NEW YORK CITY—Fortune Media USA Corp. announced an additional group of speakers for the Fortune 500 Innovation Forum, to be held Nov. 16–17 in Detroit.
The newly confirmed leaders will join CEOs, entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and civic innovators from across the country for conversations about the forces reshaping American business, technology, work, manufacturing, and prosperity.
Set in Detroit—a city that launched the automotive age and continues to reinvent itself for a new era of mobility and advanced manufacturing—the Forum will convene leaders at a pivotal moment for the American economy. The program will examine the ideas, investments, talent, technologies, and partnerships helping companies and communities compete, grow, and build for the future.
“Fortune Daily,” the new show available on Fortune.com and YouTube, will film on site in downtown Detroit at The Department at Hudson’s. Ellie Austin, “Fortune Daily” show host, will lead interviews with Forum speakers and a selection of attendees on both days. Episodes that speak to the Forum’s theme of innovation will air the week of the Detroit conference on the “Fortune Daily” YouTube channel, Fortune.com, Apple Music and Spotify.
Newly confirmed speakers drawn from the ranks of executives and representatives from Fortune 500 and leading companies spanning the U.S., include:
- Ed Bastian, CEO, Delta Air Lines
- Chris Boerner, chairman and CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Baiju Bhatt, Founder, Space Cowboy Corp.
- Neil Bradley, executive vice president, chief policy officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Nando Cesarone, executive vice president and chief global operations officer, UPS
- Claire Chamberlain, president, BlackRock Foundation
- Roger Crandall, chairman, president, and CEO, MassMutual
- Ann Fairchild, president and CEO, Siemens USA
- Maria Flynn, president and CEO, Jobs for the Future
- Deja Foxx, founder, GenZ Girl Gang
- Joe Gebbia, U.S. chief design officer and co-founder, Airbnb and Samara
- Bill Gross, chairman, Idealab
- Linda Hubbard, president and CEO, Carhartt
- Michael Ioffe, co-founder and CEO, Arist
- Jeff McElfresh, COO, AT&T
- Sal Mancuso, CEO, Altria Group
- Amanda McMaster, interim CEO and CFO, Boston Dynamics
- Jonathan Mildenhall, chief marketing officer, Rocket Companies
- Kevin Mitchell, CFO, Phillips 66
- Zachariah Reitano, co-founder and CEO, Ro
- Mark Reuss, president, General Motors
- Michelle Rhee, venture partner, Equal Opportunity Ventures
- Fidelma Russo, executive vice president and general manager, Hybrid Cloud, and chief technology officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Brian Savoy, executive vice president and CFO, Duke Energy
- Big Sean, multi-platinum artist, philanthropist, and bestselling author
They join an already announced roster that includes:
- Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman, Rocket Companies
- Michael Rhodes, CEO, Ally Financial
- Kevin Lobo, CEO, Stryker
- Lynn Martin, president, NYSE Group
- Mike Sicilia, CEO, Oracle
- Chris Christie, managing partner, Christie 55 Solutions, and former governor of New Jersey
- Patrick Conway, CEO, Optum, UnitedHealth Group
- Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. ambassador to Japan and former mayor of Chicago
- Tate Reeves, former governor of Mississippi
- Wendell P. Weeks, chairman, president and CEO, Corning
- Vimal Kapur, chairman and CEO, Honeywell Technologies
- Jason Hoff, CEO, Mercedes-Benz North America
- Mark Bertolini, CEO, Oscar Health
- Penny Pennington, managing partner, Edward Jones
- David Burritt, CEO, U. S. Steel
- John W. Rogers Jr., chairman and CEO, Ariel Investments
- Jalen Rose, former NBA player and co-founder and CEO, Same Page Entertainment
- Kevin Stitt, governor of Oklahoma
Together, the speaker lineup reflects the broad national reach of innovation represented at the Forum—from Detroit’s automotive and manufacturing heritage to the future of robotics, health care, finance, workforce development, design, social impact, and entrepreneurship.
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