Schedule

OPEN DAILY, 10:00AM - 6:30PM

Saturday, March 9, 2024
10:00 AM

Fast Company Grill Opens

  
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

  
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Hollywood’s New Script

 

Featuring Charlotte Koh, EVP of Acquisitions and Coproductions, Motion Picture Group, Lionsgate; Amy Aniobi, Founder and CEO, SuperSpecial; and Carri Twigg, Cofounder and Head of Development, Culture House Media

10:50 AM - 11:25 AM

Comedy in Translation: The Cast and Directors of I Don't Understand You 

 

Featuring Actors Nick Kroll (Big Mouth, History of the World: Part II), Andrew Rannells (Big Mouth, Girls5eva), Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age, Suits), and Writers and Directors David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano 
 

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Disrupt Your Workday: The Future of Collaboration Starts Now

Presented by Atlassian

Featuring Annie Dean, Global Head of Team Anywhere, Atlassian
Interviewed by Abigail Bassett, Moderator, FastCo Works

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Break

  
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Inside Prime Video's Adaptation of Fallout

 

Featuring Executive Producers Jonathan Nolan and Todd Howard

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Break

  
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Power of Civility: Prioritizing Openness and Understanding at Work and Beyond

Presented by SHRM

Featuring Beric Alleyne, Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, eBay; Jim Link, Chief Human Resources Officer, SHRM; Jenn Saavedra, Chief Human Resources Officer, Dell Technologies
Moderated by Nicole Sawyer, FastCo Works

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Break

  
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Futurist Amy Webb’s Vision for What’s Next in AI and Beyond

 

Featuring Amy Webb, Founder and CEO, Future Today Institute

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Inside Netflix's Next Big Bet: 3 Body Problem

 

Featuring David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, Co-Creators, Executive Producers, Writers, 3 Body Problem; and Derek Tsang, Director, 3 Body Problem

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM

Break

  
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Regulating Tech in Real Time 

 

Featuring Frances Haugen, Founder, Beyond the Screen; Philip Martin, Chief Security Officer, Coinbase; and Evi Fuelle, Global Policy Director, Credo AI

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Break

  
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Designing for Impact

 

Featuring Dawn Lim, Executive Director, DesignSingapore Council; Eli Robinson, Lead UX Designer; Tom Ajello, Senior Partner, Experience, Innovation, and Engineering, Lippincott; and Gerardo Ortiz, Cofounder, Brands&People

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour

Sponsored by NeoCon

 
6:30 PM

Fast Company Grill Closes

  
Sunday, March 10, 2024
10:00 AM

Fast Company Grill Opens

  
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

  
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Innovating Through the Climate Crisis

 

Featuring Ben Christensen, Cofounder and CEO, Cambium; Camille Richard, Head of Sustainability, Back Market; Jennifer Stucko, Founder, CEO, and Creative Director, Prota Fiori; Eddie Ingle, CEO, Unifi

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

The New Playbook for Innovation 

 

Featuring Rebekah Jefferis, Founding Partner and Co-CEO, FNDR; Katie McCormick Lelyveld, Founder, Meld; and Alex Swartsel, Managing Director, Jobs for the Future 

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Break

  
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Winning Bigger: The Next Steps for Women's Sports

 

Featuring Jessica Robertson, Cofounder and Chief Content Officer, Togethxr; Sue Bird, WNBA All-Star and Cofounder, Togethxr; and Stef Strack, Founder and CEO, VoiceinSport

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Break

  
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Reframing the Biggest Issues

 

Featuring Raffi Krikorian, Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director, Emerson Collective; and Blaise Agüera y Arcas, AI Researcher and Author; Jamie Beard, Founder and Executive Director, Project InnerSpace; and Wawa Gatheru, Founder and Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Break

  
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Future of Sustainable Food Innovation

Presented by Tetra Pak

Featuring Gigi Lee Chang, Managing Partner, BFY Capital; Pedro Gonçalves, VP, Marketing for U.S. and Canada, Tetra Pak®; Christina Zwicky, Head of Revl Fruits™ & Ocean Spray® Innovation Ecosystem
Moderated by Greg Lindsay, FastCo Works

2:05 PM - 2:25 PM

Exploring the Impact of Food with José Andrés

 

Featuring José Andrés, Chef and Founder, World Central Kitchen

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

When Entertainment Meets Marketing

 

Featuring Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Mastercard; Hilary Smith, EVP, Corporate Social Responsibility, NBCUniversal; and Angelique Temple, Chief Marketing Officer, WeTransfer

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

  
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Staying Connected to the Hyperconnected Consumer 

 

Featuring Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO, Verizon Consumer 

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Fanning the Flames of Fandom

