Speakers at SB'19 Detroit
Keynote Speakers at SB'19 Detroit
Linda Walker
Director of Forests
World Wildlife Fund
Ryan Black
CEO & Founder
Sambazon
Maggie Buggie
Global Head of Innovation Services and Solutions
SAP
Ron Busby
President & CEO
U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.
Steve Cahillane
Chairman & CEO
Kellogg Company
Julie Channing
VP of Marketing
Allbirds
Yumi Clevenger-Lee
Chief Marketing Officer
Nestlé Waters North America
"Little Miss Flint" Mari Copeny
Activist & Philanthropist
Heidi Dangelmaier
Founder
Girlapproved
Ashish Gadnis
Co-Founder & CEO
BanQu, Inc.
Dune Ives
Executive Director
Lonely Whale
Thomas Kolster
Author & Marketing Activist
Goodvertising
Mark Lee
Executive Director
SustainAbility
William McDonough
Chief Executive
McDonough Innovation
Ovie Mughelli
President & Founder
Ovie Mughelli Foundation
Laura Nador
President
CHEP
Khalilah Olokunola
VP of Human Resources
TRU Colors Brewing
Marc Pritchard
Chief Brand Officer
Procter & Gamble Company
Jonah Sachs
Author
Unsafe Thinking
Dr. Matthew Sleeth
Founder and Author, Reforesting Faith
Blessed Earth
George Taylor
Chairman
TRU Colors Brewing
Dirk Voeste
Vice President of Sustainability Strategy
BASF
Shane Wolf
Founder, SEED PHYTONUTRIENTS
L'Oréal USA
Workshop & Session Speakers
Jane Abernethy
Chief Sustainability Officer
Humanscale
Paula Alexander
Director, Sustainable Business
Burt's Bees
Nia Batts
CEO & Co-Founder
Detroit Blows
Whitney Dailey
Vice President
Porter Novelli/Cone Communications
Stephanie Devine
CEO & Founder
The Very Good Bra
Meredith Ferguson
Managing Director
DoSomething Strategic
Laura Fruitman
Co-Founder & GM, The Right To Shower
Unilever
Lewis Goldstein
Executive Vice President of Marketing
Organic Valley
Eunice Heath
Global Director, Environment Health Safety and Sustainability
Dow
Susan Hunt Stevens
Founder & CEO
WeSpire
Rachel Kaufman
Worldwide Director, Sustainability Engagement
Johnson & Johnson
Soon Mee Kim
Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader
Porter Novelli
David Lear
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
Dell
Nicole Miller
Managing Director
Biomimicry 3.8
Christine Moseley
CEO & Founder
Full Harvest
Rebekah Moses
Senior Manager, Impact Strategy
Impossible Foods
Briana Quindazzi
Head of Strategy
BBMG
Suzanne Shelton
President & CEO
Shelton Group
Kimberly Shin
Associate Director, Talent Rewire
FSG
Maya Spaull
Vice President, Apparel and Home Goods Manufacturing Program
Fair Trade USA
Marie Stafford
European Director, the Innovation Group
Wunderman Thompson
Ali VanOverbeke
Co-Founder
Genusee
Michael Abata
Purpose-Driven Marketing Sr. Strategist, Brand Marketing
Target
Abisola Adekoya
Senior Sustainability Consultant
Salterbaxter MSL
Abir Ali
Director of Design & Culture
the Platform
Sara Allan
Sustainability Analyst, Triple Bottom Line Operating Unit
General Mills
Emily Allbritten
Strategic Initiatives, Athleta
The Gap, Inc.
