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OPENING KEYNOTE: PRIORITISING EQUITY TO DRIVE THE SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA IN THE
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BRENDA MALLORY
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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BRENDA MALLORY
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
May 30th 2023
* 08:50 am
Opening keynote: Prioritising equity to drive the sustainability agenda in
the United States
Brenda Mallory was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 14, 2021
and sworn in as the 12th Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
She is the first African American to serve in this position. As Chair, she
advises the President on environmental and natural resources policies that
improve, preserve, and protect public health and the environment for
America’s communities. She is focused particularly on addressing the
environmental justice and climate change challenges the nation faces while
advancing opportunities for job growth and economic development.
Chair Mallory grew up the oldest of four children in a working-class
community in Waterbury, Connecticut. Raised in a family of dedicated
community and public servants, she learned the importance of hard work,
service, and perseverance. She saw the impacts on her community and the
larger city when the industrial base of the “Brass City,” as Waterbury was
known, abandoned the area, leaving deep physical and economic scars behind.
Her personal experience fuels her commitment to making America’s
environmental laws work for all people and ensuring that no community is left
behind as the nation pursues a clean energy future.
Chair Mallory earned a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school for high
school that changed the course of her life. She became the first in her
family to attend college, graduating from Yale College with a double major in
history and sociology and then from Columbia Law School as a Harlan Fiske
Stone Scholar. She began her environmental law career in private practice,
where much of her work involved helping local governments secure federal
environmental approvals for economic development projects. She eventually
chaired the law firm’s Natural Resources Practice Group. Through this work,
she gained valuable experience in the application of the National
Environmental Policy Act, the bedrock statute that created CEQ in 1969 and
which the agency administers. In 2000, she joined the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) in its Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds,
commencing an almost 20-year career in Federal service.
Chair Mallory served in a number of senior roles throughout her federal
career at EPA and CEQ. She was involved in major Clean Water Act
jurisdictional actions, including signature Supreme Court cases and the
development of the 2015 Clean Water Rule. She served as EPA’s representative
on a White House Task Force on Energy Project Streamlining with a focus on
Clean Water Act permitting. She led EPA’s Pesticide and Toxic Substances Law
Office as the agency tackled lead in renovations, lead and mercury in
products, and early efforts to reform the Toxics Substances Control Act and
address PFAS contamination. She also worked closely with agency officials on
significant emergency response efforts, including those in response to the
Fukushima nuclear disaster, Hurricane Katrina, and the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill.
As the ranking career official in EPA’s Office of General Counsel (OGC),
Chair Mallory served as the chief operating officer for OGC and led
operational efforts focused on Environmental Justice and diversity
initiatives. She supported the development of OGC’s EJ Legal Tools report,
which outlines opportunities within EPA’s legal authorities for advancing
environmental protection of low-income and communities of color. She helped
reform the EPA Office of Civil Rights to enable more effective processing of
Title VI complaints. In addition, she guided the
legal teams working on implementation of initiatives designed to integrate
environmental justice considerations into EPA permitting and rule writing.
In Chair Mallory’s first stint at CEQ as the General Counsel, she helped
shepherd many of President Obama’s signature environmental and natural
resource policy successes to completion. She worked on the development of
significant climate and environmental rules and policies, including the 2016
NEPA GHG guidance, which instructed federal agencies on how to effectively
consider climate change impacts in decision-making; the Lautenberg TSCA
Reform Bill, which gave EPA the tools to ensure the safety of chemicals and
strengthen health protections for American families; the Clean Water Rule,
which protected streams and wetlands from harmful pollution; and the
designation of national monuments and other protected areas.
After serving as General Counsel, Chair Mallory spent four years working in
the environmental advocacy community, most recently as the Director of
Regulatory Policy at the Southern Environmental Law Center and prior to that
as the Executive Director and Senior Counsel for the Conservation Litigation
Project, a project supporting the protection of environmental and
conservation values on public lands.
Now having returned to CEQ, Chair Mallory is looking to reinvigorate CEQ’s
important environmental policy role in service of President Biden’s agenda.
She is committed to working with all stakeholders to advance efficient
permitting approaches that engage affected communities and that help avoid,
minimize, or mitigate the environmental impacts of decisions. Chair Mallory
will see that CEQ’s expertise is applied to the challenge of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and to helping communities prepare for the increased
flooding, more frequent hurricanes and wildfires, and other impacts of
climate change that are already occurring. She will work to protect our
nation’s natural treasures, and she will ensure that the voices of low-income
and people of color are heard as we tackle the environmental and public
health crises our nation faces.
Chair Mallory and her husband Mark live in Rockville, MD. They have three
adult children. The family enjoys visiting the parks and other natural
treasures that reflect the environmental values she has worked to protect.
9:10 am EDT
PANEL: THE JUST TRANSITION—DELIVERING BENEFITS FOR ALL AMERICANS
The just transition movement in America aims to ensure that the move to
renewable energy is fair and equitable for all. The transition is needed to
combat climate change and promote sustainability—for it to be just requires a
recognition that it will affect workers and communities that rely on fossil
fuels. The movement seeks to support these stakeholders to ensure they are not
left behind. This includes providing training and education opportunities, as
well as aid for workers who may be displaced. How can the movement take a
holistic and inclusive approach to ensure that the energy transition benefits
everyone? What practical steps must the public and private sectors take to “walk
the talk” and make the just transition a reality?
* View Profile
JEFF MERKLEY
Senator, Oregon
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JEFF MERKLEY
Senator, Oregon
May 30th 2023
* 09:10 am
Panel: The just transition—delivering benefits for all Americans
As Oregon’s U.S. Senator, Jeff’s goal is to make Washington work for working
Americans. He is fighting to create good jobs for working Oregonians, protect
consumers from predatory practices, and ensure that all Oregonians have
access to high-quality, affordable education.
Jeff is the son of a millwright and the first in his family to attend
college. Born in the timber town of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Jeff has spent his
career fighting to increase opportunities for working families.
After earning an undergraduate degree from Stanford and graduate degree in
Public Policy at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs, Merkley worked as a national security analyst at the
Pentagon and at the Congressional Budget Office.
In 1991 Jeff returned to Oregon to lead Portland’s Habitat for Humanity, a
non-profit that empowers low-income families through homeownership. Jeff went
on to serve as president of the World Affairs Council in Portland before
entering the Oregon House of Representatives in 1998. He became Speaker of
the House in 2007.
As Oregon’s House Speaker, Jeff led the most productive legislative session
in decades. The legislature increased education funding, expanded access to
affordable prescription drugs, passed landmark environmental and energy
legislation, established domestic partnerships, cracked down on predatory
payday and title lending, and created Oregon’s first ever Rainy Day fund.
In the U.S. Senate, Jeff continues to stand up for working families. He
fights to create living-wage jobs and to push back on unfair trade policies
that ship Oregon’s jobs overseas. He has worked to make college more
affordable and make retirement more secure for seniors. A true reformer, he
led an historic coalition to fix the broken Senate by breaking up the
gridlock, making it more responsive to the concerns of working families.
Jeff serves on the Senate Committees on Appropriations; Environment and
Public Works; Budget; and Foreign Relations.
* View Profile
CATHERINE COLEMAN FLOWERS
Founding director, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice
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CATHERINE COLEMAN FLOWERS
Founding director, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice
May 30th 2023
* 09:10 am
Panel: The just transition—delivering benefits for all Americans
Catherine Coleman Flowers is an internationally recognized environmental
activist, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient and author. She has dedicated
her life’s work to advocating for environmental justice, primarily equal
access to clean water and functional sanitation for communities across the
United States.
Founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ),
Flowers has spent her career promoting equal access to clean water, air,
sanitation and soil to reduce health and economic disparities in
marginalized, rural communities. Flowers sits on the Board of Directors for
the Climate Reality Project, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the
Center for Constitutional Rights, and the American Geophysical Union, as well
as serving as a Practitioner in Residence position at the Nicholas School of
the Environment at Duke University. In 2021, her leadership and fervor in
fighting for solutions to these issues led her to one of her most notable
appointments yet — Vice Chair of the Biden Administration’s inaugural White
House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
As the author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret,
Flowers shares her inspiring story of advocacy, from childhood to
environmental justice champion. In the book, she discusses sanitation and its
correlation with systemic class, racial, and geographic prejudice that
affects people across the United States. She and her work have been profiled
by CBS’s 60 Minutes, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian,
PBS Newshour and more.
Learn more at www.catherinecolemanflowers.com.
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ELIZABETH YEAMPIERRE
Co-chair, Climate Justice Alliance
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ELIZABETH YEAMPIERRE
Co-chair, Climate Justice Alliance
May 30th 2023
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Panel: The just transition—delivering benefits for all Americans
9:40 am EDT
PRESENTATION: THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT—CONSIDERATIONS FOR TURNING POLICY INTO
PRACTICE
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was developed to increase America’s economic
competitiveness, innovation and industrial productivity. The act will inject
$390bn into the economy over the next 10 years, and has the goal of
substantially lowering carbon emissions by the end of this decade. How will the
IRA deliver on America’s net-zero ambitions in practice while reducing
inflation? What opportunities exist for companies and investors within the act?
How will the government ensure equitable access to funding once the IRA begins?
10:00 am EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: HOW PHILANTHROPIES CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR CLIMATE GOALS IN THE
US?
Climate issues have received a relatively low proportion of philanthropic
funding compared to other areas. Less than 1% of donations in America went
towards environment and climate change mitigation in 2020, and globally the
figure is just 2%, according to a McKinsey study. How can charities interact
with government, industry, and other nonprofit groups to ratchet government
spending and achieve energy independence, climate justice and economic growth in
a new energy economy?
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KAREN SKELTON
Senior advisor, office of the secretary of energy, Department of Energy
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KAREN SKELTON
Senior advisor, office of the secretary of energy, Department of Energy
May 30th 2023
* 10:00 am
Fireside chat: How philanthropies can be more effective for climate goals
in the US?
Karen Skelton joins the Biden-Harris Administration from California, where
she spent the last decade as the CEO and Founder of Skelton Strategies, a
policy and political consulting firm working on energy, climate, technology,
economic justice, and women’s health. Skelton served as Governor Jerry
Brown’s Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Global Climate Action
Summit, where she drove high-level corporate commitments designed to combat
climate change. With Maria Shriver, Skelton founded and managed a series of
groundbreaking reports on the transformational role of women in American
life, including an Emmy-nominated documentary. Previously, Skelton served in
the Clinton-Gore Administration as Vice President Al Gore’s first Political
Director and Deputy Political Director to the President, and in the U.S.
Departments of Justice and Transportation. Skelton earned her B.A. with
Honors from UCLA, a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of
Government, and a J.D. from the UC Berkeley Law School.
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CECILIA MARTINEZ
Principal advisor for resilience and communities, Bezos Earth Fund
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CECILIA MARTINEZ
Principal advisor for resilience and communities, Bezos Earth Fund
May 30th 2023
* 10:00 am
Fireside chat: How philanthropies can be more effective for climate goals
in the US?
Dr. Cecilia Martinez is the Principal Advisor for Resilience and Communities.
Cecilia joined the Earth Fund after serving as the Senior Director for
Environmental Justice at the White House Council on Environmental Quality in
the Biden Administration. In this role, she helped to establish a whole of
government approach to equitable climate and environmental policy. She was
also named one of Times 100 most influential people in 2020.
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ALIYA HAQ
Vice-president, US policy and advocacy, Breakthrough Energy
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ALIYA HAQ
Vice-president, US policy and advocacy, Breakthrough Energy
May 30th 2023
* 10:00 am
Fireside chat: How philanthropies can be more effective for climate goals
in the US?
Aliya leads the team at Breakthrough Energy that advocates for an ambitious
climate and clean energy policy agenda in the U.S., with the goal of
achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. She manages the development of policy
ideas and frameworks across multiple sectors, to speed up innovation and
create demand for clean technology deployment. She also oversees multiple
strategies to advance Breakthrough Energy’s policy goals, including coalition
building, policymaker education, political engagement, and policy
communications.
Prior to joining Breakthrough Energy, Aliya was the Federal Climate Policy
Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She managed NRDC’s
work to both defend and advance climate policies in Congress and the
Executive Branch. Aliya has been laser-focused on climate and clean energy
issues for her entire career. Over the last 20 years, she has worked at
several national environmental organizations, and has deep experience in
climate and clean energy policy development, communications, field
organizing, and research.
Aliya holds a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale
School of the Environment, and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in
environmental sociology. She lives in Washington, DC with her partner and two
children.
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PHILLIP CORNELL
Principal for energy and sustainability, Economist Impact
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PHILLIP CORNELL
Principal for energy and sustainability, Economist Impact
May 30th 2023
* 10:00 am
Fireside chat: How philanthropies can be more effective for climate goals
in the US?
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: National Security, Climate Change, and the Energy
Transition – Emerging Risks and Opportunities
June 1st 2023
* 03:15 pm
Panel: Scaling renewables at pace
10:40 am EDT
GREEN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
10:40 am EDT
PANEL: TAX INCENTIVES 101—UNPACKING THE BENEFITS AND UNDERSTANDING THE
CHALLENGES
The green industrial revolution is powered by myriad incentives, including tax
credits. This panel will explore the opportunities for businesses to adapt to
the demands for a sustainable future and where they can profit from doing so.
How will the green industrial revolution be stimulated by the IRA in specific
sectors? When are the final IRS rules expected to be announced? What do we know
at this point in time about where the incentives lie—and how will businesses be
able to obtain them? What business risks and compliance problems should
companies have on their radar screens?
MODERATED BY
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ROB EDWARDS JR
Managing director, HamiltonClark
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ROB EDWARDS JR
Managing director, HamiltonClark
May 30th 2023
* 10:40 am
Panel: Tax incentives 101—unpacking the benefits and understanding the
challenges
11:00 am EDT
PANEL: ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ESG REALITY—A TICKING TIME BOMB?
ESG-related assets under management are forecast by PwC to almost double in five
years, to hit $34tln by 2026 from $18tln in 2021. Are there really enough viable
projects to absorb this much funding? If not, is the sector heading for an ESG
asset crash? How might this be prevented?
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WITOLD HENISZ
Vice-dean and faculty director, ESG initiative, The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania
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WITOLD HENISZ
Vice-dean and faculty director, ESG initiative, The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania
May 30th 2023
* 11:00 am
Panel: Asset management and ESG reality—a ticking time bomb?
Witold J. Henisz is the Vice Dean and Faculty Director, ESG Initiative and
the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management in Honor of Russell E. Palmer,
former Managing Partner at The Wharton School, The University of
Pennsylvania. His research examines the impact of political hazards as well
as environmental, social and governance factors more broadly on the strategy
and valuation of global corporations. This work analyzes best practices in
corporate diplomacy to win the hearts and minds of external stakeholders as
well as the measurement thereof. He has published over three dozen
peer-reviewed articles in top-ranked journals in international business,
management, international studies and sociology, is the author of the book
“Corporate Diplomacy: Building Reputations and Relationships with External
Stakeholders” and co-authored over twenty teaching cases. Witold has won
multiple teaching awards at the graduate and undergraduate levels including
being named Iron Prof, 2019 and an Aspen Institute Ideas Worth Teaching Award
Winner, 2020. He also teaches extensively on the topic of Corporate Diplomacy
as well as ESG integration in open enrollment and custom executive education
programs. He is currently a principal in the consultancy PRIMA LLC whose
clients span multinational firms, asset managers, intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations.
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MARCO TARICCO
Co-chief investment officer, Bluebell Capital Partners
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MARCO TARICCO
Co-chief investment officer, Bluebell Capital Partners
May 30th 2023
* 11:00 am
Panel: Asset management and ESG reality—a ticking time bomb?
Co-CIO of Bluebell CP, a London based activist fund. Prior 23 year investment
banking experience with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
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JOHN FERGUSON
Practice lead, Economist Impact
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JOHN FERGUSON
Practice lead, Economist Impact
May 30th 2023
* 11:00 am
Panel: Asset management and ESG reality—a ticking time bomb?
11:30 am EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: CARBON PRICING—THE STATE OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CARBON
MARKETS
While carbon pricing can be used as a mechanism to deal with climate change
across borders, how effective is it? What is the status of carbon pricing
globally? What is the potential of domestic carbon pricing and markets in the
United States?
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THOMAS HALE
Professor, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and co-lead,
Net Zero Tracker
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THOMAS HALE
Professor, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and co-lead,
Net Zero Tracker
May 30th 2023
* 11:30 am
Fireside chat: Carbon pricing—the state of American and international
carbon markets
Thomas Hale’s research explores how we can manage transnational problems
effectively and fairly. He seeks to explain how political institutions evolve
– or not – to face the challenges raised by globalisation and
interdependence, with a particular emphasis on environmental, economic and
health issues.
He holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University, a master’s degree in
Global Politics from the London School of Economics, and an AB in public
policy from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School.
A US national, Professor Hale has studied and worked in Argentina, China and
Europe. His books include Beyond Gridlock (Polity 2017), Between Interests
and Law: The Politics of Transnational Commercial Disputes (Cambridge 2015),
Transnational Climate Change Governance (Cambridge 2014), and Gridlock: Why
Global Cooperation Is Failing when We Need It Most (Polity 2013).
Professor Hale leads the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker and
co-leads the Net Zero Tracker.
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CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINHA
Adviser, climate change group, World Bank
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CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINHA
Adviser, climate change group, World Bank
May 30th 2023
* 11:30 am
Fireside chat: Carbon pricing—the state of American and international
carbon markets
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NICOLAS DAHER
Lead energy analyst, The Economist Intelligence Unit
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NICOLAS DAHER
Lead energy analyst, The Economist Intelligence Unit
May 30th 2023
* 11:30 am
Fireside chat: Carbon pricing—the state of American and international
carbon markets
11:50 am EDT
PANEL: WEATHERING THE STORM—MEASURING AND MANAGING CLIMATE-RELATED FINANCIAL
RISKS
As society faces difficulties adapting to climate change, from crop failure to
extreme weather, how can banks develop the capacity to manage climate-related
financial risks? What steps are banks taking to become more resilient? How is
risk being quantified and handled?
