We carefully curated a group of world leading speakers focused on redesigning the Good Life for brands, consumers, the planet and society as a whole. Sessions covered how businesses can drive meaningful change, positive impact and business success through ground-breaking insights, new research data and new tools driven by sustainability-led innovation.
Monday 4 June Schedule
8:00 AM — 7:00 PM
1st Floor Foyer9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
2019:30 AM — 12:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Event Management for Sustainability
Paul Salinger
Strategic and Creative Communications/Sustainability Champion
Oracle
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Yalmaz Siddiqui
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
MGM Resorts International
Miguel Naranjo
Associate Programme Officer - Relationship Management
UN Climate Change secretariat
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
109/11010:00 AM — 12:00 PM
116/117
Redesigning Consumer Behaviors
The Dynamics of Desire: Unlocking the Drivers of Behavior and Culture to Create a More Sustainable Future
Raphael Bemporad
Founding Partner
BBMG
Virginie Helias
Vice President, Global Sustainability
Procter & Gamble
Tricia Stevens
Charitable Givings Manager
LUSH
Tamay Kiper
Senior Manager, Member & Advisory Services
Sustainable Brands
12:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Vancouver Convention Centre West12:00 PM — 1:45 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Good Food: Sustainable Alternatives for Events
Kaj Török
CRO & CSO
Max Burgers AB
Rebekah Moses
Senior Sustainability Manager
Impossible Foods
Ned Bell
Executive Chef
Ocean Wise
1:15 PM — 2:30 PM
Ballroom D1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
118/120
Deep Dive
The Rise of City-Brand Collaboration, Local Marketing and Local Positive Hubs
Laurence Borensztein
Positive Brand Manager
Utopies
Elisabeth Laville
Founder & Chief Entrepreneur
Utopies
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
205/207
Deep Dive
Textiles Challenge
Meg O’Shea
Program Manager, Thriving Vancouver & Manager, Small to Medium Enterprises
Vancouver Economic Commission
Sara Blenkhorn
Chief Sustainability Officer
Leverage Lab
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
116/117
Deep Dive
The School of System Change: Growing a Global Community of Change Agents
Sally Uren
Chief Executive
Forum for the Future
Georgia Rubenstein
Principal Change Designer
Forum for the Future
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
202/204
Deep Dive
CMO Accelerator: A Crash Course in Redesigning Brand Purpose
Simon Mainwaring
CEO
We First
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
109/110
Deep Dive
The Good Life through the Lens of Consumer Preferences: Aspiration vs. Reality
Mary Wroten
Associate Director, Global Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering
Ford Motor Company
Patricia Wang
WorkSpace Futures
Steelcase
Kirti Singh
Chief Analytics and Insights Officer
Procter & Gamble
Suzanne Shelton
President & CEO
Shelton Group
Christian Bourque
Executive Vice President
Leger
Talia Arbit
Senior Manager, Global Brand & Corporate Communications
Sustainable Brands
Whitney Dailey
VP of Marketing
Cone Communications
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
114/115
Deep Dive
Transformational Leadership: Scaling a New Leadership Paradigm
Nicole Hagerman Miller
Managing Director
Biomimicry 3.8
Christa Gyori
CEO
Leaders on Purpose
Leith Sharp
Director of Executive Education for Sustainability
Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment
1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
121/122
Deep Dive
Equipping Your Brand for Continuous Reinvention
Nadya Zhexembayeva
Chief Reinvention Officer
WE EXIST Reinvention Agency
2:00 PM — 3:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Hospitality for Sustainability and Inclusion
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
3:30 PM — 4:00 PM
1st Floor Foyer4:00 PM — 4:15 PM
Ballroom AB4:20 PM — 4:35 PM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Vancouver: A City in the Midst of Business Innovation and Transformation for Good
Sadhu Johnston
City Manager
City of Vancouver
4:40 PM — 4:55 PM
Ballroom AB
5:00 PM — 5:15 PM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
The Purpose Revolution: How Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social Good
John Izzo
Bestselling Author and Thought Leader
Izzo Associates
5:20 PM — 5:35 PM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Redesigning for Success in Sustainability: Introducing The SB Brand Transformation Roadmap
Kevin Hagen
VP Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Strategy
Iron Mountain
Dimitar Vlahov
Director of Content Development
Sustainable Brands
5:35 PM — 5:45 PM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Innovation Labs Kick Off!
