Why Attend.
At this invite-only event, you’ll gather with other senior leaders to discuss challenges, share solutions, and preview key product innovation
Agenda
Start your day by getting settled and networking with peers over a selection of beverages and tasty bites.
Welcome
Stephanie Richardson, VP Product Marketing at Airtable
Navigating the next wave of transformation
Howie Liu, CEO at Airtable
Airtable product roadmap
Ilan Frank, VP Product at Airtable
Daniel Levine, Product Manager at Airtable
Kelly O'Shaughnessy, Product Lead at Airtable
Applying the profound power of AI to knowledge work
Scott Belsky, Entrepreneur, Investor & Author in conversation with Howie Liu, CEO at Airtable
Restructuring at Scale
James Patterson, VP of Marketing Solutions at NBCUniversal in conversation with Stephanie Richardson, VP Product Marketing at Airtable
Connect with peers from your function or industry, get hands-on demos and guidance on how to make the most of Airtable, and create personal connections with some of today's top leaders.
Unifying a global communications team
Brian Yablunosky, Senior Manager, Digital Channels, Global Communications at VMware, in conversation with Christy Roach, Sr. Director Product Marketing at Airtable
Prioritizing sustainable growth
Keith Williams, Director of Design and Research Programs at Instacart, in conversation with Christy Roach, Sr. Director Product Marketing at Airtable
Consumer insights and trends
Adam Broitman, Partner at McKinsey and Willow Huang, Engagement Manager at McKinsey in conversation with Archana Agrawal, Chief Marketing Officer at Airtable
Product conclave meet and greet
Connect with Ilan Frank, VP of Product at Airtable and other members of the Airtable product team to ask questions, get insights, and more
Driving enterprise transformation for greater innovation, agility, and organization-wide alignment, featuring Atif Rafiq, first Chief Digital Officer appointed to a Fortune 500 and author of “Decision Sprint: The New Way to Innovate into the Unknown and Move from Strategy to Action”
Meet the Airtable team, customer speakers, and Airtable Leaders Forum attendees at our cocktail reception.
Featured Speakers
Howie Liu
Co-founder and CEO, AirtableHowie serves as CEO and is responsible for Airtable’s overall direction and strategy. He co-founded the company in 2013 to share the magic of building software with more people. That original inspiration—formed by his own experience learning to code and building useful applications—continues to drive Airtable today. He remains passionate about pushing the product to serve an increasing expanse of needs across Airtable’s diverse customer base.
Ilan Frank
VP of Product, AirtableIlan is the Head of Product at Airtable. In this role Ilan leads product strategy, direction and delivery for Airtable’s entire product offering. Ilan brings over 20 years of experience in building productivity solutions for enterprises where usability and adoption needs meet administration, security, compliance and scale requirements. Prior to Airtable Ilan was an early product leader at Slack helping the company scale to win the Enterprise including 80% of the Fortune 100.
Atif Rafiq
Author, Decision SprintAtif was the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500 and has built a following as one of today’s top management thinkers. His new book, Decision Sprint, equips leaders with the wisdom to fearlessly delve into the unknown and pursue a path to innovation, creativity, and growth.
Stephanie Richardson
VP of Product Marketing, AirtableStephanie joined Airtable as their VP of Product Marketing, bringing over 20 years of experience driving consumer and B2B technology products from inception to customer delight. She has a deep passion for all aspects of product marketing, with a relentless focus on creating engaging customer experiences.
Scott Belsky
Entrepreneur, Author, InvestorScott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, and early-stage seed investor. He now serves as Adobe’s Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Design & Emerging Products after five years overseeing product for Creative Cloud. Scott founded Behance and served as its CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Scott is also the author of two national bestselling books: Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle.
Archana Agrawal
Chief Marketing Officer, AirtableArchana leads Airtable’s marketing organization to build awareness, drive demand, and loyalty across all channels. Archana previously served as Head of Enterprise and Cloud Marketing at Atlassian, where she led global marketing for all products and helped build and scale the company’s high-velocity, low-friction, online distribution model. She serves on the board of directors of MongoDB and Zendesk.
Christy Roach
Senior Director of Product Marketing, AirtableChristy is the Senior Director of Product Marketing at Airtable. She oversees a team of marketers responsible for Airtable's product launches, activation and learning strategies, and Community efforts. She's spent the last 10+ years working on products that help make collaboration more effective and work more meaningful.
Kelly O'Shaughnessy
Product Lead, AirtableKelly is a product lead at Airtable, spearheading strategy and execution for App Building — a solution that enables users to create, configure, and share their apps. Before Airtable, Kelly was at Uber where she led their mobility incubator program and launched new products including Uber Charter, Uber Package, and Uber Rent.
James Patterson
VP, Marketing Technology Solutions, NBCUniversalJames Patterson is the Vice President of Marketing Solutions within Operations & Technology. With over 16 years of experience, James has built control rooms and studios for NBC News, led product teams for Film/TV, and managed an entire line of business. Today, James is evolving a connected suite of SaaS and custom products to manage and optimize a marketing campaign's efforts and achieve their objectives that are used across NBCUniversal's TV, Streaming, and Sports businesses.