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MAHESH RAMANUJAM
Chief executive, The Global Network for Zero
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MAHESH RAMANUJAM
Chief executive, The Global Network for Zero
May 30th 2023
* 11:50 am
Panel: Weathering the storm—measuring and managing climate-related
financial risks
With a fresh, digital approach to solving climate change, The Global Network
for Zero President and CEO Mahesh Ramanujam convenes a coalition of leaders
in both sustainability and technology, dedicated to progressing society
toward seamless ESG compliance and an economy unreliant on greenhouse gasses.
Experienced in both nonprofit and for profit sectors, Mahesh connects
technology resources with their natural ESG and net zero counterpart. Through
The Global Network for Zero, he introduces businesses, communities, cities,
buildings and infrastructure to the right resources to meet their climate
commitments.
An investor and unifier with decades of experience leading global technology
platforms, Ramanujam focuses on integration and interoperability for
measurable climate action. Prior to founding The Global Network for Zero, he
served as President and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green
Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), and the global technology platform, Arc.
From his work at IBM and Lenovo, to his experience in the global nonprofit
sector and beyond, Mahesh is committed to ensuring a healthy, lasting future
for generations to come.
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CAROLINE D. PHAM
Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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CAROLINE D. PHAM
Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
May 30th 2023
* 11:50 am
Panel: Weathering the storm—measuring and managing climate-related
financial risks
Caroline D. Pham was sworn in as a CFTC Commissioner on April 14, 2022, after
being nominated by President Biden and unanimously confirmed by the U.S.
Senate. Commissioner Pham is an internationally recognized leader in
financial services compliance and regulatory strategy and policy, with deep
expertise in derivatives and capital markets and emerging issues such as
digital innovation. Her substantial experience spans key international issues
such as prudential regulation and systemic risk, financial markets including
currencies and commodities, fintech and digital assets, ESG, and the impact
of major disruptions like the savings and loan crisis, the 2008 great
financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Pham is the sponsor
of the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee. Prior to her appointment,
Commissioner Pham advised boards of directors, executive and senior
management, policymakers and regulators, and industry leaders on changes to
the regulatory landscape and implications and risks of emerging issues,
trends, and economic and market developments to the global financial system,
markets, and banking. Her engagement includes international standard setters
such as the Financial Stability Board (FSB), International Organization of
Securities Commissions (IOSCO), Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
(BCBS), and Bank for International Settlements (BIS), as well as central
banks, government ministries, regulators, and other stakeholders across North
America, Latin America, United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and
Asia-Pacific regions. Commissioner Pham was previously a managing director at
a large global financial institution where she served on firm-wide governance
forums and held various senior roles in the chief administrative office,
legal, compliance, and the institutional clients group, including as head of
capital markets regulatory strategy and engagement; deputy head of global
regulatory affairs; global head of swap dealer and Volcker compliance; and
most recently, head of market structure for strategic initiatives, working
closely with innovation, strategic investment, and business and product
development teams on digital assets and other opportunities. She has built
global programs and teams and led initiatives for implementation of the
Dodd-Frank Act and other global regulatory reforms, including the design of
compliance risk management, governance, and oversight frameworks and policies
and procedures across all institutional and retail businesses. She also had
oversight of U.S. regulatory change management for global markets, including
rates and currencies, credit, securitized markets, commodities, municipal
securities, equities, and financial market infrastructures. Commissioner
Pham’s past experience in the public and private sectors includes serving as
Special Counsel and Policy Advisor to former CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia;
and in enforcement at the CFTC, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and for the former chief
judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims while in law school. Commissioner
Pham is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She was also a Visiting
Fellow at the George Washington University Center for Law, Economics, and
Finance, and has served on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Business and
Finance Law Program. Her former leadership roles with the American Bar
Association (ABA) include member of the Council of the Business Law Section
and the Executive Committee of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board;
Vice Chair of the Banking Law Committee; and Co-Chair of the Securities,
Capital Markets, and Derivatives Subcommittee. She is a former Co-Chair of
the Business Law Fellows Committee, a program to develop future diverse
leaders, and also a former Fellow herself. In addition, Commissioner Pham has
served in leadership roles on a multitude of industry forums, including on
the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. Commissioner Pham
has a B.A. from UCLA and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law
School, and was a recipient of the Manatt-Phelps Scholarship for excellence
in banking law and the Vietnamese American Bar Association of the Greater
Washington, DC Area Scholarship. Among other professional awards,
Commissioner Pham received the National Conference of Vietnamese American
Attorneys Cornerstone Award for lifetime achievement as the first
Vietnamese-American woman appointed by the President to a Senate-confirmed
executive branch position. She was born and raised in California’s Central
Valley, the “food basket of the world.”
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SARAH KAPNICK
Chief scientist, NOAA
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SARAH KAPNICK
Chief scientist, NOAA
May 30th 2023
* 11:50 am
Panel: Weathering the storm—measuring and managing climate-related
financial risks
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CARLOS MANUEL RODRÍGUEZ
Chief executive and chairperson, Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
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CARLOS MANUEL RODRÍGUEZ
Chief executive and chairperson, Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
May 30th 2023
* 11:50 am
Panel: Weathering the storm—measuring and managing climate-related
financial risks
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GERNOT WAGNER
Climate economist, Columbia Business School
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GERNOT WAGNER
Climate economist, Columbia Business School
May 30th 2023
* 11:50 am
Panel: Weathering the storm—measuring and managing climate-related
financial risks
12:30 pm EDT
SPONSORED PRESENTATION
12:45 pm EDT
PANEL: TRANSITION INVESTING AND INSURANCE—LEVERS TO SUPPORT NET ZERO?
What are the levers for investors and insurers to reduce carbon emissions for a
net zero economy? How can dealing with fossil fuel assets effectively become the
most effective way to decarbonise? How can investment in these assets result in
faster decarbonisation for particular sectors? What are the main opportunities
and challenges in getting insured commercial clients to take actions on their
transition?
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JEAN-FRANCIS DUSCH
Global head of infrastructure and structured finance, chief investment
Officer, infrastructure debt (BRIDGE), Edmond de Rothschild
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JEAN-FRANCIS DUSCH
Global head of infrastructure and structured finance, chief investment
Officer, infrastructure debt (BRIDGE), Edmond de Rothschild
May 30th 2023
* 12:45 pm
Panel: Transition investing and insurance—Levers to support net zero?
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RENAUD GUIDÉE
Chair, UN Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, group chief risk officer, AXA
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RENAUD GUIDÉE
Chair, UN Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, group chief risk officer, AXA
May 30th 2023
* 12:45 pm
Panel: Transition investing and insurance—Levers to support net zero?
Renaud Guidée was appointed Group Chief Risk Officer at AXA in July 2019,
taking office in September 2019. In addition to his role, Renaud Guidée is
serving as Chairman of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance.
Prior to joining AXA, Renaud Guidée was a Managing Director with Goldman
Sachs, a role to which he was promoted in 2015 after having served as
Executive Director from 2011, based in London then in Paris. Within Goldman
Sachs’ Investment Banking Division, he advised large corporate clients across
industries, with a total cross-border transaction experience (M&A and
capital markets) exceeding $150bn. He was also in charge of managing the
career development of Goldman Sachs’ investment
banking team in France.
Previously, Renaud Guidée served as sherpa to former IMF Managing Director
Michel Camdessus in 2010, after having joined the Inspection Générale des
Finances (the office within France’s Finance Ministry in charge of carrying
out strategic reviews and assessing the cost efficiency of public policies)
in 2007. His earlier policy-making training included a secondment in the
Cabinet of the European Commissioner for External Relations in 2005.
Renaud Guidée graduated from HEC (2003) and from ENA (2007). He also holds an
advanced degree in international taxation (2003) and passed the admittance
exam to the Paris bar school in 2003.
Renaud Guidée’s commitment to diversity and equal opportunities translates
into community involvement as member of the Board of Article 1, a Paris-based
non-profit organization mentoring high-potential students from low-income
suburbs (since 2010) and formerly as member of the jury of the
affirmative action admission process to Sciences-Po, where he also lectured
in economics.
Renaud Guidée is a fellow (2013) and former jury member (2018, 2019) of the
Young Leaders program of the French American Foundation, on the Board of
Directors of which he now serves as representative for AXA.
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DEMETRIOS PAPATHANASIOU
Director for energy global practice, World Bank
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DEMETRIOS PAPATHANASIOU
Director for energy global practice, World Bank
May 30th 2023
* 12:45 pm
Panel: Transition investing and insurance—Levers to support net zero?
Dr. Papathanasiou leads more than 100 professionals at the Global Units of
the Energy and Extractives Global Practice of the World Bank. He coordinates
the overall strategic direction of the Practice, advances the knowledge and
learning agenda for the Bank’s energy and extractives professionals, and
oversees corporate reporting, trust funds, and partnerships for the Practice.
Dr. Papathanasiou has worked for more than 20 years with the World Bank Group
on Energy and Infrastructure in Africa, Latin America, East Europe and the
Balkans, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific Islands. He has contributed to
developing energy policies in several countries and worked on power
generation projects using many diverse technologies: thermal, hydropower,
solar, wind, and geothermal. He has led large teams on complex utility and
sector reforms, as well as sizeable public-private partnership transactions.
As the Manager for the World Bank’s Energy Practice in South Asia
(2016-2020), he was responsible for a portfolio of more than $10 billion and
worked to increase renewable energy projects in the region, expand regional
interconnections and exchanges, and modernize networks across the region.
A professional Electrical Engineer, Dr. Papathanasiou holds an MSc in
Environmental Technology and a PhD in Energy and the Environment from
Imperial College in London, UK.
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BRIAN O’HANLON
Managing director, climate-aligned finance, RMI
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BRIAN O’HANLON
Managing director, climate-aligned finance, RMI
May 30th 2023
* 12:45 pm
Panel: Transition investing and insurance—Levers to support net zero?
1:25 pm EDT
MASTERING MEASUREMENT, REPORTING, VERIFICATION
1:25 pm EDT
PRESENTATION: PREPARING FOR THE SEC’S DISCLOSURE RULES—HOW TO GET AHEAD
Mandatory reporting on climate-related risks like greenhouse emissions are on
the horizon, with enormous consequences for public companies. The rules will
bring major reputational, financial and legal risks, while giving investors more
information with which to analyse businesses. What might the coming system look
like? And how can companies prepare? Ahead of the SEC’s implementation of new
mandatory-disclosure rules, how can firms integrate sustainable strategies into
their operations?
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ELIZABETH SMALL
Head of policy and general counsel, CDP North America
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ELIZABETH SMALL
Head of policy and general counsel, CDP North America
May 30th 2023
* 01:25 pm
Presentation: Preparing for the SEC’s disclosure rules—how to get ahead
1:40 pm EDT
IN CONVERSATION: HARNESSING DATA AND TECHNOLOGY TO OPTIMISE ESG REPORTING
In putting together an ESG report, whether it’s the first or one of many, big
data has a big role to play. How do chief sustainability officers (CSOs) get
their hands on data at the quality they need to model scenarios of their
companies’ futures? What solutions are now being deployed across companies to
track assets? How can businesses forge a shared data strategy with their
suppliers to gain valuable reporting? How do companies harness automation and
data visualisation to generate clear insights, in real time, that help them
track sustainability goals and drive action? What can CSOs from organisations of
every size and sector learn from others about perfecting their ESG reporting
with quality data?
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NOEL ANDERSON
Chief sustainability officer, American Red Cross
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NOEL ANDERSON
Chief sustainability officer, American Red Cross
May 30th 2023
* 01:40 pm
In conversation: Harnessing data and technology to optimise ESG reporting
Noel Anderson currently serves as the American Red Cross chief sustainability
officer and vice president of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance
(ESG) Strategy. Noel oversees the Red Cross commitment to reduce the impact
of climate change by integrating a climate-centric approach in the way the
Red Cross advances its mission, conducts its business, invests its resources,
and supports national and international climate change initiatives.
Noel joined the Red Cross in 2006, and most recently served as vice president
of Humanitarian Services Operations, where he provided strategic planning,
project management oversight, and operational support to local Red Cross
chapters nationwide, as well as delivering management support to core Red
Cross lines of business, programs and functions. Prior to that, he served as
division fundraising vice president for the Southwest and Rocky Mountain
Division, where he was responsible for mission-related fundraising activities
in nine states.
Throughout the pandemic, Noel led many Red Cross COVID-19 initiatives
including procuring PPE, coordinating staff vaccination access efforts and
ensuring the safety of employees and volunteers. Prior to the pandemic, he
led the strategy for Territory Alignment for field geographic boundaries and
facilitated the consolidation of Biomedical and Humanitarian Service fleet
management into a single effort, in addition to his regular duties.
Originally from Kansas, Noel’s career spans over 20 years of work for
nonprofits in various fundraising roles for organizations including United
Way and the University of Kansas Endowment Association.
Noel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Communications from the
University of Kansas. His wife Misha is an optometrist with whom he has two
children, Connor and Elise.
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ANGEL HSU
Assistant professor of public policy and environment, energy and ecology,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and co-lead, Net Zero Tracker
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ANGEL HSU
Assistant professor of public policy and environment, energy and ecology,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and co-lead, Net Zero Tracker
May 30th 2023
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In conversation: Harnessing data and technology to optimise ESG reporting
Angel Hsu is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Environment, Energy
and Ecology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is
Founder/Director of the Data-Driven EnviroPolicy Lab, an interdisciplinary
research group that innovates and applies quantitative approaches to pressing
environmental issues. Her research explores the intersection of science and
policy and the use of data-driven approaches to understand environmental
sustainability, particularly in the areas of climate change and energy,
urbanisation and air quality. She was a contributing author to the IPCC Sixth
Assessment Report and was the lead author of the 2018 UNEP Emissions Gap
Report. In addition to publishing in academic journals, Dr. Hsu has been
committed to public outreach and was a TED 2018 Age of Amazement and 2020
Climate Countdown Speaker and recognized as a 2022 Bloomberg New Economy
Catalyst and inaugural Grist 50 leader. She has also co-chaired the World
Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Fourth Industrial Revolution and
Global Public Goods. She holds a PhD in Environmental Policy from Yale
University.
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JOSH HENRETIG
Managing director, RMI
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JOSH HENRETIG
Managing director, RMI
May 30th 2023
* 01:40 pm
In conversation: Harnessing data and technology to optimise ESG reporting
2:00 pm EDT
PANEL: SUSTAINABILITY ON SCREEN AND BEHIND THE CAMERA
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EMMA STEWART
Chief sustainability officer, Netflix
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EMMA STEWART
Chief sustainability officer, Netflix
May 30th 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: Sustainability on screen and behind the camera
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KIMBERLY BURNICK
Director, sustainable production and content, NBCUniversal
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KIMBERLY BURNICK
Director, sustainable production and content, NBCUniversal
May 30th 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: Sustainability on screen and behind the camera
Kimberly Burnick is the Director of Sustainable Production & Content at
NBCUniversal. Originally from Philadelphia, she moved to Los Angeles to start
her career in production before transitioning to sustainability at
NBCUniversal in 2016. Through the Sustainable Production Program, Kimberly
oversees the implementation of sustainable practices on film and TV sets, in
addition to partnering with creative departments on incorporating on-screen
sustainability storylines and behaviors to help educate and inspire
audiences. She spearheads unique sustainability initiatives across the
company’s production studios, including the newly announced GreenerLight
Program under the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, which is an
initiative focused on embedding sustainability across the entire filmmaking
process through development, production and distribution.
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DOUG JOHNSON
Vice-president, emerging technology policy, CTA
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DOUG JOHNSON
Vice-president, emerging technology policy, CTA
May 30th 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: Sustainability on screen and behind the camera
Doug Johnson is vice president of emerging technology policy for the Consumer
Technology Association (CTA), North America’s largest technology trade
association. Doug is responsible for public policy issues affecting product
development, operations, sales and marketing, and he serves as an advocate
for the industry before regulators and legislators at the local, national and
international levels.
2:40 pm EDT
DECARBONISING YOUR IT
2:40 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: DECARBONISING YOUR IT—THE NEW ROLE OF THE MODERN CIO
Information technology (IT) is a huge contributor to organisations’ carbon
footprints due to large data-centre facilities. At the same time, it creates
significant amounts of electronic waste. How can IT, as a large and growing part
of any organisation, become more sustainable? What can a chief information
officer (CIO) do to make this achievable? How can CIOs and CSOs best work
together?
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STEVE HARBICK
Chief information security officer, AirAsia
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STEVE HARBICK
Chief information security officer, AirAsia
May 30th 2023
* 02:40 pm
Fireside chat: Decarbonising your IT—the new role of the modern CIO
3:00 pm EDT
PRESENTATION: NO GREEN WITHOUT DIGITAL
How advanced networks, technology and cooperation between emerging technology
and legacy industries will accelerate digital transformation, decarbonization
and ensure execution of corporate ESG goals.
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PEKKA LUNDMARK
President and chief executive, Nokia
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PEKKA LUNDMARK
President and chief executive, Nokia
May 30th 2023
* 03:00 pm
Presentation: No Green Without Digital
3:15 pm EDT
INTERVIEW: TURNING THE TIDE — HOW WILL THE GLOBAL PLASTICS POLLUTION TREATY
IMPACT US BUSINESS?
Join us for an interview with Inger Andersen, executive director of the United
Nations Environment Programme, as we discuss the impact of the Global Plastics
Pollution Treaty on US businesses. Andersen will provide insights into the role
of businesses in reducing plastic pollution and the implications of the treaty.
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INGER ANDERSEN
Executive director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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INGER ANDERSEN
Executive director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
May 30th 2023
* 03:15 pm
Interview: Turning the Tide — How will the Global Plastics Pollution
Treaty impact US business?
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CHARLES GODDARD
Editorial director, The Economist
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CHARLES GODDARD
Editorial director, The Economist
May 30th 2023
* 03:15 pm
Interview: Turning the Tide — How will the Global Plastics Pollution
Treaty impact US business?
3:15 pm EDT
PLASTICS, CIRCULARITY AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN
3:35 pm EDT
PANEL: THE FUTURE IS CIRCULAR—HOW COMPANIES CAN WORK TOGETHER ON CIRCULAR SUPPLY
CHAINS
Circularity, where companies take ownership of their assets throughout their
entire life cycle, is key to the future of the global economy and supply chains.