Featuring Fri Forjindam, Chief Development Officer, Mycotoo; Joe Ferencz, CEO, Gamefam; and Sera Tabb, Head of Global Television, Wattpad Webtoon Studios 

 
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM

Break

  
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Visualizing the Future of Communication with Cameron Adams of Canva

 

Featuring Cameron Adams, Cofounder and Chief Product Officer, Canva

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour

Powered by Canva Enterprise

Live Musical Performance from Asha Imuno

6:30 PM

Fast Company Grill Closes

  
Monday, March 11, 2024
10:00 AM

Fast Company Grill Opens

  
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

How New Challengers Are Revamping Industries

 

Featuring James Chester, Managing Director, Gumband; Ben Goodwin, CEO, Olipop; and Lisa Bubbers, Cofounder and Chief Brand Officer, Studs

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Disrupt, Then What?

 

Featuring Ethan Brown, Founder and CEO, Beyond Meat, and Jason Wersland, Founder and Chief Wellness Officer, Therabody

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

One-on-One with Beyond Meat Founder and CEO Ethan Brown

 

Featuring Ethan Brown, Founder and CEO, Beyond Meat

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

One-on-One with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

 

Featuring Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Scalable Content That Stands Out

Powered by Canva

Featuring Pete Jung, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Nascar; Silvia Oviedo, SVP Content, Discovery and Print, GM; US Country Lead, Canva; and Mohan Ramaswamy, Founding Partner, Work & Co, Part of Accenture Song
Moderated by Damian Slattery, SVP of Marketing, Fast Company                                                              

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

What’s Really at Stake with AI in the Workplace?

 

Featuring Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work Innovation Lab, Asana; Mike Bechtel, Chief Futurist, Deloitte; and Aneesh Raman, VP and Head of the Opportunity Project, LinkedIn

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

How the Creator Economy Is Forging Its New Era

 

Featuring Neil Waller, Cofounder, Whalar; Chris M. Williams, Founder and CEO, Pocket.watch; Sean Kim, President and Chief Product Officer, Kajabi; and Dominique Broadway, Creator, Founder and CEO, Finances Demystified

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Fight for DEI

 

Featuring Erin L. Thomas, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Access, Upwork; Keely Cat-Wells, Founder and CEO, Making Space; and Calvin Crosslin, Chief Diversity Officer, Lenovo

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour

Sponsored by Trane Technologies

Live Musical Performance from Sinkane 

6:30 PM

Fast Company Grill Closes

  
Saturday, March 9, 2024
10:00 AM

Fast Company Grill Opens

  
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

  
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Hollywood’s New Script

 

Featuring Charlotte Koh, EVP of Acquisitions and Coproductions, Motion Picture Group, Lionsgate; Amy Aniobi, Founder and CEO, SuperSpecial; and Carri Twigg, Cofounder and Head of Development, Culture House Media

10:50 AM - 11:25 AM

Comedy in Translation: The Cast and Directors of I Don't Understand You 

 

Featuring Actors Nick Kroll (Big Mouth, History of the World: Part II), Andrew Rannells (Big Mouth, Girls5eva), Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age, Suits), and Writers and Directors David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano 
 

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Disrupt Your Workday: The Future of Collaboration Starts Now

Presented by Atlassian

Featuring Annie Dean, Global Head of Team Anywhere, Atlassian
Interviewed by Abigail Bassett, Moderator, FastCo Works

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Break

  
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Inside Prime Video's Adaptation of Fallout

 

Featuring Executive Producers Jonathan Nolan and Todd Howard

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Break

  
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Power of Civility: Prioritizing Openness and Understanding at Work and Beyond

Presented by SHRM

Featuring Beric Alleyne, Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, eBay; Jim Link, Chief Human Resources Officer, SHRM; Jenn Saavedra, Chief Human Resources Officer, Dell Technologies
Moderated by Nicole Sawyer, FastCo Works

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Break

  
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Futurist Amy Webb’s Vision for What’s Next in AI and Beyond

 

Featuring Amy Webb, Founder and CEO, Future Today Institute

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Inside Netflix's Next Big Bet: 3 Body Problem

 

Featuring David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, Co-Creators, Executive Producers, Writers, 3 Body Problem; and Derek Tsang, Director, 3 Body Problem

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM

Break

  
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Regulating Tech in Real Time 

 

Featuring Frances Haugen, Founder, Beyond the Screen; Philip Martin, Chief Security Officer, Coinbase; and Evi Fuelle, Global Policy Director, Credo AI

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Break

  
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Designing for Impact

 

Featuring Dawn Lim, Executive Director, DesignSingapore Council; Eli Robinson, Lead UX Designer; Tom Ajello, Senior Partner, Experience, Innovation, and Engineering, Lippincott; and Gerardo Ortiz, Cofounder, Brands&People