Daniel Krohn
Innovation Lab Manager
Sustainable Brands
Sally Uren
Chief Executive
Forum for the Future
Freya Williams
CEO
Futerra North America
5:45 PM — 6:00 PM
Ballroom AB
6:00 PM — 6:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
My Generation is the ReGeneration: How BioMimicry, Music and Technology Are Colliding To Solve Climate Change
Aaron Ableman
Award-Winning Artist, Bestselling Author and Founder
Alive and Awake
6:30 PM — 7:00 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
Innovating towards the Good Life
Matt Petersen
President and CEO
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
7:00 PM — 7:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
Sustainability and innovation: how can these two words together transform today and help to build a better tomorrow.
Fabio Lamon
Head of Digital Manufacturing
Braskem
Joe Jankowski
Commercial Mgr Green (bio-based) PE
Braskem
7:45 PM — 8:45 PM
Mahony & SonsTuesday 5 June Schedule
7:30 AM — 6:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer8:00 AM — 9:00 AM
109/1109:00 AM — 5:00 PM
2019:00 AM — 9:20 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
All In: The Future of Business Leadership
Mark Lee
Executive Director
SustainAbility
Chris Coulter
Co-CEO
GlobeScan
David Grayson
Professor
Cranfield School of Management
9:25 AM — 9:40 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Design, Disrupted for Good: How Social Design is Creating New Markets and More Creative, Engaged Cultures
Cheryl Heller
Founding Chair, MFA Design for Social Innovation, SVA
Design for Social Innovation
9:45 AM — 10:00 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
How Embedding Purpose into Your Brand Can Lead To Innovative Design Ideas
Jennifer Silberman
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility
Target
10:05 AM — 10:20 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Transformational Leadership in Action: The Evolution of Creating True Shared Value and a Good Life Ecosystem
Emmanuelle Wargon
SVP Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Integration Business
DANONE
10:20 AM — 10:35 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
A Global Launch of Climate Positive – How Max Burgers is Inspiring Brands to Do More
Kaj Török
CRO & CSO
Max Burgers AB
10:30 AM — 11:00 AM
1st Floor Foyer11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
116/117
Redesigning Marketing & Communications
Campaigns that Enable Good Life Principles: Balanced Simplicity, Meaningful Connections
Mike Pepperman
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Relations
LG Electronics
Daniella Foster
Senior Director, Global Corporate Responsibility
Hilton
Aaron Pickering
Senior Vice President
Cone Communications
11:00 AM — 12:15 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Success: How Brands in the Events Industry are Leveraging Sustainability for Business Results
Yalmaz Siddiqui
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
MGM Resorts International
Sam Arons
Director of Sustainability
Lyft
Melinda Kendall
SVP, Sustainability
Freeman Company
Eric Dominguez
VP Engineering, Facilities & Sustainability
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Inge Huijbrechts
Global Vice President Responsible Business
Radisson Hotel Group
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
205/207
Redesigning Supply Chains
How Blockchain Technology Can Power Superior Supply Chain Innovation and Understanding
Peter Patterson
Blockchain Market Leader
IBM
Joe Madden
CEO
Xpansiv
Steven Fish
Founder & CEO
ESG Ledger
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
109/110
Redesigning Leadership
A CFO-Friendly Business Case for Any Sustainability Project
Bob Willard
Founder
Sustainability Advantage
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
City Classroom (2nd Floor)
Redesigning Organizations
Personal Purpose as a Powerful Ally in Rallying Employees: A Practical Unilever Tool
Jonathan Atwood
VP, Sustainable Business & Communications
Unilever
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
118/120
Redesigning Consumer Behaviors
The SHIFT Framework for Encouraging Sustainable Consumer Behaviors
Kate White
Professor
University of British Columbia
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
121/122
Redesigning Products & Services
Pressure Points for Sustainable Packaging
Colleen Chapman
VP, Global Social Impact
Starbucks
Susanna Carson
CEO
BSI Biodegradable Solutions
Nina Goodrich
Executive Director
GreenBlue
Tony Rossi
VP of Global Business Development
Terracycle
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
202/204
Redesigning Supply Chains
Building Brand Value While Mitigating Your Water Risk
Eliza Roberts
Senior Manager, Water
Ceres
Margaret Henry
Director, Sustainability
PepsiCo
Christina Nicholson
Director, Sustainable Innovation
Gap Inc.