What can be done to provide an environment where circularity can be scaled? How
can cross-sector collaboration towards this goal happen both vertically and
horizontally? What can governments do to speed the delivery of a circular
future? How do luxury and economy goods compare, when thinking about circularity
in their existing supply chains?
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RENEE MORIN
Chief sustainability officer, eBay
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RENEE MORIN
Chief sustainability officer, eBay
May 30th 2023
* 03:35 pm
Panel: The future is circular—how companies can work together on circular
supply chains
As Chief Sustainability Officer at eBay, Renée Morin leads the development
and execution of eBay’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs
including circular commerce and renewable energy and chairs eBay’s senior
leadership ESG Council. She is responsible for managing stakeholder
relationships with key environmental NGO partners and oversees sustainability
reporting, ratings and rankings. Prior to eBay, Renée led Stakeholder
Relations on Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Living Progress team, oversaw the
development of the Science-based Target Setting Manual as a consultant to
World Resources Institute, and was President of PRé North America, a leading
lifecycle assessment firm. Renée holds a BA in Chemistry from Wake Forest
University and a Master’s in Environmental Management and Sciences from UNC
Chapel Hill.
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BOB TEASLEY
Director new product development, supply management, Herman Miller
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BOB TEASLEY
Director new product development, supply management, Herman Miller
May 30th 2023
* 03:35 pm
Panel: The future is circular—how companies can work together on circular
supply chains
Bob Teasley is the Director of Supply Management for New Product Development
at MillerKnoll, a collective of global design brands including Herman Miller
and Knoll. He helps the team launch numerous award-winning products by
working closely with their supply base. Bob has also been helping to champion
the use of ocean-bound plastic within Herman Miller and other brands within
the MillerKnoll collective, which launched several use cases including
packaging, textiles, and products. The most memorable integration of
ocean-bound plastic was in the iconic Aeron Chair from Herman Miller in 2021.
Bob has his degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological
University and has been in the furniture industry for over 35 years in
various engineering, operations leadership, and supply chain roles.
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MICHAEL LEVINE
Vice-president, chief sustainability officer & managing counsel, Under Armour
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MICHAEL LEVINE
Vice-president, chief sustainability officer & managing counsel, Under Armour
May 30th 2023
* 03:35 pm
Panel: The future is circular—how companies can work together on circular
supply chains
At Under Armour, Inc. I serve as a Vice President, Chief Sustainability
Officer and Managing Counsel. I lead my Company’s global Sustainability
program. This includes formulating, operationalizing and leading the
oversight of global, enterprise-wide sustainability, environmental
sustainability including climate action and circularity, core ESG elements,
corporate social responsibility, social, labor and human rights due diligence
and stakeholder engagement and reporting. I also lead related collaborative
efforts, including serving on the Fair Labor Association’s Board of Directors
(https://www.fairlabor.org/about-us/board-of-directors/) and International
Labor Organization’s Call to Action in the Global Garment Industry
(https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/coronavirus/sectoral/WCMS_742343/lang–en/index.htm).
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JOSH TSUI
Chief executive, Floship
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JOSH TSUI
Chief executive, Floship
May 30th 2023
* 03:35 pm
Panel: The future is circular—how companies can work together on circular
supply chains
Josh is a seasoned leader with a strategic high-growth mindset that has seen
him empower teams and catapult business verticals to the next level.
Hailing from Canada, Josh has extensive experience leading a wide variety of
business models ranging from global investment giant Morgan Stanley to
traditional local enterprises as well as modern thriving corporations, to
fast-paced start-ups pushing for rapid growth. With Josh’s macro-strategic
skills, high-growth mindset, and knack for transforming static businesses, he
rapidly rose to the C-suite.
Josh’s first foray into the C-suite was as Chief of Staff where he spent 4
years focused on strategic international business projects. Prior to joining
Floship, Josh was the driving force behind APAC’s largest food and grocery
delivery platform, where he spearheaded rampant business expansion across the
region during the pandemic as well as the fleshing-out of new verticals into
profitable strongarms of the business.
Since taking the helm at Floship as CEO, Josh has devoted his strategic
expertise to leveraging Floship’s unique strengths and positioning them to
transform it from a wildly successful start-up to an established tech company
firmly anchored by strong foundations, high-level partnerships, and
powerfully intelligent technology. Josh’s appointment as Floship’s CEO
consolidates his expertise into a comprehensive business playbook that is
penned to elevate Floship into its next phase and beyond.
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MICHAEL SADOWSKI
Executive director, The Circulate Initiative
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MICHAEL SADOWSKI
Executive director, The Circulate Initiative
May 30th 2023
* 03:35 pm
Panel: The future is circular—how companies can work together on circular
supply chains
Michael is the Acting Executive Director of The Circulate Initiative, a
non-profit working to reduce ocean plastic in South and Southeast Asia. In
this role, Michael is accountable for the organization’s operations including
program delivery, donor relationship management, fundraising, board
management, performance reporting, and human resources.
Since 2017, Michael has been a research consultant to World Resources
Institute (WRI) on the apparel sector and climate change. Michael developed
and published guidance for apparel companies to set science-based climate
change targets as well as a roadmap for the apparel sector to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in-line with science. Michael is also an independent
consultant to companies including Gap, Inc, Nike, Ralph Lauren, Poshmark, and
Zalando on a variety of topics including circular design and business models,
sustainability strategy, and climate change. He works with a number of
apparel industry associations including the Sustainable Apparel Coalition,
Textile Exchange, and the Outdoor Industry Association.
Prior to this, Michael led strategy and managed external partnerships for
Nike’s Sustainable Business & Innovation team and led the company’s efforts
on the circular economy. Before Nike, Michael was a Vice President and
management team member at SustainAbility, Inc. where he advised companies
including BMW, Brown-Forman, Gap, Goldman Sachs, HP, Nike, and Walmart on
strategy, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
Michael is a founding Board member of DendriFund (Brown-Forman’s
environmental foundation), as well as Board Chair of the Circulate Initiative
(a non-profit working to address ocean plastic). He is currently a member of
Rothy’s Sustainability Council for which he provides expert perspectives on
industry sustainability trends. He holds a BA in Economics from Columbia
University and an MBA with high distinction and an MS (Environmental Policy)
from the University of Michigan.
4:15 pm EDT
SPONSORED PRESENTATION: ENABLING SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR THROUGH
INNOVATIVE PACKAGING
4:30 pm EDT
PANEL: MANAGING PLASTICS AND ELIMINATING PLASTIC WASTE IN ALL AREAS OF BUSINESS
OPERATION
An astounding 91% of plastics are not recycled. Their production uses a similar
quantity of fossil fuels to airlines, and recent studies have shown that
microplastics have found their way into nearly every crevice on Earth. What are
the ways to limit plastic pollution, not only in packaging but in all areas of
business operation? How can companies work together on creative, industry-wide
solutions to reduce plastic waste? How is advanced recycling contributing to
managing plastic waste? What more must be done to ensure that any new plastics
produced use innovative technologies to prevent future harm to the environment?
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ANN TRACY
Chief sustainability officer, Colgate-Palmolive
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ANN TRACY
Chief sustainability officer, Colgate-Palmolive
May 30th 2023
* 04:30 pm
Panel: Managing plastics and eliminating plastic waste in all areas of
business operation
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TIM FITZGERALD
Chief sustainability officer, American Seafoods
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TIM FITZGERALD
Chief sustainability officer, American Seafoods
May 30th 2023
* 04:30 pm
Panel: Managing plastics and eliminating plastic waste in all areas of
business operation
Tim joined American Seafoods – one of the world’s largest fishing companies –
as its first Chief Sustainability Officer in 2021, where he oversees the
company’s sustainability and social responsibility portfolios. This includes
everything from carbon accounting and circularity initiatives to technology
innovation and ESG reporting. Prior to joining American Seafoods, Tim worked
for nearly two decades at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), where he led the
organization’s work with investors and seafood industry partners to improve
the sustainability of global fisheries and aquaculture.
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MARCUS ERIKSEN
Co-founder, 5 Gyres Institute
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MARCUS ERIKSEN
Co-founder, 5 Gyres Institute
May 30th 2023
* 04:30 pm
Panel: Managing plastics and eliminating plastic waste in all areas of
business operation
Marcus Eriksen is the co-founder and Director of Science and Innovation of 5
Gyres as well as the co-founder of Leap Lab. Throughout his career, he has
studied the global distribution and ecological impacts of plastic marine
pollution. This has included expeditions sailing through all 5 subtropical
gyres, Bay of Bengal, Southern Ocean and inland lakes and rivers, and
recently publishing the first global estimate of all plastic of all sizes
floating in the world’s oceans, totaling 270,000 metric tons from 5.25
trillion particles.
In 2013 he and colleagues published the discovery of microbeads in the Great
Lakes, which became the cornerstone for a US-based campaign to eliminate
plastic microbeads from cosmetics, resulting in the Microbead-Free Waters
Act, which became US federal law in 2015.
Years earlier, in 2000, he traveled to Midway Atoll, finding hundreds of
Laysan Albatross with plastic pouring out of their stomachs, and that
experience narrowed his focus to plastics. He received his Ph.D. in Science
Education from University of Southern California in 2003, months before
embarking on a 2000-mile, 5-month journey down the Mississippi River on a
homemade raft of plastic bottles to bring attention to this issue. Again in
2008, he rafted across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii on JUNK,
floating on 15,000 plastic bottles and a Cessina airplane fuselage as a
cabin. The journey, 2,600 miles in 88 days, brought attention to the work of
the 5 Gyres Institute, the organization he co-founded with his wife, Anna
Cummins. He has written two books, My River Home in 2007 and JUNK RAFT in
2017, and published and/or contributed to over 21 papers about the effect of
plastic on our environment.
The experience of war, sailing across oceans with wonderful crew-mates, and
long rafting voyages, have led to a strong conservation ethic worth fighting
for. “We must understand and define conservation and social justice as our
collective self-preservation – a rationale that crosses all boundaries
between all people.”
5:10 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: GREENWASHING AND GREEN LABELLING—DOING THE RIGHT THING
Making a buck by applying a green sheen to products and services is common in
the marketplace, with thousands of companies putting forward unsubstantiated
claims of sustainability. How can agencies and brands best position themselves
to comply with the rules governing environmental claims in advertising? What
role can consumers and regulators play here?
Can eco-labelling help companies, particularly in the food and beverages
industries, to go one step further in decarbonising their supply chains and
reducing emissions, or will the temptation to use it for greenwashing be too
great?
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JEAN CASE
Chairperson, National Geographic Society
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JEAN CASE
Chairperson, National Geographic Society
May 30th 2023
* 05:10 pm
Fireside chat: Greenwashing and green labelling—doing the right thing
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EMY KANE
Managing director, Lonely Whale
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EMY KANE
Managing director, Lonely Whale
May 30th 2023
* 05:10 pm
Fireside chat: Greenwashing and green labelling—doing the right thing
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SAMUEL LEVINE
Director, bureau of consumer protection, Federal Trade Commission
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SAMUEL LEVINE
Director, bureau of consumer protection, Federal Trade Commission
May 30th 2023
* 05:10 pm
Fireside chat: Greenwashing and green labelling—doing the right thing
Samuel Levine serves as Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection,
where he oversees enforcement, rulemaking, and policy work across a wide
range of areas, including privacy, data security, marketing, financial
services, digital advertising, consumer reporting, algorithmic
decision-making, and small business financing. Before his appointment as
Director, he served as an attorney advisor to Commissioner Rohit Chopra and
as a staff attorney in the Midwest Regional Office. Prior to joining the
FTC, Mr. Levine worked for the Illinois Attorney General, where he prosecuted
predatory for-profit colleges and participated in rulemaking and other policy
initiatives to promote affordability and accountability in higher education.
Mr. Levine is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he
spearheaded student-led efforts to challenge illegal foreclosures, and of
Washington University in St. Louis. He clerked with The Honorable Milton I.
Shadur in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and
received the Gary Bellow Public Service Award in recognition of his
commitment to social justice.
MODERATED BY
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SAMUEL DREITH
Public policy research analyst, Economist Impact
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SAMUEL DREITH
Public policy research analyst, Economist Impact
May 30th 2023
* 05:10 pm
Fireside chat: Greenwashing and green labelling—doing the right thing
June 1st 2023
* 09:10 am
Fireside chat: Voices of tomorrow—raising the next-generation for a
sustainable nation
5:40 pm EDT
PRESENTATION: BREAKING THE E-WASTE CYCLE—BRINGING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO TECH
Tech companies’ planned obsolescence contributes to the climate crisis by
increasing e-waste as consumers replace their devices with newer models.
According to projections, emissions from devices will make up 14% of global
emissions by 2040. To address this issue, companies must create circular supply
chain systems that prioritise customer experience and pricing. Thibaud will
present on how to bridge the trust gap and build a sustainable global
marketplace for tech that supports a circular economy. Key topics will include
the environmental impact of refurbished devices, the importance of
right-to-repair legislation for consumers, and strategies for achieving net-zero
emissions in the tech industry.
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THIBAUD HUG DE LARAUZE
Chief executive, Back Market
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THIBAUD HUG DE LARAUZE
Chief executive, Back Market
May 30th 2023
* 05:40 pm
Presentation: Breaking the e-waste cycle—bringing the circular economy to
tech
Thibaud built Back Market in France in 2014 – where 1 in 4 people now
purchase their phone – and has since scaled it to now operate in 17 countries
including the U.S. By elevating used electronics and championing the right to
repair, Back Market aims to challenge consumers’ belief that quality has to
be sacrificed when buying products that have a lower impact on wallets and
the environment.
Thibaud spent his five years of business school traveling the globe, between
France, Toronto, Mexico, Spain and India for his studies, then Haiti on a
break to build schools. Upon his return to France, Thibaud joined the Neteven
company, where for three years he supported reconditioning factories on the
development of their distribution on the web. It was during this professional
experience that he realized the know-how of these factories and the major
opportunity presented by the refurbishing. The Back Market project was born –
with Thibaud at the helm for the last eight years (and counting).
* Full Day
* PLENARY
* SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
* SUSTAINABILITY AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PLENARY SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER SUSTAINABILITY AND
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
7:30 am EDT
BREAKFAST BRIEFING
8:30 am EDT
OPENING REMARKS WITH THE ECONOMIST
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MODERATED BY
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
May 31st 2023
* 08:30 am
Opening remarks with The Economist
* 10:10 am
Debate: ESG reporting under the microscope—should it stay or should it go?
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
* 12:00 pm
Fireside chat: Titans taking action—how are the world’s largest retailers
working with suppliers, consumers and policymakers to deliver a
sustainable future for all?
* 12:15 pm
Interview: BlackRock
8:35 am EDT
KEYNOTE: AN ENERGY MIX TO GET AMERICA TO NET ZERO BY 2050
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DAVID TURK
Deputy secretary, US Department of Energy
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DAVID TURK
Deputy secretary, US Department of Energy
May 31st 2023
* 08:35 am
Keynote: An energy mix to get America to net zero by 2050
Prior to his nomination as Deputy Secretary, Turk was the Deputy Executive
Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), where he focused on
helping countries around the world tackle their clean energy transitions. He
also directed reports on the digitalization of energy systems, the future of
clean hydrogen, and a project tracking progress on a wide range of clean
energy technologies. During the Obama-Biden Administration, Turk coordinated
international technology and clean energy efforts at DOE. During this time,
he helped spearhead the launch of Mission Innovation—a global effort to
enhance clean energy innovation.
Turk also served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director at
the U.S. National Security Council, where he coordinated interagency
legislative affairs efforts by the full range of national security agencies
and provided legislative advice to National Security Council decision-making.
He also previously worked at the U.S. Department of State, including as
Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change and helping to coordinate New Start
Treaty ratification efforts in the U.S. Senate. Earlier in his career, Turk
worked in both the U.S. Senate, primarily on national security issues, and as
the Staff Director of the National Security Subcommittee of the House
Oversight Committee. Turk was born in Quito, Ecuador and raised in Rock
Falls, Illinois. He is a graduate of both the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign and the University of Virginia Law School. He and his
wife, Emily Turk, have three children.
8:45 am EDT
PRESENTATION: $369BN UP FOR GRABS—POWERING AMERICA’S GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
America’s Inflation Reduction Act has been touted as being likely to reduce
greenhouse emissions from the United States by 40% by 2030. Yet how will such an
ambitious policy be implemented? How can businesses work with the government to
enable progress?
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JIGAR SHAH
Director, loan programs office, US Department of Energy
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JIGAR SHAH
Director, loan programs office, US Department of Energy
May 31st 2023
* 08:45 am
Presentation: $369bn up for grabs—powering America’s green industrial
revolution
Jigar Shah is the Director for the Loan Programs Office at the U.S.
Department of Energy. In his role, Shah leads and directs the Loan program
Office focused on building a bridge to commercial financing for technologies
that are ready to scale the transition to a global clean energy economy. He
oversees the planning and execution of the organization’s considerable loan
authority within manufacturing, innovative project finance, and tribal
energy. Jigar has spent most of his career bringing climate solutions to
scale. Jigar most recently served as the President and Co-Founder of Generate
Capital, the leading investment and operating platform for sustainable
infrastructure, bringing scale to distributed energy storage, microgrids,
fuel cells, electric vehicles and organic waste management. Jigar also
founded SunEdison, inventor of the modern solar-as-a-service industry. After
SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global
non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help
entrepreneurs address climate change. Shah is the author of Creating Climate
Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy. Originally from Illinois, Shah holds a
B.S. from the University of Illinois-UC and an MBA from the University of
Maryland College Park. He has spent more than 20 years working in clean
energy in the NGO and private sectors.
9:00 am EDT
PANEL: OPTIMISM, ACTIVISM AND GREEN GOALS—HOW TO DELIVER ON THE SDGS
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasise the interconnected
environmental, social and economic aspects of development by putting
sustainability at their centre. How can companies and governments work together
to help achieve these goals by 2030, and where is effort best placed to ensure
their effective implementation?
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SANDA OJIAMBO
Assistant secretary-general and chief executive, UN Global Compact
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SANDA OJIAMBO
Assistant secretary-general and chief executive, UN Global Compact
May 31st 2023
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Panel: Optimism, activism and green goals—how to deliver on the SDGs
9:30 am EDT
PRESENTATION : THE POWER OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN DECARBONISING THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The federal government of the United States is the world’s largest buyer. How is
it working with industry and its suppliers to decarbonise its assets, and what
steps is it taking to reach net zero?
