These confirmed global thought-leaders and sustainability practitioners will unite in Detroit for a collective conversation about how businesses can position themselves for success against the backdrop of changing societal needs. Check back often for updates as new speakers are confirmed on a daily basis.

Hamdi Ulukaya Founder and CEO
Chobani View profile
Bill Ford Executive Chairman
Ford Motor Company View profile
Kate Brandt Lead for Sustainability
Google Inc. View profile
Rachel Konrad Chief Communications Officer
Impossible Foods View profile
Pashon Murray Founder
Detroit Dirt View profile
Nour Tayara Assistant Vice President of Marketing
L'Oréal View profile
Paul Dillinger VP, Head of Global Product Innovation
Levi Strauss & Co. View profile
Sarah Chandler Director of Operations and Environmental Initiatives
Apple View profile
Kimberly Kleiman-Lee Lead, General Electric Culture & Leadership Learning & Development
General Electric View profile
Hajj Flemings Founder
Rebrand Detroit View profile
Virginie Helias VP, Global Sustainability
Procter & Gamble View profile
William McDonough Founding Principal, William McDonough + Partners Architects
McDonough Innovation View profile
John Viera Global Director, Sustainability & Vehicle Environmental Matters
Ford Motor Company View profile
Freya Williams CEO, North America
Futerra View profile
Laura Phillips SVP, Global Sustainability
Walmart View profile
Bob Willard Author, Speaker, and Founder
Sustainability Advantage View profile
Alex Thompson VP Brand Stewardship & Impact
REI View profile
Kristina Kloberdanz Corporate Responsibility Leader
IBM View profile
Paul Norman President, North America
Kellogg Company View profile
Aria Finger CEO
DoSomething.org & TMI Strategy View profile
Tracy Shepard-Rashkin Sustainable Communities Brand Manager
Unilever View profile
Sonali Sharma Sustainability & Engagement
Johnson & Johnson View profile
Veronica Juarez Head of Enterprise Initiatives
Lyft, Inc. View profile
John Izzo Bestselling Author and Thought Leader
The Five Thieves of Happiness View profile
Kevin Hagen Director of Corporate Responsibility
Iron Mountain View profile
Neal Davies President and CEO
Effie Worldwide View profile
Erin Meezan Chief Sustainability Officer
Interface, Inc. View profile
Andrew Winston Author, Founder
The Big Pivot, Winston Eco-Strategies View profile
Tamara Barker Chief Sustainability Officer, VP Environmental Affairs
UPS View profile
Pam Van Orden Director of Brand
McAfee View profile
Andrew Zolli VP of Global Impact Initiatives
Planet Labs View profile
Cheryl Bynum National Program Manager, SmartWay
Environmental Protection Agency View profile
Deanna Bratter Director of Sustainability
DanoneWave View profile
Mindy Lubber President & CEO
Ceres View profile
Gabe Wing Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Herman Miller View profile
Sue Allchurch Chief of Partnerships, Fund Raising and Communication
United Nations Global Compact View profile
Cara Smyth GCNYC Vice President and Founding Director of the Fair Fashion Center
GCU Fair Fashion Center View profile
Andre de Freitas Executive Director
Sustainable Agriculture Network View profile
Whitney Mayer Manager, Social Innovation
The Hershey Company View profile
Nader Mahmoud Vice President, Market and Customer Development North America
BASF View profile
John C. Havens Executive Director
The IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems View profile
Nadya Zhexembayeva Chief Reinvention Officer
WE EXIST Reinvention Agency View profile
George Hodge Senior Manager, Supply Chain
CDP View profile
Paul Bakus President, Nestlé Corporate Affairs
Nestlé View profile
Wendy Salomon VP, Reputation Management Consultant
The Harris Poll View profile
Sophie Egan Director of Programs and Culinary Nutrition for Strategic Initiatives
Culinary Institute of America View profile
Ricardo Caceres Former Global Marketing Director, Sustainability
The Coca-Cola Company View profile
Dane Parker Executive Director
General Motors View profile
Sarah Endline CEO and Chief Rioter
sweetriot View profile
Geof Rochester Managing Director
The Nature Conservancy View profile
Victoria Schein Research Engineer
Ford Motor Company View profile
Betsy Hickman VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Implementationl
Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture View profile
Marie Zwickert Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Cisco View profile
Ed Rogers Senior Director of Global Sustainability
UPS View profile
Akash Ghai Co-founder & Managing Partner
Development3 View profile
Sean Kinghorn Senior Program Manager, Corporate Sustainability