Ian Knight
Global Site Sustainability Manager
Mars
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
111/112
Redesigning Retail
Science-Based Targets: Lessons from Retailers for Retailers
Hugh Cherne
Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Erik Mohn
Director, Americas Sustainability Services
Schneider Electric
Nate Springer
Manager, Advisory Services
Business for Social Responsibility
Wilson Griffin
Senior Manager, Sustainable Innovation
Gap, Inc
12:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:15 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:15 PM — 1:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Best Practices and Challenges in Event Sustainability
Terry Nelidov
Managing Director, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
University of Michigan
Melinda Kendall
SVP, Sustainability
Freeman Company
12:15 PM — 1:15 PM
109/110
Special Event
Sponsored Lunch Session: What’s on your Label? How Marketing Affects Food & Farming, hosted by US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance
Andrew Winston
Author
Winston Eco-Strategies
Cassidy Johnston
New Mexico – Cow/Calf Farmer & USFRA Sustainability Officer
US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance
Roian Atwood
Director of Sustainability
Wrangler
Matt Carstens
SVP Sustainability
Land O'Lakes
12:15 PM — 1:20 PM
Ballroom D12:15 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:00 PM — 1:45 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Sustainable Exhibitions
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Jeff Chase
Vice President, Sustainability
The Freeman Company
Joe Stapley
National Accounts Manager
ECOR
John-Paull Davidson
The Boothologist
Boothster
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Cities
James Tansey
Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation & Impact Investing
University of British Columbia
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
116/117
Redesigning Organizations
Good Governance Best Practice: Escaping the Trap of Short-Termism through Stakeholder-based Governance Models
Todd Wegner
Senior Manager, Global Public Affairs
Laureate Education, Inc.
Kim Coupounas
Director
B Lab
Pascal Lachance
Senior Manager - Sustainability & Environment, Canada
Danone North America
Ian Walker
President and CEO
Hippie Snacks & Left Coast Naturals
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
121/122
Redesigning Products & Services
What the Circular Economy Means for Retailers
David Ian Gray
Founder and Strategist
DIG360
John Atcheson
Co-Founder & CEO
Stuffstr
Anna Vinogradova
Sustainability Senior Manager II
Walmart
Del Hudson
Head of US & North America Operations
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Brendan Seale
Head of Sustainability, IKEA Canada
IKEA Canada
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Travel/Leisure/Entertainment
Brad Jeffery
CEO & CO-Founder
CAUSEGEAR,L3C
Katherine Jeffery
Chief Marketing Officer and Co-founder
MADE BY FREE WOMEN | CAUSEGEAR
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
109/110
Redesigning Society
Brands Taking a Stand!