Sue Allchurch
Chief of Participant Relations, Fund Raising and Communication
United Nations Global Compact
Allison Alt
Executive Director
Social Impact 360
Melissa Anderson
President & Co-Founder
Public Good
Talia Arbit
Associate Director, Product Strategy & Marketing, Live Events
Sustainable Brands
Lindsay Arell
Principal and Strategist
Honeycomb Strategies
Jacob Arlein
Principal
stok
John Armstrong
Chief Technology Officer
Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Daniel Aronson
Founder
Valutus
Zach Austin
Regional Vice President
Lyft
Danielle Azoulay
Head of CSR & Sustainability
L'Oréal USA
Wendy Bagnasco
Sustainability & Responsible Business Manager
Caesars Entertainment
Pia Baker
Group Marketing Manager
Nestlé USA
Allie Barwise
Manager, Gap Foundation
The Gap, Inc.
Kehkashan Basu
Founder & President
Green Hope Foundation
Erin Baudo Felter
Executive Director of Okta for Good
Okta Inc.
Darren Beck
Vice President, Corporate Member Network
Sustainable Brands
Raphael Bemporad
Co-Founder and Principal
BBMG
Gloria Benedikt
Project Leader Science and Art
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Sammi Bennett
Student Entrepreneur
Aurora Benton
Founder
Astrapto
Shalima Bhalla
Pre -Sales Consultant
Cisco
Taryn Bird
Senior Director, Social Impact Director
Kate Spade New York
Amy Blackman
Founder/Principal
Fruition Co.
Meredith Bless
Executive Producer
Buck the Cubicle
Dr. Leonardo Bonanni
Founder & CEO
Sourcemap
Matt Bondlow
Director, Integrated Media
Scientific American
Sheila Bonini
Senior Vice President, Private Sector Engagement
World Wildlife Fund
Sarah Bonk
Founder
Business for America
Prasad Boradkar
Design Lead
Google
Curtis Brainard
Managing Editor
Scientific American
Deanna Bratter
Senior Director of Public Benefit and Sustainable Development
Danone
Danamichele Brennen
General Manager, ProGenealogists
Ancestry.com
Camille Brewer
Weaver & Textile Expert
Mary Ellen Bridges
Purchasing Manager: Supply Chain Sustainability - Human Rights & Working Conditions
Ford Motor Company
Janay Brower
Founder
Public Thread
Justine Burt
Author
The Great Pivot
Ida Byrd-Hill
President
Uplift, Inc.
Sasha Calder
Director of Sustainability
Beautycounter
Melissa Cash
Head of Global Plant Based & Natural Brands
Kellogg Company
John Caturano
Senior Sustainability Manager Packaging
Nestlé USA
Catherine Chalmers
Artist
Gabrielle Clary
Sustainability Grad Student
American University
Phillip Clawson
Managing Director
CSR Lab
Jenna Close
Director of Photography
Buck the Cubicle
Mei Cobb
Director for Volunteer & Employee Engagement
United Way Worldwide
Jon Coleman
Director, City Solutions Ford Smart Mobility
Ford Motor Company
Elisabeth Comere
Director of Customer Sustainability
Tetra Pak
Jo Confino
Executive Editor, Impact & Innovation
HuffPost
Robin Connell
Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications and Sustainability
Del Monte Foods, Inc.