Brian Yablunosky
Senior Manager, Digital Channels, Global Communications, VMwareBrian Yablunosky is a leader on the Digital Channels team within VMware Global Communications and held various roles in Marketing since joining VMware in 2016. He has spearheaded the rollout, adoption, and on-going enablement of Airtable in his organization to drive efficiency and visibility in cross-team planning. A seasoned marketer and operations veteran, Brian developed his skills in brand and digital marketing at GrubHub prior to joining VMware.
Adam Broitman
Partner, McKinseyAdam is an Partner at McKinsey's NYC office. He co-leads the healthcare provider growth service line and the digital marketing operations and technology service line. Prior to joining McKinsey Adam led MasterCard’s global transformation Vice President of Global Digital Marketing responsible for architecting a cross channel, global martech/adtech stack. He also served as Managing Partner for GroupM, the world’s largest media buying agency.
Willow Huang
Engagement Manager, McKinseyWillow is an Engagement Manager with McKinsey's Growth, Marketing & Sales practice. She serves clients across industries on digital marketing topics, with a focus on personalization.
Keith Williams
Director of Design and Research Program Management, InstacartKeith Williams is a product leader with a passion for learning how people around the world use technology. Prior to Instacart, he spent 7+ years at Meta (Facebook), where he served as Head of Program Management, Product Experience. In that role, he led a team responsible for ensuring all Facebook products were high-quality and usable for people all around the world. He serves as an Advisory Board Member at WeMakeChange, where he advises on strategy, community growth, and marketing. Keith is also an avid triathlete, having completed 8 Ironman races across 3 continents.
Daniel Levine
Product Manager, AirtableDaniel is a product manager at Airtable, building solutions that enable sophisticated use cases with the platform. These include developer features like APIs, scripting and IT-facing administrative tools. In addition, he's building a new set of features to empower standardization across an organization. Prior to Airtable, Daniel was at Spotify helping scale their global customer base and grow their podcast offerings.
Howie Liu
Co-founder and CEO, AirtableHowie serves as CEO and is responsible for Airtable’s overall direction and strategy. He co-founded the company in 2013 to share the magic of building software with more people. That original inspiration—formed by his own experience learning to code and building useful applications—continues to drive Airtable today. He remains passionate about pushing the product to serve an increasing expanse of needs across Airtable’s diverse customer base.
Ilan Frank
VP of Product, AirtableIlan is the Head of Product at Airtable. In this role Ilan leads product strategy, direction and delivery for Airtable’s entire product offering. Ilan brings over 20 years of experience in building productivity solutions for enterprises where usability and adoption needs meet administration, security, compliance and scale requirements. Prior to Airtable Ilan was an early product leader at Slack helping the company scale to win the Enterprise including 80% of the Fortune 100.
Atif Rafiq
Author, Decision SprintAtif was the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500 and has built a following as one of today’s top management thinkers. His new book, Decision Sprint, equips leaders with the wisdom to fearlessly delve into the unknown and pursue a path to innovation, creativity, and growth.
Stephanie Richardson
VP of Product Marketing, AirtableStephanie joined Airtable as their VP of Product Marketing, bringing over 20 years of experience driving consumer and B2B technology products from inception to customer delight. She has a deep passion for all aspects of product marketing, with a relentless focus on creating engaging customer experiences.
Scott Belsky
Entrepreneur, Author, InvestorScott Belsky is an entrepreneur, author, and early-stage seed investor. He now serves as Adobe’s Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Design & Emerging Products after five years overseeing product for Creative Cloud. Scott founded Behance and served as its CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Scott is also the author of two national bestselling books: Making Ideas Happen and The Messy Middle.
Archana Agrawal
Chief Marketing Officer, AirtableArchana leads Airtable’s marketing organization to build awareness, drive demand, and loyalty across all channels. Archana previously served as Head of Enterprise and Cloud Marketing at Atlassian, where she led global marketing for all products and helped build and scale the company’s high-velocity, low-friction, online distribution model. She serves on the board of directors of MongoDB and Zendesk.
Christy Roach
Senior Director of Product Marketing, AirtableChristy is the Senior Director of Product Marketing at Airtable. She oversees a team of marketers responsible for Airtable's product launches, activation and learning strategies, and Community efforts. She's spent the last 10+ years working on products that help make collaboration more effective and work more meaningful.
Kelly O'Shaughnessy
Product Lead, AirtableKelly is a product lead at Airtable, spearheading strategy and execution for App Building — a solution that enables users to create, configure, and share their apps. Before Airtable, Kelly was at Uber where she led their mobility incubator program and launched new products including Uber Charter, Uber Package, and Uber Rent.
James Patterson
VP, Marketing Technology Solutions, NBCUniversalJames Patterson is the Vice President of Marketing Solutions within Operations & Technology. With over 16 years of experience, James has built control rooms and studios for NBC News, led product teams for Film/TV, and managed an entire line of business. Today, James is evolving a connected suite of SaaS and custom products to manage and optimize a marketing campaign's efforts and achieve their objectives that are used across NBCUniversal's TV, Streaming, and Sports businesses.