Christopher Miller
Activism Manager
Ben and Jerry's
Carleen Pickard
Ethical Campaigns Specialist
Lush
Thomas Kolster
CEO
Goodvertising
Mike Masserman
Head of Global Policy & Social Impact
Lyft
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
111/112
Redesigning Retail
Leveraging Culture to Mobilize Change and Drive Engagement
Valérie Martin
Senior Director of Communications & CSR
Aldo Group
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
202/204
Redesigning Supply Chains
Evolving Supplier Relationships: Finding New Forms of Shared Value
Freya Williams
CEO
Futerra North America
Alissa Marturano
Global Sustainability Manager
Mars
Kelley Bell
Vice President of Social and Environmental Impact
Driscoll's
Atlanta Mcllwraith
Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communications
Timberland
Ellen Jackowski
Sustainability Strategy & Innovation
HP
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
118/120
Redesigning Marketing & Communications
The Proof Is in the Pudding: How to Get People to Choose Sustainable Over Conventional
Ben Meaker
Co-Founder
Nice and Serious
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
City Classroom (2nd Floor)
Redesigning Leadership
Redesigning for Success in Sustainability: Introducing The SB Brand Transformation Roadmap
Kevin Hagen
VP Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Strategy
Iron Mountain
Dimitar Vlahov
Director of Content Development
Sustainable Brands
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
205/207
Redesigning Cross-Sector Collaboration
Private-Public Partnerships to Increase Women’s Economic Security
Samantha Taylor
President
Reputation Dynamics
Cynthia Nimmo
President and CEO
Women’s Funding Network
Lee Roper-Batker
President & CEO
Women's Foundation of Minnesota
Liz Vivian
President and CEO
Women’s Funding Alliance
Ruby Bright
Executive Director/CAO
Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
114/115
Redesigning Leadership
Embedding Sustainability, Vancouver Style
Stephanie Bertels
Founder and Lead Researcher
Embedding Project
Esther Speck
VP, Global Sustainability
Lululemon
Jamie Gray-Donald
VP, Sustainability
Quadreal
Marcia Smith
SVP, Sustainability & External Affairs
Teck
Duncan Wilson
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Materials & Packaging
Georgia Rubenstein
Principal Change Designer
Forum for the Future
1:45 PM — 3:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Waste Management for Events
Michele Grossman
Managing Principal CSR and Sustainability
Waste Management
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Lindsay Arell
Principal and Lead Strategist
Honeycomb Strategies
Jessica Pautsch
Principal
FoodMesh
Joy Nemerson
Manager Strategic Partnerships, Zero Waste
TerraCycle
3:00 PM — 3:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer3:05 PM — 3:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
We’re Ready: Seeking Change Through Sustainability Goals that Create Connected Communities, Customers and Colleagues
Dan Lambe
President
Arbor Day
Carolyn Scotchmer
Regional Manager
TD Bank
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Food/Agriculture
Rebecca O’Neill
Senior Manager, Sustainable Innovation
SustainAbility
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Supply Chain
Samantha Veide
Associate Director, United States
Forum for the Future
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
116/117
Redesigning Organizations
Harmonizing the Inside and Outside Messages: Turning Employees into Effective Ambassadors for Your Good Life Brand
John Izzo
Bestselling Author and Thought Leader
Izzo Associates
Carol Cone
CEO
Carol Cone ON PURPOSE
Henk Campher
VP, Marketing
Salesforce.org
Laura Kohler
SVP, Human Resources, Stewardship and Sustainability
Kohler Co.
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
111/112
Redesigning Retail
Shark Tank: Circular Economy Innovations for Retail
Adam Siegel
Senior Vice President, Research, Innovation & Sustainability
RILA
Jeff Denby
Co-Founder
The Renewal Workshop
Julie Corbett
Founder & President
Ecologic Brands Inc.
Daniel Hutter
Divisional Vice President, Global EHS & Compliance Assurance
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
Brenna Zimmer
AVP, Environmental Sustainability Director
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Bob Anderson
Vice President, Business Development
Curb My Clutter
Chelsey Evans
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
Nordstrom, Inc.
