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The tools and solutions to achieve a sustainable future are more tangible than ever. Recent and profound advances in science, technology, and policy thinking demonstrate that our goals for a healthy and equitable planet are within reach. At the same time, the urgent call to implement these solutions more boldly and swiftly has never been clearer.
Join Forbes as we bring together leaders from the business world with luminaries from the public sector and beyond who are catalyzing the visions for a sustainable tomorrow with the audacious action the world needs. As coordinated effort is ultimately what will drive and maintain meaningful impact, learn from and meet the changemakers resolving to move faster and aim higher.
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2023 Event Recap
Past Speakers
Dean Kamen
Founder, FIRST Global and DEKA R&D and Inventor
Stacy Kauk
Head of Sustainability
Shopify
Poornima Parameswaran
Cofounder & CEO
Trace Genomics
Pilar Cruz
Chief Sustainability Officer
Cargill
Ben Dell
Managing Partner, Kimmeridge, and CEO, Chestnut Carbon
Meg Gentle
Executive Director
HIF Global
Bradford Pete-Hill
Executive Director, Clean Energy Solutions
NextEra Energy Resources
Farmer Lee Jones
Farmer
Chef's Garden
Kiara Nirghin
Entrepreneur, Author & Technologist
Bret Kugelmass
Founder & CEO
Last Energy
Dr. Katharina Beumelburg
Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
SLB
Sandhya Ganapathy
CEO
EDP Renewables, North America
Tony Atti
Cofounder & CEO
Phononic
Joris Silon
US Country President and Senior Vice President, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit
AstraZeneca
Ryan Kennedy
Cofounder & CEO
Atom Power
Preeti Pande
CMO
Plug Power
Jennifer Huffstetler
Chief Product Sustainability Officer, VP & GM Future Platform Strategy & Sustainability
Intel
Madhur Boloor
Head of Carbon Neutral Strategy
Toyota Research Institute
Christina Smolke
CEO
Antheia
David Linich
Sustainability Partner
PwC US
Bessie Schwarz
Founder & CEO
Floodbase
Rob Hanson
Cofounder & CEO
Monolith
Bryan Glover
Chief Growth Officer
Honeywell PMT
Nanette Po
Founder & Executive Chairperson
HOPE and PCX Groups
Carlo Mondavi
Chief Farming Officer
Monarch Tractor
Wendy Cama
Audit Managing Partner
Crowe
Benoit Bazin
CEO
Saint-Gobain
Desiré Carroll
Director, Professional Practice
Center for Audit Quality
Pete Johnson
CEO
Koloma
Marissa Pagnani McGowan
Chief Sustainability Officer
L'Oréal North America
Charlene Lake
CSO and SVP, Corporate Responsibility
AT&T
Dr. Victor Dzau
President of US National Academy of Medicine, Vice Chair of the US National Research Council, Chancellor Emeritus of Duke University
Kara Hurst
Head of Worldwide Sustainability
Amazon
Matt Gialich
Cofounder & CEO
AstroForge
Dr. Clea Kolster
Partner & Head of Science
Lowercarbon Capital
Christian Joelck
Cofounder & Partner
2150
Lisa Sachs
Director, Center on Sustainable Investment
Columbia University
Victoria Baggio
COO
Radiant
Diane Brady
Assistant Managing Editor, Communities & Leadership
Forbes
Alex Knapp
Senior Editor, Science & Health
Forbes
Moderator
Alan Ohnsman
Senior Editor
Forbes
Christopher Helman
Senior Editor
Forbes
Rosemarie Miller
Digital Assets Reporter & On-Air Talent
Forbes
Janett Haas
SVP, Research & Insights
Forbes
Chloe Sorvino
Staff Writer, Food, Drink & Ag
Forbes
Amy Feldman
Senior Editor, Manufacturing
Forbes
Katharine Schwab
Assistant Managing Editor, Tech & Innovation
Forbes
Past Agenda
Timing and content subject to change.
9:00 a.m. ET
Registration & Networking
10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. ET
Welcome Remarks
Diane Brady, Assistant Managing Editor, Communities & Leadership, Forbes
Mike Federle, CEO, Forbes
10:10 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. ET
Are We Already Cyborgs?
A conversation on how to foster a sustainable Human-Machine nexus.
Dean Kamen, Founder, FIRST Global and DEKA R&D and Inventor
Interviewer: Chris Helman, Senior Editor, Forbes
10:25 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. ET
Sustainability and AI
Jennifer Huffstetler, Chief Product Sustainability Officer, VP & GM Future Platform Strategy & Sustainability, Intel
Poornima Parameswaran, Cofounder, President, & CEO, Trace Genomics
Bessie Schwarz, Founder & CEO, Floodbase
Moderator: Katharine Schwab, Assistant Managing Editor, Tech & Innovation, Forbes
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. ET
The Electrification of Transportation
Madhur Boloor, Head of Carbon Neutral Strategy, Toyota Research Institute
Ryan Kennedy, CEO, Atom Power
Moderator: Alan Ohnsman, Senior Editor, Forbes
11:05 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET
Net Zero Across The Supply Chain
The world of business is interconnected, which means getting to net zero
means thinking about all of your partnerships. This panel is focused on what business leaders can do to make their own supply chains more resilient and sustainable, with a focus on emerging technologies that make that possible.
