Spencer is dedicated to making climate science more accessible, useful, and intuitive so that everyone on Earth can build their climate literacy and mindfully prepare for the consequences that climate change is likely to bring.
In addition to his role at Probable Futures, Spencer serves as a senior fellow at Woodwell Climate and spends time as a pro bono consultant and public speaker across industries and communities. In 2023, Spencer joined Harvard Business School as an Executive Fellow, where he works on research and education around climate risk.
Spencer earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, where he focused on the history of urbanization and industrialization.
Jay Inslee is currently the longest serving governor in the United States.
As governor, he has helped put Washington state at the forefront of climate action and is helping lead numerous subnational partnerships. Since 2013, the state has passed nation-leading policies to transition to 100% clean electricity, cap carbon pollution, electrify transportation, reduce emissions from buildings, and more.
Marcene Mitchell is Senior Vice President of Climate Change at WWF, one of the world’s leading conservation organizations.
Mitchell leads the organization’s work, which focuses on accelerating solutions that address the climate crisis and support people and nature both in the US and globally. Before joining the WWF, Mitchell was the Global Head of Climate Strategy and Business Development and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector branch of the World Bank.
Britton Jones founded NXT Events Media Group to be a purpose driven producer of world-class events dedicated to making the world a better place. Early in 2020, NXT Events became the producers of The Nest, an event creating a unifying destination for climate action during Climate Week NYC. Britton has grown The Nest, a virtual climate action event, into an in-person, inclusive Climate Campus attracting more than 4,000 attendees in 2022.
Prior to founding NXT Events Media Group, Britton Jones was the driving force in building the BJI Fashion Group, the Trade Show Division of Business Journals Inc., into one of the world’s leading trade show organizers. Under Britton’s leadership, the BJI grew explosively from one show in 1997 to running 27 events annually by 2015, becoming one of the largest users of the Javits Center in NYC (21 events per year) and 6 events per year at the Sands Expo.
Brian Amaral is a senior content marketing consultant for FM. He works to highlight the stories and successes of the Johnston, Rhode Island-based commercial property insurer. A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Amaral joined FM after a decade and a half in journalism, including stints at NJ Advance Media (serving The Star-Ledger and NJ.com), WBUR, The Providence Journal and most recently The Boston Globe.
Drexlar Attram is a dedicated advocate for circularity in corporate sustainability. In her recent role as a Fellow at the New York City Fair Trade Coalition, she led initiatives that analyzed data for reports on fashion waste reduction. As an Intern at Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, she researched corporate ESG practices, identifying collaboration opportunities aligned with social responsibility goals. Currently pursuing an M.S. in Sustainability Management at Columbia University, Drexlar focuses on Corporate ESG, the Circular Economy, and Sustainable Fashion. She holds a B.S. in Public Health with a Minor in Social Entrepreneurship from Drexel University.
Elizabeth Bagley, Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and learning scientist with experience spanning academia, business, and the nonprofit sector. As managing director, Elizabeth guides Project Drawdown’s overall strategy and keeps programs and operations functioning smoothly across the organization. Before joining Project Drawdown she led higher education-focused climate workforce development at SEI, directed sustainability efforts at the California Academy of Sciences, and designed the science content for video games at LeapFrog.
Elizabeth frequently speaks about climate solutions and was invited to create two LinkedIn Learning courses focused on sustainability that have engaged tens of thousands of learners from around the world. An experienced environmental educator, Elizabeth worked as a naturalist in Glacier National Park, taught middle and high school science in Louisiana, created K–12 professional development programs for teachers, and designed a science communication course for graduate students.
Maggie Baird is a climate activist committed to building equitable solutions that move all of us to action. Mother of Grammy-Award-winning Artists Billie Eilish and Finneas, she is passionate about helping the music industry implement comprehensive sustainability strategies. She is a co-producer of Overheated, a climate summit hosted by Billie, S+F, and Reverb that features youth activists from around the world. A lifelong vegetarian turned vegan, she engages audiences in a dialogue about climate change through her weekly Instagram live streams and serves as a guide to friends and family on how to live an eco-forward lifestyle.