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
121/122
Redesigning Products & Services
Creative Self-Destruction: Managing the Transition into Healthy Business Models
Jennifer Motles Svigilsky
Social Impact & Sustainability Lead
Philip Morris International
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
202/204
Redesigning Brand Purpose
The Practice of Purpose: Defining the Capabilities Needed to Turn Social Purpose into Growth
Omar Rodriguez-Vila
Assistant Professor, Marketing & Strategy
Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sundar Bharadwaj
Coca Cola Company Chair Professor of Marketing
University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
City Classroom (2nd Floor)
Redesigning Leadership
Behind the Curtain of Corporate Pre-Competitive Partnerships
Bridget Croke
VP, Communications and Partnerships
Closed Loop Partners
Jonathan Atwood
VP, Sustainable Business & Communications
Unilever
Sarah Dearman
Sustainable Packaging Program Director
Coca-Cola
Monique Oxender
Chief Sustainability Officer
Keurig Green Mountain
Rachel Kaufman
Senior Brand Manager
Johnson & Johnson
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
109/110Purposeful leadership: How purpose can drive a company’s strategy for sustainability
Brendan LeBlanc
Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY
Virginie Helias
Vice President, Global Sustainability
Procter & Gamble
Matt Holton
Lead Manager, Social Innovation
PayPal
Jennifer Silberman
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility
Target
Rich Goode
Executive Director
EY
3:30 PM — 5:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Sustainable Event Communications & Impacts
Thomas Schröder
Director Marketing and Communications
South Pole
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Dave Ford
Founder and CEO
SoulBuffalo Expeditions
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
118/120
Redesigning Products & Services
Innovative Product Strategies that Help Build New Types of Meaningful Connections with Consumers
Kendra Peavy
VP of Corporate Communications
S'well
Chelsey Lindstrom
Senior Brand Manager
Whirlpool Corporation
Cilia Holmes Indahl
Director of Sustainability
Aker BioMarine
Crystal Barnes
SVP, Global Responsibility & Sustainability; Executive Director Nielsen Foundation
Nielsen
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
114/115
Redesigning Society
Understanding the Impacts of Automation on the Workforce
Bruce Klafter
Vice-President, Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility
Flex
John Frey
Senior Technologist, IT Efficiency and Sustainability
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
James Sullivan
Head, Global Sustainability Innovation Accelerator
SAP
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
205/207
Redesigning Cross-Sector Collaboration
Social Resilience: Cities, Brands, and Inclusion
Susan Mazrui
Director of Public Policy
AT&T
James Thurston
VP, Global Strategy & Development
G3ict
Mary Wroten
Associate Director, Global Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering
Ford Motor Company
Pamela Wilhelms
Systems Coach, Executive Coach
Wilhelms Consulting Group
5:10 PM — 5:25 PM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Factory as Forest: The Methodology, Measurement and Implementation behind a Move from Zero Footprint to Positive Impact
Erin Meezan
VP and Chief Sustainability Officer
Interface
Nicole Hagerman Miller
Managing Director
Biomimicry 3.8
5:30 PM — 5:45 PM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
The Road to Responsible Consumption: Embedding Social and Environmental Purpose in the Heart of an Iconic Brand
Marc Pritchard
Chief Brand Officer
Procter & Gamble
5:35 PM — 6:05 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
6:00 PM — 7:00 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)6:05 PM — 6:35 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
Time for Change – Getting Faster to Sustainable Palm
Prerna Chatterjee
Marketing Manager, Sustainability - Personal and Home Care
BASF
6:35 PM — 7:05 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
Redefining the Future of Giving: A Sneak Peek at Philanthropy Cloud
Nick Bailey
VP, Innovation and Products
Salesforce.org
7:00 PM — 10:00 PM
Waterfront Station7:30 PM — 9:00 PM
Mahony & Sons8:30 PM — 9:30 PM
The American1:10 PM — 1:40 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
The UN Global Compact and a Principles-Based Approach to the SDGs
Thorin Schriber
Participant Engagement, UN Global Compact
United Nations Global Compact
Helle Bank Jorgensen
President
UN Global Compact Network Canada
Adam Gordon
