Annual business and policy forum brings together today's top innovators and leaders; hosted by The Times's Andrew Ross Sorkin

NEW YORK, October 19, 2017-The New York Times announced today its updated lineup of speakers to include Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Laurene Powell Jobs of Emerson Collectivefor its annual DealBook conference, taking place this year on Thursday, November 9th at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.

The conversation with Mr. Khosrowshahi will be his first public interview since being named C.E.O. of Uber.

Hosted by DealBook founder and New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, the conference brings together prominent leaders to discuss, debate, and assess the challenges and opportunities that will define the future of the global economy.

This year's event aims to examine the increasing intersection of business and policy around the world, from Washington to Brussels to Beijing. The day's conversations will also highlight the latest developments in new innovations and technologies and their impact on society.

New York Times Chairman and Publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. will give opening remarks.

Through a full day of intimate, often news making conversations with the leaders that influence today's business world, DealBook's audience of high-level executives, policy makers and entrepreneurs will walk away with new insights and approaches to navigating the challenges that lie ahead. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact with other leaders and will be encouraged to engage in candid, honest dialogues that spark partnerships and inspire fresh thinking.

'Business leaders, policy makers and innovative thinkers look to DealBook each day to help provide context and make sense of the headlines,' says New York Times's Andrew Ross Sorkin, founder of DealBook. 'Our annual event allows us to take what we do on in the newspaper and online --provide thought-provoking journalism--and bring it alive with the newsmakers themselves. We hope to come away with an intimate, nuanced, and candid understanding of how some of the world's most influential decision makers are thinking about the important business and economic issues of the day.'

The lineup of speakers currently includes:

Monika Bickert, Head of Product Policy and Counterterrorism, Facebook

Ken Chenault, Chairman and C.E.O, American Express

Mark Cuban, Owner, Dallas Mavericks; Shark, 'Shark Tank'

Jack Dorsey, Chairman, Co-Founder, C.E.O., Square; Co-Founder and C.E.O., Twitter

Mickey Drexler, Chairman, J. Crew Group; Founder, Drexler Ventures

Larry Fink, Chairman and C.E.O., BlackRock

Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments

Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President, Emerson Collective

Dara Khosrowshahi, C.E.O., Uber

Brian Krzanich, C.E.O., Intel

Oscar Munoz, C.E.O., United Airlines

Howard Schultz, Executive Chairman, Starbucks

Randall Stephenson, Chairman and C.E.O., AT&T

Additional speakers and panel topics will be announced atwww.NYTDealBookConference.com

Past DealBook speakers have included some of the most prominent leaders in business, part of a diverse list including Indra Nooyi, Roger Goodell, Lloyd C. Blankfein, Elon Musk, Mary Barra, Peter Thiel, Al Gore, Jamie Dimon, Preet Bharara, Ginni Rometty, Reed Hastings, Carl Icahn, Kenneth C. Griffin, and Jessica Alba.

AT&T Business and Intel serve as Premier Sponsors of 2017 DealBook; BMO serves as a Supporting Sponsor.

For more information about the DealBook conference, including the agenda and speaker lineup, visitwww.NYTDealBookConference.com. Follow@DealBookfor live updates from the conference and use hashtag #NYTDealBook to join the conversation.

To request a press pass, please email Adenike Olanrewaju at Adenike.Olanrewaju@NYTimes.com. Only pre-registered press will be granted entry. Please note that there will be no onsite accreditation.

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Contact: Adenike Olanrewaju, 212-556-1539,adenike.olanrewaju@nytimes.com

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