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Etsy CEO Josh Silverman and Ethel’s Baking Co. founder Jill Bommarito join Washington Post Live for a series of conversations about how small businesses are responding to the new business landscape and offering creative incentives to retain talent.

Indra Nooyi, the former chair and CEO of PepsiCo, is one of the only women to run a Fortune 50 company and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time. In her new memoir, “My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future,” Nooyi describes the events that shaped her life, from her childhood and early education in 1960s India to the Yale School of Management to her rise as a corporate consultant and strategist who ascended into the most senior executive ranks in business.

The covid-19 pandemic and growing social movements have changed traditional recruitment. Laura Fuentes, Hilton's executive vice president and chief human resources officer, shares how companies are acquiring talent and building diverse workplaces.

The COVID-19 pandemic presented huge challenges for people living with cancer. From delayed screenings to higher rates of advanced diagnosis to elevated risks for immunocompromised patients, this pandemic has forced people living with cancer and the health care workers who care for them to make difficult, life-changing decisions.Wayne A.I. Frederick, MD, president of Howard University and a surgeon, and Meg Kinnard, an Associated Press politics reporter who is battling cancer, join The Post to the impact of the novel coronavirus on cancer and the path forward as the nation continues to navigate its way out of the pandemic.

Cloud technology is shaping the way we live, the way we work and the way industries innovate. Business executives and experts join Washington Post Live to discuss the accelerated adoption of cloud computing.

Following more than a year of employment uncertainty, over 3.9 million Americans quit their jobs in June 2021 in the pursuit of more meaningful careers, greater work-life balance and better compensation. This trend was coined “The Great Resignation,” and it also has employers rethinking the needs of their employees. Washington Post editor and writer Dave Jorgenson will speak with Anthony C. Klotz, a workplace expert from Texas A&M University; Molly M. Anderson, an employee-turned-entrepreneur who now runs Anderson Legal Innovation; and Elaine Welteroth, MasterClass instructor and former editor-in-chief of “Teen Vogue,” about the evolution of the workplace and how companies are responding to these ongoing changes.

Jonathan Capehart sits down with Washington Post correspondents and columnists to discuss President Biden’s speech at the United Nations and the potential for a government shutdown.

5G is reshaping our world in countless ways and significantly impacting our daily lives. Besides vaulting our telecommunications forward, the new technology recasts the digital landscape for innovation, growth and increases competition on the international stage. Niklas Heuveldop and Carolyn Lee join Washington Post Live to examine how this fifth-generation mobile network is impacting the manufacturing industry and securing the United States’ role in the future of technology.

Washington Post associate editor and national political reporter Robert Costa have teamed up to author “Peril,” which takes readers deep inside the Trump and Biden administrations and the transition between the two. Woodward and Costa discuss their book, including what they consider to be one of the most dangerous periods in American history. 

Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, sounded the alarm that this year’s climate summit is “our last best chance of getting this right.” Sharma joins Washington Post Live for a conversation about the issues topping the climate agenda and his recent efforts to ensure international commitment to climate initiatives.