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Monday 18th October

9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
WORKSHOP
Membership & Brands for Good: Brand Transformation Workshop

As more and more industries brace for the future, integrated sustainability has become a proven metric for organizations poised for the critical needs of their consumers and communities. However, the path toward... see more

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WORKSHOP
The Purpose Advantage: How to Activate Purpose to Build New Brand Value

In today's noisy world where people have instant access to nearly everything, quality products and services are no longer enough to differentiate your company or organization―your brand― from the competition. What a... see more

Speakers
Philippa Cross
Sustainability Lead
BarkleyOKRP
Tim Galles
Chief Idea Officer
WORKSHOP
Research Insights Series: Consumer Preferences and Behaviors

In this data-rich session, top-notch researchers will share new insights into customer preferences, behaviors and reactions to sustainability-centric value propositions. Each presentation will be followed by Q&A with the audience focused on... see more

Speakers
Rachel Whitacre
Director of Consumer Insights and Activation
Sustainable Brands
Mark Deming
Director of Marketing
NRS - Northwest River Supplies, Inc.
Emily Olson
Director & Sustainability Ambassador, Sustana Group & Founder, ReGenFriends™
Sustana
Susannah Enkema
VP of Research & Insights
Kristen Tetrick
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Sustainable Brands
Eleni (Ellie) Kardaras
Customer & Market Insights Manager
Cory Skuldt
Director
Corporate Citizenship
WORKSHOP
Rethinking the Whole Value Chain of Plastic

This session brings a series of presentations on the most promising recent developments around rethinking and reinventing the whole value chain of plastics. From upgrades to recycling infrastructure, to new collection and... see more

Speakers
Lina Constantinovici
Founder and Executive Director
innovation 4.4
Susan Koehler
Chief Marketing Executive
Footprint
Paloma Lopez
Co-Founder and CEO
Future Fit Foods
Jeff Wooster
Global Sustainability Director
Dow
Dave Ford
Founder
Ocean Plastics Leadership Network
Paula Luu
Director
WORKSHOP
Regenerative Design Immersive: Experience the Tools of the Trade for Transformational Innovation

Innovation. Sustainability. Regenerative Design. It’s one thing to say they’re instrumental to our future. It’s quite another to put it into practice. But that’s exactly what this workshop will help you do.... see more

Speakers
JoAnn Garbin
Director of Innovation, CO+I Advanced Development
Teri Sun
Chief Strategy Officer
Seth GaleWyrick
Senior Principle Biomimicry & Engineering
Victoria Kindred Keziah
General Manager of Client Engagement
12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
WORKSHOP
Hemp & Regenerative Agriculture: Design Sprints & the UN SDGs

Regennabis will facilitate an Abridged Design Sprint* over a four-hour “Workshop-style” session to:

  • Provide an overview of the Mega-Process of Design Sprints and how they drive transformative change at a product... see more
Regennabis Session Sponsor
Regennabis
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WORKSHOP
Storytelling that Empowers

This session will teach attendees several essential approaches to storytelling that empowers consumers and other key stakeholders to become sustainability- and regeneration-driven change agents in their own spheres of influence. Speakers will... see more

Speakers
Maddy Kulkarni
Global Marketing Director, Sustainability & Purpose
PepsiCo
Simon Mainwaring
Founder & CEO
Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer
Procter & Gamble
WORKSHOP
Research Insights Series: The Business Case for Sustainability and Regeneration

To earn CFO or C-Suite approval and support, sustainability champions need to show how their proposed project, initiative, program or strategy will benefit the environment and/or society AS WELL AS the company.... see more

Speakers
Jenny Robertson
Director, Sustainability
AT&T
Roger Strukhoff
Executive Director, Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Project
Sandy Skees
EVP/Global Lead Innovation & Impact Practice
Porter Novelli
Mark Lee
Partner and Director
ERM: Environmental Resources Management
Meagan Knowlton
Director of Sustainability
Leilani Latimer
Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer
WORKSHOP
Emerging Regenerative Governance Models

As climate change continues to accelerate, reporting and regulatory requirements do as well. Rather than see this as simply a compliance exercise, organizations have the opportunity to set ambitious goals which will... see more

Speakers
MaryJo Cook
Chair of the Board of Directors
Pacific Community Ventures
Kevin Gangel
Co-Founder & CEO
Unstoppable Conversations
Shawn Hesse
Community Engagement Manager
B Lab
Pamela Wilhelms
Owner
Wilhelms Consulting Group
Mike Wallace
SVP of Strategic Market Engagement
WORKSHOP
Corporate Political Responsibility: Building Brands with Integrity and Authenticity in a Polarized World

The University of Michigan’s Erb Institute recently launched the Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce (CPRT) with the goal of providing engagement, support and a framework to help companies craft integrated Corporate Political Responsibility... see more

Speakers
Thomas Lyon
Faculty Director
Erb Institute (University of Michigan)
Elizabeth Doty
Director, Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce
Erb Institute (University of Michigan)
Daniel Aronson
Founder
Valutus
Cody Tubbs
Director, Public Affairs
Kris Pederson
Americas Corporate Governance Leader