James Connelly
VP, Products & Strategic Growth
International Living Future Institute
Christopher Cooke
Senior Director, Technical Development
The Sustainability Consortium
Christina Copeland
Senior Manager, Water Security
CDP North America
Julie Corbett
President & Founder
Ecologic Brands
Jordan Cox
Student Entrepreneur
University of North Carolina
Bridget Croke
External Affairs
Closed Loop Partners
Lana Crouse
Director of Community
USGBC Detroit Region
Jad Daley
President & CEO
American Forests
Matthew Davie
Managing Director, Financial Inclusion
Kiva
Heather Deeth
North America Buying Manager
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Dimitri Deheyn
Marine Biologist, Ecotoxicologist, Biomimicry Researcher
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Jeff Donofrio
Executive Director, Workforce Development
City of Detroit
Alicia Douglas
Founder & CEO
WaterRising Institute
Elizabeth Douglass
SVP, Client Consulting
Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience
Mary Draves
Chief Sustainability Officer
Dow
Deborah Drew
Associate, Business Center
World Resources Institute
Drew Patrick
Owner & President
Skidmore Studio
Kerry Duggan
Partner, Sustainability
RIDGE-LANE Limited Partners
Joanne Dwyer
Senior Director, CSR
CVS Health Foundation
Steven Dyme
Co-Founder & CEO
Flowers for Dreams
Richard Eidlin
Policy Director
Business for America
Garret Ellison
Reporter
MLive
Alicia Enciso
Chief Marketing Officer
Nestlé USA
Marcius Extavour
Senior Director, Energy & Resources
XPRIZE
Katelyn Faith
Global Marketing Director
TOMS
Jeremy Faust
Assistant Vice President and Environmental Sustainability Leader
Fifth Third Bank
Erika Ferrin
Director of Marketing, Communication and Development
The Sustainability Consortium
Joelle Firzli
Fashion Researcher/Owner
Tribute
Simon Fischweicher
Manager, Disclosure Services
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
David Fiss
Strategic Partnerships, Events & Engagement
Sustainable Brands
Aaron Foley
Chief Storyteller
City of Detroit
Daniella Foster
Senior Director, Global Corporate Responsibility
Hilton
John Frey
Senior Technologist, IT Efficiency and Sustainability
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Gil Friend
Founder & CEO
Natural Logic
Marcelo Galdieri
SVP, Brand and Franchise Management
National Geographic
Carmen Gama
Renew Designer
EILEEN FISHER
Cassandra Garber
Global Sustainability Leader
3M
Paula Gardner
Digital Content Strategist | Editor | Reporter
MLive
Jennifer Garner
Sustainability Communications Manager
UPS
Brooke Gast
Business Development
Sustainable Brands
Neil Gaught
Author, "Core: How A Single Organizing Idea Can Change Business For Good"
Neil Gaught & Associates
Tyson Gersh
President & Co-Founder
The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative
Debi Geyer
Corporate Responsibility Officer
Stanley Black and Decker
Muireann Gibbons-Neff
Senior Manager
South Pole
Trevor Gile
General Manager
Motorcars Honda
Pete Girard
Co-Founder & CEO
Toxnot
Sheffield Goodrich
Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY
Adam Gordon
Engagement Director
UN Global Compact
Laura Grannemann
VP of Strategic Investments
Quicken Loans
Ken Greene
Co-Founder
Hudson Valley Seed
Tim Greiner
Managing Director
Pure Strategies, Inc.
Jena Griswold
Colorado Secretary of State
Dayna Gross
Senior Corporate Engagement Advisor
The Nature Conservancy
Andreas Gyr
REWS Sustainability Program Manager
Google
Jeff Haack
Vice President of Marketing
prAna
Kevin Hagen
Vice President, Environment, Social & Governance Strategy
Iron Mountain
Dr. Amy Haghdoos
CEO & Founder
Maxterial
Chris Hagler
Executive Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY
Jeffrey Hansbro
Strategy & External Partnerships Director, Performance Building Solutions
DuPont
Dan Harburg
Innovation Team Co-Lead
Indigo
Alexa Hassink
Director of Communications
Promundo - US
Anthony Hatinger
Co-Founder
Detroit Ento
Joel Howrani Heeres
Director, Office of Sustainability
City of Detroit
Virginie Helias
Vice President and P&G Chief Sustainability Officer
Procter & Gamble Company
Angela Henderson
Head of Supplier Diversity Development, Global Purchasing, Supply Chain Sustainability
Ford Motor Company
Renee Henze
Global Marketing Director
DuPont
Paul Herman
CEO + Founder
HIP Investor
Betsy Hickman
Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Implementation
Field to Market
Eric Hoek
Co-Founder & CEO
Water Planet
Joel Howrani Heeres
Director of Sustainability
City of Detroit
Carly Huey
HR Manager for Retail and Corporate Employees
Patagonia
Edwina Hughes
Head of Engagement, Cool Food Pledge
World Resources Institute
Hunt Briggs
Senior Consultant
Resource Recycling Systems
Kelsey Issel
Artistic Director
The Midway Creative Complex
John Izzo
Co-Founder
The Men's Initiative
Jackie Herskovitz Russell
Founder and President
Teak Media + Communication
Ellen Jackowski
Global Head of Sustainability Strategy & Innovation
HP Inc.
