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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally. He also shared his perspective on M&A (including Uber’s recent acquisitions of Postmates and Drizly), autonomous vehicles, the complexities of working in highly regulated industries, and how his personal and professional background shaped the way he approaches leadership today

Sarah Friar is the CEO of Nextdoor. In her prior role as CFO at Square, the company launched its IPO in 2015 and added $30Bn in market cap. She also serves on the boards of Walmart and Slack, has held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey, and is the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a network that mentors and inspires women entrepreneurs and business owners. In this session, moderated by David Sze, Sarah shares how growing up in a small village in Northern Ireland during tumultuous times shaped her view of building a strong community, the role of the neighborhood as the most important social network, her views on building and nurturing an effective board of directors, and the importance of diversity in business.

Before founding the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) in 2019, Fei-Fei served as the Director of Stanford’s AI Lab. She was a Vice President at Google and served as Chief Scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud during her Stanford sabbatical in 2017-2018. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine, among other distinctions. Prior to joining Stanford, Dr. Li was on faculty at Princeton University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

JJ Abrams is the founder of Bad Robot Productions. A writer, director and/or producer of television series such as Felicity, Alias, Lost, Castle Rock, Westworld, Lovecraft Country, and Lisey’s Story and films such as Super 8, Star Wars: The  Force Awakens and the Mission: Impossible, Star Trek and Cloverfield franchises, Abrams most recently directed, produced and co-wrote (with Chris Terrio) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.  In addition to his film and television work, Abrams also conceived the novel S. with writer Doug Dorst, which became a New York Times Best Seller in 2013. He is currently producing The Play That Goes  Wrong, which premiered on Broadway in April of 2017 and is currently on a nationwide tour, as well  as Derren Brown’s Secret, which premiered on Broadway September of 2019. Abrams and his wife, Katie McGrath, co-CEO of Bad Robot, live in Los Angeles and have three children.

Eric Yuan founded Zoom in 2011 to deliver happiness and bring teams together in a frictionless video environment. Zoom’s video-first unified communications platform continues to dramatically transform the way leading global enterprises communicate. Under Eric’s leadership, Zoom was one of the highest-performing tech IPOs of 2019. Prior to founding Zoom, Eric was corporate VP of engineering at Cisco, where he was responsible for Cisco’s collaboration software development. Eric was one of the founding engineers and VP of engineering at Webex. Between 1997 and 2011, he grew his team from 10 engineers to more than 800 worldwide and contributed to revenue growth from $0 to more than $800M. Eric has been named one of the Most Powerful People in Enterprise Tech by Business Insider, was named the #1 CEO of a large US company by Glassdoor, EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California (software category), and a Bloomberg 50 leader who changed the game in global business. Eric is a named inventor on 11 issued and 20 pending patents in real-time collaboration.

A serial entrepreneur and a software developer, Jeff co-founded Twilio in 2008 to bring communications into the world of software. Prior to Twilio, Jeff was co-founder & CTO of NineStar, founding CTO of Stubhub.com, co-founder, CEO & CTO of Versity, and one of the first product managers for Amazon Web Services. Jeff grew up in Detroit, started his first company at age 12 doing event video production, DJ’d his way through college, and graduated from the University of Michigan. He is a father of two young boys, enjoys photography, and always makes time to hack on new software and hardware projects.

Neal Mohan is Chief Product Officer at YouTube. He is responsible for YouTube products, user experience, and trust and safety on all platforms and devices globally. This includes YouTube on mobile, desktop and TV devices, experiences like YouTube Music, Kids, and VR, and YouTube’s two subscription services, YouTube Premium and YouTube TV. Products for media partners, content creators and musicians are also part of Neal’s portfolio. Previously, Neal was Senior Vice President of Display and Video Ads at Google. Neal serves on the Board of Directors for 23andMe and StitchFix. He has also served as a member of the Management Board for the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Neal has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Internet Advertising Bureau and the Mobile Marketing Association. Coming soon.

James Manyika is the SVP of Technology and Society at Google. Previously, he spent nearly three decades at the McKinsey Global Institute, where he advised leaders of many of the world’s most iconic tech companies. Throughout his career, James has worked with the chief executives and founders of many of the world’s leading tech companies on strategy, product, and business model innovation. James has also led research on topics including AI, the digital economy, and the future of work. He was appointed by President Obama as vice chair of the Global Development Council at the White House and by the Commerce Secretary to the Digital Economy Board. He serves on the boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. A Rhodes Scholar, James received his DPhil, MSc, and MA from Oxford in AI and robotics, mathematics and computer science. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a distinguished fellow of Stanford’s AI Institute and a fellow of DeepMind. Coming soon.

Kenneth Chenault is easily one of the most celebrated business leaders in the world. Widely recognized as a champion for the advancement of others, Kenneth has undertaken many projects to ensure equitable access to opportunities in employment, education, and democracy. He is the co-founder of OneTen, a coalition of leading executives coming together to upskill, hire, and advance one million Black Americans over the next 10 years. Kenneth is currently chairman and a managing director at the venture capital firm General Catalyst, where he seeks out fast-growing companies that prioritize responsible innovation in their pursuit of global markets. Prior to becoming an investor, Kenneth spent 37 years at American Express. In 2001, he became Chairman and CEO of American Express, making him the 3rd African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company at the time.

Frederic Kerrest is the Executive Vice Chairman, COO and Co-Founder of Okta, where he oversees multiple aspects of the company’s day-to-day operations, strategy, and partnerships. He also oversees Okta’s social impact arm, Okta for Good. Frederic is the author of Zero to IPO, a guide to building startups based on his own experiences and those of some of the world’s most successful and recognizable entrepreneurs. Prior to Okta, Frederic worked in sales and business development at Salesforce.com, and in venture capital at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (Aspenwood Ventures). He is the founder of the executive mentorship organization the Operator Network, and currently serves in several advisory and board roles including the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Executive Advisory Board, Blackstone, and several early stage software companies. Frederic is also the Chairman and Co-Founder of Herophilus (FKA System1 Biosciences), a neurotherapeutics company.

Fidji Simo is the CEO of Instacart. A renowned strategy and product leader, Simo has led teams through the creation, launch, and management of some of the world’s most popular consumer technology products. Prior to Instacart, she spent a decade at Facebook, most recently as the Vice President and Head of the Facebook App, and oversaw many major products including News Feed, Video, Marketplace, and Gaming. Her passion for marketplaces was cultivated early in her career, when she worked as a strategy manager at eBay. She currently serves on the board of Shopify and is the co-founder and board member of multidisciplinary medical organization Metrodora. Coming soon.