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ANDREW MAYOCK
Federal chief sustainability officer, White House Council on Environmental
Quality
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ANDREW MAYOCK
Federal chief sustainability officer, White House Council on Environmental
Quality
May 31st 2023
* 09:30 am
Presentation : The power of public-private partnerships in decarbonising
the federal government
On February 9, 2021, President Biden appointed Andrew Mayock to serve as the
Federal Chief Sustainability Officer. As the Federal Chief Sustainability
Officer, Andrew Mayock leads President Biden’s efforts to improve the
sustainability of the Federal government, including by helping Federal
agencies prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on their
operations and services. Andrew brings over 25 years of public and private
sector experience to the Biden Administration, including service in the Obama
and Clinton Administrations. In the Obama Administration, Andrew served as
Deputy Director for Management and Associate Director for General Government
Programs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). At OMB, he led OMB’s
management offices and the President’s Management Council with a focus on
digital services, cybersecurity, acquisitions, financial management,
personnel and performance management. As Associate Director for General
Government Programs, he oversaw policy and budget for six cabinet agencies
comprising $225 billion of the President’s budget and covering over one
million federal employees. Prior to his OMB roles, Andrew served as the
Deputy Vice President for Compact Operations for East and Southern Africa at
the Millennium Challenge Corporation. He served as Executive Secretary at the
U.S. Treasury Department from 2009-2010. In the Clinton Administration from
1995-2000, Andrew worked at the White House and the U.S. Treasury Department.
Andrew was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton from 2003-2009 and McKinsey &
Company from 2017-2020, where he focused on public sector programs. During
2019–2020, Andrew served on the steering committee of the Climate 21 Project,
which delivered advice for a coordinated, rapid-start, whole-of-government
climate response. Andrew received a bachelor’s degree from the University of
Illinois, law degree from The George Washington University Law School, and a
master in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University. He and his wife have two children and reside in
Washington, D.C.
9:50 am EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: FOCUSING ON THE S IN ESG—FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
While most of today’s conversations about sustainability focus on the
environment, where do we stand with the social aspects of sustainability? Which
role does legislation play in making the S in ESG more prominent? How are
regulators and brands addressing the social aspects of sustainability, and how
does the US compare internationally in this respect? How can the S in ESG be
measured and reported effectively, as the E is measured and reported, from Scope
1 to Scope 3?
To move from theory to practice in a global company, how do you implement an S
programme? Most importantly, when it comes to responsible purchasing practices,
what are the real-world examples of what brands are doing to affect the ways in
which their global supply chain is acting?
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WENDY BARAHONA SAVAGE
Senior director, social impact & transparency, Patagonia
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WENDY BARAHONA SAVAGE
Senior director, social impact & transparency, Patagonia
May 31st 2023
* 09:50 am
Fireside chat: Focusing on the S in ESG—from theory to practice
Wendy Savage is a multifaceted thought leader with 20 years of experience in
Sustainability. Throughout her career Wendy has advised a wide variety of
companies in Apparel, Food, Beverage, Agriculture and Extractives.
She has seen firsthand the positive and negative impacts businesses can have
on people and planet, and is a firm believer in using business as a force for
good.
As Patagonia’s Senior Director of Social Impact & Transparency, Wendy
sets the strategy and implementation for the company’s commitments to Human
Rights, Product Traceability, Transparency, as well as Animal Welfare. Some
of the key initiatives she currently leads include Responsible Purchasing
Practices, Preferred Fiber Traceability, Regenerative Organic Agriculture,
Living Wages, Fair Trade, among others.
Wendy is also a key advisor to Patagonia’s public policy advocacy work,
emerging sustainability legislation, and stakeholder engagement. Serving on
the Fair Labor Association’s Board of Directors and Textile Exchange’s Fiber
Standards committees, Wendy is a leading voice in the industry fostering a
collaborative approach to complex environmental and social issues.
Born and raised in Lima, Peru, Wendy completed her studies in Sociology at
the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She was then awarded with a
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to represent the United States
in France, where she completed a Master’s in Business Management at SKEMA
Business School.
Wendy has been honored with Addweek’s-17 Sustainability Stars award on Decent
Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8), as well as Nomi Network’s- Corporate Social
Responsibility award. She speaks Spanish, English and
French.
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MICHAEL POSNER
Director, center for business and human rights, NYU
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MICHAEL POSNER
Director, center for business and human rights, NYU
May 31st 2023
* 09:50 am
Fireside chat: Focusing on the S in ESG—from theory to practice
Michael Posner is the Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance at
NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is the Director of the Center for Business
and Human Rights at the School, the first-ever human rights center at a
business school. Prior to joining NYU Stern, Posner served in the Obama
Administration from 2009-2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau
of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. As a member of the White House Apparel
Industry Partnership Task Force in the mid-’90s, he helped found the Fair
Labor Association (FLA), an organization that brings together corporations,
local leaders, universities, and NGOs to promote corporate accountability for
working conditions in the apparel industry. From 1978 to 2009, he led Human
Rights First, a New York-based human rights advocacy organization. Michael
holds a JD from the University of California, Berkeley Law School, and a BA
with distinction and honors from the University of Michigan.
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Policy lead, Economist Impact
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SARAH REPUCCI
Policy lead, Economist Impact
May 31st 2023
* 09:50 am
Fireside chat: Focusing on the S in ESG—from theory to practice
* 12:30 pm
Panel: Investing in natural capital, biodiversity and social inclusion—the
green revolution as a cause for social change
10:10 am EDT
DEBATE: ESG REPORTING UNDER THE MICROSCOPE—SHOULD IT STAY OR SHOULD IT GO?
ESG reporting has been criticised in recent years. Critics question its
relevance in a world of military conflict, higher inflation, energy insecurity
and greater uncertainty. How relevant is ESG measurement and reporting, and how
accurate is the information presented? What methods are organisations that
report on ESG using to measure their impact? How are organisations that compile
ESG reports planning to consolidate relevant information in the future? What is
the scientific perspective on where we are with climate change now and what ESG
reporting should really focus on?
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Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
May 31st 2023
* 08:30 am
Opening remarks with The Economist
* 10:10 am
Debate: ESG reporting under the microscope—should it stay or should it go?
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
* 12:00 pm
Fireside chat: Titans taking action—how are the world’s largest retailers
working with suppliers, consumers and policymakers to deliver a
sustainable future for all?
* 12:15 pm
Interview: BlackRock
10:30 am EDT
NETWORKING BREAK: INFORMAL SPEED NETWORKING AND MEET THE START-UPS
This informal speed-networking session is an efficient and effective way to
forge quality connections with your industry peers.
Session participants will spend three minutes with each new contact, allowing
time to exchange business cards, make brief introductions and assess the
potential for further interaction during or after the event. In this session you
will also have the chance to meet with a selection of leading start-ups working
in climate tech.
(5 start-ups)
11:30 am EDT
PANEL: CLEARING HURDLES ON THE WAY TO SUSTAINABILITY—BECOMING A NET-ZERO COMPANY
If putting together an effective sustainability strategy can be difficult,
translating it into everyday operations often looks like “mission impossible”.
How do you smoothly integrate your sustainability strategy into the main
strategy of your organisation, and clear hurdles that can prevent you from
achieving it? How can you get your board, leadership and investors to care about
becoming a net-zero company? And how do you manage delivering solid ESG
performance along with returns to shareholders?
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JAMES GOWEN
Senior vice-president, global supply chain and chief sustainability officer,
Verizon
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JAMES GOWEN
Senior vice-president, global supply chain and chief sustainability officer,
Verizon
May 31st 2023
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
Jim Gowen is Senior Vice President, Sourcing, Global Supply Chain, and Chief
Sustainability Officer for Verizon. Since taking on these complementary roles
in 2009, his team has enlisted more than 58,000 Verizon employees in 53
countries around the globe in helping to reduce the company’s environmental
footprint while increasing the efficiency of a growing enterprise. Jim has
been deeply involved in the advancement of innovative and sustainable
technologies and spearheaded the launch of Verizon’s first ever green bond in
the first quarter of 2019. Jim oversees other green initiatives throughout
the company including setting Verizon’s first approved science based
emissions reduction targets, committing to operational net zero emissions,
expanding recycling and waste reduction, and management of end-of-life-cycle
material recovery. In his supply chain role, Jim leads all sourcing,
inventory planning and logistics operations globally. Jim is responsible for
the planning of over $35B of inventory across all Verizon’s lines of
business. Additionally, Jim has responsibility for procurement, warehousing,
transportation, quality, returns and end-of-life monetization. He is a member
of Penn State University’s Smeal Sustainability Advisory Board, the current
Chairman of GeSI, and a board member of the MIT Climate and Sustainability
Consortium.
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JENNY AHLEN
Managing director, net-zero, We Mean Business Coalition
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JENNY AHLEN
Managing director, net-zero, We Mean Business Coalition
May 31st 2023
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
Jenny directs the strategy, coordination and execution of the We Mean
Business Coalition’s net-zero programs and campaigns. She has spent her
career working on environmental issues which includes over ten years of
experience helping companies set and achieve ambitious climate commitments.
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MELANIE NAKAGAWA
Chief sustainability officer, Microsoft
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MELANIE NAKAGAWA
Chief sustainability officer, Microsoft
May 31st 2023
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
Melanie Nakagawa is the Chief Sustainability Officer for the Microsoft’s
Environmental Sustainability team. Ms. Nakagawa has spent nearly 2 decades at
the nexus of policy, business and technology, she is committed to using the
power of technology to advance the world’s sustainability needs. Ms. Nakagawa
leads Microsoft’s ambitious plans to become a carbon negative, water
positive, and zero waste company. She most recently served as Special
Assistant to President Biden and Senior Director for Climate and Energy on
the National Security Council at the White House. Prior to the White House,
she helped launch Princeville Capital’s inaugural global growth equity
climate technology fund investing in companies delivering transformative
solutions to climate change. Ms. Nakagawa received her law degree from
American University Washington College of Law.
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NOEL KINDER
Chief sustainability officer, Nike
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NOEL KINDER
Chief sustainability officer, Nike
May 31st 2023
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
May 31st 2023
* 08:30 am
Opening remarks with The Economist
* 10:10 am
Debate: ESG reporting under the microscope—should it stay or should it go?
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
* 12:00 pm
Fireside chat: Titans taking action—how are the world’s largest retailers
working with suppliers, consumers and policymakers to deliver a
sustainable future for all?
* 12:15 pm
Interview: BlackRock
12:00 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: TITANS TAKING ACTION—HOW ARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST RETAILERS
WORKING WITH SUPPLIERS, CONSUMERS AND POLICYMAKERS TO DELIVER A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE FOR ALL?
Hear how the world’s largest retailers are helping their customers with
sustainability practices. How are scope 1 and 2 emissions being dealt with, and
what steps are retailers taking to empower their partners with transparent
monitoring across the supply chain?
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KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN
Chief sustainability officer and executive vice-president, Walmart
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KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN
Chief sustainability officer and executive vice-president, Walmart
May 31st 2023
* 12:00 pm
Fireside chat: Titans taking action—how are the world’s largest retailers
working with suppliers, consumers and policymakers to deliver a
sustainable future for all?
Kathleen McLaughlin is executive vice president and chief sustainability
officer for Walmart Inc. and president of the Walmart Foundation.
Kathleen is responsible for programs that help Walmart create opportunity
through jobs and sourcing; advance the sustainability of supply chains;
foster diversity, equity and inclusion; and build inclusive and resilient
communities.
Through business initiatives and philanthropy, her teams work with Walmart
associates, suppliers, nonprofit organizations and others to drive
significant and lasting improvements to economic, social and environmental
systems. These efforts are making significant progress on multiple fronts,
including engaging more than 4,500 suppliers in Project Gigaton™ – an
initiative created in 2017 aimed at engaging suppliers in climate action,
along with NGOs and other stakeholders to reduce or avoid one billion metric
tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gases from the global value chain by 2030. So
far, we’ve reduced or avoided more than 574 million metric tons of CO2
emissions through Project Gigaton™. Since 2006, Walmart and Sam’s Club have
donated more than 7 billion pounds of food from stores, clubs and
distribution centers to Feeding America food banks. Since 2016, Walmart,
Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation have provided more than $132 million
for disaster preparedness and response efforts supporting communities around
the globe. Last year, the company and Foundation awarded more than $1.5
billion in cash and in-kind donations, including over 696 million pounds of
food donations in the U.S.
Before joining Walmart in 2013, she spent more than 20 years with the global
consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
Kathleen serves on the boards of the Council on Foundations, the World
Wildlife Fund, World Resources Institute, and is an advisor to The Nature
Conservancy’s Impact and Financial Markets team.
In 2018, Kathleen was recognized as one of the “The World’s 50 Greatest
Leaders” by Fortune – a title given to men and women in business, government,
philanthropy and the arts across the globe for their work to transform the
world and inspire others to do the same.
Kathleen is a frequent speaker about the role of business in society at
forums such as those hosted by the New York Times, Fortune, the Wall Street
Journal and the World Economic Forum.
Kathleen earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Boston
University, as well as a Master of Arts in politics, philosophy and economics
from Balliol College at Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.
She also has a diploma in theology from Oxford. She is married with three
children and divides her time between Bentonville, Arkansas, and Toronto,
Ontario.
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Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
May 31st 2023
* 08:30 am
Opening remarks with The Economist
* 10:10 am
Debate: ESG reporting under the microscope—should it stay or should it go?
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
* 12:00 pm
Fireside chat: Titans taking action—how are the world’s largest retailers
working with suppliers, consumers and policymakers to deliver a
sustainable future for all?
* 12:15 pm
Interview: BlackRock
12:15 pm EDT
INTERVIEW: BLACKROCK
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MARK WIEDMAN
Senior managing director, head of the global client business, member of the
global executive committee, BlackRock
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MARK WIEDMAN
Senior managing director, head of the global client business, member of the
global executive committee, BlackRock
May 31st 2023
* 12:15 pm
Interview: BlackRock
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
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VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN
Global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
May 31st 2023
* 08:30 am
Opening remarks with The Economist
* 10:10 am
Debate: ESG reporting under the microscope—should it stay or should it go?
* 11:30 am
Panel: Clearing hurdles on the way to sustainability—becoming a net-zero
company
* 12:00 pm
Fireside chat: Titans taking action—how are the world’s largest retailers
working with suppliers, consumers and policymakers to deliver a
sustainable future for all?
* 12:15 pm
Interview: BlackRock
12:30 pm EDT
PANEL: INVESTING IN NATURAL CAPITAL, BIODIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION—THE GREEN
REVOLUTION AS A CAUSE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Nature-based solutions protect not just the environment but those that rely on
it. As the original stewards of nature, tribes and indigenous communities have
expertise critical to finding solutions to the climate crisis and protecting
ecosystems. How can businesses work with indigenous people, as custodians of the
land, to ensure they can deliver socioeconomic benefits along with commitments
to nature? How can businesses effectively invest in nature and measure the
return on that investment?
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WILL SHAFROTH
President and chief executive, National Park Foundation
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WILL SHAFROTH
President and chief executive, National Park Foundation
May 31st 2023
* 12:30 pm
Panel: Investing in natural capital, biodiversity and social inclusion—the
green revolution as a cause for social change
As president and CEO of the National Park Foundation, Will Shafroth leads the
organization’s work to protect our national parks and connect people to these
great places. Shafroth oversees a staff of more than 100 that raise and
deploy funds to support programs and projects in national parks that conserve
wildlife, restore trails, and preserve the nation’s rich history and culture
as well as engaging the next generation of park users through environmental
education, service corps and citizen science. Shafroth works closely with the
National Park Service leadership to ensure mission alignment and with a 30
member board to raise funds and make our national parks a charity of choice.
Before joining the National Park Foundation, Shafroth served as Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Counselor for Secretary Ken Salazar at the
Department of the Interior. He has also served as executive director of the
Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund and Colorado Conservation Trust, Assistant
Secretary at the California Natural Resources Agency, and chairman of the
Land Trust Alliance and Resources Legacy Fund.
A fourth-generation Coloradan, Shafroth’s personal and professional lives
have been centered around the conservation and enjoyment of public and
private land. He is the father of three children and enjoys biking, hiking,
fishing, canoeing and racquet sports.
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BEN JEALOUS
Chief executive, Sierra Club
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BEN JEALOUS
Chief executive, Sierra Club
May 31st 2023
* 12:30 pm
Panel: Investing in natural capital, biodiversity and social inclusion—the
green revolution as a cause for social change
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SARAH REPUCCI
Policy lead, Economist Impact
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SARAH REPUCCI
Policy lead, Economist Impact
May 31st 2023
* 09:50 am
Fireside chat: Focusing on the S in ESG—from theory to practice
* 12:30 pm
Panel: Investing in natural capital, biodiversity and social inclusion—the
green revolution as a cause for social change
1:00 pm EDT
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2:00 pm EDT
PANEL: HOW TO MANAGE SCOPE 3 SUPPLY CHAINS
Scope 3 emissions account for up to 90% of some businesses’ carbon emissions,
and are the bane of those trying to improve their environmental performance. How
can businesses effectively monitor scope 3 emissions? How can disclosure
frameworks for supply-chain emissions be standardised for companies, and what
role can policymakers play here? How can data and technology help companies
track and disclose their scope 3 emissions, and can companies be incentivised to
reveal more information?
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MICHAEL OKOROAFOR
Chief sustainability officer, McCormick and Company
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MICHAEL OKOROAFOR
Chief sustainability officer, McCormick and Company
May 31st 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: How to manage scope 3 supply chains
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NANCY MAHON
Chief sustainability officer, The Estée Lauder Companies
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NANCY MAHON
Chief sustainability officer, The Estée Lauder Companies
May 31st 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: How to manage scope 3 supply chains
2:00 pm EDT
PANEL: THE POWER OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN DECARBONISING HARD-TO-ABATE
SECTORS
Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors is an essential step towards delivering a
net-zero future. Many of these sectors are working with tight profit margins and
high levels of competition, so implementing change is difficult. What role might
public-private partnerships have in the race to decarbonise, and how might a
level playing field be established and greener practices rewarded?
