New York City | May 2-3, 2017
Bloomberg
Breakaway CEO
Summit
For CEOs by CEOs
The Breakaway community is united by a shared purpose to achieve breakthrough performance. The Breakaway Summit is a gathering point for the community to acquire new strategies, skills, and perspectives that can transform their organizations, while building the peer relationships that make them more effective leaders.
May 2 - Tuesday
Opening Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Speaker
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Carol Massar
Co-Anchor Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Television and Radio
The E-Commerce Equation With Michael G. Rubin
Online retail lets businesses reach customers around the world, allowing for growth that was once unimaginable. However, the rise of e-commerce has led to stiff competition and pricing pressures. What's a consumer-facing company to do?
Michael G. Rubin is an online retail pioneer who built an e-commerce empire based on the belief that the online sales industry is just getting started. He'll speak to his optimism about the future of online retail and his vision for growth for Fanatics and the other Kynetic brands; as well as what he sees as the biggest challenges and opportunities for the American commercial enterprise in the next year.
Moderator
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David Gura
Co-anchor, "Bloomberg Markets Americas" & "Bloomberg Surveillance", Bloomberg
Speaker
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Michael G. Rubin
Founder and Executive Chairman, Fanatics
The Business of Winning: A Bloomberg Businessweek Debrief With Robert K. Kraft
One of the most successful owners in professional sports, Robert K. Kraft knows how to win -- and keep winning. His New England Patriots have delivered five Super Bowl championships since 2002. What's the secret to that kind of consistent success? Kraft joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about what it takes to build a winning team that lasts, his passion for philanthropy, his close friendship with President Donald Trump (even though Kraft is a life-long Democrat), and much more.
Moderator
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Megan Murphy
Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
Speaker
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Robert K. Kraft
Founder, Chairman and CEO, The Kraft Group
May 3 - Wednesday
Registration and Networking Breakfast
Welcome Remarks
Speaker
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Carol Massar
Co-Anchor Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Television and Radio
Executive Spotlight: Building a Growth Company for the Future with Steve Case
As co-founder of America Online, Steve Case helped make the internet part of everyday life. Now at Revolution LLC, Case and his partners invest in visionary entrepreneurs to create innovative new businesses as he believes we are at the dawn of the next technological revolution, one that will have far reaching consequences for the economy that we are just starting to see. Case discusses what it takes to build a growth company and offers the advice he gives leaders who are investing in innovation and creating the next disruption.
Moderator
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Carol Massar
Co-Anchor Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Television and Radio
Speaker
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Steve Case
Chairman and CEO, Revolution LLC
The Battle to Be Number One: A Conversation with Marc Lore
Since selling Jet.com to Walmart, Marc Lore has married an aggressive style with Walmart's deep pockets to position the retail giant as the number 2 online retailer by sales in the United States. While they have a long way to go to unseat No. 1, there are early signs that Lore's leadership is paying off. He'll speak to what's it like to take on Amazon... twice, and what he sees as the biggest opportunities and challenges for e-commerce.
Moderator
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Brad Stone
Senior Executive Editor, Global Tech, Bloomberg
Speaker
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Marc Lore
President and CEO, Walmart U.S. eCommerce
Managing Through the Headlines with Robert L. Nardelli
During tumultuous periods, outside forces and oppositional voices can knock off track even the most seasoned CEO. In this candid conversation with legendary executive Robert L. Nardelli, we'll hear from him about how to stay on message and on track with employees, board members, and shareholders during turbulent times.
Moderator
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Carol Massar
Co-Anchor Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Television and Radio
Speaker
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Robert L. Nardelli
Founder, XLR-8, LLC
In Case of Emergency: Crisis Management with Judy A. Smith
You never think a crisis or a scandal will happen at your company--until it does. How leadership handles a crisis when it arises sets the tone for shareholders, employees and the public, and may determine a company's future. Judy A. Smith is a crisis management expert with clients including Fortune 500 companies, sports stars, celebrities and politicians. She's also the inspiration for the lead character in the hit ABC television show Scandal. Smith discusses how CEOs can prepare to handle the inevitable crisis before it hits; what to do in the middle of the storm; and the key lessons to be learned from the crises that have befallen other companies.
Moderator
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Mark Miller
Global Editor, Bloomberg Live
Speakers
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Judy A. Smith
Founder and President, Smith & Company
Networking Break
Breakaway Workshops
Outside of main-stage sessions, participants will break into workshops where they'll move beyond the buzzwords and dive deep into innovative growth strategies with top management experts and practitioners. These hands-on, immersive experiences will allow participants to work together and create solutions to succeed in today's disruptive business environment. Outputs from these workshops will be summarized and published following the summit.
