28 October Schedule
29 October Schedule
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth C
Morning Roundtable Discussion
Six Years of Pivot Goals and What’s Next for Science and Ethics Based Goals
Jeff Gowdy
President
J. Gowdy Consulting
9:00 AM — 9:20 AM
Millennium Ballroom9:20 AM — 9:35 AM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Modeling the Benefits of Sustainable Practices with the New Sustainability Monetization Framework
Tensie Whelan
Director, Center for Sustainable Business
NYU Stern School of Business
9:40 AM — 9:55 AM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Submerged Value: Surfacing the True Benefits of Sustainability
Daniel Aronson
Founder
Valutus
9:55 AM — 10:00 AM
Millennium Ballroom10:00 AM — 4:30 PM
Howe Room, 33rd Floor10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth B
Value in Finance & Investing
A Hands-On Guide to Three New Tools Powered by the Sustainability ROI Workbook
Bob Willard
Author and Speaker
Sustainability Advantage
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth C
Value in Product & Service Innovation
The Value of New Partnerships and Breakthrough Business Models around Waste and Circular Economy
Omer Gozen
VP, New Materials and Packaging Innovation | Head of Global Sustainability
Plug and Play
Julie Corbett
Founder & President
Ecologic Brands Inc.
Frank Klemens
Managing Director, DuPont Ventures
DuPont
Cynthia Phillips
Founder & CEO
The Disruptive Factory
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth D
Value in Marketing & Communications
Understanding and Communicating the Emerging Science and Benefits of Well-being
Shawn Hesse
Community Engagement Manager
International Living Future Institute
Mark McElroy
Co-Author
The MultiCapital Scorecard: Rethinking Organizational Performance
Eileen McNeely
Director, Sustainability and Health Initiative for Netpositive Enterprise (SHINE)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Pamela Wilhelms
Owner
Wilhelms Consulting Group
Victoria Brown
Senior Program Officer
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth A
Value in Strategy & Operations
The Evolution of Social and Human Capital Management and Disclosure
Mike Wallace
Partner
BrownFlynn
Libby Bernick
Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Business
Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices
Manuela Werner
Strategic Lead, Starting Ventures
BASF
Cambria Allen
Corporate Governance Director
UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
Christopher Earl
Safety, Security, Health and Environmental Manager
Roche
12:00 PM — 1:15 PM
Millennium Ballroom12:10 PM — 12:15 PM
Millennium Ballroom12:15 PM — 12:30 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
How Customer Awareness of Social Good Initiatives Boosts the Bottom Line
Gwen Migita
Social Impact & Inclusion VP
Caesars Entertainment Corp.
12:35 PM — 12:50 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Lessons for Brands from the Researchers Who Exposed the VW Emissions Scandal
Dan Carder
Director, Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions
West Virginia University
12:55 PM — 1:10 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Risks and Opportunities in Taking a Stand on Hot-Button Social and Environmental Issues
Amy Binder
Founder & CEO
RF|Binder
1:10 PM — 1:15 PM
Millennium Ballroom1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Commonwealth B
Value in Finance & Investing
Awakening Investor-Grade ESG: Exploring Challenges and Solutions
Justin Neff
CPA Moss Adams
AICPA Member
David Post
Director of Research
SASB
Louis Coppola
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder
G&A Institute
Mark Tulay
Director, Strategic Investor Initiative
CECP
Erika Karp
Founder & CEO
Cornerstone Capital Group
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Commonwealth C
Value in Strategy & Operations
Building the the B Economy: How All Companies Can Use Business as a Force for Good
Dan Osusky
Director of Standards
B Lab
Laura Palmeiro
Senior Advisor
UN Global Compact
Andy Keller
CEO and President
ChicoBag Company
Todd Wegner
Senior Manager, Global Public Affairs
Laureate
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Commonwealth A
Value in Strategy & Operations
Materiality is Broken: A New Approach to Materiality Assessment that Overcomes Current Flaws
Daniel Aronson
Founder
Valutus
Gil Friend
Sustainability Pioneer
Natural Logic Inc.
Ralph Thurm
Managing Director
Reporting 3.0
Rose Perkins
Associate Director, Sustainability
The Dow Chemical Company
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Commonwealth D
Value in Marketing & Communications
Navigating Risk and Taking Stands in the Era of the Purpose-Driven Corporation
Alison DaSilva
Executive Vice President
Cone Communications
Annie Longsworth
Executive Managing Director
RFB|Siren, a division of RF|Binder
Gwen Migita
Social Impact & Inclusion VP
Caesars Entertainment Corp.
Chris Guenther
Sustainability Strategy Consultant
Freelance
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Commonwealth C
Value in Product & Service Innovation
New Research on the Evolution and Expected Value of Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing
Gregory Unruh
Arison Endowed Professor of Values Leadership
George Mason University
Katherine Hand
Global Head of Strategic Communications, Sustainability and Social Innovation
HP Inc.
