2026 Impact Summit

EVENT OVERVIEW

Coi khách hàng là ưu tiên hàng đầu. Trao cho nhân viên quyền dẫn dắt. Lấy đổi mới làm động lực phát triển.

Building trust, growth and lasting impact in a tech-powered world

Welcome to the 2026 UPS Impact Summit. This year’s discussion explores the intersection between human potential and digital capability and showcases how UPS is pairing artificial intelligence with the power of human ingenuity to shape a more resilient future. Across the program, we’ll examine how AI can amplify human ingenuity to shape a more resilient future.


AGENDA

  • 2:30 p.m. - Opening Remarks from UPS CEO Carol Tomé
  • 2:40 p.m. - Keynote Address: Unlocking the Human Edge in the Age of AI
    Angus Fletcher
  • 3:00 p.m. - Panel: Delivering People-Led, AI-Enabled Solutions
    Kate Gutmann, Danelle McCusker Rees and Bala Subramanian
  • 3:30 p.m. - Break
  • 3:50 p.m. - Fireside Chat: Trust as the New Advantage
    Matt Guffey and Jenna Lauer
  • 4:20 p.m. - Panel: People Powering Impact
    Nikki Clifton, Jennifer Sirangelo and Captain Bill Vaughan
  • 4:50 p.m. - Closing Remarks from UPS CHRO Darrell Ford
  • 5:00 p.m. - Volunteer Activity
  • 6:00 p.m. - Event Ends

PROGRAM DETAILS

Opening Remarks from Carol Tomé, UPS Chief Executive Officer

Carol offers a welcome on behalf of more than 460,000 UPS employees worldwide and highlights how UPS is combining our greatest competitive advantage – our people – with technology to shape a more resilient future.

Keynote: Unlocking the Human Edge in the Age of AI

Angus Fletcher, author of Primal Intelligence and Wonderworks, explores how AI can complement – not outshine – human ingenuity. He examines whether AI’s undeniable data-processing power can truly replicate human qualities like imagination, emotional intelligence and narrative thinking.

Delivering People-Led, AI-Enabled Solutions

Danelle McCusker Rees, UPS Senior Vice President and Global Head of Talent, Culture and Learning, moderates a conversation with Bala Subramanian, UPS EVP & Chief Technology Officer; and Kate Gutmann, UPS EVP & President International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions. Together, they discuss how UPS is driving meaningful impact by developing and deploying AI-enabled solutions paired with human insight, creativity and a deep understanding of customer and employee needs. The discussion explores what success looks like as AI reshapes the way companies grow and operate.

Trust as the New Advantage

Matt Guffey, UPS EVP & Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, moderates a fireside chat with Jenna Lauer, The Harris Poll Chief Commercial Officer. The discussion examines why trust is harder to earn in a world shaped by rapid innovation and rising skepticism, why authenticity has become a critical leadership advantage and how companies can build trust through the experiences they create for employees, customers and communities.

People Powering Impact

Nikki Clifton, UPS President of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, moderates a conversation with Jennifer Sirangelo, Points of Light Chief Executive Officer, and Captain Bill Vaughan, UPS Pilot and 2025 Jim Casey Community Service Award Winner. Their conversation highlights how The UPS Foundation helps unlock the power of people to create meaningful change. Panelists will share stories of service, leadership and problem-solving, while exploring how purpose-driven actions strengthen communities, culture and business performance.

Closing Remarks from Darrell Ford, UPS Chief Human Resources Officer

Darrell Ford, UPS EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer and The UPS Foundation Chairman, reaffirms that enduring success comes from the unique ability of humans to adapt, create and lead with purpose, even as the tools around them evolve.

Volunteer Activity

Join us for a volunteer activity to support Operation BackPack4Kids, a nonprofit founded by panelist and UPS pilot, Captain Bill Vaughan. We will be filling backpacks with meaningful comforts – like warm blankets, water bottles, hygiene kits and toys – to distribute to children displaced by war, natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the world.


