2024 CED Distinguished Leadership Awards Celebration

For more than a quarter century, the CED Distinguished Leadership Awards have been honoring business leaders and their companies who exemplify CED’s mission by answering the call for corporate citizenship and demonstrating a strong commitment to public policy in the nation’s interests.

We hope you can join us virtually for this special celebration, featuring remarks from exemplary executives and performances by the Northwell Health Nurse Choir. 

This year's celebration pays special tribute to business leaders and their companies who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in very challenging times and have helped our nation and the communities where they operate navigate the many challenges before us, including: advancing equal opportunity during a time of national economic uncertainty, building a more civil and just society, and upholding a rules-based international order.

Congratulations to the 2024 honorees:

  • Nikesh Arora, CEO and Chairman, Palo Alto Networks
    • Introduced by Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM
  • Jenny Johnson, President and CEO, Franklin Templeton
    • Introduced by Mike Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
  • Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
    • Introduced by Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA
  • Raj Subramaniam, President, CEO, and Director, FedEx Corporation
    • Introduced by Jane Fraser, CEO, Citi
  • Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture
    • Introduced by Peter Zaffino, Chairman and CEO, AIG
  • Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO, Chobani; Founder, Ten Partnership for Refugees
    • Introduced by Michael Dowling, President and CEO, Northwell Health
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2024 CED Distinguished Leadership Awards Celebration
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2024 CED Distinguished Leadership Awards Celebration

OCTOBER 09 - 10, 2024

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For more than a quarter century, the CED Distinguished Leadership Awards have been honoring business leaders and their companies who exemplify CED’s mission by answering the call for corporate citizenship and demonstrating a strong commitment to public policy in the nation’s interests.

We hope you can join us virtually for this special celebration, featuring remarks from exemplary executives and performances by the Northwell Health Nurse Choir. 

This year's celebration pays special tribute to business leaders and their companies who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in very challenging times and have helped our nation and the communities where they operate navigate the many challenges before us, including: advancing equal opportunity during a time of national economic uncertainty, building a more civil and just society, and upholding a rules-based international order.

Congratulations to the 2024 honorees:

  • Nikesh Arora, CEO and Chairman, Palo Alto Networks
    • Introduced by Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM
  • Jenny Johnson, President and CEO, Franklin Templeton
    • Introduced by Mike Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
  • Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
    • Introduced by Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA
  • Raj Subramaniam, President, CEO, and Director, FedEx Corporation
    • Introduced by Jane Fraser, CEO, Citi
  • Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture
    • Introduced by Peter Zaffino, Chairman and CEO, AIG
  • Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO, Chobani; Founder, Ten Partnership for Refugees
    • Introduced by Michael Dowling, President and CEO, Northwell Health

On-Demand Webcasts

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Julie Sweet, Accenture

September 23, 2024 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani

September 09, 2024 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Raj Subramaniam, FedEx Corporation

August 26, 2024 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks

August 12, 2024 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Robert F. Smith, Vista Equity Partners

June 03, 2024 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton

May 20, 2024 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Michael Dowling, Northwell Health

August 28, 2023 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Jim Fitterling, Dow

August 21, 2023 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Arvind Krishna, IBM

August 07, 2023 09:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Tamara Lundgren, Radius Recycling

May 23, 2023 09:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Thasunda Brown Duckett, TIAA

May 08, 2023 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Conversation with Dr. Lisa Su, AMD

April 24, 2023 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Robert E. Knowling, Jr., the Chairman of Eagles Landing Partners, introduces award honoree Heyward Donigan, the President and CEO of Rite Aid.

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

Chris Kempczinski, President and CEO of McDonald's Corporation

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

Marc N. Casper, the Chairman, President and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, accepts the CED Distinguished Leadership Award.

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

Hans Vestberg, the Chairman and CEO of Verizon, introduces award honoree Dan Schulman, the President and CEO of PayPal

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

Opening by Lori Murray, Ravi Saligram, and Tamara Lundgren

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM ET

James P. Gorman, the Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, introduces award honoree Marc N. Casper, the Chairman, President, and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

James Quincey, the Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, introduces award honoree Albert Bourla, the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc.

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

John W. Rogers, Jr., the Chairman and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments, introduces award honoree Chris Kempczinski, the President and CEO of McDonald’s Corporation

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

Dan Schulman, the President and CEO of PayPal, accepts the CED Distinguished Leadership Award

October 26, 2022 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Julie Sweet, Accenture

September 23, 2024 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani

September 09, 2024 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET

Leadership in Challenging Times: A Discussion with Raj Subramaniam, FedEx Corporation

August 26, 2024 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET

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