CEO and Stanford GSB join forces again for a week of collaborative learning and team-based activities directed by outstanding educational resources from Stanford, paired with high-level Silicon Valley experts to complement the academic perspective. Hands-on, action-oriented, demanding, and fun - this is a seminal educational event powered by the best minds in Silicon Valley.
Co-Chairs Andy Cunningham and Jim Brailean team up with Dr. Amir Goldberg, CEO’s Faculty Director, to curate an outstanding curriculum with an amazing group of faculty, including representatives from both the business school and the medical school, exploring cross-functional collaboration from the fields of science, technology, and business to create overall individual and societal wellness.
AI is enabling everything from personalized patient care, to drug development, to robot-assisted surgery, to "quantified self" wearables, to increased longevity, to back-office operations. In the great debate about whether AI will make us better or destroy us, we'll focus our time with experts truly dedicated to improving quality of life everywhere.
In 2024, a fresh new curriculum offered a hyper-relevant exploration of the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Examining pportunities in every industry, attendees gained a sharp view of AI through multiple lenses: technology, ethics, geopolitical, and cultural.
“What an incredible privilege it is to be able to learn, debate, and be curious with other wonderful CEOs.”
Tommy Krulis
“I cannot imagine a better, denser insight into AI, its prerequisites, characteristics and future, than what was offered this year.”
Markus Baumanns
“Having Eric Schmidt talk to us at the last minute was priceless! We were not only located at the epicenter, but we were also engaged in it!”
Derick Close
Andy Cunningham introduced a curriculum centered around innovations in engineering, neuroscience, and organizational behavior. With the exceptional faculty of Stanford Graduate School of Business leading the discussion, we examined the role these fields play in bringing stability to some of the biggest global issues we face today.
“This is a must do event for the member with a wildly curious mind.”
Charlie Hamilton
“This was an amazing learning experience. I will come back every year.”
Jim Brailean
“…we went deeper and wider on other topics in a forum confidential format. I have learned tremendously from my study group mates.”
Frank Kui Tang
CEO Presidents’ Seminar debuted in 2022 with a timely exploration of technology, venture capital, and new economy investing, and how to not only survive but flourish in uncertain times. Founding chair Mark Bitz brought together the best of the best from the Stanford Graduate School of Business to present a comprehensive program tailored to CEO members’ interests.
“Stanford is the ideal complement to Harvard, CEO’s premiere annual education program”
Tim P. Brown
“CEO provides an opportunity for wisdom, trust and vulnerability to freely flow among its membership in unlimited and extraordinary ways!”
Beau Bisso
“I connected with amazing people, whether networking during the day or in the small study groups each evening. Stanford was the experience of a lifetime!”
Karyn Decore
Last year’s highest-rated speaker, Michael Jabbour, returns along with Amir Goldberg with a session on AI. Explore longevity during our afternoon offsite at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign with Director Josh Makower and other Stanford faculty. Dennis Boyle of IDEO returns to share longevity theories, drugs, devices, practices, and more. Dr. Cheri Mah will share how sleep is the key to elite performance, including personalized readouts from a pre-event questionnaire. Don’t miss these world-renowned experts in the fields of medicine, wellness, and business, and the incredible Stanford faculty.
Artificial Intelligence has exploded onto the scene in every arena, disrupting norms and transforming medicine and healthcare. Understand how AI is improving the speed and accuracy of the health industry, from diagnosing patients and analyzing data more efficiently to revolutionizing personal health tracking through cutting-edge wearables.
In one of the most eagerly anticipated elements of the CEO Presidents’ Seminar, participants will engage in robust discussions championed by the following discussion group leaders:
Bill Barton
Markus Baumanns
Jim Brailean
Michael Gray
Sue Marks
Mark Schwartz
Ina Singh
Ten hours of preparatory work will ready you for Stanford’s unique multidisciplinary research framework. Participants will engage in experiential exercises in a hands-on format. Throughout, the focus will be collaborative learning and team-based activities, with the goal of exposing you to a multitude of solutions to global health and inspiring you with the ingenuity of humans to solve it.
Faculty Liaison, Stanford University
Returning as faculty liaison, Amir’s research as a professor of Organizational Behavior combines data science, cultural sociology, and organizational studies in an examination of social interactions and the role they play in the emergence of social meaning.
Chief Innovation Officer, Microsoft Education
With over two decades of experience spanning artificial intelligence, human-centered design, agile development, and healthcare at scale, Michael provides insights from his experience and passion for making a positive societal impact through advancements in education.
Integrated Off-site
Go off campus for a day of real-world learning on longevity with Dr. Josh Makower, the chief architect of “The Biodesign Process” and the director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign.
Sleep Physician and Research Scientist
Learn how sleep optimization maximizes performance for elite athletes and how those strategies are applied to sports organizations. Take a pre-seminar questionnaire and receive a personalized readout from Dr. Mah.
Not your father's healthcare seminar.
This industry is experiencing an unprecedented wave of innovation, driven by advancements in AI. Healthcare is the fastest industry to adopt this new technology because there are so many use cases ripe for making the most of data.
Chief Innovation Officer, The Permanente Medical Group
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Ken has worked in the medical field as an orthopedic surgeon and entrepreneur for well over 30 years. He has a background in engineering and his startup ventures include Invuity, DocSpera, and Sharp Fluidics. He will host an exclusive tour of a healthcare facility and will provide an opportunity to learn more about The Permanente Medical Group.
Partner emeritus and a founding team member of IDEO, Dennis helps guide the Design for Health Domain at IDEO. Design for Health is part of IDEO's business that works with clients in medical and health-related industries to develop innovative physical and digital products, services, software, and strategies.
Pop-in Guest
The founding partner of Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm focused on high growth technology and technology-related companies in need of capital and expertise, and an Aspen Institute Trustee, will offer group exercises during the week to bring a different level of experiential learning.
Andy Cunningham and Jim Brailean
24-29 August 2025
Limited to 62
Schwab Residential Center, Stanford
University Campus, Palo Alto
Deanna Sibbald
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
US$14,950 (single occupancy)
* Open to CEO members.
Only 62 members will experience this groundbreaking week of critical thinking.
