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CNBC Announces Lineup for Inaugural Future of Work Event, “Talent@Work”

CNBC to Host Half-day Talent@Work Summit on Wednesday June 20th in NYC

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., May 23, 2018 – CNBC today announced the all-star lineup ahead of its inaugural event about the future of work, "Talent@Work," on Wednesday, June 20th in New York City.

Talent@Work, part of CNBC's new @Work series, aims to drive insightful conversation around the technological innovations, societal shifts and talent strategies that are driving future business success. The event will explore how CEOs, top Chief Human Resource Officers, and senior talent executives can balance the needs of the workforce – present and future – with the needs of the company.

Confirmed Talent@Work speakers include:

  • Wanda Bryant Hope – Johnson & Johnson Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
  • Joelle Emerson – Paradigm Strategy Inc. founder and CEO
  • Chieh Huang – Boxed co-founder and CEO
  • Ellen Kullman – Paradigm for Parity co-chair; former DuPont Chairman & CEO
  • Bo Young Lee – Uber Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
  • Joey Levin – IAC CEO
  • Iba Masood – TARA.AI co-founder and CEO
  • Frida Polli – pymetrics co-founder and CEO
  • Ryan Roslansky – LinkedIn Senior Vice President, Product

@Work, a new three-part event series from CNBC, is designed to give leaders across disciplines the tools they need to navigate the rapidly accelerating pace of change driven by the growth of automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Talent@Work will serve as the first of three half-day @Work summits in 2018, each addressing specific aspects of key workplace changes impacting companies today and tomorrow. The later summits will focus on IT and technology management at "Productivity@Work" (October 30, 2018 in NYC) and the transformation of corporate finance at "Capital@Work" (December 3, 2018 in San Francisco), with additional details to be announced in the coming weeks.

The @Work series will be hosted by CNBC anchors and reporters, and the on-stage conversations will be amplified by coverage on CNBC broadcast and digital properties, including a digital special report available at: cnbc.com/work.

Event sponsors to-date include PwC, Workday, and ZipRecruiter.

To view the event agenda / to learn more about this event or to purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/16/cnbc-at-work.html.

For more information contact:

Jennifer Dauble
CNBC
t: 201.735.4721
m: 201.615.2787
e: jennifer.dauble@nbcuni.com

Emma Martin
CNBC
t: 201.735.4713
m: 551.275.6221
e: emma.martin@nbcuni.com

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