Brian Yablunosky
Senior Manager, Digital Channels, Global Communications, VMwareBrian Yablunosky is a leader on the Digital Channels team within VMware Global Communications and held various roles in Marketing since joining VMware in 2016. He has spearheaded the rollout, adoption, and on-going enablement of Airtable in his organization to drive efficiency and visibility in cross-team planning. A seasoned marketer and operations veteran, Brian developed his skills in brand and digital marketing at GrubHub prior to joining VMware.
Adam Broitman
Partner, McKinseyAdam is an Partner at McKinsey's NYC office. He co-leads the healthcare provider growth service line and the digital marketing operations and technology service line. Prior to joining McKinsey Adam led MasterCard’s global transformation Vice President of Global Digital Marketing responsible for architecting a cross channel, global martech/adtech stack. He also served as Managing Partner for GroupM, the world’s largest media buying agency.
Willow Huang
Engagement Manager, McKinseyWillow is an Engagement Manager with McKinsey's Growth, Marketing & Sales practice. She serves clients across industries on digital marketing topics, with a focus on personalization.
Keith Williams
Director of Design and Research Program Management, InstacartKeith Williams is a product leader with a passion for learning how people around the world use technology. Prior to Instacart, he spent 7+ years at Meta (Facebook), where he served as Head of Program Management, Product Experience. In that role, he led a team responsible for ensuring all Facebook products were high-quality and usable for people all around the world. He serves as an Advisory Board Member at WeMakeChange, where he advises on strategy, community growth, and marketing. Keith is also an avid triathlete, having completed 8 Ironman races across 3 continents.
Daniel Levine
Product Manager, AirtableDaniel is a product manager at Airtable, building solutions that enable sophisticated use cases with the platform. These include developer features like APIs, scripting and IT-facing administrative tools. In addition, he's building a new set of features to empower standardization across an organization. Prior to Airtable, Daniel was at Spotify helping scale their global customer base and grow their podcast offerings.
About the venue
Moonlight Studios
330 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
You have questions? We have answers.
The Airtable Leaders Forum is an in-person, limited-attendance event for executives and leaders looking to transform their enterprises and increase resiliency. At this exclusive, invite-only event, you’ll get:
First-hand stories from executives, directors, and other enterprise peers who lead teams at organizations like Adobe and Netflix
Pivotal product announcements from Airtable Co-founder and CEO Howie Liu
One-on-one advisory sessions with members of Airtable’s leadership team
Private demos and guidance from product experts who can build creative solutions
Lots of opportunities to network and make valuable connections
Please note that this invitation is non-transferable. However, should you be unable to attend and wish to discuss nominating an alternate and/or if there’s another enterprise leader you think would like to attend, please contact us events@airtable.com.
There is no cost to attend the Leaders Forum for invited guests. However, all attendees are responsible for their individual travel, hotel and incidentals. If you have questions about travel and accommodations, please reach out to events@airtable.com.
There are several options for getting to the venue. Public transportation or a rideshare service is encouraged as parking in New York City can be challenging.
Via public transportation:
Houston Street Station (1 line) is the closest and is located around the corner
Spring Street Station (A, C, and E lines) is .2 miles away
Prince Street Station (N, Q, R, and W lines) is .6 miles away
PATH Train (14th Street) is 1 mile away
Penn Station and Grand Central (LIRR, Metro North, 4, 5, 6, 7 and S lines) are a 15-20 minute taxi ride away
Via personal car/parking information:
Moonlight Studios does not have dedicated parking. However there are several lots within a few blocks of the space. We recommend using an online parking spot reservation system such as SpotHero to reserve a spot in advance. Simply input the venue address (330 Hudson Street) and the nearest lots will pop up.
Airtable will not be covering the cost of parking or rideshares.
Lot options nearby:
Icon 24 Hr. Parking - .1 miles - entrances at 375 King Street or 313 W. Houston Street
iPark - .3 miles - entrance at 5 Vandam Street
Airtable does not have a block of rooms at any property, but there are many hotels nearby the venue, including these properties below that are all within walking distance. Booking is to be handled by the attendee directly. We encourage you to book accommodations as soon as possible.
231 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 342-7000
246 Spring Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 842-5500
Courtyard by Marriott New York Manhattan/SoHo
181 Varick Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 414-8282
We are fostering a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere for the Airtable Leaders Forum. We recommend business casual attire but encourage you to wear what you’re comfortable in.
Please send an email with your request to taylor.macdonald@airtable.com.
If you have dietary preferences, please be sure to mark those on the space provided on the brief questionnaire that you’ll receive after the initial registration form is submitted.
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If you feel unwell or test positive for COVID-19, stay at home. If you feel unwell at the event, you should promptly leave the event, self-isolate, and prioritize getting tested for COVID-19.
We will continue to follow any updates from the CDC and New York government and abide by local regulations for the May 10 event. Click here for up-to-date information by county. The venue is located in New York County in New York.
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