO, Guild - Kate Barney — Chief people officer, Smartly - Jacob Clemente (Moderator) — Senior reporter, AI & work, Charter 3:40-3:50 ### Closing remarks 3:50-5:00 ### In-person networking and reception ## About Charter [Charter](/content/about/index.html) is a future-of-work media and research company designing new frameworks for work so that people and organizations thrive.