In 2020, Baird founded Support + Feed, a US nonprofit focused on developing innovative, intersectional strategies to ensure underserved communities have access to nourishing plant-based food while driving systemic change toward a more planet friendly global food system. Under Baird’s leadership, S+F has reached 41 cities globally, has a consistent presence in 11 anchor cities in the US, and is now expanding through partnerships in the EU, UK, and Australia.
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Nicolette Bartlett is the Chief Impact Officer at CDP, managing the thought leadership, disclosure content, policy, strategy and fundraising teams. She is a member of the Technical Advisory Boards of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Initiative and the Net Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) and a Senior Associate of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Previously a board member of the Science-Based Targets Initiative and Co-Chair of Working Group 3 of the UK’s Transition Plan Task Force, now part of the ISSB.
Nicolette is a recognized thought leader on global sustainability issues, previously leading CDP’s climate change, environmental practice and carbon pricing work, with previous roles including managing programs at the University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership and for the Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group.
Whitney Bauck is an award-winning journalist reporting on climate and the environment with a focus on solutions. She is a contributing writer at the Guardian and is the print editor at the climate and culture magazine Atmos. She has also reported for the New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, the Washington Post, Grist, New York Magazine, MIT Tech Review and more, and was previously a fellow at the Solutions Journalism Network and the Metcalf Institute. Keep up with her work at https://whitneybauck.substack.com/ or on social media @unwrinkling.
Bart has an almost forty-year track record of building consumer brands in various operating and investing roles. Prior to founding Bansk, he was a Senior Partner and Chairman of JAB Holding Company, a global investment firm focused on the consumer sector, and the former CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, a leading global branded consumer goods company.
Katie Becker is a beauty and wellness writer based in New York City with a focus on translating beauty science and large scale trend-calling. She was most recently the Beauty & Health Director at ELLE magazine, and has held positions at W, Coveteur, and Harper's Bazaar. She also advises brands on content and marketing strategy.
On April 23, 2021, Rob Bonta was sworn in as the 34th Attorney General of the State of California, the first person of Filipino descent and the second Asian-American to occupy the position.
In the State Assembly, Attorney General Bonta enacted nation-leading reforms to inject more justice and fairness into government and institutions. As the People's Attorney, he sees seeking accountability from those who abuse their power and harm others as one of the most important functions of the job. In elected office, he has taken on powerful interests and advanced systemic change — pursuing corporate accountability, standing up for workers, punishing big polluters, and fighting racial injustice. He has been a national leader in the fight to transform the criminal justice system, banning private prisons and detention facilities in California, as well as pushing to eliminate cash bail in the state. He has led statewide fights for racial, economic, and environmental justice and worked to further the rights of immigrant families, renters, and working Californians.
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As CEO, Daryl spearheads the effort to empower companies to drive long-term business success through positive social impact. He has 30+ years of corporate executive experience in the US and abroad, including as an officer for several Fortune 500 companies the turnaround CEO of a publicly-traded company, and the head of five multi-billion-dollar business units.
CECP is the only business counsel and network dedicated to driving measurable returns on purpose. They promote responsible purpose-driven business as it increases customer loyalty, builds employee engagement, improves brand trust, attracts top talent, connects with strategic investors, and contributes to the bottom line. More than 200 of the world’s leading companies seek to improve their return on purpose through access to CECP’s solutions in research and insights, strategy and benchmarking, and convening and communications. With their companies, CECP shares a goal of harnessing the power of purpose for the benefit of business, stakeholders, and society.
Jesper Brodin is the President and CEO of Ingka Group, IKEA. Ingka Group (formerly known as IKEA Group), is one of the world’s largest home furnishing retailers and owns and operates more than 500 IKEA stores in 30 markets (FY23) under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Ingka Group was founded by Ingvar Kamprad and is a strategic partner in the IKEA franchise systems and in addition to operate IKEA Retail, the company consists of Ingka Centres and Ingka Investments. Jesper started his IKEA career in 1995 as the Purchase manager in Pakistan, IKEA Group. During the years he has held different roles such as assistant to Ingvar Kamprad and Anders Dahlvig, CEO at the time, Business area manager Kitchen and Dining as well as his recent role as Managing Director for Range & Supply, Inter IKEA Group.
