Edward Schuchman, Genetic Disease Foundation - Francis Crick Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, hosts a night of good food and great conversation around making data work efficiently and effectively in the R&D process. 

Data is both boon and burden in the world of biopharmaceuticals. In a world where research requires evermore complex datasets for even bigger discoveries, creating experiments quickly can be challenging. Gather with other life science professionals to discuss the tactics and strategies for ensuring data drives research instead of draining momentum. 

Ally Basak Russell, Sr. Director of Demand Gen & Segment Marketing, US & Canada at The We Company, hosts dinner with great conversation around how to create impactful, authentic content at scale. 

We all know that quality content is a key component of any marketing strategy. But building content that truly manifests our brands at scale is tough. From setting up the engine and infrastructure to measuring content's impact on sales, every step requires careful consideration and deliberate implementation. Gather with other marketing leaders to share tactics and tools for revving the engine, measuring success, and getting the most bang for your buck. 

Jaimee Minney, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Public Relations at Rakuten Intelligence, hosts a night of good food, drink, and even better conversation around reframing PR's role in marketing campaigns. 

When building marketing initiatives, PR's role is constantly questioned. "Where's the ROI?" "How can we measure appreciable impact when we can just run ads?" However, PR isn't an afterthought to a campaign, it's an integral feature. Gather with other industry leaders to discuss tactics and insights for keeping PR top-of-mind for marketing campaigns. 

Adam Hyder, EVP of Engineering at BlueJeans Network, hosts an invite-exclusive night of good food, drink, and even better discussion around strategies for building the best engineering team. 

Building an engineering team from scratch that is both highly effective and efficient requires immense time and resources. Rarely does anyone have enough of either to find, hire, and train that perfect team of developers. Products need shipping, after all. Do you take the time to find the best team, do you outsource? Join other tech leaders to discuss strategies and tools necessary for hiring and optimizing a great engineering team. 

Jeff Terrell, Senior Director, Customer Support at GoPro, hosts a night of good food, drink, and better conversation around managing customer experiences across all channels.

The world is undeniably omnichannel. And customers are using each and everyone of those channels to engage with brands. It raises the question: how do companies manage the multiple avenues customers can connect with them? Gather with other senior customer service professionals to discuss managing communication channels and how best to leverage each one for flawless customer service. 

Lauren Letta, Chief Operating Officer of charity:water, is hosting a night of dinner, drinks, and great conversation around creating good digital experiences. 

The wave of do-good commerce is cresting. Everlane, Warby Parker, and Toms Shoes are exploring new ways to tap into a more socially-conscious consumer. However, buy-one-give-one isn't the only way to inspire good or capture audiences who want to do good through their purchases. The first step is creating an excellent digital experience. Gather with other company leaders to discuss the power of good in good user experience from first click to checkout. 

Michael Levine, CFO of Payoneer, hosts a dinner for finance leaders to discuss best practices for expansion into new markets and growth in current ones. 

In the global economy, expansion has become easier than ever. Whether it's into a new city, state, country or region, expanding into new markets has a similar story, often told in a slightly different language. Gather with other company leaders to exchange experiences and best practices for evaluating and planning expansion into new markets.

John Erickson, Vice President, Brand Marketing at Brooks Brothers, hosts an exclusive dinner where marketing leaders will discuss the who, when, where, why and how of using testimonials and endorsements. 

From influencer marketing to case studies and testimonials onsite, the power of other peoples' voices endorsing our brands can move the needle in marketing initiatives. But evaluating whose testimonial to use, and the ways to use it requires planning, insight, and a keen understanding of potential impact. Gather with other marketing leaders to discuss the power of endorsements and how to use them most effectively. 

Andrea Chesleigh, Vice President, Product at Boxed, hosts an invite-only event for UX and product leaders to discuss funnel flows and how to create the smoothest user experience possible. 

Abandoned cart stats are painful to assess. Bounce rates can be brutal reminders of the work needed to be done. In an ideal world, every user would buy everything they put in their carts and never leave our sites. But we do live in a world with tools and strategies that can boost conversions and reduce user flow challenges. Gather with other executives to discuss the successes and stresses of increasing conversions and improving the user experience. 

Eric Long, VP, Digital Product - New Technology at Coty, hosts a night of dinner, drinks, and great conversation focused on utilizing each channel to its maximum potential. 

Even if an engine is firing on all cylinders, that doesn't mean they fire at the same time. Same goes for managing the multiple channels we use to communicate with our audiences. Meet other company leaders to discuss tactics and techniques to ensure brand messaging works wherever users are.