Engagement Director, US Network
United Nations Global Compact
Wednesday 6 June Schedule
7:00 AM — 7:30 AM
The Four Seasons Vancouver8:00 AM — 6:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
2019:05 AM — 9:20 AM
Ballroom AB
9:25 AM — 9:40 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
The Path Ahead: How One Company is Galvanizing Millions
Alex Thompson
Vice President, Brand Stewardship & Impact
REI
9:45 AM — 10:00 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Success at the Intersection of Science, Entertainment and Purpose
Jill Cress
CMO
National Geographic Partners
10:05 AM — 10:20 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
The Game Changers: Leveraging Aspirational Storytelling to Drive Sustainable Behavior Change at Scale
James “Lightning” Wilks
Producer
The Game Changers
Martin Tull
President
Impacts Group
10:25 AM — 10:40 AM
Ballroom AB
Plenary
Technology at the Tipping Point: A Design Manifesto for Humanity
Tristan Harris
Founder
Center for Humane Technology
Raphael Bemporad
Founding Partner
BBMG
10:45 AM — 11:00 AM
1st Floor Foyer11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
118/120
Redesigning Consumer Behaviors
New Consumer Behaviors and Business Models Based on Smart Personalized Data
Anne-Maria Salonius
Head of Finland Division
Ålandsbanken Abp
Ben Gleisner
CEO & Co-founder
Conscious Consumers Ltd
Daniel Aronson
Founder and Lead Researcher
Valutus
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
City Classroom (2nd Floor)
Redesigning Organizations
Building a Culture of Equality and Giving Back: Keys to an Engaged and Thriving Workplace
Alexandra Siegel
Content & Narrative Manager, Office of Equality
Salesforce
Margo Mayes
Director, Business Development and Partnerships
Salesforce.org
Phillip Clawson
Managing Director
CSR Lab
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
121/122
Redesigning Products & Services
Factory as Forest: The Methodology, Measurement and Implementation behind a Move from Zero Footprint to Positive Impact
Nicole Hagerman Miller
Managing Director
Biomimicry 3.8
Erin Meezan
VP and Chief Sustainability Officer
Interface
Erin Rovalo
Senior Principal, Design
Biomimicry 3.8
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Events as Brand Sustainability Assets
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Melinda Kendall
SVP, Sustainability
Freeman Company
Atlanta Mcllwraith
Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communications
Timberland
Miguel Naranjo
Associate Programme Officer - Relationship Management
UN Climate Change secretariat
Nicholas Parks
Vice President of Brand Strategy
MGM Resorts International
John Stewart
Department Manager, Corporate Engagement | BSA Sustainability Director
Boy Scouts of America
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
109/110
Redesigning Society
Company-Community Partnerships for Purpose and Sustainable Impact
Sara Soderstrom
Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies and Program in the Environment
University of Michigan
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
111/112
Redesigning Retail
Learning from REI: Partnering with Wholesale Brands to Elevate Product Sustainability
Matt Thurston
Director of Sustainability
REI
Greg Gausewitz
Product Sustainability Manager
REI
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
205/207
Redesigning Brand Purpose
The Bright Side of the Brand: Going Beyond “Purpose” to Build Brighter Brands and Better Businesses
Tyler Wagner
VP, Client Strategy
thinkPARALLAX
Guusje Bendeler
Co-Founder and Head Strategy & Creative
thinkPARALLAX
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
202/204
Redesigning Supply Chains
The Future of E-Commerce: How Smart Retail Partnerships Drive Sustainable Growth
Adam Vitarello
President and co-Founder
Optoro
Crystal Lassiter
Sr. Director, Global Sustainability & Environmental Affairs
UPS
Sally Uren
Chief Executive
Forum for the Future
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
116/117
Redesigning Marketing & Communications
Making Sense of Sustainability in Culture: Movies, Marketing and Metaphor
John Rooks
President
The SOAP Group
Carrie Snyder
Consultant
CSS Consulting & Harvard Extension School
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
114/115
Redesigning Leadership
Millennials as Activists, Influencers and Brand Ambassadors – Case Studies on How Brand Best Collaborate with Millennials to Shape the Future
Annie Longsworth
Executive Managing Director
RFB|Siren, a division of RF|Binder
Liz Maw
CEO
Net Impact
Julien Gervreau
Director of Sustainability
Jackson Family Wines
Gwen Migita