He is the Co-chair of WEF Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders as well as Chair of The B Team and a part of the WRI, World Resource Institute, board. In addition, Jesper was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2024 by TIME.
Nat Bullard has spent nearly two decades focused exclusively on global business and climate change, with a deep dedication to understanding how the world can reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century.
Nat is a co-founder of Halcyon, an AI-assisted research and information platform focused on energy transition and decarbonization, and the founder and managing director of Singapore-based Business Climate Pte Ltd. He is a member of the advisory boards of climate and energy think tank Ember and utility enterprise data and community solar platform Arcadia. He was previously a venture partner at Voyager Ventures and the chief content officer of BloombergNEF.
Vanessa leads Volvo Cars sustainability ambitions and the continuous evolution of our sustainability strategy supporting our organisation’s mission to give people freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way. Vanessa has more than a decade experience in sustainability leadership. She was previously VP Group Sustainability at Electrolux Group, and prior to that held senior strategy and sustainability roles at Accenture and Scandic Hotels. Vanessa is an established voice on sustainability and a speaker at world events like the UN’s COP.
Shannon Thomas Carroll is AVP of Global Environmental Sustainability at AT&T. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s environmental leadership strategy, including its 2035 goals to be carbon neutral across its global operations and to save its business customers a gigaton of greenhouse gas emissions through AT&T connectivity solutions. The company is also using cutting-edge climate projections to build a more climate-resilient network and sharing that data publicly to help communities better prepare for extreme weather events. Shannon brings over 20 years of broad AT&T experience to his current role, including expertise in sustainability program management and supply chain sustainability.
Michelle is the President of 11th Hour Racing, leading the organization’s operations and programmatic teams. Prior to joining 11th Hour Racing, Michelle spent six years at the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center, working on the state climate change adaptation plan and developing state policy and best practices for offshore wind energy development. She also taught marine science for a number of ocean-focused and sailing organizations. She holds a B.S. in Marine Ecology from Cornell University, an MBA, and an M.A. in Marine Affairs/Coastal Management from the University of Rhode Island.
Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is a climate behavioral scientist who is regularly interviewed on major, international news media outlets like CNN, the BBC, MSNBC, etc. Sweta is the CEO of North America for We Don't Have Time, the world's largest social media and communications company for accelerating climate solutions. She is a partner at Pioneer Public Affairs and is on the steering committee of the Global Commons Alliance. She is an Independent Director at Lightbridge Corp. where she chairs their ESG committee, and is on several advisory boards like the New York Academy of Sciences and Climate Power. She is a book author from her time as a postdoc at Oxford University. She is a TEDx, SXSW, and globally recognized keynote speaker and consultant for several Fortune 100 companies.
Carson Chan is the inaugural director of the Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and Natural Environment at the Museum of Modern Art, where he is also curator of Architecture and Design. He develops, leads, and implements the Ambasz Institute’s manifold research initiatives through a range of programs, including exhibitions, public lectures, conferences, seminars, and publications. In 2023 he curated Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism at MoMA, the first large scale survey of environmental architecture in the United States. More recently he organized a critical presentation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City model in the Museum’s collection galleries.
Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan is the Chief Commercialization Officer for the Department of Energy and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions. In this role she is responsible for driving private sector uptake of clean energy technologies as the steward of commercialization activities across DOE, the 17 National Laboratories, and the Department’s other research and production facilities across the country.
Dr. Chan is an innovator who has worked across a wide range of ecosystems, from academia to Fortune 1000 companies to startups. She has two decades of experience helping organizations grow at the interface of technology and business, across a diverse set of industries.
