Connie | Carter Forum ~repack~

In an era of performative agreement, Connie demanded candor. Today’s keynote, “The Soft Power of Hard Questions,” challenges us to move beyond polite nods. We will break down the techniques Connie used to turn adversarial boardrooms into collaborative ecosystems.

Connie famously kept a “green book” – a ledger of every young professional she sponsored. Session Two features a panel of five former protégés, now C-suite executives, who will reveal the specific, often uncomfortable, advice that changed their trajectories. connie carter forum

Connie believed that innovation without ethics is just chaos. Our afternoon workshop, “The Carter Compass,” introduces a new ethical framework for AI integration and resource allocation, directly adapted from her unpublished 2019 manuscripts. A Note on the Space As you walk the hall, you will notice the Connie Corners – small, round tables with no assigned seating and a single question card in the center. Connie hated podiums and PowerPoint slides. She believed the best ideas came from proximity and vulnerability. Please, take a card. Write a new question. Leave it for the next person. Opening Keynote Excerpt (Delivered by Dr. Mira Harden, long-time friend and economist) “Connie once stopped a $40 million merger because the caterer for the signing lunch wasn’t given a chair at the planning table. People laughed. They thought it was about sandwiches. It wasn’t. It was about visibility. She said, ‘If you can’t see the person feeding you, you can’t see the person buying from you.’ In an era of performative agreement, Connie demanded candor