Social Impact, Equity & Sustainability Advocate & Collaborator
Caesars Entertainment
12:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)12:05 PM — 12:30 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
How to Stop Your Plastic Footprint in its Tracks`
Lindsay Christianson
Director of Business Development
The Plastic Bank
12:15 PM — 1:15 PM
109/110
Special Event
Sponsored Lunch Session: Health, Transparency and Inclusion, hosted by Shaw Industries
Troy Virgo
Director of Sustainability & Product Stewardship
Shaw Industries
Peter B. Smith
Senior Vice President
International WELL Building Institute
12:15 PM — 1:15 PM
118/120
Special Event
Sponsored Lunch Session – Purpose Isn’t Elitist: How Brands Can Right-Size Purpose for their Organizations, hosted by Cone Communications
Alison DaSilva
Executive Vice President
Cone Communications
Atlanta Mcllwraith
Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communications
Timberland
Christopher Miller
Activism Manager
Ben and Jerry's
Ian Knight
Global Site Sustainability Manager
Mars
12:15 PM — 1:15 PM
205/207
Special Event
Sponsored Lunch Session: Life’s Good: Experience Happiness, hosted by LG
Jesse Antin
Director of Development and Partnerships
Greater Good Science Center
John Taylor
Senior VP, Public Affairs & Communications
LG Electronics
Laura Bakosh
Co-Founder
Inner Explorer
Mike Pepperman
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Relations
LG Electronics
Chris Noble
CEO
Matchfire
12:15 PM — 1:15 PM
116/117
Special Event
Sponsored Lunch Session: Getting Past Sex Appeal to Find Sustainable Solutions in Unlikely Places, hosted by Smarter Sorting
Chris Ripley
CEO
Smarter Sorting
Bridget Croke
VP, Communications and Partnerships
Closed Loop Partners
Heidi Sanborn
Executive Director
National Stewardship Action Council
Lewis Perkins
President
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
12:15 PM — 1:15 PM
121/122
Special Event
Sponsored Lunch Session: Be Beautiful and Sustainable, hosted by BASF
Prerna Chatterjee
Marketing Manager, Sustainability - Personal and Home Care
BASF
Charlene Wall-Warren
Director, Sustainability
BASF Corporation
Heidi Geier
Manager, R&D Sustainability Programs
Estee Lauder Companies
Carolyn Baltz
Senior Manager, Membership and Development
The Sustainability Consortium
12:35 PM — 1:05 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Expo Stage
IOT Applications in Recycling and Sustainability
David Hudson
Vice President, Sustainability Management & Strategy
Avangard Innovative
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Materials and Packaging
Georgia Rubenstein
Principal Change Designer
Forum for the Future
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
121/122
Redesigning Products & Services
New Collaboration Models for a Circular Economy
Monique Oxender
Chief Sustainability Officer
Keurig Green Mountain
Allen Langdon
Managing Director
Recycle BC
Steven Bethell
CEO
Bank and Vogue
Suzanne Lindsay-Walker
Director of Sustainability
Brambles
Tony Shumpert
Vice President, Recycling & ReUse
Savers
Kyle Rudzinski
Director, Sustainability
Levi Strauss & Co
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
111/112
Redesigning Retail
Transitioning from linear to circular economies – innovative strategies and tactics that retailers are using to make the transition
Jim DeMouy
Vice President, Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability
Bridgestone Americas
Jake Gilene
Vice President, Retail Supply Chain Solutions
Brambles/CHEP
Audi Banny Nagi
Interim Director, Market Engagement Team
Institute for Market Transformation
Gary Calicdan
Ethical Buying Team
LUSH
Christina Nicholson
Director, Sustainable Innovation
Gap Inc.
1:30 PM — 2:45 AM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
208/209
Redesigning Good Meetings
Redesigning Business Events for the Circular Economy
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Lindsay Arell
Principal and Lead Strategist
Honeycomb Strategies
Gwendal Castellan
Sustainable Destination Specialist
Tourism Vancouver
Joy Nemerson
Manager Strategic Partnerships, Zero Waste
TerraCycle
Jeff Chase
Vice President, Sustainability
The Freeman Company
Michele Grossman
Managing Principal CSR and Sustainability
Waste Management
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
City Classroom (2nd Floor)
Redesigning Society
Gender Roles and the Shattering of Masculine Stereotypes
John Izzo
Bestselling Author and Thought Leader
Izzo Associates
Lawler Kang
Founder & CEO
The League of Allies
Pamela Wilhelms
Systems Coach, Executive Coach
Wilhelms Consulting Group
Jonathan Atwood
VP, Sustainable Business & Communications
Unilever
