Chris Shipley (she/her)
Board Member, rocket50
Chris has documented, influenced, and predicted the impact of technology on business and society for more than 30 years. She has advised hundreds of companies on positioning, business modeling, and innovation practices, and focuses her work on the human and organizational challenges in the face of technology and economically driven disruption. She is the co-author of two leadership books: The Adapation Advantage and The Empathy Advantage.
Sessions
Meet your 2024 Mentor faculty!
July 10, 2024 5:50 PM – 5:55 PM
We have amassed an incredible group of founder, experts, investors, accelerators and authors to help you solve your most pressing problems - we can't wait to introduce them to you! See more.
Mentor Roundtables: Let's solve your problems
July 10, 2024 5:55 PM – 6:55 PM
Every startup must master a range of skills, from hiring and selling, to delivering products, to crafting superb communications that compel and entice. Bring your biggest domain-specific challenges to our expert Mentors, who will help you unravel even the most challenging problems across the many domains on which a startup needs to execute. See more.
Mentor roundtables: Taboo Topics (back by popular demand!)
July 11, 2024 5:10 PM – 6:10 PM
There's no such thing as a stupid question—but there are plenty of questions nobody asks, because they're taboo. How do you fire a co-founder? When is it okay to lie to your employees? Can you take orders before you know you can deliver on them? How accurate do forward-looking statements need to be in a pitch deck? We're creating round table conversations for the questions everybody ponders but nobody says out loud. See more.