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LAUREN RILEY
Chief sustainability officer and managing director, global environmental
affairs, United Airlines
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LAUREN RILEY
Chief sustainability officer and managing director, global environmental
affairs, United Airlines
May 31st 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: The power of public-private partnerships in decarbonising
hard-to-abate sectors
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MITCH TOOMEY
Chief executive, The American Chemistry Council
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MITCH TOOMEY
Chief executive, The American Chemistry Council
May 31st 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: The power of public-private partnerships in decarbonising
hard-to-abate sectors
As Vice President of Sustainability and Responsible Care, Mitch Toomey is
responsible for leading the strategic implementation of ACC’s world-class
EHS&S performance initiative and executing the industry’s commitment to
sustainability – through innovation, collaboration, and technologies that
enhance the safety and environmental impacts of ACC member products and
operations.
In his role at ACC, Mitch is focused on strengthening industry’s role as a
solutions provider across six key areas: monitoring and improving air
quality; conserving and protecting drinking water; increasing product and
process safety; reducing greenhouse gas emissions; expanding recycling; and
creating a more diverse workforce.
Prior to joining ACC in September 2022, Mitch served as Director of
Sustainability for BASF Corporation, the world’s largest chemical company. At
BASF, Mitch led a team working across twelve businesses to embed
sustainability in the company’s business strategies, including leadership of
long-term renewable power purchasing agreements, non-fossil feedstocks for
circular economy value chains, and customer-centric portfolio evaluations and
expansions based on emerging sustainability drivers. Mitch also led the BASF
Sustainability Champions Network and Leadership Sustainability Council.
Before BASF, Mitch spent more than 15 years with the United Nations and UN
Development Programme (UNDP), where he helped champion the United Nations
global social responsibility and sustainability movement. He also led UN
engagement and expert dialogues for the 2012 Rio Conference on
Sustainability, launched the UNDP Innovation Facility, and served as lead
author for the UNDP Knowledge Management Strategy.
Prior to joining the UN, Mitch worked in the private sector building two
startups, and working as a management consultant helping traditional firms
migrate to digital markets and sustainable business models.
Mitch earned both an MBA and BA from New York University. An avid
outdoorsman, Mitch also holds a Wilderness Expedition Leadership Certificate
from the National Outdoor Leadership School.
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GRAHAM WEBB
Chief sustainability officer, Pratt & Whitney
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GRAHAM WEBB
Chief sustainability officer, Pratt & Whitney
May 31st 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: The power of public-private partnerships in decarbonising
hard-to-abate sectors
Graham Webb is chief sustainability officer for Pratt & Whitney, the company
that introduced the GTFTM family of engines in 2016 to drive down the
environmental impact of the latest generation of commercial airframes. In
this role, Webb coordinates the execution of Pratt & Whitney’s sustainable
propulsion technology roadmap and strategy, focused on securing funding from
government and industry partners and communicating Pratt & Whitney’s
sustainability capabilities and achievements to key constituencies.
Prior to this role, Webb led the Geared Turbofan engine business program for
the Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jet E2 aircraft and previously served as chief
engineer during the development of Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan engines.
Webb’s 30-year career in engineering and aerospace has included leadership
roles in operations and in engine turbine development and production
implementation. He has experience bringing a wide range of propulsion systems
to market.
Webb holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a master’s degree in
Metallurgical Engineering, and a doctoral degree in Materials Science from
Georgia Institute of Technology. He has published numerous technical
publications and receiveda certification for Project Management Professional
(PMP) from the Project Management Institute.
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KATHLEEN HARRINGTON
Public policy and insights analyst, Economist Impact
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KATHLEEN HARRINGTON
Public policy and insights analyst, Economist Impact
May 31st 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: The power of public-private partnerships in decarbonising
hard-to-abate sectors
June 1st 2023
* 09:30 am
Fireside chat: Understanding the rules for conserving and protecting
ecosystems
2:30 pm EDT
IN CONVERSATION: NATIONAL SECURITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION –
EMERGING RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
How will the impacts of climate change influence the Department of Defense at
home and abroad? How do the Department’s climate and sustainability goals align
with the defense mission? What role does the private sector play in mitigating
risk in critical supply chains and advancing US competitiveness in the clean
energy revolution?
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JOE BRYAN
Chief sustainability officer and senior advisor to the secretary, United
States Department of Defense
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JOE BRYAN
Chief sustainability officer and senior advisor to the secretary, United
States Department of Defense
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: National Security, Climate Change, and the Energy
Transition – Emerging Risks and Opportunities
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PHILLIP CORNELL
Principal for energy and sustainability, Economist Impact
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PHILLIP CORNELL
Principal for energy and sustainability, Economist Impact
May 30th 2023
* 10:00 am
Fireside chat: How philanthropies can be more effective for climate goals
in the US?
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: National Security, Climate Change, and the Energy
Transition – Emerging Risks and Opportunities
June 1st 2023
* 03:15 pm
Panel: Scaling renewables at pace
2:30 pm EDT
IN CONVERSATION: ENSURING ETHICAL TRANSPARENT SUPPLY CHAINS
As globalisation continues to shape our world, the task of ensuring ethical
supply chains is becoming increasingly complex. How might open pre-competitive
collaboration and transparency be the key to ensuring ethical supply chains and
what role might technology play in ensuring ethical practices at every stage of
production from raw material to the end consumer?
Supported by Oritain
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SEAN CADY
Vice-president, global sustainability, responsibility and trade, VF
Corporation
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SEAN CADY
Vice-president, global sustainability, responsibility and trade, VF
Corporation
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: Ensuring ethical transparent supply chains
Sean Cady is Vice President, Global Sustainability, Responsibility and Trade
at VF Corporation, a global leader in lifestyle apparel, footwear and
accessories. VF is the owner of 12 iconic brands, including The North Face®,
Vans®, Timberland®, Dickies® and Supreme®.
Cady’s direction of VF’s global sustainability strategy has been instrumental
in the implementation of the company’s comprehensive and industry-leading
actions to reduce the environmental impacts of products, direct operations
and the supply chain. In leading VF’s global trade strategy and product
stewardship team, Cady ensures best-in-class management of product impacts
through design and manufacturing due diligence, regulatory compliance,
traceability, and substantiation of raw materials, while simultaneously
representing VF’s interests to eliminate barriers to free trade.
Additionally, he oversees the global responsible sourcing team across VF,
ensuring the over 1.2 million workers making VF products, which are sold in
more than 170 countries and 1,400 owned retail stores across the globe, are
assured fair treatment and a safe workplace.
Prior to joining VF in 2010, Cady was the Director of Environment, Health and
Safety at Levi Strauss & Co. His perspectives have been shared in numerous
publications including Fast Company, Yahoo Finance, Environment + Energy
Leader, Women’s Wear Daily, and Triple Pundit, and at recent events such as
the Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference, the Redress Design Awards and
the Sustainable Denver Summit.
Cady holds an M.B.A. in International Business from Saint Mary’s College of
California and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University at Buffalo.
He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California. He serves
on the boards of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, where he is the Immediate
Past Chair, and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.
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GRANT COCHRANE
Chief executive, Oritain
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GRANT COCHRANE
Chief executive, Oritain
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: Ensuring ethical transparent supply chains
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PRATIMA SINGH
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
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PRATIMA SINGH
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: Ensuring ethical transparent supply chains
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Building a sustainable supply chain in the food industry
June 1st 2023
* 10:15 am
Fireside chat: Forestry at the frontier—how can companies and indigenous
communities secure the future of forests?
2:50 pm EDT
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2:50 pm EDT
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3:10 pm EDT
PANEL: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Companies frequently want to procure green products, but the process is fraught
with challenges in areas including standardisation and transparency. This can
particularly be a challenge in the global food industry. How are chief
sustainability officers and food producers tackling these issues?What can they
learn from one another? How can the food industry in particular become more
sustainable by focusing on all the stakeholders?
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IRVING FAIN
Chief executive and founder, Bowery Farming
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IRVING FAIN
Chief executive and founder, Bowery Farming
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Building a sustainable supply chain in the food industry
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ERIC MITTENTHAL
Chief strategy officer, North American Meat Institute
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ERIC MITTENTHAL
Chief strategy officer, North American Meat Institute
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Building a sustainable supply chain in the food industry
Eric Mittenthal is the Chief Strategy Officer at the North American Meat
Institute, previously serving as the organization’s vice president of public
affairs and vice president of sustainability. He leads the Meat Institute’s
Protein PACT strategy focused on implementing a framework for continuous
improvement throughout the industry and a commitment to greater transparency
to meet consumer and customer expectations.
Mittenthal joined NAMI from the International Food Information Council (IFIC)
where he worked closely with food industry communications leaders, led IFIC’s
efforts in connecting with journalists and influencers and launched many of
IFIC’s successful social media platforms. Mittenthal moved to Washington D.C.
following a career as a television reporter and producer in several markets
around the country including Atlanta, Jacksonville, NC and Idaho Falls, ID.
He graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY with a Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology and also received a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from
Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA.
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ANN MUKHERJEE
Chairman and chief executive, Pernod Ricard North America
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ANN MUKHERJEE
Chairman and chief executive, Pernod Ricard North America
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Building a sustainable supply chain in the food industry
Ann Mukherjee joined PRNA as Chairman & CEO in December 2019. The first
industry outsider and woman of color to assume the position, Ann is
laser-focused on delivering both ROI and ROR (return on responsibility). She
has artfully advanced the business through ambiguity, driving a
transformation rooted in the science of predictable consumer demand and
guiding PRNA to record-breaking profits in 2021. At the same time, she has
launched award-winning brand campaigns and initiatives that spark consumer
engagement on topics such as consent, voting, hate speech, and diversity and
inclusion. Ann joined Pernod Ricard from S.C. Johnson and Company, where she
broke ground as their first-ever Global Chief Marketing Officer and, later,
Global Chief Commercial Officer. She spent more than a decade in leadership
roles at PepsiCo and Frito-Lay, and began her marketing career at Kraft Foods
Group. Ann graduated with two bachelor’s degrees and a MBA from the
University of Chicago. Ann has been recognized with numerous awards
throughout her 30-year career, including Forbes’ Top 50 Most Influential
CMOs; Brand Week’s Marketer of the Year; and ADCOLOR’s Legend Award. In
spring 2022, she was inducted into the American Marketing Association’s
Marketing Hall of Fame
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PRATIMA SINGH
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
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PRATIMA SINGH
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: Ensuring ethical transparent supply chains
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Building a sustainable supply chain in the food industry
June 1st 2023
* 10:15 am
Fireside chat: Forestry at the frontier—how can companies and indigenous
communities secure the future of forests?
3:10 pm EDT
PANEL: DESTINATION DECARBONISATION - HOW ARE EVS AND INNOVATION CHANGING
TRANSPORT AS WE KNOW IT?
What are the most recent innovations in EVs that will enable technology to scale
up? How are cities and their infrastructure changing to integrate facilities for
EVs? How will the IRA and other public-sector policies contribute to EV uptake?
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OLGA AULET-LEON
Head of ESG, Lucid Motors
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OLGA AULET-LEON
Head of ESG, Lucid Motors
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Destination Decarbonisation - How are EVs and innovation changing
transport as we know it?
Olga Aulet-Leon has led Lucid Motor’s ESG program since 2021, and has worked
in the transportation/automotive space for over 10 years. Her work has
spanned topics like strategy and roadmapping for critical sustainability
topics including carbon reduction, human rights, reporting and disclosure,
and sustainable materials. She is honored to be part of an organization that
is creating highly efficient electric vehicles, that both inspire the
adoption of sustainable energy and efficiently use our planet’s precious
resources. She is a passionate advocate for driving sustainability progress
within organizations, and her background in business operations and supply
chain helps bring a business oriented lens to her work. She received her BA
in Business Economics with honors in Economics from UCLA, and an MA in
International Relations from Syracuse University.
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SUSAN ANDERSON
Vice-president, global head of partnerships and U4B, Uber
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SUSAN ANDERSON
Vice-president, global head of partnerships and U4B, Uber
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Destination Decarbonisation - How are EVs and innovation changing
transport as we know it?
Susan is the VP, Global Head of Partnerships and U4B at Uber.
Susan has had a fast paced 18 year career spanning Financial Services,
Strategy Consulting (Bain) and Tech (Amazon, Uber). At Uber, Susan has held
leadership positions across the Eats and Rides businesses in Australia, New
Zealand and North Asia, quickly becoming known for driving geographic
expansion and rapid growth. A natural evolution of this work led to her most
role overseeing global strategy for new mobility products, before taking on
leadership of Uber for Business and now also Global Partnerships.
She is laser focused on creating magical customer experiences, moving fast to
action and building strong, diverse and engaged teams.
In her spare time Susan enjoys running, reading and spending time with her
husband, 15 yr old daughter, 13 yr old son and COVID puppy Penny.
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GANESH IYER
Chief executive US, NIO
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GANESH IYER
Chief executive US, NIO
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Destination Decarbonisation - How are EVs and innovation changing
transport as we know it?
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EVAN BELSER
Policy strategist and managing counsel, Ford Motor Company
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EVAN BELSER
Policy strategist and managing counsel, Ford Motor Company
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Destination Decarbonisation - How are EVs and innovation changing
transport as we know it?
Evan Belser specializes in legal and policy matters concerning air pollution
control, climate change, environmental enforcement and remedies, and the
decarbonization of transportation and energy.
In 2022, Evan joined Ford Motor Company. He is a Policy Strategist and
Managing Counsel in Ford’s Office of General Counsel. In this role he leads
legal and policy matters concerning emissions and fuel economy standards for
vehicles and engines, zero-emission vehicle goals, energy storage and the
potential for vehicle-to-grid, critical minerals supply chain for electric
vehicles and battery recycling, and other environmental, social, and
governance priorities for Ford.
Before 2022, Evan was a leader in the United States’ efforts to enforce air
pollution standards for stationary sources, mobile sources, and consumer
products. He served in numerous management roles, including Acting Director,
in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Enforcement
Division. Among a wide range of investigations and enforcement actions, Evan
led the agency’s enforcement responses to automakers and aftermarket parts
companies for illegal “defeat devices,” and he brought the Nation’s first
cases to enforce laws that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Before EPA, Evan graduated with honors from Vermont Law School. Before and
during law school, Evan served as organizer, litigator, and spokesman for
numerous environmental advocacy organizations. He handled matters concerning
water protection, waste management, energy infrastructure, contaminated
sites, and renewable fuels.
Evan lives with his wife and three children in Washington, DC.
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SPENCER REEDER
Director of government affairs and sustainability, Audi
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SPENCER REEDER
Director of government affairs and sustainability, Audi
May 31st 2023
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Destination Decarbonisation - How are EVs and innovation changing
transport as we know it?
3:50 pm EDT
PANEL: GREENING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT—HOW CAN THE BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR DECARBONISE?
The construction sector is responsible for around 37% of energy and
process-related carbon emissions, according to the UN 2022 Global Status Report
for Buildings and Construction. What are the best practices in reducing
unnecessary energy consumption of both new and existing, as well as private- and
public-sector buildings? Can Title 24 be used as a role model? How can the IRA
help reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and construction? Are investors’
expectations evolving towards more sustainable spaces? What is the role that
green building standards, such as LEED, play in ESG reporting? Is rapid scaling
of green buildings critical in the race against climate change?
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PETER TEMPLETON
President and chief executive, US Green Building Council
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PETER TEMPLETON
President and chief executive, US Green Building Council
May 31st 2023
* 03:50 pm
Panel: Greening the built environment—how can the buildings and
construction sector decarbonise?
Peter has worked for over 25 years to accelerate global adoption of practices
that enhance human health, environmental wellbeing and quality of life for
all. As president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council, GBCI and Arc
Skoru, he directs organization-wide efforts to increase the reach and impact
of green building and green business market transformation activities around
the world. He leads the execution of strategic plans and partnerships that
expand local capacity and deliver new tools for advancing smart, healthy,
socially responsible and environmentally sustainable buildings and
communities. Over Peter’s tenure at USGBC, LEED has become the most widely
used and respected green building program in the world.
Peter served as president and CEO of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation
Institute from 2018 to 2021, working to scale Cradle to Cradle Certified as
the globally recognized mark of materials and products optimized for human
and environmental health, circularity, and social fairness.
Prior to C2CPII, Peter served in senior leadership roles at USGBC leading
global market development, establishing strategic partnerships and directing
the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, LEED training and
professional credentialing programs, and USGBC’s green building research
initiatives. He joined USGBC as one of its first employees to support the
launch of the LEED Rating System as Director of LEED and International
Programs.
From 2009-2012, Peter was the first President of Green Business Certification
Inc. (GBCI) which administers third-party project certification and
professional credentialing in over 150 countries and territories for the LEED
green building rating systems and other respected environmental leadership
standards. During his tenure, GBCI certified over 200 million square meters
of new and existing buildings and awarded over 200,000 credentials to green
building professionals worldwide.
Prior to USGBC, Peter worked as a program manager and environmental planner
on international development projects promoting sustainable land use and
resource management best practices in Asia, Latin America and the Middle
East.
Peter holds a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from the
University of Virginia and a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University. He
currently serves as a board member of the World Green Building Council and
Sustentabilidad paraMexico (SUMe).
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GINA BOCRA
Chief sustainability officer, New York City Department of Buildings
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GINA BOCRA
Chief sustainability officer, New York City Department of Buildings
May 31st 2023
* 03:50 pm
Panel: Greening the built environment—how can the buildings and
construction sector decarbonise?
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JOE ROZZA
Chief sustainability officer, Ryan Companies
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JOE ROZZA
Chief sustainability officer, Ryan Companies
May 31st 2023
* 03:50 pm
Panel: Greening the built environment—how can the buildings and
construction sector decarbonise?
Joe is a corporate sustainability leader with a nearly 30-year track record
of delivering transformational sustainability performance that mitigates
risks, drives productivity, creates competitive advantage and gives companies
and brands greater purpose. He is the Chief Sustainability officer for Ryan
Companies US, Inc. – a multibillion-dollar national real estate development,
design, construction, management and capital markets firm. In this role Joe
is focused on transforming the relationship between the built and natural
environments with concentration in the industrial, healthcare, senior living
and multi-family sectors as well as a variety of other types of commercial
real estate development. Primary responsibilities include strategy
development/management, public affairs, communications, reporting,
innovation, governance, capability development, government relations,
business development and leadership of the national sustainability team.
