CEO Engagement - Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose®

NETWORKING to advance business opportunities

CEO-featured events, including:
- Board of Boards – This annual, in-person, closed-door, CEO-only convening provides a distinct opportunity for CEOs to discuss the return on purpose and purpose-driven leadership in today’s global climate. This is a best-in-class gathering where 30 of the world’s leading CEOs share case studies, network, and engage in dialogue around advancing the business case for corporate purpose. CEOs who attend are known for thought-provoking ideas, innovative strategies, and cutting-edge actions.
  - Save your spot at CECP’s 2026 Board of Boards, where featured speakers will include the CEOs of Bank of America, Eli Lilly and Company, Gap Inc., and more. The event will be held on February 19 in NYC.
  - Check out the executive report from CECP’s 2025 Board of Boards.
- CEO Roundtables – These closed-door, virtual gatherings bring together 8-12 CEO and C-suite participants to share insights, experiences, questions, and opportunities around a top-of-mind subject related to purpose-first leadership. They are kicked off with a conversational interview with a CEO who has expertise relevant to the featured subject.
  - Check out the executive summary and 1-minute clip from our CEO Roundtable: Leading the Industrial Tech Revolution, featuring Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton.
- CEO Peer-to-Peers – These closed-door, virtual sessions are strictly CEO-only and are designed to address more urgent matters (e.g., national or global events impacting business) in a timely fashion.
Peer Connections – The CECP team makes introductions between CEOs within the network of our affiliated companies. Reach out to be connected with your peer CEOs.

AMPLIFICIATION to boost brand awareness and trust

Speaking roles are available at CECP’s Board of Boards and CEO Roundtables, as well as at:
- Summit – This is CECP’s annual convening of ~200 senior corporate leaders who drive social strategies at the world’s largest companies. Each year, a highlight of the Summit programming is the CEO session.
  - See the executive report from CECP’s 2025 Summit. CECP’s 2026 Summit is set for May 19th-21st in NYC.
- Partner events – CECP helps to build speaker lineups for purpose-driven partner events, such as Social Innovation Summit and Reuters Events.
Thought leadership opportunities, such as:
- CEO Trend Talks – These are written or recorded conversational interviews conducted by CECP’s CEO and featuring the CEO of a CECP-affiliated company. These focus on the featured CEO’s unique leadership style or a particular initiative that exemplifies the return on purpose-driven leadership. CEO Trend Talks are shared via CECP’s communications and social media channels.
  - Check out our recorded CEO Trend Talk: Orchestrating Responsible AI Implementation, featuring EXL CEO Rohit Kapoor, and our written CEO Trend Talk: Harnessing Technology for Social Impact, featuring Blackbaud CEO Mike Gianoni.
- Articles & Op-Eds – CECP can help CEOs and their teams place pieces in top-tier media outlets, such as Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Fortune.

INSIGHTS to stay ahead in a changing world

The Purpose Weekly – This is CECP’s regular bulletin that captures insights into trending business challenges, timely research and tools, and upcoming CEO events, is circulated with our network of CEOs. Once a month, the Purpose Weekly features a Monthly Video on Purpose, a ~3-minute video message from CECP’s CEO on trending issues.
One-on-one calls for CEOs and/or C-suite with CECP’s CEO or Executive Leadership Team to discuss individual leadership and advocacy connected to the company’s purpose, drawing from CECP research.
CECP Insights Blog – This is where you can find thought leadership on top-of-mind and evergreen topics related to the return on purpose.

STRATEGY to drive sustainable value

Custom presentations to your Board or Executive Council that drive the advancement of your company’s sustainable business efforts and/or return on purpose. These pull data and insights from CECP’s unmatched Giving in Numbers™ and Corporate Purpose: Driving Business Value reports that cover a range of key issue areas (e.g., evolving reporting frameworks; dropping the labels and doing the work; upskilling employees for the future).
Through CECP’s proprietary Integrated Long-Term Plan Framework, advisory services, and events, CECP has provided support and guidance to 65+ CEOs and corporate executives on how to develop and communicate their Integrated Long-Term Plans. Reach out for further details.
CECP helps companies transform their purpose strategy by providing insights, benchmarking and analysis, best practices, frameworks, convenings, and communications across corporate societal engagement, sustainable business, and employee engagement.

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose® (CECP) is the only nonpartisan business counsel and network dedicated to driving measurable returns on purpose. We promote responsible purpose-driven business as it increases customer loyalty, builds employee engagement, improves brand trust, attracts top talent, connects with strategic investors, and contributes to the bottom line.

More than 200 of the world’s leading companies seek to improve their return on purpose through access to CECP’s solutions in insights and benchmarking. With our companies, we harness the power of purpose for business, stakeholders, and society.