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Commonwealth B
Value in Finance & Investing
Embedding ESG Analytics and Data into Traditional Enterprise Risk Management
Chris Walker
Director, Redefining Value
WBCSD
Lauren Rogge
Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY
Rekha Menon-Varma
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Vertaeon LLC
Sandra Richtermeyer
Dean
University of Massachusetts Lowell
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Commonwealth A
Value in Strategy & Operations
Creating and Measuring Value from Aligning Business Strategy and Partnerships with the SDGs
Sue Allchurch
Chief, Outreach and Engagement
United Nations Global Compact
Sarah Leugers
Director of Communications
Gold Standard
Alyson Genovese
Director, North America
Global Reporting Initiative
Anna Palazij
Senior Director, Sustainability Reporting
PepsiCo
5:00 PM — 5:15 PM
Millennium Ballroom5:20 PM — 5:35 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Learning from Leaders: Why and How Sustainable Living Brands Outperform Others in Growth and Profitability
Joey Bergstein
CEO
Seventh Generation
5:40 PM — 5:55 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Using Blockchain Technology and Digital Currencies to Create New Types of Social and Environmental Value
Nick Gogerty
Co-Founder
SolarCoin
5:55 PM — 6:00 PM
Millennium Ballroom6:00 PM — 7:30 PM
Millennium Foyer7:30 PM — 8:30 PM
Luke's Lobster30 October Schedule
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth C
Morning Roundtable Discussion
Integrating the SDGs into Corporate Reporting
Laura Palmeiro
Senior Advisor
UN Global Compact
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth C
Morning Roundtable Discussion
An Introduction to Science-Based Goals
Merriam Haffar
Postdoctoral Fellow, Erb Institute
University of Michigan
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth B
Morning Roundtable Discussion
Integrating Natural Capital into Business Decisions
Thomas Polzin
Program Manager for Ecosystem Services and Nature
The Dow Chemical Company
Jim South
Director, Corporate Engagement
The Nature Conservancy
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth A
Morning Roundtable Discussion
The Value of Gender Equality and Inclusion
Tamay Kiper
Sr Manager, Member and Advisory Services
Sustainable Brands
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth B
Morning Roundtable Discussion
Approaches to Supply Network Mapping
Christopher Cooke
Senior Director, Technical Development
The Sustainability Consortium
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth A
Morning Roundtable Discussion
The Relationship between Sustainability Disclosure and Performance
Cynthia Figge
CEO and Co-founder
CSRHub
9:00 AM — 9:20 AM
Millennium Ballroom
9:20 AM — 9:35 AM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
The Business Case for Lyft’s Influential Carbon Neutrality Commitment
Lisa Boyd
Senior Manager, Social Impact
Lyft
9:40 AM — 9:55 AM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Lessons from the First Ever Full Future-Fit Self-Assessment
Cora Olsen
Global Lead TBL Reporting
Novo Nordisk
Martin Rich
Co-founder & Executive Director
Future-Fit Foundation
9:55 AM — 10:00 AM
Millennium Ballroom10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth A
Value in Strategy & Operations
The SB Brand Transformation Roadmap: Exploring a New Version and Its Relationship to Leading Tools
Dimitar Vlahov
Director of Content Development
Sustainable Brands
Kevin Hagen
VP Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Strategy
Iron Mountain
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth B
Value in Finance & Investing
A Practical Guide to the Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosures and its Implications for Companies
Charles Henderson
Corporate Climate Change Expert
South Pole
Dan Saccardi
Director, Company Network
Ceres
Julia Casciotti
Sector Lead, Disclosure Services
CDP
Bruno Sarda
Head of Sustainability
NRG
Duane Roberts
Portfolio Manager
Dana Investment Advisors
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth C
Value in Product & Service Innovation
Blockchain Applications Creating New Value and New Types of Transparency in Stakeholder Relationships
Veselina Constantinovici
Founder
Innovation 4.4
James Sullivan
Head, Global Sustainability Innovation Accelerator
SAP
Christian Shearer
Chief Operating Officer
Regen Network
Stephen Mikolajczak
Brand & Content Marketing Leader, IBM Blockchain & Watson IoT
IBM
10:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Commonwealth D
Value in Marketing & Communications
The Value of Creating Sustainable Lifestyles Goals by Translating SDGs into Consumer-Level Guidance
Devon Douglas Leahy
VP of Strategy, North America
Futerra North America
12:00 PM — 1:15 PM
Millennium Ballroom12:10 PM — 12:15 PM
Millennium Ballroom12:15 PM — 12:30 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
The Reporting Performance of the Dow Jones 30: How Well Do the Largest U.S. Companies Demonstrate Sustainability?
