Agenda
Our 2025 agenda is still in progress, but here’s a glimpse at last year
Daily Details
WED. SEPT 17
REGISTRATION
Live Music with M’Gilvry Allen
9:00–10:00
James Moore Theater
WELCOME
Opening Remarks
Welcome to Responsive Conference 2024!
Robin Zander, Executive Director & author Responsive
10:00–10:30
James Moore Theater
MAINSTAGE
Uncertainty at Work
Simone Stolzoff
Author, The Good Enough Job
A keynote about navigating uncertainty in an accelerating world.
10:30–11:00
James Moore Theater
BREAKOUTS
11:15–12:15
What companies can learn from campaigns
Addisu Demissie
Founder, 50+1 Strategies
in conversation with Marie Szuts
Marie Szuts Coaching & Consulting
What can political campaigns teach us about leading teams and building trust? Drawing from Addisu’s experience running high-stakes national campaigns, they’ll unpack how values-driven communication, rapid iteration, and collective momentum shape effective teams.
James Moore Theater
Women's Board Lecture Hall
Depth Finding for your organization
Sam Spurlin
The Ready
Sam will lead a session on "Depth Finding," a hands-on workshop designed to help teams identify and address core issues hindering their performance.
California Room
Learning Center
Lunch in the Garden
Live music by M’Gilvry Allen
12:15–1:45
15 Minute Transition
2:45–3:00
BREAKOUTS
3:00–4:00
The Leadership Diamond in Action
Doug Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO, D’Artagnan Advisors
Tim Griffin, VP Producement, Amy’s Kitchen
Andrea Robb, CEO & Founder, ArcX
This session brings together two deeply reflective practitioners - Doug Kirkpatrick and Tim from Amy’s Kitchen - to explore how Peter Koestenbaum’s Leadership Diamond® serves as both a philosophical and operational guide in the midst of real transformation.
James Moore Theater
Women's Board Lecture Hall
Garden Patio
Learning Center
15 Minute Break
4:00–4:15
MAINSTAGE
The Role of Storytelling at Work
Jaime Woolf, CEO Creativity Partners, former Dir. of Culture at Pixar
Bobby Podesta, animator at Pixar
Chris Bell, President, Creativity Partners
Ashley Whilians, Harvard University
This session explores the role of storytelling in shaping company culture and leadership. Pulling lessons from Pixar and immersive explaining how storytelling can be used to inspire teams, drive change, and build strong workplace relationships
4:15–4:45
James Moore Theater
CLOSING
Robin Zander w/ Special Guest
4:45–5:00
James Moore Theater
Happy Hour
5:00–6:00
Garden Patio
10 Minute Transition
11:00–11:15
SPEAKER-LED UNCONFERENCES
1:45–2:45
Daily Details
THUR. SEPT. 18
James Moore Theater
PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION
Accelerate with Late Nite Art
Adam Rosendahl, Founder of Late Nite Art
How do we use creativity as a vehicle to communicate ideas? Join us for this pre-conference session to build meaningful connections and get outside your normal way of working!
8:30–10:30
Garden
Women's Board Lecture Hall
WARMUP + REFLECTION
Opening Remarks
Responsive Team
10:30–10:45
James Moore Theater
California Room
MAINSTAGE
How to Robot-Proof Your Kids
Vivienne Ming, PhD
Professional mad scientist @ Socos Labs
10:45–11:15
James Moore Theater
Learning Center
BREAKOUTS
11:30–12:30
Responsive by Design: Values, Data, and Leadership for a Changing World
Craig Forman, Founder of CultureC
Marta Riggin, former Director of Employer Brand & Employee Communications, Instacart and LinkedIn
Proactively prepare for change, transition, and disruption
James Moore Theater
Primed to Perform
Neel Doshi
Managing high-performance teams
Women's Board Lecture Hall
California Room
Learning Center
Lunch
Live music by M’Gilvry Allen
12:30–1:30
SPEAKER-LED UNCONFERENCES
1:30–2:30
BREAKOUTS
2:45–3:45
MAINSTAGE
The Future of Work is Human
Eldra Jackson III, executive director Inside Circle
What if work didn’t have to work like this?
4:00–4:30
James Moore Theater
CLOSING REMARKS
Responsive Team
4:35–4:55
James Moore Theater