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05/03/2020

From weddings to meetings, coming together is part of our human nature. But with all sorts of gatherings happening every day, do we get the most out of them? And what happens when we can no longer physically gather?

Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Priya Parker takes us inside various events to show what works, what doesn’t, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings--conferences, meetings, courtrooms, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp--and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience, whether online or in-person.

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Priya Parker is helping us take a deeper look at how anyone can create collective meaning in modern life, one gathering at a time. She is a master facilitator, strategic advisor, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, and executive producer and host of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world, southern Africa, and India.

05/02/2020

Josh Wolfe explores the broader implications of COVID-19 and what a path forward might look like. As Founder & Managing Director of Lux Capital, Josh invests in people who are inventing the future, like pioneers in the fields of nuclear waste clean up, metamaterials, satellites, and flying robots.

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Josh Wolfe is a Co-Founder & Managing Director of VC fund Lux Capital, in NYC and Palo Alto investing in people, inventing the future. Josh focuses on contrarian investments in emerging technology. He’s a Co-Founder and Director at Kurion (doing high-tech nuclear waste in both Fukushima and US nuclear weapons cleanup complexes); at Kymeta (as Founding Investor and Director with Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold commercializing “metamaterials” for global satellite communications); at Shapeways (the world leader in 3d printing). Others include Planet Labs (which in 2014 launched the largest constellation of earth-imaging satellites) CyPhy(MIT-spawned flying commercial and military robots) Siluria (MIT-spinout converting natural gas to global chemicals) and Matterport (rapid 3D scanning). Current pursuits are computational imaging and sound, digital pathology, high-tech tattoo removal, and flavors & fragrances. Josh previously worked at SalomonSmithBarney and Merrill Lynch and published AIDS-immunopathology research in Cell Vision & The Journal of Leukocyte Biology. He’s a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and a columnist and editor with Forbes. Josh is Co-Founder & Chairman of Coney Island Prep, a charter school in his native Coney Island, Brooklyn where he believes inner-city scholars need the right heroes and a deep desire to learn.

04/30/2020

We’ll be in conversation live with Josh Wolfe (Founder & Managing Director, Lux Capital) today on Facebook at 3pm EDT. Tune in as we tackle some of the ethical questions surrounding COVID-19 and discuss strategies for a path forward.

03/14/2019

The internet is a wacky, unpredictable, and yet truly remarkable place. Come explore the history of internet culture with expert Taylor Lorenz (The Atlantic)… think memes, Reddit, YouTube challenges and viral videos. Secure your seat: http://bit.ly/2EBaMZd.

02/19/2019

What does the future of technology look like and how will it impact humanity? By bringing together a diverse group of influential thinkers, Company facilitates conversations aimed at tackling some of the most important questions of our time.

Watch the full video: https://vimeo.com/304043477/b1fa666d84.

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What does the future of technology look like and how will it impact humanity? By bringing together a diverse group of influential thinkers, Company facilitates conversations…

02/11/2019

Join us at Company on February 26 to hear Mary Robinson share her story of leadership & optimism regarding one of the most pressing issues of our time. Robinson served as the first female president of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She is president of the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice, a center working to secure global justice for those people vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. RSVP: bit.ly/2WX58HL.

12/06/2018

Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer at Adobe, Founder of Behance, and Venture Partner at Benchmark will share insights from his latest book, The Messy Middle. In it, he argues the most important (and often ignored part) of building a startup is not the start nor the finish, but rather, the middle stretch. RSVP: http://bit.ly/2CPVkZA. Booked included.

11/14/2018

1 in 3 Americans workers is now a freelancer. This “gig economy”―one that provides neither the guarantee of steady hours nor benefits―emerged out of the digital era and has revolutionized the way we do business. Join us at Company to discuss the future of work from Sarah Kessler, Deputy Editor at Quartz. Ticket includes a copy of her book Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work. RSVP: http://bit.ly/2RXSzZN.

10/07/2018

Learn to be a more braver leader with Dr. Brené Brown. Brene Brown has spent the last two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She'll be launching her new book, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. at Company on Wednesday 10/10. Only a few seats left: bit.ly/2O67qmn!

09/26/2018

Kai-Fu Lee is the CEO of Sinovation Ventures, a $1.7 billion venture capital firm investing in Chinese technology companies. He will be joining us for breakfast on 10/5 to discuss his new book AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, which argues that because of unprecedented developments in artificial intelligence, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. RSVP: http://bit.ly/2NLz48h.