Bill Ackman, Paris Hilton, Ai Weiwei Headline Second Day

Investor Bill Ackman kicked off the day by weighing in on the sizzling market for special-purpose acquisition companies, the outlook for cryptocurrencies and his firm’s investment in Domino’s Pizza Inc.

Mr. Ackman was followed by Hester Peirce, a Republican member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who discussed the latest outlook for cryptocurrency regulation.

The festival then shifted to conversations on the future of tech platforms and digital payments.

Roblox Corp.Chief Executive David Baszucki spoke about building a model of his company’s headquarters to house virtual versions of the firm’s town-hall meetings and the future of immersive entertainment.

Mastercard Inc. CEO Michael Miebach then weighed in on the company’s push beyond its legacy credit-card business to its embrace of cryptocurrencies.

The festival continues with a series of conversations on the future of work. WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani spoke about going back to the office, cutting costs during the pandemic and the company’s plans to merge with a SPAC after its failed initial public offering in 2019.

At 2 p.m. ET is an interactive town hall on corporate culture with top diversity and inclusion executives from Zoom Video Communications Inc. and Major League Baseball. Also joining the session is Matthew McCarthy, the CEO of Ben & Jerry’s, who will address recent calls for business leaders to be outspoken on social issues.

The agenda then shifts to the food industry with discussions featuring chef José Andrés and Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, who speak at 3 p.m. ET on hunger prevention in America. They are followed by Starbucks Corp. CEO Kevin Johnson at 3:50 p.m. ET, who will outline the future of the company’s cafes and worker retention, as the food-service world grapples with filling open positions.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian speaks at 4:30 p.m. ET on the air travel rebound, the outlook for summer travel and recent missteps over speaking out on a Republican-led voting law in Georgia.

Also speaking at 4:30 p.m. ET are architect Suchi Reddy and artist Ai Weiwei on the future of built environments both at home and across urban areas.

The program then wraps with conversations on social media, sports, music and film. Paris Hilton speaks at 4 p.m. ET on the future of the creator economy. Soccer star Abby Wambach speaks at 5 p.m. ET on women’s equity on the soccer field.

Grammy winner Jacob Collier will talk about how technology powers his hit music at 5:30 p.m. ET. Closing the day is a discussion on the future of film and activism with Oscar-nominated screenwriters Kenny and Keith Lucas.