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Shelton Leadership Forum – October 1, 2020

August 20, 2020 2-min. read

2020 Shelton Leadership Forum
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 ♦ Online

Leadership Challenges: The Complexity of Leading Organizations with a Global Mindset
As our society faces more complex problems globally, leaders encounter challenges and obstacles that cannot be solved alone. It requires society to solve problems together and openly in order for organizations to survive and advance in their fields. This year’s forum will have speakers who lead and develop others with a global mindset fostering a cultural environment that encourages innovation and empowers others to solve complex problems facing the world today.
Registration for NC State Faculty, Staff and Students is FREE; however, you MUST register to receive the link by Tuesday, September 29. 
Registration includes all-day access to the Forum. Since this event will be live streamed, you will have the opportunity to engage with the speakers and panelists through a chat function.

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Fireside Chat: Strategies Organizations Need to Consider When Leading Globally in Today’s Complex World
Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco Systems

 

9:45-10:45 a.m.
Equipping Today’s Students for Working in a Globally Complex Workforce

Moderator: Jason Bocarro, NC State University, College of Natural Resources,

University Faculty Scholar
Adam Gross, NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Adela Li, NC State University, Poole College of Management, Senior
Vaclav Svec, Head of Study Programme Innovative Entrepreneurship, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Sally Webb, CEO, The Special Event

 

11 a.m. to noon

Currency, Change and Creating a Powerful Presence

Carla Harris, Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley

 

Noon to 1 p.m.
BREAK

 

1-2 p.m.

Waves of Change: Three Global Trends Disrupting Your Existence
Anders Sorman-Nilsson, Global Futurist and Founder of the Strategy Think Tank – Thinque

 

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