C Level Community Thought Leadership Events are one of a kind, engaging events exclusive to the members of the C Level Community. Each Thought Leadership event features a prominent CEO being interviewed by a Harvard Business School professor, followed by an up close and personal Q&A session with our C-level audience. Attendees benefit from genuine content and have access to the speakers for advice and insight in an intimate setting.

Upcoming Speakers

C Level Community Networking Event
Karen Colberg
CEO, King Arthur Baking Company
Headshot Karen Colberg.September 11, 2025

Past Speakers

Brian Moynihan
Chair of the Board & CEO
Bank of America

Photo of Brian Moynihan.June 2025

Jean-Charles Boisset
President
Boisset Family Estates
Photo of Jean Charles BoissetMay 2025

Joe Preston
President & CEO
New Balance
Joe Preston Photo.March 2025

Sharon Price John
President & CEO,
Build-A-Bear
Sharon John Headshot.January 2025

Nihad Rahman
CFO
ezCater
Photo of Nihad Rahman.November 2024

Barznab Khan
President and CEO
Rawshon Group
Photo Of Barznab Khan.September 2024

Carey Jaros
President & CEO
GOJO
Image of Carey Jaros.June 2024

Jeffrey Wolk
Co-President
The Cross Country Group
May 2024

Lila Snyder
CEO
Bose Corporation
March 2024

Thomas A. Burkhardt
President
Marchon Eyewear Inc.

February 2024

Dan Gilbane, Managing Director and President of Gilbane Building Company & Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr., Chairman & CEO, Gilbane, Inc.
November 2023

Larry Franklin
President & CEO
Franklin Sports


September 2023

Steve Huffman
Co-Founder & CEO
Reddit
Steve Huffman
June 2023

David Nectow
President & CEO
Pure Hockey
David Nectow President & CEO Pure Hockey
May 2023

Corey Thomas
CEO & Chairman
Rapid7
Corey ThomasMarch 2023

Steve Pace, President and Chief Customer Officer of Reynolds Consumer Products
January 2023

James C. Foster, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles River Laboratories
November 2022

Lizanne Kindler, Executive Chair and CEO of Talbots, Ann Taylor, Loft and Lane BryantLizanne KindlerSeptember 2022



Jenny Holaday,
President,
Encore Boston Harbor
June, 2022

Shari Redstone, Chairman, Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS);
President, National Amusements
Shari Redstone
May 2022

Stephanie Pugliese
President of The Americas
Under Armour
March 2022

Jeffrey Raider
Co-Founder & CEO, Harry’s; Co-Founder, Warby ParkerJeff RaiderJanuary 2022

Stephen Kaufer
Co-Founder, President & CEO TripadvisorNovember 2021

Diane Sullivan
Chairman and CEO
CaleresSeptember 2021

Dr. Derrick Rossi
Co-Founder
Moderna
Dr. Derrick RossiMay 2021

Colin Angle
Chairman, CEO and Founder
iRobotColin AngleMarch 2021

Mohamad Ali
CEO
IDGMohamad AliJanuary 2021

David Burwick
President & CEO
The Boston Beer CompanyDavid BurwickNovember 2020

William Meaney
President & CEO
Iron MountainWilliam Meaney - President & CEO Iron MountainSeptember 2020

Lisa Tanzer
President
The Life is Good CompanyLisa TanzerJanuary 2020

Aron Ain
CEO & Chairman
KronosAron Ain CEO & Chairman Kronos November 15th, 2019November 2019

Howard Friedman
President & CEO
Post Consumer BrandsSeptember 2019

Bracken Darrell
President & CEO
LogitechBracken DarrellMay 2019

Kiran Smith
CEO
Arnold WorldwideKiran SmithMarch 2019

David Kahan
CEO
Birkenstock AmericasDavid Kahan Chief Executive Officer Birkenstock AmericasJanuary 2019

Brad Irwin
President & CEO
Welch Foods IncNovember 2018

Arne Sorenson
President & CEO
Marriott InternationalAugust 2018

Julien Mininberg
CEO
Helen of TroyMay 2018

Sandra L. Fenwick
President & CEO
Boston Children’s HospitalSandra L. FenwickMarch 2018

Robert Demartini
President & CEO
New BalanceJanuary 2018

Roger Berkowitz
President & CEO
Legal Sea Foods

November 2017

Ralph Crowley
President & CEO
Polar Beverages

September 2017

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