6. Agility and Innovation in a New Economy

For a founder, raising venture capital funds is a milestone moment. The money comes, but so does the responsibility of ensuring growth and returning shareholder equity. Likewise, the venture capitalist’s (VC's) work doesn't end with financing as VCs actively work with their funded portfolio companies. TriNet’s Chief Product Officer, Lisa Reeves chats with VCs and founders on what startups need to succeed, bring the right people onboard, and scale up the right team and culture at TriNet-sponsored FORTUNE MPW Next Gen Summit 2022 in San Diego. The views expressed herein may not be those of TriNet.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has emerged as a key factor in the future of work. It can help companies improve employee recruitment, satisfaction, engagement and retention. We know that the integration of talent management and ESG strategies leads to a motivated and productive workforce, but how is this integration being harnessed to ensure that employees find the purpose and connection they seek? TriNet hosts this timely roundtable discussion featuring Samantha Wellington, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Fortune Impact Initiative 2022 in Atlanta. The panel explores trending topics, such as equity and equality in the workplace, delivering on a purpose larger than an individual role, eliminating bias in recruiting and promotions, ending wealth and opportunity gaps, and addressing social movements that might contradict the core values of the organization. The views expressed herein may not be those of TriNet.

In an interview-like session, TriNet’s President and CEO, Burton M. Goldfield and SVP, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Communications Officer, Michael Mendenhall will share valuable insights from their front-line view into SMBs. They will discuss their unique perspectives on key topics of interest and how that may impact your approach to the back half of 2023. Topics include, access to capital, resiliency and focus, layoffs in big tech vs small tech, recruiting, retaining and engaging talent, and more. Watchers can walk away with: • Further understanding current trends and opportunities for the back half of 2023 • Actionable steps toward creating an enduring company • Access to tools and resources to help your business succeed

The human element and corporate culture are critical factors in a successful cybersecurity program. HR leaders play a vital role in helping address security gaps and enabling their organizations to benefit from improved cybersecurity. Learn how cybersecurity is no longer a technology-centric problem, but rather human-centric and how HR professionals can help make a positive impact in protecting their people and organization in the digital age. Three key learning objectives: 1. Understand the fundamentals of today’s cybersecurity problem and how HR professionals should shift their thinking to address the problem. 2. Discover critical success factors and how HR professionals can help improve security at their organization. 3. Identify what problems we should anticipate on the horizon and how HR can be better prepared to address them.