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour

Sponsored by NeoCon

 
6:30 PM

Fast Company Grill Closes

  
Sunday, March 10, 2024
10:00 AM

Fast Company Grill Opens

  
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

  
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Innovating Through the Climate Crisis

 

Featuring Ben Christensen, Cofounder and CEO, Cambium; Camille Richard, Head of Sustainability, Back Market; Jennifer Stucko, Founder, CEO, and Creative Director, Prota Fiori; Eddie Ingle, CEO, Unifi

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

The New Playbook for Innovation 

 

Featuring Rebekah Jefferis, Founding Partner and Co-CEO, FNDR; Katie McCormick Lelyveld, Founder, Meld; and Alex Swartsel, Managing Director, Jobs for the Future 

11:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Break

  
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Winning Bigger: The Next Steps for Women's Sports

 

Featuring Jessica Robertson, Cofounder and Chief Content Officer, Togethxr; Sue Bird, WNBA All-Star and Cofounder, Togethxr; and Stef Strack, Founder and CEO, VoiceinSport

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Break

  
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Reframing the Biggest Issues

 

Featuring Raffi Krikorian, Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director, Emerson Collective; and Blaise Agüera y Arcas, AI Researcher and Author; Jamie Beard, Founder and Executive Director, Project InnerSpace; and Wawa Gatheru, Founder and Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Break

  
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Future of Sustainable Food Innovation

Presented by Tetra Pak

Featuring Gigi Lee Chang, Managing Partner, BFY Capital; Pedro Gonçalves, VP, Marketing for U.S. and Canada, Tetra Pak®; Christina Zwicky, Head of Revl Fruits™ & Ocean Spray® Innovation Ecosystem
Moderated by Greg Lindsay, FastCo Works

2:05 PM - 2:25 PM

Exploring the Impact of Food with José Andrés

 

Featuring José Andrés, Chef and Founder, World Central Kitchen

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

When Entertainment Meets Marketing

 

Featuring Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Mastercard; Hilary Smith, EVP, Corporate Social Responsibility, NBCUniversal; and Angelique Temple, Chief Marketing Officer, WeTransfer

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Break

  
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Staying Connected to the Hyperconnected Consumer 

 

Featuring Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO, Verizon Consumer 

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Fanning the Flames of Fandom

Featuring Fri Forjindam, Chief Development Officer, Mycotoo; Joe Ferencz, CEO, Gamefam; and Sera Tabb, Head of Global Television, Wattpad Webtoon Studios 

 
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM

Break

  
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Visualizing the Future of Communication with Cameron Adams of Canva

 

Featuring Cameron Adams, Cofounder and Chief Product Officer, Canva

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour

Powered by Canva Enterprise

Live Musical Performance from Asha Imuno

6:30 PM

Fast Company Grill Closes

  
Monday, March 11, 2024
10:00 AM

Fast Company Grill Opens

  
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

How New Challengers Are Revamping Industries

 

Featuring James Chester, Managing Director, Gumband; Ben Goodwin, CEO, Olipop; and Lisa Bubbers, Cofounder and Chief Brand Officer, Studs

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Disrupt, Then What?

 

Featuring Ethan Brown, Founder and CEO, Beyond Meat, and Jason Wersland, Founder and Chief Wellness Officer, Therabody

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

One-on-One with Beyond Meat Founder and CEO Ethan Brown

 

Featuring Ethan Brown, Founder and CEO, Beyond Meat

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

One-on-One with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

 

Featuring Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Scalable Content That Stands Out

Powered by Canva

Featuring Pete Jung, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Nascar; Silvia Oviedo, SVP Content, Discovery and Print, GM; US Country Lead, Canva; and Mohan Ramaswamy, Founding Partner, Work & Co, Part of Accenture Song
Moderated by Damian Slattery, SVP of Marketing, Fast Company                                                              

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

What’s Really at Stake with AI in the Workplace?

 

Featuring Rebecca Hinds, Head of the Work Innovation Lab, Asana; Mike Bechtel, Chief Futurist, Deloitte; and Aneesh Raman, VP and Head of the Opportunity Project, LinkedIn

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

How the Creator Economy Is Forging Its New Era

 

Featuring Neil Waller, Cofounder, Whalar; Chris M. Williams, Founder and CEO, Pocket.watch; Sean Kim, President and Chief Product Officer, Kajabi; and Dominique Broadway, Creator, Founder and CEO, Finances Demystified

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Fight for DEI

 

Featuring Erin L. Thomas, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Access, Upwork; Keely Cat-Wells, Founder and CEO, Making Space; and Calvin Crosslin, Chief Diversity Officer, Lenovo

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Happy Hour

Sponsored by Trane Technologies

Live Musical Performance from Sinkane 

6:30 PM

Fast Company Grill Closes