The CUP Conversations Speaker Series presents virtual thought leadership webinars and interviews featuring individuals who will share strategies, concepts and tools to educate our CUP Community during the COVID-19 crisis.

CUP Conversations – Begin Again: MINARI – A New Universal Portrait of America

CUP Celebrates PRIDE – An Interview with Melissa Haizlip – Director, Producer and Writer, Mr. SOUL! Documentary

BofA CUP Connections Part II | Talking About Beginning Again | Returning to Work

CUP Conversations – Turning Silence Into Activism – United With Cuban Voices Demanding Freedom, Dignity and Justice

CUP Conversations – Abacus Bank – Begin Again: Journey to Justice in America

CUP Conversations – Begin Again: Transforming Truths, Hope and Change into a new America

CUP Connections Part I | Begin Again: Women in Financial Leadership Talking About How To Be Post-Pandemic Prepared

“How To” Series: TV Writing Insights Highlights and Realities of Repping “For The Culture”

RBC Capital Markets LLC – Media Forum 2021 – Does Your Corporate Culture Match Your Customers?

CUP Conversations: Women in Leadership Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive

CUP Conversations: Thought Leaders Turning Unrest Into Systematic and Lasting Change

3rd Annual Pipeline to Power Summit Hosted by Goldman Sachs

CUP’s 2020 Inaugural Tech Forum Hosted by Bloomberg – Virtual – “Algorithmic bias in business: causes, effects, and potential solutions through AI, engineering and talent.”

CUP’s 11th Annual Lawyers Forum: “Then Came 2020”

CUP Connections: “Charting Your Course” – Bank of America Sponsored Series – “Women of CUP: Talking About What Matters” Part 2

CUP Connections: Bank of America Sponsored Series – “Women of CUP: Talking About What Matters” Part I

Corporate Innovation – Reimagining Global Leadership

Industry Innovation Leadership — Reimagining Community Impact

Breakthrough Leadership — Reimagining New Heights For Diverse Artists

“Visionary Leadership – Reimagining America”

In January 2014, CUP launched a mini-series called "CUP Conversations," where industry trailblazers answer questions about their lessons on leadership. To date, we have featured: Mellody Hobson, President of Ariel Investments, LLC; Geoffrey Canada, Social Activist & Educator and former CEO of Harlem Children's Zone; Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States and Economic Development Expert; Don Liu, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Xerox Corporation; Misty Copeland, Soloist with the American Ballet Theatre; Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Time Warner Inc; Ruben Santiago Hudson, Award-Winning Actor, Writer & Director; Teri Plummer McClure, Chief Legal, Communications and Compliance Officer at UPS; Scott Mills, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Viacom; Thelma Golden, Director & Chief Curator at the Studio Museum of Harlem; Michele Coleman Mayes, Vice President & General Counsel at The New York Public Library; and Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Our thirteenth video highlights Richard Parsons, Senior Partner at Providence Equity Partners.