Coro New York’s 2026 Leadership Conference is guided by Coro’s unique experiential approach and unwavering commitment to building relationships. It offers an unparalleled space for New York City’s top talent to exchange best practices, expand their leadership capacity, and catalyze change. Designed for C-suite leaders, Executive Directors, and decision-makers, this event transcends ordinary professional development. It’s a meticulously crafted day of immersive learning, visionary exploration, and unparalleled connections.

This year’s Conference theme, “Leadership in Action,” will bring together a dynamic cross-sector audience of leaders from business, government, nonprofits, education, labor, and community organizations to explore how we can navigate today’s evolving challenges with resilience, collaboration, and innovation.

Wednesday, May 13th

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Legal Aid Training Center

55 Water Street, New York, NY 10038

Business Attire

 

Coro New York 2026 Conference Program

Breakfast + Networking

Welcome Remarks

Panel 1

Panel 2

 

Registration

GiveLively powers registration for Coro New York’s 2026 Leadership Conference. 

Click here to buy your ticket(s) to the 2026 Leadership Conference!

For questions or inquiries, please contact Gladys Sosa at Gladys@coro.nyc.

Venue & Attire

The 2026 Leadership Conference will be held at the Legal Aid Training Center, 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10038.

Attire is business attire.

Coro Board Members 

Chair – Travis Terry, CEO and Founder, Immortal Strategies

Vice Chair – Gregg Bishop, Executive Director, Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation’s Social Justice Fund

Treasurer – Tom Regan, Partner and Real Estate Practice Group Leader, Brown Rudnick 

Secretary  Aaron Koffman, Founder and CEO, Milestone Development LLC

Achaibar (Dan) Sawh, Founder & President, Haydan Consultants 

Cécilia Kushner, Chief of Staff, Robin Hood

Cordelia Persen, Executive Director, NoHo Business Improvement District

Darrell Gay, Partner, Michelman Robinson LLP

Fatima A. Shama, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Americas, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Harini Venkatesh, Executive Director of Career Connected Learning, NYC Public Schools

LaAsia Hundley, Vice President, Facilities & Field Services, Con Edison

Michelle Henry, East Region Executive for Community Engagement in the Office of Corporate Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase

Nancy Youman, Philanthropic Strategist/Consultant       

Rebecca Karp, Principal and CEO, Karp Strategies

Richard A. Caccappolo, Chief Operating Officer, MailOnline

Sandra Altine, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Meta

Tal Golomb, Partner, Fried Frank LLP

Tom HarrisPresidentTimes Square Alliance

Wayne HoPresident and CEO, Chinese American Planning Council

Wellington Chen, Executive DirectorChinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation

Yvonne Riley-Tepie, Senior Vice President of Social Impact, Real Estate Board of New York

2026 Conference Speakers

Keynote Remarks

ELLE BISGAARD-CHURCH

Fellows 2017
Chief of Staff
NYC Mayor’s Office

JESSICA TISCH

Police Commissioner,
NYPD

Panel 1: NYC Leadership: New Mandates, New Perspectives in the First 100 Days

SHEENA WRIGHT

CO-MODERATOR

Former First Deputy Mayor of New York City

DAVID BANKS

CO-MODERATOR

Former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education 

MIDORI VALDIVIA

Fellows 2006
Commissioner,
NYC Taxi & Limousine

STANLEY RICHARDS

Commissioner,
NYC Department of Corrections

YESENIA MATA

ICLP 2020
Commissioner,
NYC Department of Veterans’ Services 

Panel 2: Public-Private Partnerships for a Resilient NYC

EMMA PHOFMAN

MODERATOR

CEO,  ABNY

CECILIA KUSHNER

LNY22
Chief of Staff,
Robinhood

TRAVIS TERRY

LNY15
Founder and CEO, Immortal Strategies

JULIE GONZALES

Executive Director, Community Development Banking, JPMorgan Chase

RUTH FASOLDT

LNY26

Director of Government and Community Affairs, Con Edison

2026 Conference Sponsors 

We’d love to have you and your team join us for the 2026 Coro New York Leadership Conference! Sponsoring our conference demonstrates your alignment with Coro’s mission to build the leadership community of New York City. Don’t miss this opportunity for your organization to gain visibility among high-level decision makers and influential stakeholders—from CEOs to Commissioners to community advocates

All sponsorships include tickets to the event, acknowledgment in promotional materials pre- and post-event, including social media posts and print materials, and a full-screen e-journal ad. Most of our sponsorships include participation in one of Coro’s programs.   

Click here to learn more about our sponsor benefits. To become a 2026 sponsor, please email Gladys Sosa at gladys@coro.nyc.