Tony Atti, CEO, Phononic
David Linich, Sustainability Partner, PwC US
Christina Smolke, CEO, Antheia
Moderator: Alex Knapp, Senior Editor, Health & Science, Forbes
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Energy Transition
Dr. Katharina Beumelburg, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, SLB
Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO, EDP Renewables, North America
Bret Kugelmass, Founder & CEO, Last Energy
Bradford Pete-Hill, Executive Director, Clean Energy Solutions, NextEra Energy Resources
Moderator: Chris Helman, Senior Editor, Forbes
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET
How Business Can Build Resilience for People and the Planet
What influence do companies have to foster resilience for people, both across their supply chains and in the communities in which they live and work? This conversation explores the responsibility to provide access to a living wage, supporting inclusive and diverse suppliers, and the responsible sourcing of raw materials.
Marissa Pagnani McGowan, Chief Sustainability Officer, L’Oréal North America
Interviewer: Diane Brady, Assistant Managing Editor, Communities & Leadership, Forbes
12:15 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. ET
Lunch & Networking
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
Lunch and Learn Sustainability Roundtables
*Registration For Lunch and Learn Roundtables will be available on a first come, first served, sign-up basis at registration. There will be 10 slots available per roundtable discussion group.
Roundtable #1:
What Are The Secrets Of Sustainability Success?
An informal conversation on creating a successful roadmap for becoming a Sustainability Champion.
Co-Moderators:
Maggie Kervick, Vice President, Sustainability, Kiehl’s Since 1851
Sophia Minassian, Senior Research Analyst, Forbes Content & Design Studio, Forbes
Roundtable #2:
Sustainability Tech Is Here. But Is It Making An Impact?
An informal conversation on what 1,000 C-suite leaders said about the role, power and responsibility of tech in today’s warming world.
Co-Moderators:
Wendy Rentschler, Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility & Impact, BMC Software
Nick Clunn, Associate Managing Editor, Forbes Content & Design Studio, Forbes
Roundtable #3:
Driving Global Change: The Dynamic Leadership & Impact Of The CSO
An informal conversation on the evolving landscape of sustainability leadership.
Co-Moderators:
Janett Haas, Senior Vice President, Forbes Research & Insights, Forbes
Ross Gagnon, Executive Director of Research, Forbes
1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Innovation Spotlight: Life as a Gen Z Computer Scientist And Sustainability Advocate
Kiara Nirghin, Entrepreneur, Author & Technologist
Interviewer: Katharine Schwab, Assistant Managing Editor, Tech & Innovation, Forbes
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. ET
Green Hydrogen Revolution
Rob Hanson, Cofounder & CEO, Monolith
Pete Johnson, CEO, Koloma
Preeti Pande, CMO, Plug Power
Moderator: Alan Ohnsman, Senior Editor, Forbes
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. ET
Interconnection and Collaboration: Combatting the Climate Crisis Together
Dr. Victor J. Dzau, President, Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Medicine
Joris Silon, US Country President and SVP, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca
Moderator: Janett Haas, SVP, Forbes Research & Insights, Forbes
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Building A Sustainable Infrastructure
How do we create a resilient infrastructure – from the cities we build to the back office for innovators to grow. We speak to global innovators who are creating the technologies and techniques to take us into a new era of business.
Benoit Bazin, CEO, Saint-Gobain
Stacy Kauk, Head of Sustainability, Shopify
Charlene Lake, CSO and SVP, Corporate Responsibility, AT&T
Moderator: Diane Brady, Assistant Managing Editor, Communities & Leadership, Forbes
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. ET
Circular Economy
Meg Gentle, Executive Director, HIF Global
Bryan Glover, Chief Growth Officer, Honeywell PMT
Nanette Po, Founder and Executive Chairperson, HOPE and PCX Groups
Moderator: Amy Feldman, Senior Editor, Manufacturing, Forbes
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. ET
Harnessing Data: Auditing ESG Goals and Measuring Authentic Sustainability Progress
The auditing of ESG goals is considered to be an essential business practice within most organizations; but how is it really done? What metrics are used to ensure that there is accuracy? How do business leaders keep up with evolving sustainability reporting requirements and keep all of their stakeholders up-to-date on progress towards sustainability goals? This panel will focus on the challenges facing business leaders and highlight the opportunities in ensuring that this can be done with standardized metrics in monitoring and reporting long-term impact to ensure ESG goals drive sustainable outcomes.
Wendy Cama, Audit Managing Partner, Crowe
Desiré Carroll, Director, Professional Practice, Center for Audit Quality
Moderator: Janett Haas, SVP, Forbes Research & Insights, Forbes
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Redefining ESG & Investing
Ben Dell, Cofounder Kimmeridge and Founder, Chestnut Carbon
Christian Joelck, Cofounder & Partner, 2150
Lisa Sachs, Director, Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University
Moderator: Rosemarie Miller, Digital Assets Reporter & On-Air Talent, Forbes
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. ET
Future of Food
Pilar Cruz, Chief Sustainability Officer, Cargill
Farmer Lee Jones, Head Farmer, Chef’s Garden
Carlo Mondavi, Cofounder & Chief Farming Officer, Monarch Tractor
Moderator: Chloe Sorvino, Staff Writer, Food, Drink & Ag, Forbes
4:20 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Sustainability 2050
Victoria Baggio, COO, Radiant
Dr. Clea Kolster, Partner & Head of Science, Lowercarbon Capital
Matt Gialich, Cofounder & CEO, AstroForge
Moderator: Alex Knapp, Senior Editor, Health & Science, Forbes
4:40 p.m. - 4:55 p.m. ET
Amazon's Global Sustainability Chief on Solving the World's Hardest Problems
Kara Hurst, Head of Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon
Interviewer: Diane Brady, Assistant Managing Editor, Communities & Leadership, Forbes
4:50 p.m. - 4:55 p.m. ET
Closing Remarks
Diane Brady, Assistant Managing Editor, Communities &
Leadership, Forbes
Alex Knapp, Senior Editor, Health & Science, Forbes
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET
Closing Reception
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