The Digital CEO
Facilitator: Mark Bonchek
Sponsored by: Zebra Technologies
Every company leader today is thinking about digital transformation, whether how to create digital experiences, embrace the Internet of Things or fully utilize tools such as analytics or AI. Digital transformation is about building an intelligent enterprise from the inside out. It's a new model of growth, as platforms turn the incremental into the exponential; a new way to gain visibility into your operations by connecting the physical to the digital; and a new way to engage customers, especially as social media turns consumers into co-creators. This challenges the way we lead, govern and manage. To truly transform, you have to go beyond changing what you do, to changing how you think. In this session, you will discover how a digital mindset can accelerate growth, deepen engagement and energize culture.
AI and Social Impact
Facilitator: Ayanna Howard
Sponsored by: Hitachi
Artificial intelligence tools can help your business collect and analyze more data than ever while reducing labor costs and improving the customer experience. AI already is transforming how many businesses and industries function, from medical providers diagnosing and treating diseases to financial professionals managing complex portfolios. But as more companies deploy artificial intelligence, they must be aware of the implications and unintended consequences of leveraging the technology. What is the social impact of AI? What happens when AI goes rogue -- such as a privacy invasion or misuse of private data? This workshop will focus on how you prepare to successfully implement artificial intelligence and avoid the pitfalls, from the merely annoying to the disastrous.
Leveraging the Finance Department for Growth
Facilitator: Lisa Kaplowitz
The CFO is a valuable business partner, but are you maximizing the value of the CFO office by using finance to help guide strategic decision making? Regardless of the stage in the product life cycle, CEOs grapple with the same question: Is our company growing as quickly and efficiently as it could? Your CFO can help, from tracking the key metrics that drive the business to developing compensation structures that link to the tactical execution of the strategy. This workshop is for those who want to maximize the CEO-CFO partnership and create a framework for measuring success and linking compensation to the bottom line.
These Kids Today: Strategies for a New Workforce
Facilitator: Anna Liotta
Millennials are well on their way to dominating the labor market. By 2025, they will comprise 75 percent of the global workforce, according to a Brookings Institution study. As a result, businesses must create innovative ways to attract and retain talent for a cohort whose characteristics and expectations contrast greatly from previous Baby Boomers and Gen Xers. Millennials are known job hoppers, switching jobs at twice the rate of previous generations in their first five years in the workplace, according to a LinkedIn study. This means higher recruiting and training costs and also inhibits knowledge transfer. This workshop will highlight strategies for creating the workplace of the future that appeals to Millennials but does not alienate other workers.
Networking Lunch
Welcome Back
In Conversation with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
The 39th United States Secretary of Commerce sits down with Bloomberg's David Gura for a live, televised interview.
* Please note: Doors will close at 1:10 pm. No one will be allowed to enter or exit once Secretary Ross arrives and is seated.
Moderator
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David Gura
Co-anchor, "Bloomberg Markets Americas" & "Bloomberg Surveillance", Bloomberg
Speaker
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Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
United States Secretary of Commerce
Workforce Evolution in the Age of A.I. and Machine Learning: A Conversation with Cathy Engelbert
Key segments of the American workforce are undergoing a paradigmatic shift threatening to disrupt corporate growth. Long-term skilled workers are retiring and a new generation of workers often favor change over stability. Add in technological advances such as AI and an increasing reliance on data and analytics and the workplace is undergoing more change today than any other time in recent history.
Cathy Engelbert, CEO of Deloitte will discuss how CEOs can balance these changes while keeping skilled workers engaged and customers and shareholders happy.
Moderator
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Carol Massar
Co-Anchor Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Television and Radio
Speaker
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Cathy Engelbert
CEO, Deloitte
Thinking Digitally
How a company innovates is central to its success--whether it's bringing legacy systems up to date through IT investment in next-gen tools or finding ways to create strategic partnerships that allow non-competitors to share data. Meet the CEO whisperers whose job it is to formulate and implement growth strategies.
Moderator
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Brad Stone
Senior Executive Editor, Global Tech, Bloomberg
Speaker
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Hilton Romanski
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Cisco
Bloomberg Intelligence: What You Should Know About H-1B
Breaking down the implications of new H1B visa rules and what they mean for your business.
