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 2025 Board of Boards today.
- CEO Roundtables – These closed-door, virtual gatherings bring together 8-12 CEO/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 our lineup of upcoming CEO Roundtables.
- CEO Investor Forum – This is the marquee institutional investor event wherein corporations present materially financial and non-financial metrics to an audience of institutional investors, exceeding $25T in AUM. Participating companies leverage CECP’s proprietary Integrated Long-Term Plan Framework to communicate their sustainable value creation strategy and key forward-looking metrics over a 3-5-year time horizon. (See below for further details regarding strategy support in developing your company’s Integrated Long-Term Plan.)
- Save your in-person seat or tune in virtually for CECP’s upcoming CEO Investor Forum, focused on responsible generative AI, by registering today.
- 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.
- 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 for each of the above-mentioned events, as well as for:
- Summit – This is CECP’s annual convening of ~250 senior corporate leaders who drive social strategies at the world’s largest companies. Each year, a highlight of the Summit programming is the CEO Panel.
- See the executive report from CECP’s 2024 Summit. CECP’s 2025 Summit is set for May 19th-21st in Boston.
- Partner events – CECP helps to build speaker lineups for purpose-driven partner events, such as Social Innovation Summit and Reuters Events.
- Summit – This is CECP’s annual convening of ~250 senior corporate leaders who drive social strategies at the world’s largest companies. Each year, a highlight of the Summit programming is the CEO Panel.
- Thought leadership opportunities, such as:
- CEO Trend Talks – These are written (e.g., Trend Talk ft. Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens) or recorded (e.g., Trend Talk ft. former Chairman & CEO, Verisk Analytics) 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. These are shared via CECP’s communications and social media channels.
- 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
- 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 and Centers of Excellence (see further details below).
- Purpose Weekly, 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 will feature a Monthly Video on Purpose, a ~3-minute video message from CECP’s CEO on trending issues.
- CECP Insights Blog, 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 Investing in Society reports that cover a range of key issue areas (e.g., driving DEI from the top down; strategy refresh for community investment budget).
- 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 CECP’s Centers of Excellence:
- ESG/Sustainable Business
- Societal/Community Investment
- Employee Engagement
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Telling the Story
Check out CECP’s upcoming events and executive reports of past events. Contact us if you are interested in speaking roles.