In a time when routines have been significantly disrupted, even corporate quarterly earnings calls can yield a surprise. One such event with top executives from Salesforce.com Inc., generally routine affairs filled with standard financial reporting, took an unexpected turn in August.

During the Salesforce call, Marc Benioff, chairman and chief executive, revealed that a third of the company’s employees were “reporting mental health challenges” as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The revelation was a necessary reminder that the employees helping businesses survive during unprecedented times were having a hard time adapting.

“It’s not just about the productivity of remote workers,” said Dave Vellante, chief analyst at SiliconANGLE Media’s sister market research firm Wikibon and host of SiliconANGLE’s livestreaming video studio theCUBE. “The health and welfare of employees and ecosystem partners is also of paramount importance. What’s more, many processes post-COVID are unknown, so the techniques and best practices required to be most successful are constantly evolving.”

Building a workforce strategy for the digital economy during and after a pandemic will be the primary topic during the Workplace Next event, sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. During the virtual broadcast, set to take place on November 10, the event will feature business leaders and industry experts from the human resources, real estate, facilities and IT industries discussing how to create an efficient and productive, as well as rewarding, workplace environment during challenging times. (* Disclosure below.)

Livestream of the Workplace Next event

The Workplace Next event is a livestream event, with additional interviews to be broadcast on theCUBE. You can register for free here to access the live event.

How to watch theCUBE interviews

We offer you various ways to watch the live coverage of the Workplace Next event, including theCUBE’s dedicated website and YouTube channel. You can also get all the coverage from this year’s events on SiliconANGLE.

TheCUBE Insights podcast

SiliconANGLE also has podcasts available of archived interview sessions, available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, which you can enjoy while on the go.

Guests who will be interviewed on theCUBE during the Workplace Next event

During the Workplace Next event, theCUBE hosts will speak with Harold Sinnott, workplace futurist and influencer; Herbert Lohninger, digital workplace expert and chief information officer of the University of Salzburg; and Chip McCullough, executive director of partner ecosystems and alliances at Accenture.

Other guests include Arwa Kaddoura, vice president of worldwide sales, GreenLake, at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.; Saadat Malik, vice president of IoT and intelligent edge services at HPE; and Satish Yadavalli, vice president of global cloud and infrastructure (CIS) at Wipro Ltd.

For a complete list of guests, click here.

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the Workplace Next event. Neither Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., the sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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