Moderator
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Brad Stone
Senior Executive Editor, Global Tech, Bloomberg
Cybersecurity: Staying Ahead of the Hackers
Cybersecurity is one of the biggest challenges facing a CEO today. While hacks can be damaging to customer and employee trust, other breaches like malware can be financially fatal to even the strongest of companies. But cybersecurity can be costly, especially when hackers always seem to be one step ahead. This panel of industry leaders will discuss the biggest threats and the right investments to keep your company and information safe.
Networking Break
CEO Roundtable
Three CEOs from diverse industries such as financial, healthcare technology and manufacturing will share their thoughts on the current business environment, challenges they see ahead, how to grow a business and the biggest issues facing CEOs today. In this wide-ranging conversation, CEOs Margaret Keane of Synchrony Financial, Brent Shafer of Philips North America and Rob Mionis of Celestica will discuss lessons they learned growing their businesses and thoughts on successfully managing companies.
Moderator
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David Gura
Co-anchor, "Bloomberg Markets Americas" & "Bloomberg Surveillance", Bloomberg
Speaklers
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Margaret Keane
President and CEO, Synchrony Financial
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Rob Mionis
President and CEO, Celestica
The Growth Trifecta
Capital strategy, corporate governance and workforce development: these are three of the most important considerations if you're looking to grow through PE investment. Banking and investment experts take you through what they see as the most important things you can be doing to better position your company for growth.
Speaker
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Mark Chancy
Vice Chairman, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Executive Spotlight: The Final Word with Peter T. Grauer and Brian Moynihan
The Bloomberg chairman and the Bank of America chief talk about the current state of American business and the role of the board of directors in helping companies achieve growth.
Moderator
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David Gura
Co-anchor, "Bloomberg Markets Americas" & "Bloomberg Surveillance", Bloomberg
Speakers
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Peter T. Grauer
Chairman, Bloomberg L.P.
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Brian Moynihan
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Bank of America
Networking Cocktail Reception
Speakers

Michael R. Bloomberg
Founder, Bloomberg L.P. & Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Three-Term Mayor of New York City
Tracey Brown
SVP and Chief Member Officer Sam's Club
Steve Case
Chairman and CEO Revolution LLC
John Chambers
Executive Chairman Cisco
Mark Chancy
Vice Chairman SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Nicole Eagan
CEO Darktrace
Cathy Engelbert
CEO Deloitte
Pimm Fox
Anchor Bloomberg TV and Radio
Rick Goings
Executive Chairman Tupperware Brands
Peter T. Grauer
Chairman Bloomberg L.P.
Arlette Hart
Chief Information Security Officer FBI
Fred Hochberg
Chairman and President Export-Import Bank of the United States
Margaret Keane
President and CEO Synchrony Financial
Robert K. Kraft
Founder, Chairman and CEO The Kraft Group
John Launchbury
Director of the Information Innovation Office DARPA
Marc Lore
President and CEO Walmart U.S. eCommerce
Carol Massar
Co-Anchor Bloomberg Businessweek Bloomberg Television and Radio
James Metcalf
Chairman, President and CEO USG Corporation
John Micklethwait
Editor-in-Chief Bloomberg
Mark Miller
Global Editor Bloomberg Live
Rob Mionis
President and CEO Celestica
Brian Moynihan
Chairman of the Board and CEO Bank of America
Robert L. Nardelli
Founder XLR-8, LLC
Charles Phillips
CEO Infor
Hilton Romanski
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Cisco
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
United States Secretary of Commerce
Michael G. Rubin
Founder and Executive Chairman Fanatics
Judy A. Smith
Founder and President Smith & Company
Brad Stone
Senior Executive Editor, Global Tech Bloomberg
Melanie Whelan
CEO SoulCycle
David Gura
Co-anchor, "Bloomberg Markets Americas" & "Bloomberg Surveillance" Bloomberg
Megan Murphy
Editor Bloomberg BusinessweekBloomberg Breakaway 2018
Our theme for Breakaway 2018 is the Paradox of Leadership. We normally think of paradox as requiring a tradeoff between competing objectives. But Breakaway leaders are able to transcend these tradeoffs. They turn the OR into an AND, and in so doing, outpace the competition with exponential results. Today’s Breakaway leaders are able to operate globally and locally, achieve speed and scale, standardize and customize, be high-tech and high-touch, be purpose-driven and profit-minded, and honor the past while they create the future.