Leadership Through Crisis: A Conversation with Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines

*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************

Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday October 6, 2020 - Wednesday October 7, 2020
      6:00 pm - 6:59 pm
  • Location: Online
  • Phone:
  • URL:
  • Email:
  • Fee(s):
    N/A
  • Extras:
Contact

Maria Misbach

maria.misbach@scheller.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Join Maryam Alavi, Dean of the Scheller College of Business, for a conversation with Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines.

Full Summary: Join Maryam Alavi, Dean of the Scheller College of Business, for a conversation with Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines.

Join Maryam Alavi, Dean of the Scheller College of Business, for a conversation with Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines.

This virtual fireside discussion provides an invaluable opportunity for members of the Georgia Tech community to gain insight into the mind of a prominent CEO during a time of unprecedented change and upheaval. Learn about leadership through crisis in a conversation focused around:

  • How Delta is navigating the multiple crises of the pandemic, the economic slowdown, and the global reckoning over racial injustice.
  • Lessons learned and how previous crises helped shape Ed’s leadership today.
  • Building trust with customers to instill confidence in the safety of travel.
  • The future of Delta, the airline industry, and travel in a post-Covid-19 world.

As CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian leads a team of 75,000 global professionals that is building the world’s premier international airline, powered by a people-driven, customer-focused culture and spirit of innovation. Ed’s commitment to putting the health and safety of employees and customers first amid the ongoing Covid-19 global pandemic has resulted in the airline’s industry-leading Delta CareStandard, enabling a cleaner, more reliable and safe travel experience for the long term. A 20-year Delta veteran, Ed has been a critical leader in Delta’s long-term strategy and champion of putting Delta’s shared values of honesty, integrity, respect, perseverance and servant leadership at the core of every decision.

The event will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 6th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET. The event is free of cost and open to the public.

 

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

General, Scheller College of Business

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
No categories were selected.
Keywords
No keywords were submitted.
Status
  • Created By: Kristen Bailey
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 10, 2020 - 2:45pm
  • Last Updated: Sep 10, 2020 - 2:47pm