SPEAKERS


Carol Tomé

Chief Executive Officer, UPS

Với tư cách là Tổng Giám đốc Điều hành của UPS từ năm 2020 và là thành viên Hội đồng quản trị từ năm 2003, Carol Tomé lãnh đạo công ty về giải pháp quản lý chuỗi cung ứng toàn cầu và dịch vụ giao hàng hàng đầu thế giới, cùng đội ngũ khoảng 460.000 nhân viên UPS. Bà là người đề ra chiến lược Khách hàng là ưu tiên hàng đầu, Trao quyền cho nhân viên, Lấy đổi mới làm động lực của UPS và đang định vị UPS trở thành nhà cung cấp dịch vụ bưu kiện nhỏ hàng đầu và đối tác hậu cần cho khách hàng tại hơn 200 quốc gia và vùng lãnh thổ.

Nikki Clifton

President of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, UPS

Nikki Clifton là một nhà lãnh đạo có mục đích, người biến tác động xã hội thành giá trị kinh doanh. As the President of The UPS Foundation, she oversees the company’s global philanthropy and international community affairs, leveraging UPS’s trusted logistics network to build more resilient, safe, and healthy communities while advancing core business priorities. Với gần ba thập kỷ kinh nghiệm trong lĩnh vực luật pháp, các vấn đề chính phủ và hoạt động từ thiện, Nikki có kinh nghiệm quản trị về cả con người, hiệu suất và cộng đồng.

Angus Fletcher

Author, Primal Intelligence and Wonderworks

Angus Fletcher is a leading voice on human creativity, intelligence, and the power of story –and his newest book, Primal Intelligence, puts him at the center of today’s conversation about what humans do better than machines. In a moment dominated by automation and AI, Angus demonstrates why our real advantage lies in the brain’s ancient, narrative-driven abilities: imagination, emotional insight, flexible judgment, and problem-solving under uncertainty. His research translates these strengths into practical tools leaders can use to innovate faster, make better decisions, and unlock the human potential inside their organizations. His earlier book, Wonderworks, introduced audiences to stories as proven mental technologies – demonstrating how narrative fuels resilience, clarity, and creativity.

Darrell Ford

Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, UPS

Darrell Ford giữ chức vụ Phó chủ tịch Quản lý Điều hành (Executive Vice Presidentm EVP) cũng là Giám đốc Nhân sự (Chief Human Resources Officer, CHRO) kiêm Chủ tịch Quỹ từ thiện UPS. Với tư cách là thành viên của Ban Lãnh đạo Điều hành công ty, ông phụ trách chiến lược nhân sự, y tế & an toàn của UPS, đồng thời dẫn dắt việc thay đổi trải nghiệm cho khoảng 460.000 nhân viên của UPS trên toàn cầu. Dưới sự lãnh đạo của ông, UPS đã áp dụng các công nghệ tiên tiến như trí tuệ nhân tạo để cải thiện trải nghiệm của ứng viên và nhân viên cũng như hiệu quả chung của tổ chức. As Chairman of The UPS Foundation, Darrell leads the company’s philanthropic arm focused on delivering health and humanitarian aid, eliminating systemic barriers to economic opportunity, building local community engagement and advancing sustainability around the world.

Matt Guffey

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, UPS

Matt Guffey giữ chức vụ Phó Chủ tịch Điều hành (Executive Vice President, EVP) kiêm Giám đốc Chiến lược và Thương mại tại UPS. Với tư cách là thành viên của Ban Lãnh đạo Điều hành, ông đóng vai trò then chốt trong việc thiết lập định hướng chiến lược của UPS, bao gồm thúc đẩy lợi nhuận kinh doanh cũng như tăng trưởng và thành công của khách hàng trên toàn thế giới. Matt giám sát Chiến lược, Chuyển đổi, Tiếp thị, Bán hàng tại Hoa Kỳ, Thông tin liên lạc và Mạng lưới theo Yêu cầu của UPS, bao gồm The UPS Store, Roadie và Happy Returns. Các nhóm này xây dựng đề xuất giá trị khác biệt cho khách hàng và đổi mới để định vị UPS cho sự phát triển lâu dài và bền vững.