These responsibilities cover the priorities of climate protection,
decarbonization, water stewardship, sustainable materials, circular economy,
natural capital, biodiversity as well as the social benefits of these
programs. Joe’s is guided by the principle that – when done correctly –
sustainability strategies that protect and restore the environment also
support the mainline growth strategy and profitability of companies.
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SUSAN UTHAYAKUMAR
Chief energy and sustainability officer, Prologis
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SUSAN UTHAYAKUMAR
Chief energy and sustainability officer, Prologis
May 31st 2023
* 03:50 pm
Panel: Greening the built environment—how can the buildings and
construction sector decarbonise?
Susan Uthayakumar leads the company’s sustainability and energy solutions
business. In this capacity, she is responsible for evaluating and scaling
both existing and emerging energy solutions across the Prologis platform and
for ensuring that Prologis continues to be the leader in sustainability in
the logistic real estate industry.
Prior to joining Prologis, Susan was president of Schneider Electric’s
Sustainability Business Division. During her 16-year tenure with the company,
she was instrumental in transforming Schneider Electric to a digital power
and automation technology company by driving sustainability, efficiency and
resiliency. Before that, she was CEO of Schneider Canada. Uthayakumar
recently was recognized as a 2021 Environment+Energy Leader 100 Honoree for
successfully delivering climate mitigation action to enterprise customers.
Previously, Susan led strategy and M&A projects globally with McCain Foods
Limited, an international leader in the frozen food industry, and held
various leadership positions with Deloitte, a global advisory firm.
Susan has an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University with a focus on international business practices. In
addition, she holds a Master of Accounting (MAcc) and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Waterloo. Susan has also completed the Women’s
Senior Leadership Program and Executive Scholar Certification from the
Kellogg School of Management and holds the Chartered Accountant (CA) and
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designations.
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TOREY CARTER-CONNEEN
Chief executive, American Society of Landscape Architects
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TOREY CARTER-CONNEEN
Chief executive, American Society of Landscape Architects
May 31st 2023
* 03:50 pm
Panel: Greening the built environment—how can the buildings and
construction sector decarbonise?
Torey Carter-Conneen is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Society
of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the 16,000-member professional association
which represents landscape architects in the U.S. Founded in 1899,
Washington, DC-based ASLA promotes landscape architecture through advocacy,
communication, education, and fellowship. Torey was appointed ASLA’s CEO in
2020, and in 2021 led the development of ASLA’s “2030 Vision,” which affirms
ASLA’s focus on raising awareness of the interaction of people, planet, and
space, thereby better positioning the organization to take on such challenges
as climate change. In November 2022, under Torey’s leadership, ASLA released
its comprehensive Climate Action Plan and accompanying Climate Action Field
Guide that charts a pathway for landscape architects to achieve zero
greenhouse gas emissions in their projects and operations and increase carbon
sequestration by 2040. During his tenure, Torey has forged new partnerships
that elevate the visibility of work by ASLA’s members such as the historic
collaboration with the U.S. Library of Congress. This collaboration will for
the first time archive award-winning, built landscape architecture projects,
including several that mitigate the impact of climate change with
nature-based solutions.
Prior to joining ASLA, Torey served as Chief Operating Officer of the
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and previously he was the
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Center for American
Progress (CAP), COO and later Acting President and CEO at the LGBTQ Victory
Fund and Institute. Torey received degrees in economics and accounting from
George Mason University, and an MBA from the University of Maryland Global
Campus.
Torey and his husband Mike are fathers to two amazing children, Drew, and
Aiden.
3:50 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM SUSTAINABILITY
Initially seen as a cost centre for senior management and boards, how can
sustainability be turned into a source of commercial value for the business? In
what ways can chief sustainability officers communicate through the lens of
profit and loss? How can companies simultaneously deliver ESG performance and
good returns to shareholders?
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JULIET ANAMMAH
Executive committee chair, CGAP
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JULIET ANAMMAH
Executive committee chair, CGAP
May 31st 2023
* 03:50 pm
Fireside chat: How to make money from sustainability
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KURT HARRISON
Founder and co-head of the global sustainability practice, Russell Reynolds
Associates
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KURT HARRISON
Founder and co-head of the global sustainability practice, Russell Reynolds
Associates
May 31st 2023
* 03:50 pm
Fireside chat: How to make money from sustainability
4:10 pm EDT
PRESENTATION
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LILA KARBASSI
Chair, SBTi
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LILA KARBASSI
Chair, SBTi
May 31st 2023
* 04:10 pm
Presentation
4:30 pm EDT
AFTERNOON BREAK
4:50 pm EDT
PANEL: POWERING AMERICA—DELIVERING THE GREEN GRID
Renewable energy sources contribute about 17% of American electricity production
at utility-scale facilities. Of this share, around 7% comes from wind and 6%
from hydropower. How can the country increase the supply of energy from
renewables? What are the problems with current technologies? How can energy
storage provide a solution, and what energy sources are most promising?
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ALI NOURI
Assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs,
Department of Energy
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ALI NOURI
Assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs,
Department of Energy
May 31st 2023
* 04:50 pm
Panel: Powering America—delivering the green grid
Dr. Ali Nouri leads the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
as an Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy. He was previously
serving as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in that office. Prior to
joining the Biden Administration, Dr. Nouri was the President of the
Federation of American Scientists, a public policy organization focused on
countering WMDs, addressing emerging infectious diseases, and crafting
solutions to energy and innovation challenges. Under his leadership, the
organization also tackled science denialism and COVID-19 misinformation by
providing timely, science-based information to policy makers and to the
public.
Previously, Dr. Nouri served as an advisor in the U.S. Senate for nearly a
decade, including six years for a member of the Senate Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources. During his time in the Senate, he served in various
positions including as an Energy and Environment Advisor, a National Security
Advisor, and as a Legislative Director. Prior to that, Dr. Nouri served as an
advisor to the office of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan where he developed
initiatives to block biotechnology from being used to produce biological
weapons. He earned a B.A. in biology from Reed College and a Ph.D. in
molecular biology from Princeton University. He resides in Washington D.C.
with his wife, Logan Gibson, and their two sons.
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JON CREYTS
Chief executive, RMI
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JON CREYTS
Chief executive, RMI
May 31st 2023
* 04:50 pm
Panel: Powering America—delivering the green grid
Jon Creyts is the CEO of RMI. He is an internationally recognized leader on
global energy issues and climate change.
Joining the organization in 2012, Jon has managed the strategy and execution
of RMI’s global research and collaboration activities in multiple senior
positions at the organization, most recently serving as chief program and
strategy officer. Under his leadership, RMI has advanced market-based
solutions to transform the global energy system to secure a clean,
prosperous, and zero-carbon future for all. An independent, nonpartisan
nonprofit, RMI works with businesses, communities, governments, and other
NGOs to accelerate and scale solutions that drive the cost-effective shift
from fossil fuels to renewable and efficient energy use.
BACKGROUND
Jon served as a senior leader at RMI for nearly a decade before assuming the
role of CEO. While chief program officer, he helped grow the institution more
than tenfold in size. He has extensive knowledge and practical experience
applying market forces like finance, policy, data, and technology to support
the rapid decarbonization of infrastructure and industries globally. He
oversees and steers all RMI’s global programs and operations and advises the
organization’s global network of market affiliates.
Jon helped found RMI’s China Program and set up RMI’s office in Beijing. He
has worked on electricity transition issues, helping found e-Lab, researching
technology disruption, and stewarding RMI’s Business Renewables Center to
eventually spin out and become the Clean Energy Buyer’s Alliance. He
conceived and built RMI’s breakthrough technology accelerator, Third
Derivative. Between 2017 and 2019, he helped build and spin out the Energy
Web Foundation (now Energy Web), a partnership that established the world’s
largest consortium focused on using decentralized computing to manage a
decentralized grid. Jon is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion
across RMI’s staff and champions equity and environmental resilience across
RMI’s portfolio of work.
Prior to joining RMI, Jon was a partner with McKinsey & Company where he
spent 11 years in the global energy practice. He cofounded McKinsey’s
sustainability practice and was one of the principal authors of the “McKinsey
cost curve” for greenhouse gas abatement. Before that, he was a designer in
the energy and aviation industries and is an alumnus of Lockheed Martin’s
renowned Skunk Works prototyping facility.
Jon received a doctorate for research focused on creating a circular
industrial economy, using thermodynamics to evaluate the material and energy
efficiency of processes in the design of closed loop systems. Jon currently
serves as the chair of the board of Energy Web. He has previously served on
the boards of WattTime and the Chicago Zoological Society.
EDUCATION
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of California – Berkeley
BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5:20 pm EDT
INTERVIEW: INFOSYS
5:35 pm EDT
PANEL: HOW CAN EDUCATION UNITE GOVERNMENTS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR?
The education sector is of crucial importance in making sustainability a
priority for companies and communities across the United States. It can also
foster better, more productive co-operation between the private and public
sectors, serving as a bridge to help drive sustainable practices and create jobs
to fuel the green industrial revolution. What initiatives and programmes in
education are already delivering results? What else can the sector do to bring
sustainability to the top of everyone’s agenda?
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MEGHNA TARE
Chief sustainability officer, University of Texas at Arlington
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MEGHNA TARE
Chief sustainability officer, University of Texas at Arlington
May 31st 2023
* 05:35 pm
Panel: How can education unite governments and the private sector?
As UT Arlington’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Meghna works collaboratively
to foster partnerships among academic, research, and operational departments.
She has a successful track record of launching and managing projects,
developing strategy, managing operations, policy and program implementation.
She is a visionary, strategic, systems-thinker with skills in establishing
complex multi-stakeholder engagements and relationships across sectors for
collective impact.
She has expertise in SDGs, public policy, CSR, climate change, equitable food
systems, transportation, conservation, place-based education, and social
impact.
Meghna is the Founder and Director of Regional Center of Expertise for
Education in Sustainable Development (RCE North Texas), a program of the
United Nations University, and the North Texas Food Policy Alliance.
She graduated with an MBA in Sustainable Management, MS in Environmental
Science, and MS in Chemistry.
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JUSTIN VAN FLEET
Executive director, Global Business Coalition for Education
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JUSTIN VAN FLEET
Executive director, Global Business Coalition for Education
May 31st 2023
* 05:35 pm
Panel: How can education unite governments and the private sector?
Justin van Fleet is the President of the global children’s charity Theirworld
and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education.
He previously served as the Director of the International Commission on
Financing Global Education Opportunity and Chief of Staff to the United
Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Former UK Prime Minister Gordon
Brown where the landmark “Learning Generation” report put forward a pathway
to finance and deliver the ambitions of Sustainable Development Goal 4 –
inclusive and equitable quality education for all. He has been a passionate
advocate for financing education, playing an instrumental role in the
establishment of the Education Cannot Wait Fund for education in emergencies
and the new International Finance Facility for Education.
van Fleet was a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal
Education in Washington, D.C. where his research focused on corporate social
investments and philanthropy for global education. He has previously held
various non-profit and academic posts, including as Deputy Chair for
Education at the Clinton Global Initiative, an Instructor at the University
of Maryland and Associate Director of the Council on Foreign Relations Center
for Universal Education. He has consulted for various international and
national organizations and foundations.
van Fleet served on the Board of Trustees of Creative Minds International
Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. from 2011-2015.
He graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in international
education policy and holds a Masters degree from Harvard University in the
same field. A native of Western Maryland in the foothills of the Appalachian
mountains, he completed his Bachelor of Arts at Frostburg State University in
international politics and Spanish. He has lived in Bolivia and Argentina.
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COSTIS MAGLARAS
Dean, Columbia Business School
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COSTIS MAGLARAS
Dean, Columbia Business School
May 31st 2023
* 05:35 pm
Panel: How can education unite governments and the private sector?
Costis Maglaras is the 16th Dean of Columbia Business School, and the David
and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business at Columbia University. Costis received
his BS in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London, in 1990, and
his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1991 and
1998, respectively. He joined Columbia Business School in 1998, when he
joined the Decision, Risk and Operations Division. Prior to becoming dean he
served as chair of the Decision, Risk & Operations division at the Business
School, Director of the School’s doctoral program, and was a member of the
executive committee of the University’s Data Science Institute. He is a
Fellow of INFORMS, an Honorary Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and
a Member of the Economic Club of New York.
His research lies on the interface between applied mathematics, economics and
engineering, with emphasis on stochastic networks, financial engineering, and
algorithmic pricing and revenue management. Recent work has focused on market
microstructure of electronic (financial) limit order book markets; the
diffusion of information over social networks; the economics and control of
queueing networks with strategic agents, such as the ones encountered in
ride-hailing; and the application of algorithmic pricing in the residential
real-estate market. His work has been recognized through several research
awards. and he has advised 20 doctoral students that have gone to academia
and industry.
Costis teaches courses in the MBA and PhD programs, and he has also received
the Dean’s award at Columbia Business School for teaching excellence for the
core course Managerial Statistics, and the Dean’s award for Teaching
Innovation for his work on the Technology and Analytics curriculum in
Columbia’s MBA and EMBA programs.
Outside of the Business School, his experience has been focused in financial
technology, asset management and markets, and in digital technology. In 2007,
Dean Maglaras helped found Mismi Inc., a venture-backed financial technology
firm that introduced quantitative trading algorithms and transaction
analytics tools to the equities market. Mismi was a broker dealer and an
Alternative Trading System (ATS; dark pool). At Mismi he was chief scientist
that co-developed all the firm’s IP, built and directed the quantitative
research and engineering teams, and served as President of the firm until
2014. In the last decade he has worked with major financial institutions and
hedge funds, and currently has a long-standing collaboration with Goldman
Sachs’ Global Markets Division focusing on quantitative research and equity
trading. From 1991 to 1993 he served as a research scientist at Canon
Research Center America, working on image processing and optcal character
recognition (back when this was novel).
Costis is married to Niki Kouri and lives in Manhattan with their three
daughters.
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FRANKLIN CARRERO-MARTÍNEZ
Director, global development and science and technology for sustainability
(STS), The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
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FRANKLIN CARRERO-MARTÍNEZ
Director, global development and science and technology for sustainability
(STS), The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
May 31st 2023
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Panel: How can education unite governments and the private sector?
Franklin Carrero-Martínez joined the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine in 2018 where he directs the Global Sustainability
and Development and the Science and Technology for Sustainability program
within the division of Policy and Global Affairs. Prior to this appointment,
he was the Acting Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of
State. Dr. Carrero-Martínez holds a B.S. in biology, with honors from the
University of Puerto Rico (UPR), a Ph.D. in cell and developmental
neurobiology, and a certificate in business administration from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His multidisciplinary career
includes several roles in academia and government: from researcher and
educator, science administrator, to science policy and diplomacy. Previously,
Dr. Carrero-Martínez held appointments as associate professor at the UPR,
Mayagüez, Adjunct Professor at the UPR Medical Science Campus, and as
visiting scholar at Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and Japan’s Institute of Genetics. Dr. Carrero-Martínez started his career in
science diplomacy and policy as the American Association for the Advancement
of Science’s Roger Revelle Fellow in Global Stewardship. He served this
prestigious fellowship with a joint appointment between the Office of the
Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State (STAS) and the
National Academy of Sciences. At the end of his fellowship, he served as
program director at the National Science Foundation supporting the
foundation’s diplomatic and representational obligations, while managing a
portfolio of international basic science collaboration grants before
returning to STAS in 2016. As the Department’s senior advisor on science,
technology and innovation issues (STI), he directed the STAS Office. In this
role he provided senior officials with analysis, guidance, recommendations
and strategic planning to anticipate the foreign policy impacts of emerging
STI issues, built STI capacity within the Department, and engaged the
National Security Innovation Base to promote Department priorities.
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CAROL O’DONNELL
Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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CAROL O’DONNELL
Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
May 31st 2023
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Panel: How can education unite governments and the private sector?
Dr. Carol O’Donnell is Senior Executive and Director of Smithsonian Science
Education Center, dedicated to transforming K-12 Education through Science in
collaboration with communities across the globe. Dr. O’Donnell’s career spans
being a K-8 science teacher, science curriculum developer, research scientist
for the Institute of Education Sciences, group leader at the US Department of
Education Office of State Support, and Adjunct Faculty for George Washington
University’s Physics Department. She is known as an expert in STEM education
and serves on numerous national and international STEM committees, including
FC-STEM of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the UN
Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development Working Group on Digital
Learning. Through a U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine (NASEM) appointment, Carol represents the U.S. on the Science
Education Programme Global Council of the InterAcademy Partnership, the
global network of 143 national academies. She is a member of the Council of
State Science Supervisors and the International Dialogue on STEM Education,
where she co-authored the position paper on STEM Education for Sustainable
Development (STEM4SD). Her honors include the American Educational Research
Association Graduate Research Excellence Award, the University of Pittsburgh
Distinguished Alumni Award, and the National Alliance for Partnerships in
Equity “Unsung Hero Award.” On behalf of SSEC, she received the Smithsonian
Innovation Award for conceptualizing the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals
project, which promotes equity and social justice for youth through STEM
education for sustainable development. Carol has spoken extensively about
women in STEM, science education in formal school systems, diversifying the
STEM teaching workforce, integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) and Social and Emotional Learning into STEM education, and the power
of transdisciplinary learning. Carol earned her Bachelor of Science in
Science Education from the University of Pittsburgh, Master of Science in
Geosciences from MSU, doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from George
Washington University, and Executive Education Certificate in Nonprofit
Management from the Harvard Business School.
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DRINKS RECEPTION
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* Full Day
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8:45 am EDT
BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL CAPITAL
8:45 am EDT
OPENING REMARKS FROM THE ECONOMIST
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MICHAEL REGAN
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
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MICHAEL REGAN
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
June 1st 2023
* 08:45 am
Opening remarks from The Economist
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KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: OPENING OUR EYES TO THE REALITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SKI
SLOPES—HOW CAN WE WIN THE RACE TO NET ZERO FOR THE SAKE OF THE ENVIRONMENT?