Intuit View profile
Elisabeth Laville Founder & Chief Entrepreneur
UTOPIES View profile
Jean Bennington Sweeney Chief Sustainability Officer
3M View profile
Leith Sharp Director, Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership
Harvard University View profile
Sam Polk Co-Founder and CEO
Everytable View profile
Renee Lertzman Psychosocial Researcher and Engagement AdvisorRenee Lertzman View profile
Bea Boccalandro President
VeraWorks View profile
John Marshall Roberts Founder
Worldview Thinking View profile
Charlie Brown CEO & Founder
Context Partners View profile
Geoff Kendall CEO & Co-Founder
Future-Fit Foundation View profile
Ryan Williams Good Cop & Director of Sustainability
Method View profile
Roian Atwood Director of Sustainability
Wrangler View profile
Nicole Hagerman Miller Managing Director
Biomimicry 3.8 View profile
Heather Tallis Global Managing Director / Lead Scientist for Strategy Innovation
The Nature Conservancy View profile
Stephanie Bertels Founder & Lead Researcher
Embedding Project View profile
Andre Angel Founder
TangoTab View profile
Katie Wallace Assistant Director of Sustainability
New Belgium Brewing View profile
Christopher Marshall Head of Partnerships
GOOD Worldwide Inc View profile
Daniel Vennard Director
World Resources Institute View profile
Claus Stig Pedersen Head of Corporate Sustainability
Novozymes View profile
Phil McKenzie Co-Founder/Co-Host
2 Dope Boys & a Podcast View profile
Sally Uren CEO
Forum for the Future View profile
Nick Aster Founder & Publisher
TriplePundit View profile
Marc Diaz Managing Director
NatureVest at The Nature Conservancy View profile
Raphael Bemporad Founding Partner
BBMG View profile
Martin Rich Co-founder and Chair
Future-Fit Foundation View profile
Meighen Speiser Chief Engagement Officer
ecoAmerica View profile
James Sullivan Vice President, Sustainability Management & Strategy
SAP View profile
Thomas Schröder Director Marketing and Communications
south pole group View profile
Kevin Moss Global Director of Business Center
World Resources Institute View profile
Emily McGarvey Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Target View profile
Tamara Brown Director, Sustainable Development and Community Engagement
Praxair, Inc. View profile
Charlene Wall-Warren Director, Sustainability
BASF View profile
Dana Griffin CMO
Knotch View profile
Dr. Halleh Seddighzadeh Founder
Asylee, Refugee Migrant Assistance Network (A.R.M.A.N.) View profile
Daniel Aronson Founder
Valutus View profile
Carol Cone CEO
On Purpose View profile
Robbert Slooten Program Manager
Philips Lighting View profile
Allie Burns Chief Operating Officer
Village Capital View profile
Neil Hawkins Chief Sustainability Officer
The Dow Chemical Company View profile
Veronika Scott Founder and CEO
The Empowerment Plan View profile
Nigel Sizer President and CEO
Rainforest Alliance View profile
Susan Hunt Stevens Founder & CEO
WeSpire View profile
Sayo Ayodele Director
Leaders Quest View profile
Nelson A. Switzer Chief Sustainability Officer
Nestlé Waters North America View profile
Julia Rhodes Sales and Marketing Director
Rebel Nell View profile
Rachel Parikh Partner
Leaders Quest View profile
Etienne White Founder and CEO
Possible View profile
Chad Smith CEO and Co-founder
HumanWealth Partners View profile
Lisa Hogen Chief Development Officer
Kiva View profile
Tim McAloone Co-Founder, Professor
essensus, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) View profile
Paul Hickman Founder & CEO
Urban Ashes View profile
Victor Pineda President and Founder
World Enabled View profile
Dan Smolen Managing Director
The Green Suits, LLC View profile
Lorraine Smith Associate Director, Volans
Volans View profile
Omar Rodriguez-Vila Assistant Professor
Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business View profile
Johanna Jobin Director, Global EHS & Sustainability
Biogen View profile
Matt Holton Lead Manager, Social Innovation
PayPal View profile
Nina Goodrich Director
GreenBlue View profile
Michael Brooks Co-Host / Cultural Strategy Consultant
2 Dope Boys & a Podcast View profile
Brendan LeBlanc Partner
EY View profile
Matt Ellis Founder & CEO
Measurabl View profile
Paul Herman CEO & Founder
HIP Investor Ratings + Portfolios View profile
Jennifer Lindenauer CMO
Upworthy View profile
Thomas Kolster Founder
Mr. Goodvertising View profile
Adrian Tan Senior Business Developer
essensus View profile
Devita Davison Executive Director
Food Lab Detroit View profile
Vinicius Rodrigues Co-Founder
essensus View profile
Olivia Khalili Head of Yahoo for Good
Yahoo View profile
Adam Sledd Director, Market Engagement