Timothy Jackson
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Detroit Hives
Joe Jankowski
Commercial Bio-based PE
Braskem
Asher Jay
National Geographic Explorer
National Geographic
Jessie Jeanne Stinnett
Co-Artistic Director
Boston Dance Theater
Katherine Jeffrey
Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder
Causegear
Jim Frey
Co-Founder & CEO
Resource Recycling Systems
Marilyn Johnson
Chief Operations Officer
Brand VO2
Kristina Joss
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Salterbaxter MSL
Zach Kane
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Arbor Day Foundation
Bruce Karas
Vice President, Environment and Sustainability
The Coca-Cola Company
Mehdi Kargar
Founder
Maxterial
Melinda Kendall
SVP, Sustainability
Freeman
Lisa Kenney
Executive Director
Gender Spectrum
Jeff King
Sr. Director, Sustainability, CSR, and Social Innovation
The Hershey Company
Tamay Kiper
Associate Director, Member & Advisory Services
Sustainable Brands
Marion Klausmann
Associate Brand Director, Global Sustainability
Procter & Gamble Company
Brian Komar
Vice President Global Impact Engagement
salesforce.org
Lara Koritzke
Senior Policy Advisor
Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
Kurt Kuehn
SASB Standards Board Member
SASB
Maddy Kulkarni
Global Marketing, Sustainability and Portfolio Transformation, Sr. Manager
PepsiCo
Michel Labonte
Chief Technical Officer
Good Natured Products
Teresa Lang
Senior Key Account Manager, North America
South Pole
Sarah LaRocca
Client Partnerships
Amazon Advertising
Tolu Lawrence
Founder
Tolu + Co.
Nkolo Lebongo
Business Development Manager and Sales Strategist
Sustainable Brands
Faith LeGendre
Sr. Circular Economy Strategist
Cisco
Connie Lilley
Director
Detroit 2030 District
Lionel Bradford
President and Executive Director
The Greening of Detroit
Annie Longsworth
Executive Managing Director
RFB|Siren
Simon Lowden
President, Global Snacks Group
PepsiCo
Emanuele Madeddu
Executive Vice President, Global Brand Strategy
National Geographic
Piotr Magnuszewski
Program Leader
Center for Systems Solutions
Heidi Magyar
Director of Corporate Giving
General Motors
Amanda Mahaffey
Environmental Writer, Communicator, and Organizer
The Ecology Center
Simon Mainwaring
CEO & Founder
WeFirst
Joey Maiocco
Producer
Newsy Brand Studio
Michael Malara
Business Development & Account Manager, North America
South Pole
Megan Maltenfort
Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
Campbell Soup Company
Betty Manetta
President and CEO
Asociar
Lisa Manley
Senior Director, Sustainability Engagement & Partnerships
Mars, Inc.
