October 23-25, 2023 | Scottsdale AZ
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Meet your strategy execution peers, learn from industry experts, and participate in main stage and breakout sessions to advance your organization’s achievements and your own.
We’ll convene in the beautiful desert in Scottsdale, Arizona, so you can zoom out with time to think clearly under warm, clear skies — and bring back ideas and knowledge that supercharge results!
Highlights from Accelerate Conference #6
Deidre Paknad
CEO & Co-Founder
WorkBoard
Darren Johnson
Expert Partner
Bain & Company
Patrick Thompson
Chief Information & Digital Transformation Officer
Albemarle
Summers Hutchings
Director, Product Delivery & Portfolio Strategy
CarMax
Mary Brett
Senior Director, OKR Execution and Culture
Intel
Athena Murphy
VP, Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Transformation
Juniper Networks
Joel Neeb
VP of Execution and Transformation in the Office of the CEO
VMware
Jamie Temple
Results Management Office Executive - Office of the CEO
VMware
Bryan Hope
Director of Unified Communications and Collaboration
VMware
Monday, October 23
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Welcome reception
Meet, mingle and enjoy a meal with peers and the WorkBoard leadership team! Check in and receive your conference materials.
Tuesday, October 24
6:30am - 9:00am
Optional morning activity and breakfast
9:00am - 6:00pm
Strategy Execution in the AI Era
Deidre Paknad, CEO and Co-founder, WorkBoard
Explore the future of AI in driving faster, more profitable Strategy Execution and how enterprises can their own historical results data to fuel smarter OKRs.
Accelerating Innovation and Transformation with OKRs
Joel Neeb, VP Execution and Transformation - Office of the CEO, VMware
Uncover how OKRs can be used to establish complete transparency and create an inclusive, conversational culture and cross-functional alignment in the face of unpredictability.
Building a Strategy Execution Program at Scale and Speed
Summers Hutchings, Director, Product Delivery & Portfolio Strategy, CarMax
How CarMax taps into the superpower of a dedicated Results Management Program and leverages transparency as an accelerator at enterprise scale.
Executing Transformation Strategies in the Face of Unpredictability
Patrick Thompson, Chief Information & Digital Transformation Officer, Albemarle Corporation
How to execute transformation strategies as a partner to results-hungry CEOs and why a Digital Operating Rhythm is imperative to operating with agility in fast-changing markets.
Breakout Sessions
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunset networking reception, dinner, and social hour
Wednesday, October 25
7:00am - 8:30pm
Breakfast
8:30am - 12:30pm
OKRs and the Next-Gen Management System
Darren Johnson, Expert Partner, Bain & Company
Dive into the art of building competency for change across an entire organization, as well as the unique role of OKRs in fueling the Next-Gen Management System.
Evolution of OKRs at Intel
Mary Brett, Senior Director, OKR Execution and Culture, Intel
Using OKRs to Accelerate Transformation
Athena Murphy, VP, Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Transformation, Juniper Networks
Learn how OKRs have enabled Juniper Networks to clarify priorities, align cross-functional teams, and focus 10,000+ employees on the “critical few” at the corporate level. This has been an integral tool which allowed us to execute on major business transformations over the past several years and has also helped shape the culture of our company to accelerate and improve business results.
Breakout Sessions
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Lunch and closing remarks
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Facilitated networking
Join very small group conversations on specific topics like tactics to improve KR integrity, creating a user group, chiefs of staff role in operating cadence, using OKR coaches, building a new-hire onramp to OKRs and WorkBoard.
Get hands on with the newest WorkBoard capabilities and learn how to take fullest advantage of the platform! Learn from other customers and the WorkBoard product team how to use and benefit from WoBo Strategy, scorecards and business reviews, workstreams and project management, integrations, and more.
Whether you lead a business, drive the strategy or spearhead strategy operations, this is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn and benchmark with peers.
As you face a trifecta of imperatives — transformation, growth, and efficiency — the wisdom of this crowd can help you break through.
— Anthony C., IBM
— Yolanda B.
— Denise K., Cisco
Former president - Google Americas
CIO: Strategy, Planning & Regulatory - National Grid
Chief Digital Officer - T-Mobile
SVP, Public Affairs - Poly, an HP company
Global Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence Operations & Product Strategy - Accenture
VP Execution and Transformation, Office of the CEO - VMware
Senior Director, Transformation, Strategy & Performance - AstraZeneca
Senior EVP and Member, Chairman’s Office - Reliance Industries Limited
VP Digital Product & Business Management - T-Mobile
CIO and SVP Operations - Zendesk
VP Strategic Initiatives, Office of the CEO - DataRobot
Director Strategy & Business Operations - VMware
Transformation Leader and OKR Guru - Cisco
GM & COO of US Cloud & Enterprise Business - Microsoft
Senior Director of Product Security - Avalara
Chief Operating Officer - Iterable
Strategic Program Manager - VMware
Chief of Staff, Sr. Director of Operations - Intel
Director of Product Management - Cisco
Vice President - IBM
Chief of Staff - IBM
Senior Director, Results Management Office - Intel
Sr. Director, Strategy and Operations - Akamai
CEO
President
Chief Digital Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Transformation Officer
GM
Managing Director
SVP Strategy
SVP, Product
VP, Efficiency
VP, Execution & Transformation
VP, Product
VP, Strategy
Chief of Staff
Sr, Director, Innovation & Agile
Sr. Director, Strategic Operations
Sr. Director, Business Operations
Director, Strategy Execution
Director, Corporate Strategy
Director, Results Management Office
Director, Strategy & Planning
Innovation Portfolio Director
Business Transformation & Strategy Lead
OKR Lead
PMO, Enterprise Transformation
The Andaz Scottsdale Resort is an exceptional destination recognized by Sunset Travel 2022, USA Today 10 Best 2022 and Open Table 2022.
We’ve arranged a special room rate of $489/night for Accelerate attendees at our host venue from October 23rd-25th (Room rate available until October 2).
Early-bird pricing through July 15th
$199 Individuals
$249 Bring a peer (2 tickets)
Pricing beginning July 16th
$299 Individuals
$449 Bring a peer (2 tickets)
Space is limited. Fee includes light meal at reception Oct 23, all meals Oct 24, breakfast and lunch Oct 25, and conference materials.
October 23-25, 2023 | Scottsdale, AZ