Sep 30-Oct 2, 2024 | La Jolla - San Diego, CA
Highlights from Accelerate 2023
Accelerate is the world's largest strategy execution & OKR conference. Accelerate 2024 will be the most exciting yet, featuring tailor-made programming aimed at uniting a vibrant community of OKR and strategy execution leaders.
Deidre Paknad
CEO & Co-Founder, WorkBoard
Erik Huddleston
CEO, Aprimo
Ivy Grant
SVP, Corporate Strategy & Operations, Twilio
Charles Jeffries
Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operations, Lam Research
Jason Roberts
Sr. Manager of Order Fulfillment - Global Operations, Lam Research
Christopher Kiffe
Sr. Director, Information Technology, CrowdStrike
Rutuja Joshi
Principal Product Manager, CrowdStrike
Denise Kanfield
Transformation Leader and OKR Guru, Cisco
Mary Wheelwright
Senior Director of Business Operations, Trellix
Duncan Hawksbee
Director of Strategic Execution, Trimble
Ana Cervantes
Senior Manager - Strategy Execution, Avery Dennison
Rory Thompson
Operations Manager, Pax8
Philipp Schett
CEO, Wave Nine
Joel Neeb
Co-Founder,
The Insight Age
Jamie Temple
Co-Founder,
The Insight Age
Monday, September 30
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Pre-conference WorkBoard Labs
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Check in and welcome reception
Meet, mingle and enjoy a meal with peers and the WorkBoard leadership team! Check in and receive your conference materials.
Tuesday, October 1
7:10am - 8:45am
Breakfast and morning activity
9:00am - 10:00am
Welcome and Keynote
Deidre Paknad, CEO and Co-Founder, WorkBoard
10:00am - 10:45pm
Navigating Change: How OKRs Accelerate Your Journey to Success
Denise Kanfield, Transformation Leader and OKR Guru, Cisco
11:00am - 11:45pm
The Peak Operating Model
Fireside chat with Erik Huddleston, CEO, Aprimo and Sameera Moinpour, VP Customer Success & Europe, WorkBoard
11:45pm - 12:45pm
Lunch
12:45pm - 1:30pm
The Habits and Actions that Make Objectives and Key Results Impactful
Philipp Schett, CEO, Wave Nine
1:30pm - 3:15pm
Rotations (30 minutes each)
Planning for Peak Performance in 2025
Deidre Paknad, CEO and Co-founder, WorkBoard
How Pax8 Enhanced its Executive Operating Model using GenAI
Rory Thompson, Operations Manager, Pax8
The Insight Age Method
Jamie Temple, Co-Founder, The Insight Age
3:30pm - 4:10pm
Turning Routine into Rock Star: Elevating Trellix's Operating Cadence
Mary Wheelwright, Senior Director of Business Operations, Trellix
4:10pm - 4:35pm
The Insight Age: Moving from Overwhelming Information to Empowering Insights
Joel Neeb, Co-Founder, The Insight Age
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Networking Reception and Dinner
Wednesday, October 2
7:00am - 8:15am
Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am
Day 2 Opening Remarks
8:45am - 9:30am
Metrics and Magic: Transforming Twilio with OKRs
Ivy Grant, SVP, Corporate Strategy & Operations, Twilio
9:30am - 10:15am
From Vision to Victory: Scaling IT-Operations with OKRs and WorkBoard in a Cybersecurity World
Christopher Kiffe, Sr. Director, Information Technology, CrowdStrike
Rutuja Joshi, Principal Product Manager, CrowdStrike
10:30am - 11:00am
Fireside Chat with Strategy Execution Leader Duncan Hawksbee
Duncan Hawksbee, Director of Strategic Execution, Trimble
Mike Hipp, Chief Revenue Officer, WorkBoard
11:00am - 11:25am
Avery Dennison’s Strategy Execution Journey
Ana Cervantes, Senior Manager, Strategy Execution, Avery Dennison
11:25am - 12:10pm
Enabling Strategic Accountability to Support a $1T WFE Market
Charles Jeffries, Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operations, Lam Research
Jason Roberts, Senior Manager of Order Fulfillment - Global Operations, Lam Research
12:10pm - 12:20pm
Closing Remarks
12:20pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Post-Event Facilitated Networking and Demos (optional)
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.
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.
Attendees share their takeaways from Accelerate 2023
Need approval to attend? Share this overview of the benefits of attending Accelerate with your manager.
— Duncan Hawksbee, Trimble
— Mike Limanni, IBM
— Bridget Guerrero, ViaSat
CEO
President
Chief Digital Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Transformation Officer
SVP Strategy
SVP, Product
VP, Efficiency
VP, Execution & Transformation
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
Immerse yourself in the warm glow of Southern California sunshine at the newly reimagined Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, a AAA Four Diamond Hotel Centrally located in the heart of La Jolla, San Diego's premier seaside village.
Early-bird pricing through June 30th
$499 Individuals
$799 Bring a peer (2 tickets)
Pricing July 1st onward
$699 Individuals
$999 Bring a peer (2 tickets)
Space is limited. Fee includes light meal at reception Sep. 30, all meals Oct. 1, breakfast and lunch Oct. 2, and conference materials.
Registration for our ninth Accelerate Conference will be available soon.