Kate Gutmann

Executive Vice President and President International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions, UPS

Kate Gutmann serves as Executive Vice President (EVP) and President International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions. A member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team, Kate oversees the company’s business operations outside of U.S. small package. Bà chịu trách nhiệm về các hoạt động điều hành gói hàng nhỏ quốc tế và các bộ phận chức năng cũng như các giải pháp chăm sóc sức khỏe và các giải pháp chuỗi cung ứng toàn cầu. Kate’s leadership connects UPS International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions to create greater synergy and deliver more for customers across the global supply chain.

Jenna Lauer

Chief Commercial Officer, The Harris Poll

Jenna Lauer is the Chief Commercial Officer at The Harris Poll, where she leads commercial growth and research strategy for one of the world’s most trusted consumer intelligence firms. With nearly three decades of experience spanning qualitative, quantitative, social, and mobile research — as well as agency advertising — Jenna has a rare combination of methodological depth and commercial instinct. Prior to The Harris Poll, Jenna served as a senior leader at MarketCast, where she drove growth and innovation across the company’s research practice. Before that, she spent nearly a decade as Managing Partner at Hall & Partners, an Omnicom research business, leading West Coast operations for a client roster that included top consumer brands, video game publishers, and automakers.

Danelle McCusker Rees

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Talent, Culture, and Learning UPS

Danelle McCusker Rees serves as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Global Head of Talent, Culture and Learning at UPS and serves as HR Business Partner to UPS’s Chief Digital and Technology Officer and UPS’s Chief Human Resources Officer. She is a senior human capital executive with more than 20 years of experience aligning workforce strategy, leadership capability, and culture with enterprise performance in complex, global organizations. Danelle works closely with UPS’s CEO and Executive Leadership Team, and the Board’s Compensation and Human Capital Committees on succession, executive talent, workforce health and leadership readiness. She is recognized for modernizing talent and HR ecosystems through digital innovation and data-driven decision making, and for translating workforce complexity into clear executive narratives.

Jennifer Sirangelo

President and Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light

Jennifer Sirangelo is a purpose-driven executive, whose work is grounded in the belief that everyone has a unique gift. She is passionate about helping people discover and activate their purpose. As President & CEO of Points of Light, Jennifer leads one of the world’s foremost organizations powering volunteering and civic engagement. She led an inclusive effort to shape the organization’s new strategy and, under the new Reimaginng Service 2035 platform, set an ambitious goal to double volunteering in the U.S. by 2035. This included the launch of a National Volunteer Strategy that elevates volunteering as a national priority to strengthen our society. This bold strategy champions volunteering as a transformative force: one that fuels human connection, builds trust across differences, and strengthens communities from the inside out.

Bala Subramanian

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer, UPS

Bala Subramanian giữ chức Phó chủ tịch Quản lý Điều hành kiêm Giám đốc Công nghệ và Kỹ thuật số tại UPS. Với tư cách là thành viên của Ban Lãnh đạo Điều hành, ông chịu trách nhiệm lãnh đạo quá trình chuyển đổi kỹ thuật số của công ty nhằm nâng cao trải nghiệm của khách hàng và nhân viên, xây dựng sự thông thạo kỹ thuật số và cải thiện tính linh hoạt của tổ chức. Ông thúc đẩy chiến lược tổng thể, thiết kế, phát triển và thực hiện các chức năng công nghệ và kỹ thuật công nghiệp của UPS. Với vai trò này, Bala tập trung giúp việc kinh doanh với UPS trở nên dễ dàng hơn và cung cấp cho nhân viên những công cụ mới để mang lại nhiều đổi mới hơn cho khách hàng của công ty.

Captain Bill Vaughan

Founder and Executive Director, Operation BackPack4Kids and Captain, UPS

Bill Vaughan is the Founder and Executive Director of Operation BackPack4Kids. A current UPS Airline Captain based in Louisville, Kentucky, Bill combines his lifelong love of aviation with a deep commitment to humanitarian service, ensuring children in crisis have the comfort, dignity and care they deserve. His professional career has spanned multiple airlines and aircraft, starting at Ram Air Freight in Raleigh-Durham, followed by Atlantic Coast Airlines, Midway Airlines, Comair Airlines, and NetJets International. Today, as a Captain for UPS on the Boeing 747, he continues to fly globally while dedicating his time on the ground to leading Operation BackPack4Kids.

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