William Theisen
CEO
EcoAct North America
12:35 PM — 12:50 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
The Green Reward: How the Markets are Incorporating ESG Factors
Libby Bernick
Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Business
Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices
12:55 PM — 1:10 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
A Holistic Approach to Investor Relations: What ESG Integration Means for Management
James Dymond
Investor Relations Manager, Socially Responsible Investing
SAP
1:10 PM — 1:15 PM
Millennium Ballroom1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Commonwealth D
Value in Marketing & Communications
The ROI of Embedding Social Purpose in Brand Strategy
Stephen Hahn-Griffiths
Chief Reputation Officer
Reputation Institute
Cynthia Figge
CEO and Co-founder
CSRHub
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Commonwealth B
Value in Finance & Investing
The Future of Sustainability Reporting: How Leading Tools are Evolving and Complementing One Another
Bob Laux
North American Lead
IIRC
Alyson Genovese
Director, North America
Global Reporting Initiative
Bill Baue
Senior Director
Reporting 3.0
David Post
Director of Research
SASB
Phillip Clawson
Managing Director
CSR Lab
Simon Fischweicher
Manager, Disclosure Services
CDP
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Commonwealth A
Value in Strategy & Operations
Implementing the Future-Fit Business Benchmark: A practitioner’s guide
Martin Rich
Co-founder & Executive Director
Future-Fit Foundation
Cora Olsen
Global Lead TBL Reporting
Novo Nordisk
3:30 PM — 3:40 PM
Millennium Ballroom3:40 PM — 3:55 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
An Insightful Look at ESG Opportunities from the Point of View of a CFO and Treasury Lead
Rachel Wilson
Senior Vice President of Finance
Iron Mountain
4:00 PM — 4:20 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
The Power of a Purpose-Driven Strategy and ‘Purpose Accounting’ in Shaping a Multi-Capitalist Approach to Management
Mark McElroy
Co-Author
The MultiCapital Scorecard: Rethinking Organizational Performance
Matt West
CFO
Griffith Foods
4:25 PM — 4:40 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Getting Ready for the Statement of Future Value: A Visionary Look into the Future of Accounting
Cornis van der Lugt
Reporting 3.0 Accounting Blueprint Lead Author
BSD Consulting and Stellenbosch University Business School
4:40 PM — 4:55 PM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
How Blockchain Is Helping The Plastic Bank Create a Global Economy of ‘Social Plastic’
Shaun Frankson
Co-Founder
Plastic Bank
4:55 PM — 5:00 PM
Millennium Ballroom
5:00 PM — 5:00 PM
Millennium Ballroom31 October Schedule
7:00 AM — 7:30 AM
PSFS/33rd Floor8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Commonwealth A
Morning Roundtable Discussion
Getting Your Ambition Level Right
Ralph Thurm
Managing Director
Reporting 3.0
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
Commonwealth A
Value in Strategy & Operations
How Would We Recognize “Sustainable Procurement” If We Saw It?
Bruce Klafter
VP, CSER
Flex
Phil Holman
President and Owner
Fourstar Connections
Gwendolen B. White
Founder & President, ISOS Group Consultant - AICPA Member
Sustainability Within Reach
Brian Farley
Senior Director, Partnership Solutions Strategy
Dun and Bradstreet
Frederick Alexander
Head of Legal Policy
B Lab
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
Commonwealth B
Value in Strategy & Operations
Forests in Focus: A New Platform to Improve Forest Sustainability at the Landscape Level
Tom Pollock
Senior Manager, Membership and Development
GreenBlue
Brian Hallacker
Global Sustainable Sourcing Manager
Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Ara Erickson
Director of Corporate Sustainability
Weyerhaeuser
Nathan Truitt
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
American Forest Foundation
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
Commonwealth D
Value in Finance & Investing
Driving Employee Engagement, Productivity and Impact through the Use of Sustainable 401(k) Plans
R. Paul Herman
CEO & Founder
HIP Investor Ratings + Portfolios
Marla Skeffington
Vice President, Retirement Strategies
Natixis Investment Managers
Max Messervy
Senior Associate, Responsible Investment
Mercer
Philip Jordan
Vice President and Principal
BW Research Partnership
Timothy Yee
Chief Retirement Specialist & Co-Founder
Green Retirement, Inc.
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
Commonwealth C
Value in Product & Service Innovation
The End of Consumption as we Know It. How will your Business Thrive?
Kevin Moss
Global Director, Business Center
World Resources Institute
Robert Schermers
Partner, Business Humanizer
Innate Motion
10:30 AM — 10:45 AM
Millennium Ballroom10:45 AM — 11:00 AM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Integrating Natural Capital into Green Building and Design
Ron Strich
Senior VP, Sustainability Research and Development
Tarkett
11:05 AM — 11:20 AM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
A New Methodology for Measuring Social Good through Return on Purpose and Amount of Social Capital Created
Lesa Ukman
Founder
ProSocial Valuation Service
11:25 AM — 11:40 AM
Millennium Ballroom
Plenary
Breaking the Mold Around Measuring Employee Motivation, Employee Engagement and the Value of a Purpose-Driven Workforce
Arthur Woods
Co-Founder
Imperative