Fortune Most Powerful Women Dinner Silicon Valley 2023

The Emerging CFO: Future Finance Leaders 

Founders Forum participants are again invited to join Brainstorm Tech sessions, beginning with an optional  guided hike at 6:30 AM and ending with a reception for all participants at 5:30 PM. The day will include mainstage plenary sessions, as well as breakfast and lunch roundtables. 

Founders Forum participants are again invited to join Brainstorm Tech sessions, beginning with an optional  guided hike at 6:30 AM and ending with a reception for all participants at 5:30 PM. The day will include main stage plenary sessions, as well as breakfast and lunch roundtables.

Brainstorm Tech Program

Brainstorm Tech sessions will conclude with our final morning of main stage sessions.

Closing Brainstorm Tech Sessions

It’s been a rough year for startups, from the contraction of funds and layoffs to navigating the Silicon Valley Bank fallout. How can founders continue to traverse this difficult landscape? And how is the role of their investors changing as a result of these challenges? We’ll hear from leaders on both sides on how they are weathering the storm. 
Hosted by: Michal Lev-Ram, FORTUNE 
	 Polina Pompliano, FORTUNE

It’s been a rough year for startups, from the contraction of funds and layoffs to navigating the Silicon Valley Bank fallout. How can founders continue to traverse this difficult landscape? And how is the role of their investors changing as a result of these challenges? We’ll hear from leaders on both sides on how they are weathering the storm. 
Hosted by: Michal Lev-Ram, FORTUNE 
Polina Pompliano, FORTUNE

FOUNDERS FORUM BREAKFAST: THE NEW FUNDING LANDSCAPE

Hosted by Threshold Ventures 
The opening night dinner will serve as an introductory meeting for the founders. Conversation will be facilitated by Fortune’s Michal Lev-Ram and Polina Pompliano.

The private opening night dinner will serve as an introductory meeting for the founders. Conversation will be facilitated by Fortune’s Michal Lev-Ram and Polina Pompliano.

Private Dinner

6:45–11:45 AM Whitewater Rafting 
Paddle through Class II rapids on the Weber River and spot the wildlife surrounding the 13-foot Super Puma raft. 

6:45–11:45 AM Fly Fishing 
Gain fly rod techniques during 3-hours on the most productive trout streams in the American West. Suitable for all levels. 

7:15–9:45 AMMountain Biking 
Whether you are a beginner or intermediate/advanced, enjoy a customized mountain bike ride through some of the best bike trails in the US. 

7:30–10:30 AM Bob Sledding 
Reach speeds of up to 70 mph in a bobsled on the Olympic Sliding Track, home to bobsled, skeleton and luge events during the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games. 

7:30–10:30 AM UTV Tour 
Tour through the Wasatch Mountains and experience the large elevation changes and spectacular views on a unique off-roading adventure. 

7:45–10:00 AM Guided Hike 
Hosted by AARP 
Expect to gain about 750 feet of elevation on this 2-hour moderate hike through a ponderosa pine forest up to a breathtaking viewpoint. 


7:45–10:45 AM Horseback Riding 
Enjoy a scenic horseback ride through rigorous backcountry and mountainous terrain on horses trained for all levels of riders. 

8:45–10:00 AM Archery 
Learn to shoot a compound bow with a certified archery instructor at the on-site archery range.

6:45–11:45 AM Whitewater Rafting 
Paddle through Class II rapids on the Weber River and spot the wildlife surrounding the 13-foot Super Puma raft. 
 
6:45–11:45 AM Fly Fishing 
Gain fly rod techniques during 3-hours on the most productive trout streams in the American West. Suitable for all levels.
7:15-945AM Mountain Biking 
Whether you are a beginner or intermediate/advanced, enjoy a customized mountain bike ride through some of the best bike trails in the US.
7:30–10:30 AM Bob Sledding 
Reach speeds of up to 70 mph in a bobsled on the Olympic Sliding Track, home to bobsled, skeleton and luge events during the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games.
7:30–10:30 AM UTV Tour 
Tour through the Wasatch Mountains and experience the large elevation changes and spectacular views on a unique off-roading adventure.
7:45–10:00 AM Guided Hike 
Hosted by AARP 
Expect to gain about 750 feet of elevation on this 2-hour moderate hike through a ponderosa pine forest up to a breathtaking viewpoint.
7:45–10:45 AM Horseback Riding 
Enjoy a scenic horseback ride through rigorous backcountry and mountainous terrain on horses trained for all levels of riders.
8:45–10:00 AM Archery 
Learn to shoot a compound bow with a certified archery instructor at the on-site archery range.

MORNING ACTIVITIES

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 
			Michal Lev-Ram, Editor-at-Large & Editorial Director of Live Media, FORTUNE 
			Polina Pompliano, Deputy Editorial Director, FORTUNE; Founder, The Profile

FOUNDERS FORUM LUNCH PROGRAM

It’s one thing to start a company and another to build a lasting brand–let alone world-changing innovations. Resilience and agility are key, but not the only answers. We sit down with two seasoned founders and hear how they did it. 
Frederick Smith, Founder and Executive Chairman, FedEx Corporation 
Kirsten Green, Founder and Managing Partner, Forerunner Ventures

It’s one thing to start a company and another to build a lasting brand–let alone world-changing innovations. Resilience and agility are key, but not the only answers. We sit down with two seasoned founders and hear how they did it.

HOW I DID IT

When building a business, founders are told to focus on the basics: profitability, growth, recruiting, fundraising. But what about mental health? Hear from this entrepreneur on identifying red flags, navigating cofounder relationships, and the devastating costs of not reclaiming your mental health. 
Andy Dunn, Co-founder, Bonobos

When building a business, founders are told to focus on the basics: profitability, growth, recruiting, fundraising. But what about mental health? Hear from this entrepreneur on identifying red flags, navigating cofounder relationships, and the devastating costs of not reclaiming your mental health.

MENTAL HEALTH = MENTAL WEALTH


Founders will break into small groups to share how they manage through growth, crisis, the current economy, and beyond. These sessions will be under Chatham House Rules.


Founders will break into small groups to share how they manage through growth, crisis, the current economy, and beyond.

WORKING GROUP SESSIONS

We’ll wrap up the afternoon’s discussions with a round robin with the group.



We’ll wrap up the afternoon’s discussions with a round robin with the group.

CLOSING REMARKS

BREAK

Founders Forum members will join the Brainstorm Tech Sessions

Founders Forum members will join the Brainstorm Tech Sessions

BRAINSTORM TECH OPENING SESSIONS

BRAINSTORM TECH RECEPTION AND NETWORKING

BRAINSTORM TECH KEYNOTE CONVERSATION

DINE AROUND DINNERS

The Fortune Founders Forum is an extension of the exclusive Brainstorm Tech membership community designed for a select group of early-stage entrepreneurs and rising stars in business and technology.

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