Redesigning Retail
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Tuesday 5 June
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
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Tuesday 5 June
Leveraging Culture to Mobilize Change and Drive Engagement
Valérie Martin
Senior Director of Communications & CSR
Aldo Group
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Tuesday 5 June
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.
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Wednesday 6 June
Learning from REI: Partnering with Wholesale Brands to Elevate Product Sustainability
Matt Thurston
Director of Sustainability
REI
Greg Gausewitz
Product Sustainability Manager
REI
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Wednesday 6 June
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.
3:30 PM — 4:45 PM
Wednesday 6 June
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
Rob Threlkeld
Global Manager, Renewable Energy
General Motors
Drew Sadler
Director, Global Public Policy
Walmart
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
Thursday 7 June
How Storytelling Gets Sustainability Projects Funded
Audi Banny Nagi
Interim Director, Market Engagement Team
Institute for Market Transformation
Erin Hiatt
Director of Energy, Sustainability & Research
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
1:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Thursday 7 June
Promoting Sustainability with Green Chemistry: Collaboration across the Retail Supply Chain
Roger McFadden
President
McFadden & Associates
Chris Cassell
Director, Corporate Sustainability
Lowe’s
Charlene Wall-Warren
Director, Sustainability
BASF Corporation
Todd Cline
North America Section Head, Fabric Care, Research and Development
Procter and Gamble