Ideoclick CEO Justin Leigh and Consumer Equity Partners CEO Tom Furphy introduce the May 27, 2020 Virtual Leadership Summit of Change an Opportunity

The Dialogic Group's Thom Blischok discusses findings on how C-level execs are making business adjustments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Which business areas are being de-invested to enable re-investment? How is retail being affected?

Beth Stiller, CEO of Massage Envy's, Gwen Morrison, former CEO of WPP's Retail Practice - The Store and Meri Guylan, Executive Experience Strategy Director for Left Field Labs talked with Kevin Coupe of Morning News Beat about how retail businesses are adapting amid COVID-19 and changing consumer behavior. They discuss diversification and reshaping the store experience for safety.

Jim Donald, the Co-Chairman of Albertsons and named by The Best Practice Institute as one of the Top 25 CEOs in the world, is interviewed by Morning News Beat's Kevin Coupe on the keys to leadership during COVID-19 pandemic. "The importance of communication in crisis is to hear the leader's voice, whether it be good news or bad news," says Donald. Learn more about why Jim Donald is known as "The Turnaround King" and respected by his thousands of team members.

John Zagula, Managing Director and Partner of Ignition Capital talks with Chief Investment Officer Alan Yang of GLP, Kellan Carter, Partner with Ignition Partners and Scott Moses, Managing Director and Head of Food Retail and Restaurants Investment Banking with PJ Solomon. These Virtual Leadership Summit panelists who source and deploy capital in a range of sectors, asset classes, stages and categories discuss businesses finding cash for survival and growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Luke Spiller from The Struts talks with Tom Furphy, Struts Fan and CEO of Replenium and Consumer Equity Partners about how the band has adapted to changes in the music industry from COVID-19 and the opportunity to engage with fans in new ways.

Panel discussion moderated by Thom Blischok on current go to market innovation with manufacturing and retail industry leaders: Anny Zybowski of Clorox, Jim Norred of Microsoft for Walmart, Patrick Spear of GMDC and Bill Campbell of Premium Retail Services. The group discusses leveraging new technologies during "the new economics of today" to reduce costs, engage shoppers, address health and hygiene, and more.

Val Wright of Val Wright Consulting and the author of the book Rapid Growth Done Right

Jessica Hauff of L'Oreal, Sean Riley of Dude Products, Kristine Urea of Market Performance Group and Andrea Leigh of Ideoclick talk with Kevin Coupe of Morning News Beat about product innovations and edits that can be made to accommodate new consumer shopping behaviors and the need to provide essential items.

Ken Beyer from Ingram Micro, Celina Johnson from Amour Vert, Michael Weinberg from Bringg, and Mo Afshar from Pipe17 talk with Ignition Capital's John Zagula about how brands and retailers can accommodate the recent massive jump in e-commerce activity. Imperatives include automation, access to data, sustainability, agility, and always keeping the customer need in mind.

What will be right role for brands in the new COVID-19 era? How can they evolve quickly? Now is the opportunity for brands to proactively adapt and recognize the changing decision-making factors of the consumer. Powerful discussion with Chase Jarvis of CreativeLive, Ben Winters of Ideoclick, Jeriad Zoghby of Accenture Interactive - moderated by Thom Blischok from the Dialogic Group.

Tom Furphy of Replenium / Consumer Equity Partners and Justin Leigh of Ideoclick share observations from the May 27, 2020 Virtual Leadership Summit of Change and Opportunity.