Institute For Market Transformation View profile
Ann Hoogenboom Sustainability Manager
Cabot Creamery Cooperative View profile
Charles Antis Antis Roofing & Waterproofing
Founder & CEO View profile
Gina V Hall Investment Director
The Carbon Trust View profile
Bill Baue Facilitator
Reporting 3.0 View profile
Ben Pawsey Creative Director
Thread View profile
Michael Arena Chief Talent Officer
General Motors View profile
Nicole Pontes Senior Strategist
BBMG View profile
Henk Campher VP Marketing
Salesforce.org View profile
Lisa Leong Managing Director
Embedding Project View profile
Chris Coulter Co-CEO
GlobeScan View profile
Jason Jay Senior Lecturer and Director of the Sustainability Initiative
MIT Sloan View profile
Kim Coupounas Director
B Lab View profile
James Connelly Director, Living Product Challenge
International Living Future Institute View profile
Gwen Migita Vice President Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship
Caesars Entertainment View profile
Christopher Davis Director of International Corporate Responsibility and Campaigns
The Body Shop International View profile
Francis Janes Social Equity Program Manager
International Living Future Institute View profile
John Pflueger Principal Environmental Strategist
Dell View profile
Erika Ferrin Director of Marketing, Communication and Development
The Sustainability Consortium View profile
Alison DaSilva Cone Communications
Executive Vice President View profile
Atlanta McIlwraith Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communication
Timberland View profile
Erin Hiatt Director of Energy, Sustainability & Research
RILA View profile
Tony Calandro Social Impact Chair
Povaddo View profile
Karen Clarke-Whistler Chief Environment Officer
TD Bank Group View profile
P.J. Marshall Co-Founder and Executive Director
Restore the Earth Foundation View profile
Jessica Meyer Director of Engagement
Human Scale Studio View profile
Annie Longsworth Founder & CEO
The Siren Agency View profile
Pamela Lewis Director
New Economy Initiative View profile
Phillip Clawson Managing Director
CSR Lab View profile
Mats Linder Project Manager
Ellen MacArthur Foundation View profile
Ediane Monteggia Social Impact Manager
Braskem View profile
James Rogers Senior Sustainability Manager
The North Face View profile
Mathias Wikström CEO
RBK Communication View profile
Meghan Dunbar French Co-founder & CEO
Conscious Company Media View profile
Cindy Drucker Executive Vice President, Global Sustainability
Weber Shandwick View profile
Dayna Baumeister Co-founder & Partner
Biomimicry 3.8 View profile
Greg Hemmings CEO / Executive Producer
Hemmings House View profile
Warren Neilson Principal, Partner
stok View profile
Richard Notarianni Marketing Communications Strategist
Havas View profile
Simon Mainwaring Founder
We First View profile
Briana Quindazzi Strategy Director
BBMG View profile
Tom Szaky CEO
TerraCycle View profile
Christina Copeland Program Manager, Water – North America
CDP View profile
Christian Dannecker Director Sustainable Supply Chains and Land Use
South Pole Group View profile
David Levine Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
American Sustainable Business Council View profile
Whitney Dailey Director of Marketing
Cone Communications View profile
Ronald Voglewede Global Sustainability Director
Whirlpool View profile
Dimitar Vlahov Director of Content Development
Sustainable Brands View profile
Omar Mitchell Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
National Hockey League View profile
Solitaire Townsend Co-Founder
Futerra View profile
Marty DiFiore Head of FCA Transport
FCA US View profile
Juan Jose Freijo Global Head of Sustainability
Brambles View profile
Kim Marotta Global Senior Director Corporate Responsibility
Molson Coors View profile
James Thurston Vice President for Global Strategy & Development
G3ict View profile
Phillip Haid CEO & Co-Founder
Public Inc. View profile
Diane Herndon Senior Manager, Sustainability
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company View profile
Gil Friend Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Palo Alto View profile
Christa Gyori Co-Founder & CEO
Leaders on Purpose/SDG Leadership Lab View profile
Cheryl Baldwin Vice President of Consulting
Pure Strategies View profile
Kara Hegg Transportation Carrier Management
Whirlpool Corporation View profile
Jacqueline Faseler Global Director EH&S, Advocacy, Sustainability
The Dow Chemical Company View profile
Bryan Shova Director Industrial Design
Kaleidoscope View profile
Paul Snyder Vice President, Corporate Responsibility
InterContinental Hotels Group View profile
John Kwant Vice President, City Solutions