Kanika serves as the Chief of Staff, working closely with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and CEO of SEforALL, and co-Chair of UN-Energy, to advance the twin objectives of energy access and energy transition at scale, especially in the context of the SDG Decade of Action. She engages with a wide range of government and private sector decision-makers and partners to identify levers that advance a just and inclusive energy transition. Her role includes the identification of strategic priorities, working on energy transition support offers, and serving as the Energy Sherpa to the UN Crisis Response Group.
Kanika has twelve years of experience in clean energy and energy transition policy and markets. She previously led the UN-Energy programme at SEforALL, and has also worked at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi, where she ran the Renewable Energy programme and founded the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance. Kanika has also worked at the REN21 Secretariat in Paris, and was one of the authors of the REN21Global Status Report on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Alexandria (Alex) Coari serves as Vice President, Capital, Innovation & Global Initiatives at ReFED, where she is responsible for having launched the organization's two catalytic regranting funds and overseeing its million-dollar innovation challenges, strategic advisory services, and funder network. Having worked across Latin America and the U.S. for the last 17 years, she has experience in emerging markets investment banking, impact investing, sustainable food supply chain certification, and innovation acceleration at multinationals, startups, and nonprofits—including time at JP Morgan, Fair Trade USA, OLLY, and Agora Partnerships. A lover of travel, Alex has lived and worked in more than 10 countries and studied at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Wellesley College, where she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish. She is passionate about helping mission-driven companies grow their impact and believes in the power of market-based approaches to solving today's biggest challenges.
Chris Colasanti is committed to a philosophy of building system design that maximizes best practice in efficiency and sustainability while contributing to the ongoing health and well-being of the building’s users. His passion for the intersection of technology and design has not only informed his entire career but his leadership of the JB&B Deep Carbon Reduction Group, delivering energy- and carbon-reduction solutions to meet the rapidly changing policy requirements locally and nationally through effective energy-efficiency and capital improvement strategies. Chris has spoken on numerous industry-wide panels, most recently at the NY Build Expo on “Building Tall and Sustainably in New York”. Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, LEED Accredited Professional, and a Certified Energy Auditor.
Andrew Collier is the Campaign Director for Ceres Freedom to Invest campaign. He leads the organization’s internal and external coordination of the campaign, including stakeholder engagement and collaboration with a variety of groups.
Andrew comes to Ceres Freedom to Invest campaign from the National Public Pension Coalition, having worked for almost seven years in a variety of roles protecting the pensions of public employees across the country. He has worked to pass legislation that benefits working and retired employees, while also defeating various harmful bills to retirement security.
Prior to NPPC, Andrew has worked for candidates, national campaigns, and non-profits helping to advance their organizational goals and candidacies. Andrew is currently pursuing his master’s in public administration at Fairfield University part-time, and he and his family live outside of Albany, New York, He is an avid hiker, runner, enjoys exploring the Adirondacks, and sits on the board of trustees at the Saratoga County History Center.
Felipe Daguila is the Chief Customer Officer of Terrascope, the leading decarbonization platform for enterprises in the land-based economy. Felipe is an accomplished global business and technology trailblazer with over two decades of experience leading, designing and delivering transformative business and digital strategies for startups and Fortune 500 companies – including Google and AWS. As both a visionary and hands-on pragmatic leader, he is respected in the technology industry as a catalyst for transformation, customer obsession and building high performing diverse teams.
With 15 years of experience in the purpose/ESG/impact space, Whitney Dailey is a thought leader at the intersection of purpose and communications. At Allison, Whitney serves as Executive Vice President, Purpose and leads the agency’s Purpose Center of Excellence – a dedicated team specializing in Purpose brand strategy and ESG leadership, backed by Allison’s global network of more than 1,000+ creatives and storytellers. In this role, Whitney helps clients establish, communicate and measure impact goals and strategies, as well as build breakthrough social impact programs and thoughtful, strategic Purpose programs and initiatives from the ground up. Whitney’s expertise in Purpose, marketing and communications has helped guide forward-looking thinking and communications strategies on behalf of brands including Brita, Dexcom, Athleta, B. Lab and others.