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MIKAELA SHIFFRIN
Greatest alpine skier of all time
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MIKAELA SHIFFRIN
Greatest alpine skier of all time
June 1st 2023
* 08:50 am
Keynote Interview: Opening our eyes to the reality of climate change on
ski slopes—how can we win the race to net zero for the sake of the
environment?
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EVE LABALME
Senior analyst, Economist Impact
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EVE LABALME
Senior analyst, Economist Impact
June 1st 2023
* 08:50 am
Keynote Interview: Opening our eyes to the reality of climate change on
ski slopes—how can we win the race to net zero for the sake of the
environment?
9:10 am EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: VOICES OF TOMORROW—RAISING THE NEXT-GENERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE
NATION
How do young people see sustainability issues? How can they be educated about
the huge potential of sustainable initiatives and come to see them as enabling
good things in the future? How can a focus on sustainability help firms attract
the best workers?
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LEAH THOMAS
Founder, Intersectional Environmentalist
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LEAH THOMAS
Founder, Intersectional Environmentalist
June 1st 2023
* 09:10 am
Fireside chat: Voices of tomorrow—raising the next-generation for a
sustainable nation
Leah Thomas is a celebrated environmentalist, founder of the non-profit,
Intersectional Environmentalist, and author of The Intersectional
Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People +
Planet. She has been recognized for her work in outlets like Harper’s Bazaar,
W Magazine, CNN, ABC News, and NBC, among others, and has been honored on
lists including EBONY Power 100, TIME100 Next, and INSIDER’s Climate Action
30. She is based in Los Angeles, CA.
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JUSTIN WINTERS
Co-Founder and executive director, One Earth
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JUSTIN WINTERS
Co-Founder and executive director, One Earth
June 1st 2023
* 09:10 am
Fireside chat: Voices of tomorrow—raising the next-generation for a
sustainable nation
Justin Winters is dedicated to ensuring the long-term health and wellbeing of
all Earth’s inhabitants by building climate resiliency, protecting wildlife
and restoring balance to ecosystems and communities. For the past 15 years,
she’s worked to accelerate grassroots environmental efforts through
cutting-edge philanthropic mechanisms and strategic communications work.
She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of One Earth, an organization
working to
galvanize science, advocacy and philanthropy to drive collective action on
climate change. Through One Earth, she has pioneered a new approach to
climate philanthropy by democratizing access to innovative and impactful
climate solution projects around the world, enabling donors at all levels to
contribute directly to communities and grassroots leaders who are driving
change from the ground up.
Motivated by the belief that everyone should have agency in being a part of
the climate solution, Justin and the One Earth team launched the Project
Marketplace database, a crowdfunding platform that disrupts the traditional
philanthropy model by enabling individuals and donors at all levels to
directly support critical climate solutions projects all over the world, with
a special focus on Indigenous and women- led initiatives. The vetted, place
based, climate solution projects all align with One Earth’s scientific
framework to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C through through three
pillars of collective action – a just transition to 100% renewable energy,
protection and restoration of half of the world’s lands and oceans, and a
shift to net- zero food and fiber systems. This year over $1M of critical
funding will have been dispersed to Marketplace projects.
Prior to One Earth, Justin was the Executive Director of the Leonardo
DiCaprio Foundation (LDF). For well over a decade, Justin helped Leonardo
reshape his approach to philanthropy and activism, leveraging his position as
a global figure to influence decision-makers and the public on the most
pressing environmental issues.
Using forward-thinking funding, implementation and communications strategies,
Justin built LDF’s global grantmaking program, awarding over $100 million to
over 200 high-impact projects in 60 countries around the world and created a
series of philanthropic funds, including Oceans 5, Shark Conservation Fund,
The Solutions Fund, Lion Recovery Fund, Elephant Crisis Fund, and Quick
Response Fund for Nature.
Justin also helped build LDF’s global communications platform, growing its
social media community to 80 million followers and generating approximately
4.2. billion social and online media impressions per year. She created
numerous awareness campaigns, including a partnership with Lil Dicky for his
We Love the Earth Song, where she worked with the artist to direct a portion
of profits from the song, music video, and merchandise to select nonprofits
on the front lines of implementing solutions to climate change.
Widely recognized as a thought leader in innovative and effective
philanthropy, Justin and her work have been featured by Forbes, Inside
Philanthropy and The Garrison Institute, and she has spoken at numerous high
profile convenings such as Web Summit, Climate Week NYC, SXSW, and Bioneers.
She currently serves on the boards of Amazon Frontlines and The Solutions
Project and was selected as part of Worth Magazine’s 2022 Worthy 100 list of
impactful leaders and changemakers.
Through her collaborative, inclusive and entrepreneurial approach, Justin is
radically shifting the current resource paradigm and building a broad public
movement of engaged and inspired changemakers who together will help solve
the climate crisis and build a vibrant, just future for us all.
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SAMUEL DREITH
Public policy research analyst, Economist Impact
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SAMUEL DREITH
Public policy research analyst, Economist Impact
May 30th 2023
* 05:10 pm
Fireside chat: Greenwashing and green labelling—doing the right thing
June 1st 2023
* 09:10 am
Fireside chat: Voices of tomorrow—raising the next-generation for a
sustainable nation
9:30 am EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: UNDERSTANDING THE RULES FOR CONSERVING AND PROTECTING ECOSYSTEMS
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MIKE WITT
Chief sustainability officer, Northrop Grumman
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MIKE WITT
Chief sustainability officer, Northrop Grumman
June 1st 2023
* 09:30 am
Fireside chat: Understanding the rules for conserving and protecting
ecosystems
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MONICA MEDINA
Assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and
scientific affairs of the United States
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MONICA MEDINA
Assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and
scientific affairs of the United States
June 1st 2023
* 09:30 am
Fireside chat: Understanding the rules for conserving and protecting
ecosystems
Monica P. Medina was confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs on September 28, 2021.
Previously, Assistant Secretary Medina was an adjunct professor at Georgetown
University’s School of Foreign Service. She was also a Senior Associate on
the Stephenson Ocean Security Project at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies, and Co-Founder and Publisher of Our Daily Planet, an
e-newsletter on conservation and the environment.
A former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, she served as General Counsel of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Special Assistant to the Secretary of
Defense. Earlier in her career, Assistant Secretary Medina served as the
Senior Counsel to former Senator Max Baucus on the Senate Environment and
Public Works Committee, as the Senior Director for Ocean Policy at the
National Geographic Society, as the ocean lead at the Walton Family
Foundation, and in senior roles in other environmental organizations.
She attended college on an Army R.O.T.C. scholarship and began her career on
active duty in the Army General Counsel’s Office. She received the Department
of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service and the Army Meritorious
Service Medal. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a
J.D. from Columbia Law School.
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KATHLEEN HARRINGTON
Public policy and insights analyst, Economist Impact
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KATHLEEN HARRINGTON
Public policy and insights analyst, Economist Impact
May 31st 2023
* 02:00 pm
Panel: The power of public-private partnerships in decarbonising
hard-to-abate sectors
June 1st 2023
* 09:30 am
Fireside chat: Understanding the rules for conserving and protecting
ecosystems
10:00 am EDT
SPONSORED PRESENTATION
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10:15 am EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: FORESTRY AT THE FRONTIER—HOW CAN COMPANIES AND INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES SECURE THE FUTURE OF FORESTS?
Ten thousand years ago, 57% of the world’s habitable land was covered by forest,
some 6bn hectares. Today, only 4bn hectares are left: the world has lost
one-third of its forest. Yet an end to deforestation is possible. What steps are
companies taking to become custodians of the land? How can firms ensure their
supply chains are not contaminated with timber from illegal deforestation? Can
investment in forests be good for nature, as well as for a company’s bottom
line?
Supported by Oritain
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SANTIAGO GOWLAND
Chief executive, Rainforest Alliance
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SANTIAGO GOWLAND
Chief executive, Rainforest Alliance
June 1st 2023
* 10:15 am
Fireside chat: Forestry at the frontier—how can companies and indigenous
communities secure the future of forests?
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ANA HINOJOSA
Senior adviser, Oritain
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ANA HINOJOSA
Senior adviser, Oritain
June 1st 2023
* 10:15 am
Fireside chat: Forestry at the frontier—how can companies and indigenous
communities secure the future of forests?
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NICOLE RYCROFT
Founder and executive director, Canopy
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NICOLE RYCROFT
Founder and executive director, Canopy
June 1st 2023
* 10:15 am
Fireside chat: Forestry at the frontier—how can companies and indigenous
communities secure the future of forests?
Nicole Rycroft is founder and executive director of Canopy, a not-for-profit
environmental organization dedicated to protecting our forests, species and
climate. Canopy collaborates with more than 750 companies to develop
innovative solutions, to make their supply chains more sustainable and to
help protect our world’s remaining ancient and endangered forests. Nicole is
the recipient of an Ashoka Fellowship, a Canadian Environment Award Gold
Medal and numerous conservation and publishing industry awards. With a drive
and passion for harnessing corporate power, Nicole has dedicated the last 17
years to Canopy’s growing success.
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PRATIMA SINGH
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
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PRATIMA SINGH
Principal, policy and insights, Economist Impact
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: Ensuring ethical transparent supply chains
* 03:10 pm
Panel: Building a sustainable supply chain in the food industry
June 1st 2023
* 10:15 am
Fireside chat: Forestry at the frontier—how can companies and indigenous
communities secure the future of forests?
10:35 am EDT
PRESENTATION RESERVED
10:50 am EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: KEEPING IT FRESH—ENSURING WATER SECURITY AMID RISING TEMPERATURES
AND EXTREME WEATHER
Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface but only 0.5% is drinkable. Water
security is essential to economic growth, health, food security, decreasing the
risk of conflict or instability and developing strong societies. How are
companies taking steps to reduce their impact on the water table? What more
needs to be done to prevent the loss of potable water? How might technology play
a role in helping the most vulnerable and how can organsiations focus on
adapting to a water scarce future?
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DAVID NICHOLSON
Chief climate officer, Mercy Corps'
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DAVID NICHOLSON
Chief climate officer, Mercy Corps'
June 1st 2023
* 10:50 am
Fireside chat: Keeping it fresh—ensuring water security amid rising
temperatures and extreme weather
David Nicholson is Mercy Corps’ Chief Climate Officer. In this role he is
responsible for overseeing all aspects of Mercy Corps’ commitment to climate
change as a centerpiece of the new 10-year strategy. During his 10 years at
Mercy Corps to date, David has built and led the climate and environment
technical support unit and played a key role in growing an impactful climate
resilience program portfolio. He also spearheads Mercy Corps’ global
sustainability initiative which saw Mercy Corps become the first INGO to
publish a comprehensive carbon footprint baseline and reduction targets.
David recently led the merger with Energy for Impact which increased Mercy
Corps’ capacity in clean energy programming and technical expertise. Prior to
Mercy Corps, David’s experience includes carbon-finance project development
in Uganda, climate change and energy consulting for DAI, and the
implementation of a World Bank funded marine protected area and green
business program in Colombia. David has a BSc in Business Management from the
University of Southampton in the UK, and an MA in Sustainable International
Development from Brandeis University, MA.
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KIM MAROTTA
Global vice-president, environmental sustainability, Beam Suntory
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KIM MAROTTA
Global vice-president, environmental sustainability, Beam Suntory
June 1st 2023
* 10:50 am
Fireside chat: Keeping it fresh—ensuring water security amid rising
temperatures and extreme weather
11:30 am EDT
SPONSORED PRESENTATION
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11:45 am EDT
PANEL: REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE—BRINGING SOIL BACK TO LIFE
Generating three centimetres of topsoil takes a thousand years. Soil life and
productivity is being severely harmed due to extreme weather and the use of
fertiliser and intensive farming to feed the world. What steps can be taken to
breathe life back into soils and reduce the need for energy-intensive
fertilisers? How can regenerative agricultural methods be made less risky for
cash-strapped farmers? How are companies working with farmers to support and
encourage their transition to new techniques?
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ALAN MCCLAY
Chief executive, Better Cotton
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ALAN MCCLAY
Chief executive, Better Cotton
June 1st 2023
* 11:45 am
Panel: Regenerative agriculture—bringing soil back to life
Alan McClay was appointed CEO of Better Cotton in September 2015.
Better Cotton brings together cotton farmer and producer organisations;
textile retailers and brands; spinners, mills, gins and other companies in
the cotton supply chain; and representatives of civil society, alongside
governments and public authorities to help cotton production become
sustainable – and so better for the environment, better for the people who
depend on it and better for the sector.
Since the first Better Cotton harvests in 2010-2011 the initiative has
expanded rapidly.In the 2020-21 cotton season, Better Cotton worked with
nearly 60 partners to deliver training to 2.9 million farmers in 26
countries. Of those, more than 2.2 million licensed farmers produced 4.7
million tonnes of Better Cotton. Nearly a quarter of the world’s cotton is
now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. Better Cotton’s goal is to
transform the cotton market by mainstreaming more sustainable production.
From 2011 to 2015 Alan McClay worked as a consultant advising firms and trade
bodies on not-for-profit strategy and management, and on sustainable sourcing
policies and standards. From 2004 to 2009 he was CEO of CIES – the Food
Business Forum, an international platform for food retail businesses which
has since merged with brand associations to become the Consumer Goods Forum,
of which he was the first Managing Director. During his tenure at CIES the
organisation launched the Global Food Safety Initiative and the Global Social
Compliance Programme.
Alan McClay serves on the Board of the International Cotton Association. A
British national, he holds degrees from the UK (Cambridge University and
London Business School) and France (Sciences Po Paris).
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CAMILLA GUIGUER
Director, sustainability and responsibility, North America, Pernod Ricard
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CAMILLA GUIGUER
Director, sustainability and responsibility, North America, Pernod Ricard
June 1st 2023
* 11:45 am
Panel: Regenerative agriculture—bringing soil back to life
As Director, Sustainability & Responsibility at Pernod Ricard North America,
Camilla Guiguer leads the organization’s strategic Sustainability &
Responsibility (S&R) plan, covering all offices and operational sites in both
the United States and Canada. As a key subject matter expert on best
practices and trends in sustainability & responsibility, Camilla provides
direct support for the PRNA executive team and actively advocates for the
further progress of sustainability & responsibility within the Wine & Spirits
industry. While at Pernod Ricard North America, Camilla has also implemented
various S&R initiatives linked to the Group S&R roadmap across the region,
including regenerative agricultural practices, sustainable bartending,
circularity & recycling solutions, renewable energy sourcing, championing
responsible drinking and more.
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SALLY UREN
Chief executive, Forum for the Future
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SALLY UREN
Chief executive, Forum for the Future
June 1st 2023
* 11:45 am
Panel: Regenerative agriculture—bringing soil back to life
Sally has worked with wide-ranging businesses, non-profits and philanthropic
organisations throughout her career and currently leads Forum for the
Future’s mission to create a just and regenerative future, in which both
people and the planet thrive. This involves a laser focus on transforming how
the world thinks about, produces, consumes and values food and energy, and on
reimagining the purpose of business in our society and economy. Sally joined
Forum in 2002, originally as Head of Business Programme, and is now Chief
Executive, having overseen the non-profit’s expansion from its UK roots to
running thriving programmes across the U.S, Southeast Asia, and India. Sally
is actively involved in sector-wide collaborations and in one-to-one work
with leading businesses, including Target, Olam, M&S, Bentley Motors and
more. She regularly speaks at flagship sustainability conferences, while
writing for key media publications, all with the desire to influence what
people think, feel, and do in response to our intensifying social,
environmental, and economic challenges. With a background in ecology, Sally
is particularly passionate about the potential and reality of regenerative
business. In December 2017, she received an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s
Honours List for services to sustainability in business.
12:25 pm EDT
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
12:25 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: HOW WILL SMART GRIDS ENABLE THE CITIES OF THE FUTURE?
Renewable energy is only as good as the grid that supports it. America’s
electric transmission grid consists of 120,000 miles of line operated by over
500 companies. The IRA encourages renewable sources of power (aiming to reduce
greenhouse emissions by 40% by 2030). But the energy needs to be transferred
from areas where the sun shines and wind blows to populated cities. Building
this infrastructure is fraught with obstacles, such as state laws and
permitting. What can be done to expedite the roll-out of America’s future power
infrastructure? What technologies will adapt grids to renewable power sources
and how can reliability and grid security be ensured?
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JONATHAN WINER
Chief executive, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
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JONATHAN WINER
Chief executive, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
June 1st 2023
* 12:25 pm
Fireside chat: How will smart grids enable the cities of the future?
Jonathan Winer is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
(SIP). Backed by Alphabet and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, SIP applies
innovative technology to infrastructure systems, advancing scalable solutions
to society’s biggest challenges.
For over two decades, Jonathan Winer has led three private equity platforms
and personally led investments of over $3B with a focus on the application of
technology to real assets.
Previously, Jonathan was Head of Investments for Alphabet’s urban innovation
platform. In this role, Jonathan managed dedicated investment funds related
to technology venture capital, real estate, and infrastructure.
He previously founded Nereus in 2009, a private equity fund that invests in
alternative energy infrastructure in Asia. Prior to Nereus, Jonathan worked
at the D. E. Shaw group where he built the private equity team across venture
capital, growth equity, and structured finance.
Jonathan started his career by founding startups in natural language
processing and computational biochemistry. He graduated from Yale with
degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science and is based in Brooklyn, New
York.
12:55 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE AIR TRAVEL—EXPLORING THE PROMISE AND
POTENTIAL OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
The aviation industry accounts for a significant portion of global carbon
emissions, and the need to transition to more sustainable forms of aviation has
never been more pressing. One promising solution is sustainable aviation fuel
(SAF), which can significantly reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. SAF is
derived from renewable sources and has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by
up to 80% compared to traditional jet fuel. This panel will discuss the
technology and processes involved in producing SAF and the potential benefits
and drawbacks of widespread adoption. What policies and incentives are needed to
support the development and use of SAF? What is the role of the aviation
industry in driving the transition to more sustainable forms of air travel. What
does the future of air travel look like?