Ford Motor Company View profile
John Moore Creative Director
Outerknown View profile
Gabriel Grant CEO, Author, Research Scholar
Human Partners / Yale University View profile
Emily Hunt Turner Founder
All Square View profile
Marisa Guber Education Manager
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute View profile
Joy Pettirossi-Poland President
Building Bridges View profile
Kimberly Hill Knott Director of Policy and Project Director
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice View profile
Matt Macko Founder & Tenant Representation
stok View profile
Paul Riser Managing Director, Technology-Based Entrepreneurship
TechTown Detroit View profile
Rose Wang CEO & Co-founder
Chirps Cricket Chips View profile
John Kester III Research Associate
The Sustainability Consortium View profile
Michelle Lapinski Vice President
Earth Genome View profile
Seth Schultz Director of Science & Innovation
C40 Cities View profile
Tyson Gersh President
The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative View profile
James Barsimantov COO
SupplyShift View profile
Mark Lee Executive Director
SustainAbility View profile
Bridget Croke VP, External Affairs
Closed Loop Partners View profile
Sue Stephenson Vice Chair, Executive Committee, IMPACT 2030
IMPACT 2030 View profile
Melanie Mena Director of Community Engagement
GARDEN FRESH GOURMET View profile
Annie Thomas Consultant
Sustainable Business Consulting View profile
Stacy Glass Vice President, Built Environment
C2C Products Innovation Institute View profile
Mark Goerner Futurist and Founder
eqogo View profile
Jo Confino Executive Editor, Impact, HuffPost
The Huffington Post View profile
Audi Banny Nagi Associate Director | Market Engagement Team
Institute for Market Transformation View profile
Marty Rouse National Field Director
Human Rights Campaign View profile
Wayne Honeycutt President and CEO
Soil Health Institute View profile
Justine Burt Founder & CEO
Appraccel View profile
Bart King Principle
New Growth Communications View profile
David Clark Vice President Safety, Environment, and Sustainability
Amcor View profile
Cullen Schwarz Cofounder and Chief of Good Thoughts
DoneGood View profile
Xavier Dubois CEO
evox View profile
Eric Whan Director
GlobeScan View profile
Talia Arbit Manager, Global Brand + Corporate Communications
Sustainable Brands View profile
Daniela Fernandez Founder and Chair
Sustainable Oceans Alliance View profile
Sean Ansett CoFounding Team and Advisor
Fairphone View profile
Frank Zambrelli Senior Director
GCU Fair Fashion Center View profile
Aurelio Dorris Director of Workforce Development
Urban Ashes View profile
Terry Nelidov Managing Director
Erb Institute for Business Sustainability, University of Michigan View profile
Jeanette Pierce Detroit Experience Factory
Executive Director View profile
Amy Peterson CEO & Founder
Rebel Nell View profile
Erica Parker Senior Consultant
Harris Poll View profile
Jessica Appelgren Director of Communications
Impossible Foods View profile
Keegan Goudiss Revolution Messaging
Partner, Head of Advertising View profile
Julia Rhodes Marketing Director
Rebel Nell View profile
Jonathan Atwood VP, Sustainable Business & Comms
Unilever View profile
Chris Chappell Director, E-Commerce and Marketing
Ramblers Way View profile
Christian Del Maestro Assistant Manager, Corporate Citizenship
Disney View profile
Keefe Harrison CEO
The Recycling Partnership View profile
Suzanne Shelton CEO
Shelton Group, Inc. View profile
Bill Rains Area District Vice President
U-Haul View profile
Jessi Bellama Design Strategist
Context Partners View profile
Lara Koritzke Director of Development and Communications
ISEAL Alliance View profile
Ahmad Alhendawi Secretary-General
World Organization of the Scout Movement View profile
Joel Howrani Heeres Sustainability Director
City of Detroit View profile
Ray Offenheiser President
Oxfam America View profile
Jennifer Anderson Co-Founder
Sustrana View profile
Drew Nannis  VP Integrated Communications
KIND Healthy Snacks View profile
Eden Joyner Senior Vice President
Revolution Messaging View profile
Alvin Rapp Founding Partner
RPG Consultants View profile
Mallory Brown Founder
Travel Mal View profile
Mariela McIlwraith Director of Sustainability
Events Industry Council View profile
Mark Weick Director, Sustainability Programs
The Dow Chemical Company View profile
Paul Murray VP of Sustainability
Shaw Industries View profile
Melanie Steiner Chief Risk Officer
PVH Corp. View profile
Diane Regas Executive Director
Environmental Defense Fund View profile
Daryl Pierson Sustainability Coordinator
Wayne State University View profile