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
116/117
Redesigning Leadership
Best-in-Class Employee Engagement and Leadership Development: The IBM Corporate Service Corps
Gina Tesla
VP, Corporate Citizenship
IBM
Daniel Aronson
Founder and Lead Researcher
Valutus
Rachel Kaufman
Senior Brand Manager
Johnson & Johnson
Jane Jamieson
Vice President
Digital Opportunity
Christine Baghdassarian
Senior IT Specialist
IBM
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Travel/Leisure/Entertainment
Brad Jeffery
CEO & CO-Founder
CAUSEGEAR,L3C
Katherine Jeffery
Chief Marketing Officer and Co-founder
MADE BY FREE WOMEN | CAUSEGEAR
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
114/115
Redesigning Leadership
Embedding Future-Fitness into Your Organization: Goal-setting and Management Tools
Stephanie Bertels
Founder and Lead Researcher
Embedding Project
Geoff Kendall
Co-Founder & CEO
Future-Fit Foundation
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
118/120
Redesigning Consumer Behaviors
Promising Growth Models Based on Innovative Sharing and Cooperation
Neal Gorenflo
Executive Director
Shareable
Adam Broadway
CEO
Platform-OS / Near Me Marketplaces
Dori Graff
Co-founder & CMO
Kidizen
Peter ter Weeme
EVP, Purpose and Brand Citizenship
Elevator
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
202/204
Redesigning Supply Chains
2020 Zero Net Deforestation Goals: Challenges and Accelerators
Etienne White
Founder & CEO
Possible
Rolf Skar
Forest Campaign Director
Greenpeace USA
Renat Heuberger
CEO
South Pole
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Cities
James Tansey
Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation & Impact Investing
University of British Columbia
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
109/110
Redesigning Leadership
Gaps and Opportunities in Business Leadership
Mark Lee
Executive Director
SustainAbility
Eric Whan
Director of Partnerships
GlobeScan
Andrew Winston
Author
Winston Eco-Strategies
Pamela Wilhelms
Systems Coach, Executive Coach
Wilhelms Consulting Group
Carol Cone
CEO
Carol Cone ON PURPOSE
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
205/207
Redesigning Cross-Sector Collaboration
Cross-Sector Partnerships Tackling Inequality and Creating Shared Value
Chris Librie
Senior Director, Global Impact and Giving
eBay
Charlene Wall-Warren
Director, Sustainability
BASF Corporation
Daniel Daggett
Executive Director, Sustainability
Diversey
Phillip Clawson
Managing Director
CSR Lab
Jeff King
Sr. Director Sustainability, CSR, and Social Innovation
Hershey's
3:00 PM — 3:30 PM
1st Floor Foyer3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
205/207
Redesigning Leadership
The Future of Sustainability Reporting: How Leading Tools are Evolving and Complementing One Another
Sonal Pandya Dalal
Technical Director
SASB
Eric Hespenheide
Chairman, Board of Directors
Global Reporting Initiative
Bill Baue
Senior Director and Co-Founder
Reporting 3.0
R. Paul Herman
CEO & Founder
HIP Investor Ratings + Portfolios
Abhishek Humbad
CEO & Co-Founder
Goodera
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Supply Chain
Samantha Veide
Associate Director, United States
Forum for the Future
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)
Innovation Labs
Good Food/Agriculture
Rebecca O’Neill
Senior Manager, Sustainable Innovation
SustainAbility
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Hall C (Activation Hub)3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
118/120
Redesigning Products & Services
L’Oréal USA’s Product Sustainability Journey: Driving Positive Impact with Cradle to Cradle Certified™
Marisa Guber
Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Lewis Perkins
President
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Jay Bolus
President of Certification Services
MBDC
Danielle Azoulay
Head of CSR & Sustainability
L'Oreal USA
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
109/110
Redesigning Leadership
Aligning Strategy with the SDGs to Improve Brand Value
Adam Gordon
Engagement Director, US Network
United Nations Global Compact
Patsy Doerr
Global Head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion
Thomson Reuters
Diana Rosenberger
Global Sourcing Manager
Shaw Industries
Angelika Guldt
Sustainability Communications
Lenzing Group
Daniella Foster
Senior Director, Global Corporate Responsibility
Hilton
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
111/112
Redesigning Retail
U.S. State Renewable Energy Policy: Updates & Opportunities for Brands to Drive Change
Joe Rinzel
Executive Director
Employers for Renewable Energy
David Gardiner
President
David Gardiner and Associates