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MUN CHING YAP
Chief sustainability officer, AirAsia
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MUN CHING YAP
Chief sustainability officer, AirAsia
June 1st 2023
* 12:55 pm
Fireside chat: The future of sustainable air travel—exploring the promise
and potential of sustainable aviation fuel
Mun Ching leads sustainability practices across Capital A’s aviation and
digital ecosystems. She is responsible for formulating the group’s
environmental strategy to achieve net zero and ensuring that AirAsia
continues its efforts to boost diversity in the aviation industry. Mun Ching
also serves as Executive Director of AirAsia Foundation whose mission is to
support social enterprise growth in ASEAN. She oversees the airline’s
anti-trafficking programme and has raised over US$4million to fund
post-disaster resilience projects in four countries.
Mun Ching first joined AirAsia in 2004 as Route Planner and went on to head
the airline’s fleet planning, route development and scheduling portfolios,
playing a key role in charting AirAsia’s expansion in ASEAN and China. In the
course of her career, she has been a journalist and special officer to the
Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry. She holds degrees in
Economics and International Relations from the London School of Economics.
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MICHAEL BERUBE
Deputy assistant secretary for sustainable transportation, US Department of
Energy (DOE)
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MICHAEL BERUBE
Deputy assistant secretary for sustainable transportation, US Department of
Energy (DOE)
June 1st 2023
* 12:55 pm
Fireside chat: The future of sustainable air travel—exploring the promise
and potential of sustainable aviation fuel
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SARAH WILKIN
Chief executive, Fly Green Alliance
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SARAH WILKIN
Chief executive, Fly Green Alliance
June 1st 2023
* 12:55 pm
Fireside chat: The future of sustainable air travel—exploring the promise
and potential of sustainable aviation fuel
1:35 pm EDT
PANEL: BUILDING HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE—GOING BIG IN AMERICA
Hydrogen has great promise to create a new value chain across America, along
with a new, skilled labour force and access to a global market for the fuel. But
production will take co-ordinated growth and management. What more can be done
to drive partnerships and the growth of the market? Where will hydrogen be used?
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RICHARD FRUEHAUF
Chief sustainability officer and EVP, United States Steel Corporation
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RICHARD FRUEHAUF
Chief sustainability officer and EVP, United States Steel Corporation
June 1st 2023
* 01:35 pm
Panel: Building hydrogen infrastructure—going big in America
Richard L. Fruehauf was named Vice President – Strategic Planning
and Corporate Development in April 2018 and advanced to Senior Vice
President in March 2019. In January 2020, he was appointed Chief
Strategy and Development Officer and in April 2021 was named Chief
Strategy and Sustainability Officer. In this role, he is responsible for
creating and driving U. S. Steel’s strategy and sustainability priorities to
achieve profitable growth. He also has responsibility for developing
policy and methods that will support U. S. Steel’s future by aligning
business sustainability and organization opportunities. Mr. Fruehauf
has executive responsibility for: Strategic Planning and Business
Development, Government Affairs and Sustainability. He is Chair of
the U. S. Steel Foundation.
Mr. Fruehauf joined U. S. Steel in September 2014 as Assistant
General Counsel – Commercial, with management responsibility for a
team of attorneys that provided M&A, real estate and commercial legal
advice to the company. In July 2015, he was promoted to Associate
General Counsel – Corporate, adding management responsibility for
intellectual property and other transactional legal matters, before being
named Deputy General Counsel – Corporate in January 2017. Mr.
Fruehauf was appointed Interim General Counsel and Chief
Compliance Officer in December 2017, during which time he assumed
the day-to-day responsibility for all of the company’s legal,
environmental and compliance matters.
Prior to joining U. S. Steel, Mr. Fruehauf served as Assistant General
Counsel – Americas for Westinghouse Electric Company, a global
nuclear technology supplier, with responsibility for commercial legal
matters for customers in the western United States, Mexico, Brazil and
Argentina, as well as legal support to the corporate supply chain, real
estate, government affairs, government contracts and information technology
functions. He previously served as Assistant General Counsel – Compliance,
overseeing compliance programs for export control, customs, antitrust,
anti-bribery and cyber security across Westinghouse’s global operations in
the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Mr. Fruehauf has also practiced law with Alcoa, Inc., Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
in Pittsburgh and Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. Earlier in his
career, he served in national security positions with the U.S. Department of
State, the U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency, and the Department of the
Navy.
A native of Pittsburgh, Mr. Fruehauf earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
foreign service from Georgetown University, and a Master of Public Policy
degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He received
his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a member
of the American Bar Association, the bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and the District of Columbia and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Mr. Fruehauf serves on the board of directors of the American Red Cross of
Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter.
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OLEKSIY TATARENKO
Head, Green Hydrogen Catapult
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OLEKSIY TATARENKO
Head, Green Hydrogen Catapult
June 1st 2023
* 01:35 pm
Panel: Building hydrogen infrastructure—going big in America
Oleksiy Tatarenko is a Principal in the Climate-Aligned Industries program at
RMI. He leads the Green Hydrogen Catapult, a joint initiative between RMI and
the UN’s High-Level Climate Action Champions, promoting the aggressive global
adoption of green hydrogen at the scale needed to achieve a 1.5°C future.
With 17 years of leadership experience in the public and private spheres,
Oleksiy has focused on systems-level transformation of the energy sector and
pioneering business models in the context of radical uncertainty. At Shell,
he led the company’s Energy Transition Program, spearheading new initiatives
in hydrogen and developing decarbonization strategies, as well as providing
thought leadership as a part of Shell’s Scenarios leadership team. Oleksiy
previously served as the Deputy Country Chair for Shell in Ukraine.
Before, Oleksiy founded and led a venture that piloted projects to reduce
methane gas leakage in Ukraine, some of the first of their kind under the
Kyoto Protocol. As an advisor to the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, he helped
develop national policy on energy security and strategies to promote
international investment in the sector through partnerships between
state-owned enterprises and international energy companies and financial
institutions.
Oleksiy holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Institute of Global Economy and
International Relations of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine and a
master’s degree in International Business Administration from Kyiv National
Economic University.
2:15 pm EDT
PANEL: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF FOSSIL FUELS IN AMERICA?
A large share of energy comes from fossil fuels and new facilities are being
built. How can the oil and gas industry move to clean energy? Can technologies
enable fossil fuels to become “clean”—and if so, at what cost? How can the
emerging technologies that make this possible be used at scale? What does the
future of the oil and gas industry look like in the United States? And how can
the workforce and the economy shift from a reliance on fossil fuels to
renewables?
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BRAD CRABTREE
Assistant secretary, office of fossil energy and carbon management,
Department of Energy
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BRAD CRABTREE
Assistant secretary, office of fossil energy and carbon management,
Department of Energy
June 1st 2023
* 02:15 pm
Panel: What is the future of fossil fuels in America?
Mr. Brad Crabtree is the Assistant Secretary for the Department of Energy’s
(DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), where he leads
and directs FECM’s research and development programs and oversees the Office
of Petroleum Reserves. Mr. Crabtree brings nearly three decades of experience
in energy and climate policy to his role as Assistant Secretary. Prior to
coming to DOE, he served as Vice President for Carbon Management at the
Great Plains Institute (GPI), where he cofounded and directed the Carbon
Capture Coalition, which works to advance carbon management technologies to
meet climate goals, create high-wage jobs, and support domestic energy and
industrial production. At GPI, Mr. Crabtree also helped launch the
bipartisan State Carbon Capture Work Group to foster deployment of carbon
capture and CO2 transport infrastructure, and he led GPI’s efforts to
establish the Industrial Innovation Initiative aimed at decarbonizing key
industries. Additionally, he co-directed Powering the Plains, a project that
crafted a comprehensive 50-year regional blueprint for energy efficiency,
renewable energy, and carbon capture. Mr. Crabtree previously coordinated
energy policy advisory groups for the Midwestern Governors Association and
facilitated the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord Advisory Group for
six governors and the premier of Manitoba. He has also led multiple overseas
delegations of U.S. policymakers and private sector leaders to examine other
countries’ policies and experience in carbon management and renewable energy
technology. A North Dakota native, Mr. Crabtree is a graduate of the
Georgetown School of Foreign Service and has an MA in history from Johns
Hopkins University.
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MARK CAMPANALE
Founder & executive chair, Carbon Tracker Initiative
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MARK CAMPANALE
Founder & executive chair, Carbon Tracker Initiative
June 1st 2023
* 02:15 pm
Panel: What is the future of fossil fuels in America?
Mark is the founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, the think tank best
known for its work on ‘stranded assets’ and the ‘carbon bubble.’ Prior to
forming Carbon Tracker, Mark had twenty years experience in sustainable
financial markets founding some of the first responsible investment funds.
Amongst his numerous memberships, Mark is on Advisory Board of GFANZ, the
advisory council of the Moore Foundation’s Conservation & Markets Initiative;
an Advisor to Faith Invest; a Visiting Lecturer at the University of
Cambridge’s sustainable finance programme. In 2021, Mark received
CERES/Trillum Capital Lifetime Achievement Award for Sustainable Finance.
MODERATED BY
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MYLES ALLEN
Professor of geosystem science & director of Oxford Net Zero, Environmental
Change Institute, University of Oxford
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MYLES ALLEN
Professor of geosystem science & director of Oxford Net Zero, Environmental
Change Institute, University of Oxford
June 1st 2023
* 02:15 pm
Panel: What is the future of fossil fuels in America?
Recently described as “the physicist behind net zero,” Myles Allen developed
the methods used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in
2001 to quantify the size of human influence on observed and projected
changes in global temperature, for which in 2010 he was awarded the Appleton
Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics. In 2005, Allen first proposed
the concept of a global carbon budget: the idea that peak warming is
determined by the total amount of carbon dioxide we emit into the atmosphere
before emissions are reduced to net zero, not the amount we emit in any given
year or the eventual long-term atmospheric concentration. He has been working
on the implications for climate policy ever since, including for other
greenhouse gases such as methane, most recently as coordinating lead author
for the 2018 IPCC Special Report on 1.5 degrees. He has long been a proponent
of fossil fuel producers taking responsibility for cleaning up after the
products they sell rather than placing the onus on relatively powerless
consumers: https://go.ted.com/mylesallen.
2:55 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: BRIDGING THE GAP—ACHIEVING STRONG FEDERAL CLIMATE STANDARDS FOR A
50-52% REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2030
What can the Biden administration do to achieve its goal of a 50-52% reduction
in carbon emissions by 2030? The Inflation Reduction Act only gets us to 40%, so
what needs to be done to bridge that gap? How can federal standards and
safeguards for power plants and vehicles help us reach this goal? What role will
the Environmental Protection Agency play in setting and enforcing these
standards? And what are the potential impacts on and benefits for industries and
consumers?
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MANISH BAPNA
President and chief executive, NRDC
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MANISH BAPNA
President and chief executive, NRDC
June 1st 2023
* 02:55 pm
Fireside chat: Bridging the gap—achieving strong federal climate standards
for a 50-52% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030
3:15 pm EDT
PANEL: SCALING RENEWABLES AT PACE
Renewable energy is vital to decarbonise the economy. But there is limited time
to deploy them. How are companies and communities financing renewable-energy
projects? What is the potential of IRA tax credits? How will the act affect
investments in the renewables sector? What do investors look for in projects?
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DARREN VAN’T HOF
Managing director, environmental finance, US Bank
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DARREN VAN’T HOF
Managing director, environmental finance, US Bank
June 1st 2023
* 03:15 pm
Panel: Scaling renewables at pace
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MARIO MOLINA
Executive director, Protect Our Winters (POW)
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MARIO MOLINA
Executive director, Protect Our Winters (POW)
June 1st 2023
* 03:15 pm
Panel: Scaling renewables at pace
An avid alpinist, snowboarder, mountain biker, guide, and life adventurer,
Molina previously served as international director at The Climate Reality
Project, where he designed the organization’s climate leadership trainings
and oversaw its post-Paris Agreement international strategy. Prior to his
work at Climate Reality, Molina led strategy and programs as deputy director
at the Alliance for Climate Education (ACE). Molina grew up in the highlands
of Guatemala and has a deeply rooted respect and relationship with the
mountains and outdoor culture.He has trained corporate leaders, government
officials, NGO groups, athletes and activists, on climate change strategies,
communications, and engagement. He has spoken widely on climate policy
including for the World Bank, IBM, the Mexican Senate, the Brazilian Forum on
Climate Change, and various global stages. Mario now calls the Rockies home,
where he lives with his wife and two kids outside of Nederland, Colorado.
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ABIGAIL ROSS HOPPER
President and chief executive, Solar Energy Industries Association
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ABIGAIL ROSS HOPPER
President and chief executive, Solar Energy Industries Association
June 1st 2023
* 03:15 pm
Panel: Scaling renewables at pace
Abigail Ross Hopper is the President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries
Association, the national trade organization for America’s solar energy
industries. She oversees all of SEIA’s activities, including government
affairs, research, communications, and industry leadership, and is focused on
creating a marketplace where solar will constitute a significant percentage
of America’s energy generation.
Before joining SEIA, Abby served as Director of the Department of Interior’s
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Director of the Maryland Energy
Administration (MEA), Energy Advisor to Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, and
Deputy General Counsel with the Maryland Public Service Commission. Before
embarking on a career in public service, Abby spent nine years in private
practice.
Abby graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland School of Law and
earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Dartmouth College. She is the very
proud mom of three children and loves to read and ride on her Peloton.
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ALEJANDRO MORENO
Acting assistant secretary and deputy assistant secretary for renewable
power, Department of Energy
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ALEJANDRO MORENO
Acting assistant secretary and deputy assistant secretary for renewable
power, Department of Energy
June 1st 2023
* 03:15 pm
Panel: Scaling renewables at pace
Alejandro Moreno directs EERE’s renewable energy applied research,
development, and demonstration activities for the geothermal, solar energy,
and wind and water power technology offices. In addition, he oversees EERE’s
energy system integration efforts. Previously, Moreno was the Director for
the Water Power Technologies Office. In this role, he managed efforts to
develop and commercialize innovative technologies and market solutions for
clean, domestic power generation from hydropower and marine energy resources
across the United States.
Working with DOE’s national laboratories, academia, and industry, the program
funds research, development, and deployment of water power systems through
competitively selected, cost-shared projects with businesses, federal, state,
and other stakeholder groups. Between his stints at DOE, he served in the
energy groups of the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, where
he designed and led regulatory reform programs to spur investment in clean
energy and rural electrification.
Moreno holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a master’s
degree in economics and energy policy from Johns Hopkins University School of
Advanced International Studies.
MODERATED BY
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PHILLIP CORNELL
Principal for energy and sustainability, Economist Impact
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PHILLIP CORNELL
Principal for energy and sustainability, Economist Impact
May 30th 2023
* 10:00 am
Fireside chat: How philanthropies can be more effective for climate goals
in the US?
May 31st 2023
* 02:30 pm
In conversation: National Security, Climate Change, and the Energy
Transition – Emerging Risks and Opportunities
June 1st 2023
* 03:15 pm
Panel: Scaling renewables at pace
3:55 pm EDT
PANEL: CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE PURSUIT OF RENEWABLES
Critical minerals are rising on the agenda of governments eager to secure the
supplies needed for a transition to a lower-carbon economy. The world will
likely need four times as many critical minerals for clean-energy technologies
in 2040 as it does today. How can partnerships and collaboration ensure that
sustainability remains central to the rush to getting security of supply?
* View Profile
HELAINA MATZA
Deputy special presidential coordinator for the partnership for global
infrastructure investment, US Department of State
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HELAINA MATZA
Deputy special presidential coordinator for the partnership for global
infrastructure investment, US Department of State
June 1st 2023
* 03:55 pm
Panel: Critical mineral supply chain and the pursuit of renewables
Helaina R. Matza is the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Partnership on
Global Infrastructure Investment, U.S. Department of State. Matza has most
recently served as the Director of Energy Transformation in the Bureau of
Energy Resources at the Department of State. In this role she led strategic
engagement on clean energy and power sector issues, including the
Department’s multilateral effort focused on securing clean energy supply
chains. Helaina previously served as Director of Climate Diplomacy and Energy
Transformation at the National Security Council in the White House. Helaina
has spent the past eight years at the Department of State developing and
managing multi-million-dollar innovative initiatives related to energy,
climate change and environmental issues. She has served in a diverse set of
roles, including as a lead sustainability advisor developing the Department’s
global air quality monitoring program, leading several Bureau of Energy
Resources’ policy priorities overseas, and as a lead negotiator on the U.S.
delegation at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Before joining
the Department of State, she held positions focused on philanthropic
engagement and trade promotion. Helaina holds an M.P.A. focused on global
energy management and a B.A. in International Affairs, both from The George
Washington University.
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ROHITESH DHAWAN
President, ICMM
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ROHITESH DHAWAN
President, ICMM
June 1st 2023
* 03:55 pm
Panel: Critical mineral supply chain and the pursuit of renewables
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KATHLEEN QUIRK
President, Freeport
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KATHLEEN QUIRK
President, Freeport
June 1st 2023
* 03:55 pm
Panel: Critical mineral supply chain and the pursuit of renewables
Kathleen L. Quirk is President of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Ms. Quirk has more
than thirty years of experience in the Freeport-McMoRan organization and is a
senior member of the company’s executive team. She has been instrumental in
Freeport-McMoRan’s strategic planning and has responsibility for a broad
range of financial and administrative functions. She previously served as
Chief Financial Officer of the company from 2003 to March 2022. During that
period, she was named Best CFO in Metals and Mining by Institutional Investor
magazine numerous times. Ms. Quirk holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting
from Louisiana State University. She currently serves on the Board of
Directors of Vulcan Materials Company.
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DAVID CRANE
Under-secretary for infrastructure; director, Department of Energy
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DAVID CRANE
Under-secretary for infrastructure; director, Department of Energy
June 1st 2023
* 03:55 pm
Panel: Critical mineral supply chain and the pursuit of renewables
4:35 pm EDT
FIRESIDE CHAT: INNOVATE OR PERISH! HOW COMPANIES ARE INNOVATING FOR A NET-ZERO
FUTURE
As the world warms, technology will be essential to adapting so that industries
can survive. Hear where the best investments might be made and how companies are
innovating to adapt to a new environment. What are the most useful emerging
technologies? How can they be put to use broadly? And is it possible to
future-proof large capital projects when investing in emerging technologies?
5:05 pm EDT
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