Good morning. Want to find me this November? Come to Detroit.
It’s not the Last Word cocktails that bring me to town (though they surely don’t hurt). It’s our inaugural, invite-only Fortune 500 Innovation Forum, Nov. 16 to 17. I will join an all-star team of Fortune editors to lead candid conversations examining the role of capitalism and competition in the U.S.—from advancing technology and creating jobs to revitalizing communities and moving markets.
As you’d expect from Fortune, there’s a top-notch program. Speakers include such familiar tech and tech-adjacent faces as Oracle co-CEO Mike Sicilia, Oscar Health CEO Mark Bertolini, NYSE president Lynn Martin, C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman, Honeywell CEO Vimal Kapur, Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo, Commonwealth Fusion CEO Bob Mumgaard, Sunrun CEO Mary Powell, Shield AI CEO Gary Steele, and Corning CEO Wendell Weeks.
Unlike a Fortune Brainstorm, though, the scope of this business gathering goes well beyond core tech concerns. Participants will also hear from U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt, Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane, Ford Foundation president Heather Gerkin, Macy’s CEO Tony Spring, Ulta CEO Kecia Steelman, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, and a clutch of U.S. governors past and present: Tate Reeves of Mississippi, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, and Chris Christie of New Jersey.