Christopher Davidson is based in Richmond, Virginia, and serves as vice president, Sustainability for Smurfit Westrock, a global manufacturer of sustainable paper-based packaging solutions. He develops strategy, policies, goals and metrics for the company’s sustainability platform and is accountable for internal and external reporting to measure its progress. His work with customers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world focuses on optimizing the impact of sustainability on businesses and communities. Chris’ experience in the forest products industry spans nearly 30 years. Chris earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in forest management and forestry from North Carolina State University and received a doctorate in forestry from Virginia Tech.
Ashleigh de la Torre, Vice President of Public Policy at Amazon, has a policy career in D.C. that spans nearly three decades. In her current role, she leads Amazon’s transportation and sustainability legislative and regulatory affairs teams. In this role, she supports Amazon’s U.S. operations, logistics, and delivery businesses – including Amazon Air, Amazon Transportation Services, drone delivery, and maritime shipping – and supply chain and infrastructure issues. She also leads policy engagement on behalf of Amazon’s sustainability efforts and the company’s pledge to be net-zero carbon by 2040.
Before joining Amazon in 2015, she led the transportation practice group for a D.C.-based government affairs firm. Prior to that, she represented aircraft and train manufacturer Bombardier. She also worked in government affairs at the National Business Aviation Association and at Airports Council International - North America. She began her career in D.C. on Capitol Hill, serving on the staff of Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS).
Suzanne DiBianca is EVP and Chief Impact Officer at Salesforce. In this role, she leads Salesforce’s stakeholder capitalism strategy, including the company’s global corporate relations, sustainability, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, with a depth of focus on climate action programs on the global journey to net zero emissions. Suzanne also oversees Salesforce’s corporate philanthropy initiatives, which include supporting nonprofits focused on climate resilience, education, and workforce development. Suzanne has worked at Salesforce for more than 20 years and was previously Co-Founder and President of the Salesforce Foundation and Salesforce.org. Under Suzanne’s leadership, Salesforce’s pioneering 1-1-1 model of integrated corporate philanthropy has been adopted by tens of thousands of companies across 130 countries. Suzanne previously led Salesforce’s Ventures Impact Fund, which focuses on investing in next-generation cloud companies driving positive social change, and oversaw the company’s Salesforce military program, which focuses on upskilling and hiring veterans.
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Thomas P. DiNapoli is the 54th Comptroller of the State of New York. Appointed to the post in 2007 and re-elected to full four-year terms in 2010 and 2014, DiNapoli is known for his integrity, independence and steadfast leadership. Since taking office, DiNapoli has aggressively fought the misuse of public resources, strengthened one of our nation’s top public pension funds, and consistently spoken out against fiscal gimmicks, imprudent actions and government inefficiency.
As State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli’s responsibilities include: auditing the spending practices of State agencies and local governments; managing the third largest pension fund in the United States; overseeing the New York State & Local Retirement System; providing objective analysis of the New York State and New York City budgets; maintaining the State’s accounting records; reviewing and approving billions of dollars of proposed State contracts and spending; administering the State’s payroll; returning unclaimed funds to their rightful owners; and promoting effectiveness, efficiency and ethics in State and local government.
Pierre du Rostu is the CEO of AXA Digital Commercial Platform – Smart Services. In this position, Pierre leads a team dedicated to building innovative global solutions that provides value to AXA’s commercial lines clients beyond protection, by providing assessments of risks, and prevention advice and services combining emerging technologies together with AXA’s Risk and prevention expertise.
Pierre started his career in consulting in 2011 before joining AXA Group in 2015 where he held a number of leadership roles focusing on Commercial Lines, in France and in the United States. He later joined the newly formed AXA XL as Integration Lead before taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer, International P&C then of Global Head of Innovation & Business Architecture at AXA XL.
Taj Ahmad Eldridge is managing director of Climate Innovation, an incubated practice at JFFLabs. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience as an investment professional, he leads a cross-collaborative team focused on the intersection of climate and workforce.