Amanda Martin
Head of Sustainability Communications
Quantis International
Eric Martin
Managing Director and Senior Leadership Advisor
Adaptive Change Advisors
Genevieve Martin
Executive Director
Dave’s Killer Bread
Valérie Martin
Vice President, Communications, Culture & CSR
ALDO Group
Barry Matherly
Executive Director
Detroit Regional Partnership
Margaret Matta
AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Redstone Architects
Ben McAllister
VP, Solutions Architecture
Xpansiv
Catherine McGLown
Corporate Social Responsibility Lead
Humana
Atlanta McIlwraith
Senior Manager Community Engagement
Timberland
Mariela McIlwraith
Author and Award-winning Advocate for Sustainability, Safety and Inclusivity
Events Industry Council
Greg McPartlin
Co-Founder
Parjana
Dave Meador
Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer
DTE Energy
Erin Meezan
Chief Sustainability Officer
Interface
Alison Melville
General Manager of Footwear and Accessories
Everlane
Mimmo Miccolis
Choreographer
Washington Ballet
Natasha T. Miller
Founder
The Artists Inn
Valerie Miller
Director, People Resources & Operations
Sustainable Brands
Courtney Moore
Director, Diversity and Inclusion
Caesars Entertainment
Megan Morrice
VP of Client and Partnership Development
HIP Investor
Mike Mueller
Director, Strategic Marketing
WestRock
Michelle Mullineaux
Managing Director, Marketing
JUST Capital
Pashon Murray
Co-Founder
Detroit Dirt
Reyanne Mustafa
Student Entrepreneur
San Diego State University
David Myers
Founder
Mighty Good Coffee
Kirk Myers
Director of Sustainability
Alaska Airlines
Julia Niiro
CEO & Founder
Milk Run
Rebecca O'Neill
Director & Head of the SustainAbility Transparency Network
SustainAbility
Tara O'Shea
Director, Forests & Land Use
Planet
Ani Okkasian
Director of Special Projects
GOOD Worldwide Inc & Upworthy
Alexis Olans Haass
Director, Sustainability & Business Strategy
adidas
Mia Overall
Principal Consultant
Overall Strategies
Monique Oxender
Chief Sustainability Officer
Keurig Dr Pepper
Joseph Paolucci
Sustainability Leader, US
Braskem
Kendra Peavy
VP of Global Communications
S'well
Jan Peelan
Attaché for Infrastructure & Water Management
Netherlands Embassy, Washington D.C.
Rose Perkins
Sustainability Strategy Leader
DuPont
Marie Perriard
Brand Strategy for Sustainable Leadership
Sustainable Brands
Damien Perriman
Senior Vice President, Specialty Products
Genomatica
Diane Pham
Partnerships Manager
Kiva
Lora Picini
Vice President, Equity, Strategic Policy & Regulatory Affairs
Caesars Entertainment
Mike Pietrazsek
Senior Director, Sustainability Services
Freeman
Nicole Pontes
Senior Strategist
BBMG
David Potere
Head of GeoInnovation
Indigo
Press
Brewery Operations
TRU Colors Brewing
Josh Prigge
Founder and CEO
Sustridge
Jane Prior
EVP Global Brand Strategy and Development
Vita Coco
Alison Rabschnuk
Director of Corporate Engagement
The Good Food Institute
Dan Ratner
CEO & Co-Founder
Public Good
Emma Riley
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Lonely Whale
Rochelle Riley
Arts & Culture Director
City of Detroit
Aaron Robinson
Senior Manager - Environmental Strategy and Sustainability
United Airlines
Geof Rochester
Founder
GRC Consulting
Jennifer Ronk
North America Sustainability Manager
Dow
Anthony Rossi
VP, Global Business Development
TerraCycle, Inc.
Shari Rudolph
Chief Marketing Officer
Good360
Joe Ruffolo
Managing Director
OceanX
Claudya Arana Sanchez
Global Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Ford Motor Company
Bruno Sarda
President
CDP North America
Andrew Savage
VP, Head of Sustainability & Founding Team
Lime
Theresa Schieber
Chief Services Officer
Givewith
Jarret Schlaff
CEO & Co-Founder
Pingree Detroit
Ben Schorr
Senior Manager, Philanthropy & Social Impact
Kellogg Company
Bridget Schrempf
Regional Lead, Commit to Action
CDP North America
Amy Senter
Chief Sustainability Officer
Kellogg Company
Pareen Shah
Head of Thrive Culinary Algae Oil
Corbion
Mark Shamley
VP of Global Social Impact
Tupperware Brands
Cynthia Shanks
Director of Communications and Sustainability
Keurig Dr Pepper
Leith Sharp
Director & Lead Faculty of Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Kristin Shaw
LEED AP O+M, Manager of Digital & Social Media
Cobo Center
Darcy Shiber-Knowles
Senior Quality, Sustainability & Innovation Manager
Dr. Bronner's
Marina L. Shoemaker
Director, Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategies
General Motors
Katrina Shum
Sustainability Officer, North America
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Yalmaz Siddiqui
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
MGM Resorts
Roy Singh
Partner
Bain & Company
Mark Sisson
Partner
NanoTouch Materials
Stephanie Slingerland
Director of Philanthropy and Social Impact
Kellogg Company
Julianna Smoot
Board Member
Obama Foundation
Keith Soster
Director of Student Engagement, Sustainability
University of Michigan
Jane Spencer
Deputy Editor and Head of Strategy, North America
Guardian News & Media
Jon Stahl
Senior Director, Product Management, Philanthropy Cloud
salesforce.org
Annabelle Stamm
Senior Sustainability Consultant
Quantis International
Dave Stangis
Chief Sustainability Officer
Campbell Soup Company
Kristen Stevens
Senior Marketing Manager, U.S.
