AFTER a day of business meetings in Charlotte, N.C., in May that brought together executives from Fortune 500 companies including United Parcel Service, Coca-Cola and Sprint Nextel, it was time to unwind.
The three-day summit, which brought together executives from companies including TD Bank, Citigroup, Nasdaq, Ingersoll Rand, Bright Power, United and Alaska Airlines, was arranged before Trump's presidential election victory on 8 November.
So he joined YourEncore, an organization backed by Eli Lilly and Procter & Gamble that brings together executives from the biosciences, engineering and technology fields who "have retired, but aren't quite ready to play golf for the rest of their life," said Brad Lawson, YourEncore's chief executive.
At Disrupt SF in September, we'll be bringing together executives from some of the biggest names in the industry, including enterprise drone software maker 3D Robotics, startup Skydio and the industry leader in commercial and consumer drones, DJI.
That same weekend Edwards will host an Accelerator Symposium, bringing together Executive Directors at accelerators and incubators from all over the globe to discuss best practices and challenges these organizations face in the ever-changing landscape of scaling companies.
The seminar was part of NFP Interchange, a forum designed to bring together non-executive directors of not-for-profit organisations and individuals from the commercial sector to debate topics relevant to charity, housing and education.
The C.G.I.'s high-profile annual conferences, which bring together politicians, chief executives, and celebrities, have always attracted as much attention, or more, than its efforts to tackle problems like hunger, disease, and environmental degradation.
He added that rising executive compensation had been "part of the problem that is creating this mood," but said that he did not know if it would placate protesters to bring together the chief executives of America's largest corporations on an agreement to forgo some of their compensation.
The Duke also feels he can bring together leading chief executives and smaller businesses to discuss financing and to build networks.