Rolf Skar Forest Campaign Director
Greenpeace USA View profile
John Kelly Senior Vice President, Global Social Impact & Public Policy
Starbucks View profile
Diane Holdorf Chief Sustainability Officer, VP
Kellogg Company View profile
Emily Chan Vice President, Business + Social Purpose
Edelman View profile
Tom Murray Vice President, EDF+Business
Environmental Defense Fund View profile
Valerie Miller ​Director, Culture & Resources for People
Sustainable Brands View profile
Carrie Majeske Associate Director, Global Sustainability Integration
Ford Motor Company View profile
Fiona Pelham CEO
Positive Impact Events View profile
Pamela Wilhelms Systems Consulting
Wilhelms Consulting Group View profile
Samuel Shiroff Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
Signet Jewelers View profile
Kerry Duggan Founder
SustainabiliD View profile
Nassy Avramidis Content Development Manager
Sustainable Brands View profile
Jessica Benchetrit Associate Marketing Manager
MillerCoors View profile
Jay Douglass Chief Operating Officer
ARM Insitute View profile
Michael Waas Global Vice President, Brand Partnerships
TerraCycle View profile
Darren Beck Senior Director, Corporate Membership
Sustainable Brands View profile
Chau Nguyen Market Segment Manager
BASF Corporation View profile
Michelle Harvey Senior Consultant
Environmental Defense Fund View profile
Melissa McLean Manager - Sustainability Strategy and Business Integration
Target View profile
Sarah Matheson Mihalecz Head of Sustainability for Tata North America
Tata View profile
Aman Singh Editor in Chief & Head of Content Strategy
Futerra View profile
Ian Olson Sr. Director, North America Sustainability
McDonald's Corporation View profile
Steven Bethell President & Partner
Bank & Vogue View profile
Valerie Martin Senior Director, Global Communications & CSR
ALDO Group View profile
Esther Kyte Associate Director
Center for Positive Organizations at University of Michigan Ross School of Business View profile
Gwendal Castellan Sustainable Destination Specialist
Tourism Vancouver View profile
Jake Swenson Director of Sustainability
Staples View profile
Alton Parker CTO & EVP of Advertising
TheGrio View profile
David Ian Gray Founder
DIG360 View profile
Meghan Ryan Manager
BSR View profile
Mark Porter Manager
Rocky Mountain Institute View profile
Jose Carlos Ferrer Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Advisor
UN SDG Fund View profile
Brenda Shultz Director Responsible Business
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group View profile
Maria Barr Senior Manager, Corporate Citizenship
Disney Consumer Products View profile
Erica Bernal-Martinez Deputy Executive Director
NALEO Educational Fund View profile
Sirikul Laukaikul Brand Strategist & Sustainability Advisor
The Brandbeing Consultant Co., Ltd View profile
Dmitri Sedov Vice President, Innovation & Strategy
S&P Global View profile
Tony Shumpert Vice President of Recycling and Reuse
Savers Value Village View profile
Amy Braun Sustainability Director
Kellogg Company View profile
Beth Holzman Director of Engagement & Operations
Laborlink by Good World Solutions View profile
John Gerzema
New York Times Best Selling Author View profile
Jacquie Ignacio Global Manager, Customer Sustainability Solutions
MilliporeSigma View profile
Holli Alexander Sustainability Strategic Initiative Manager
Eastman View profile
Saman Baghestani Product Manager
SHIFT View profile
Lina Ramos EVP Source Intelligence
Chief Business Officer View profile
Sonja Berdau View profile
Chelsea Moen Communications Manager, Global Sustainability
lululemon View profile
Libby Bernick Global Head of Corporate Business
Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices View profile
Vince Haas Marketing Manager, Consumer - Performance Materials
BASF Corporation View profile
Mike Brady President & CEO
Greyston View profile
Jen Boynton Editor in Chief
TriplePundit View profile
Nova Sayers Senior Business Development Manager
NSF International View profile
Catherine Gunsbury Director, Sustainability & Transparency
General Mills View profile
Cassandra Nattrass Senior Business Development Manager
South Pole Group View profile
Sophia Mendelsohn Head of Sustainability
JetBlue Airways View profile
Karl Pfalzgraf Vice President, Sustainability Services
iCompli View profile
Myriam Laroche Founder and President
Eco Fashion Week View profile
Jessica Lida Sustainable Operations Specialist, Sustainability
lululemon View profile
Larisa Summers SVP, E-Commerce & Digital Marketing
Optoro View profile
Dave Stangis VP CSR and Public Affairs
Camp-Campbell View profile

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