Marine Stewardship Council
Mark Stevens
District Environmental Coordinator
Patagonia
John Stewart
Corporate Engagement, BSA Sustainability Director
Boy Scouts of America
Dan Strechay
Interim Director of Outreach & Engagement and U.S. Representative
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Bryan Stubbs
Executive Director
Cleveland Water Alliance
James Sullivan
Head, Global Sustainability Innovation Accelerator
SAP
Susan Graff
VP Global Corporate Sustainability
Resource Recycling Systems
Sandra Svoboda
Great Lakes Now Program Director
Detroit Public TV
Rachel Sylvan
Director, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility
Sodexo
Ran Tao
Global Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Chance Thompson
Senior Manager, Sustainability and Public Relations
Salt Palace Convention Centre
Kevin Thompson
General Manager
GOOD Worldwide Inc & Upworthy
Joel Tickner
Executive Director
Green Chemistry and Commerce Council
Nicolas Tiziou
Director Responsible Business, Americas
Radisson Hotel Group
Jamie Tomkins
Marketing Director
Oritain
Mitchell Toomey
Director of Sustainability
BASF
Lee Ann Townes
Senior Vice President, Social Purpose + Sustainability
MSL
Sally Uren
Chief Executive
Forum for the Future
Stephanie Valdez Streaty
Senior Director Corporate Responsibility
Cox Automotive
Saskia van Gendt
Sr. Director, Sustainability
Method
Ynzo van Zanten
Choco Evangelist
Tony’s Chocolonely
Samantha Veide
Associate Director
Forum for the Future
Rick Velleu
Marketing Director
EDF+Business
Daniel Vennard
Director, Better Buying Lab
World Resources Institute
Dimitar Vlahov
Director, Knowledge & Insights
Sustainable Brands
Norman Vossschulte
Director of Guest Experience
Philadelphia Eagles
Janice Wallace
Editor-in-Chief
Cultivons
Edward Wang
Director of Corporate Philanthropy
Tides
Matt Welch
Director of Operations
Circle of Blue
Hugh Welsh
General Counsel, Secretary & President
DSM North America
Wesley Gee
Director of Sustainability
The Works Design Communications Ltd.
Etienne White
Founder & CEO
Possible
Rachel White
EVP, Philanthropic & Strategic Partnerships
Guardian News & Media
Mary Wilder
Senior Manager Marketing Communications
salesforce.org
Molly Williams
Chief Operating Officer
Matick Automotive Group
Gabe Wing
Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Herman Miller
Rick Wion
Senior Director of Consumer Engagement
Kellogg Company
Caelan Wisont
Student Entrepreneur
University of Washington
Andrea Wood
Head of Social Impact
Best Buy
Rahama Wright
Founder & CEO
Shea Yeleen
Tracy Wyman
Founder & CEO
SheChange
Jonathan Zaidman
Director of Regional Expansion, Special Projects, and Engagement
The Ecology Center
Rob Zimmerman
Director—Sustainability
Kohler