Before joining JFF, as a cofounder of Include Venture Partners, Eldridge focused on investing in a diverse group of founders and fund managers who wanted to create innovative ecosystems in their areas. Before that, he was senior director of investments at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.
Keith Ellison was sworn in as Minnesota’s 30th attorney general on January 7, 2019. As the People’s Lawyer, Attorney General Ellison’s job is to help Minnesotans afford their lives and live with dignity, safety, and respect. His guiding values are generosity and inclusion.
From 2007 to 2019, Keith Ellison represented Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he championed consumer, worker, environmental, and civil- and human-rights protections for Minnesotans. He served for 12 years on the House Financial Services Committee, where he helped oversee the financial services industry, the housing industry, and Wall Street, among others. Among his legislative accomplishments are passing provisions to protect credit-card holders from abusive practices and protect the rights of renters and tenants. While in Congress, he founded the Congressional Antitrust Caucus and the Congressional Consumer Justice Caucus. He also served as co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which he helped build to more than 100 members.
Jackson Ewing, PhD, seeks to help facilitate energy transitions internationally and in the United States. His current focus includes international climate finance and just energy transition partnerships, systems-level changes needed to meet net-zero goals in the US, and US and Chinese outbound infrastructure investments. Dr. Ewing leads educational exchanges between Asia and the United States through a leadership role with Duke Kunshan University in greater Shanghai. He has worked in more than twenty countries with actors in government, the private sector, civil society, and international organizations, and he publishes widely through a range of mediums.
Jonathan Foley, Ph.D., is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author, and public speaker. His work focuses on understanding our changing planet and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems, and natural resources we all depend on.
Executive Director, Project Drawdown
With 36 years of experience in the ocean and dinghy racing Damian Foxall has logged 400,000 nautical miles as a professional racing sailor, participated in 20+ Trans-Atlantics, 10 round the world races and is a holder of numerous World records. Damian’s experience in the marine industry ranges from project management to offshore sailing roles including the Volvo Ocean Race, extensive multihull and singlehanded racing. Damian has worked as an Ocean Conservation advocate within sailing across multiple platforms and disciplines to highlight the importance of Ocean health and nature connection.
In 2018, Jeff moved back to Minnesota as a vice president of Hormel’s Foodservice Group. He then led the integration of the Planters® nuts brand when Hormel bought in from Kraft Heinz in 2021 for $3.3 billion. Later in 2021, Jeff assumed the role as Group Vice President of Grocery Products for Hormel Foods, which encompassed the leadership of all of the company’s grocery brands. Jeff joined CROPP in January of 2023 as CEO. Since arriving to the Cooperative, his most notable accomplishments include staffing a highly functioning executive team, creating and executing a clear 3-year strategic plan, driving organizational culture enhancements, and delivering significantly improved financial performance in terms of net income growth, farmer pay price increases, and debt reduction.
Marsia Geldert-Murphey is one of two regional directors for Lochmueller Group, a 270-person Midwestern consulting firm, where she is responsible for the operations of their offices in the states of Missouri and Illinois. She has three decades of diverse, increasingly responsible, multi-disciplinary technical and leadership experience, both for private and public entities. Marsia’s history includes the founding of two consulting engineering firms and a construction business.
An ASCE member since 1990, when she joined as a student chapter member, Marsia is the current chair of the Public Policy and Practice Committee. Her extensive ASCE activities include service on several Society-level committees such as program and finance, leader training, and diversity and women, as well as serving as a mentor. She remains actively involved with both universities. She is currently serving on the Selection Committee for the new dean of the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, and she is a member of the Civil Engineering Academy at Missouri S&T. Marsia is a licensed professional engineer in several states and is a fellow in ASCE.
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Rachel co-leads RMI’s Carbon-Free Buildings policy work. She oversees RMI’s work in roughly 15 priority states across the nation and at the federal level. Rachel is passionate about advancing precedent-setting policy solutions that eliminate building-sector emissions and improve the quality of life for those most burdened by the climate crisis.
Before joining RMI, Rachel spent 15 years advancing clean energy and climate policies through her work in philanthropy, advocacy, and the state government. Rachel launched Sierra Club’s building electrification campaign in California in 2016 and collaboratively made it a national campaign covering over 12 states. She lives in Oakland, California, and can be found biking in the redwood forests with her family.
Estefanía Pihen, formerly the Program Director for Climate Action Pathways for Schools (CAPS) and member of its advisory council, has worked across the globe in transformative sustainability education for over 15 years. She has led teams in projects focused at creating green schools, developing curricular materials, implementing in and outside learning programs, and conducting professional training for teachers to support the integration of action-oriented sustainability education. She recently joined the California Academy of Sciences as its Chief of Education and Learning and Roberts-Wilson Dean of Education.
Julie is the Chief Sustainability Officer of Olam Agri, a leading agri-business with a mission to transform agriculture for a more sustainable and food-secure future. With a career spanning 20 years across Africa and Asia, Julie champions responsible private sector development as a means to socio-economic progress.
At Olam, Julie spearheads the 2030 Sustainability Goals and strategies across its multiple businesses and geographies. She established her career in transformative social and community development initiatives in Sierra Leone, including rural development projects with German development cooperation GIZ and relief programmes at the International Rescue Committee. Julie currently serves as Chair of the African Cotton Foundation.
Erika Gupta is Head of Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives at Siemens Financial Services (SFS) Americas. In this role, she leads the sustainability strategy for SFS in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. This includes developing and launching a comprehensive decarbonization tool to enable companies to increase their business competitiveness through decarbonizing their operations. Prior to this role, Erika Gupta was the Research Group Head at Siemens Technology for Sustainable Buildings and Grids. She was responsible for the Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure strategy and research portfolio for Siemens in the U.S. Before joining Siemens, Erika spent a decade at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). She was the acting program manager for the Emerging Technologies Program in DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Building Technologies (BTO). Her work at BTO leveraged her controls background, focusing on building energy management controls and projects supporting controls and cybersecurity for grid-integrated efficient buildings.
Dr. Ruiz-Gutierrez works at the interface between science and application to deepen our understanding of the social and environmental factors that shape where and when species occur on a given landscape to improve decision-making and conservation. Her research group works on developing and applying novel quantitative modeling techniques to understand how human drivers of land-use change (e.g. agriculture) affect biodiversity using birds as indicators. Her team works collaboratively with practitioners, decision-makers, industry, and local communities to design research that supports the development and implementation of strategies that reconcile biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and human well-being.
Erik Hansen is Chief Sustainability Officer at Workday, Inc.
Erik leads the company’s global sustainability efforts. He is responsible for the development and implementation of sustainability strategies across Workday’s operations and workplace. His responsibilities range from renewable energy procurement to development and implementation of the company’s 1.5°C science-based targets to external environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. Under his leadership, Workday announced a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2021 and a commitment to use 100 percent renewable electricity across global operations, which the company achieved one year early in 2020.
Prior to joining Workday in 2010, Erik worked at EY for seven years advising clients in IT risk management.
Matthew Hayek is an environmental scientist and Assistant Professor at New York University. His scientific research quantifies the environmental impacts of our food system, with a specific focus on greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane, and land use changes, including deforestation. His research uses environmental and statistical analyses to clarify the contributions that food system policies can make toward mitigating emissions to meet national and international climate targets. Dr. Hayek received his PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from Harvard University, which was followed by a postdoc appointment at the Harvard Law School. He is also an affiliated faculty member in the NYU Center for Data Science.
Maya Hari is the CEO of Terrascope, the leading decarbonization platform for enterprises in the land-based economy. Maya is a seasoned C-suite executive in high growth digital and technology companies. Her career journey spans two decades and three continents focused on mobile, consumer and social businesses at Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Cisco. She also successfully spearheaded digital transformation at Samsung & Conde Nast.
Prior to joining Terrascope, Maya spent seven years at Twitter in a variety of roles including VP of Global Strategy as well as Managing Director of Twitter’s Asia Pacific business. Throughout her career, Maya has managed large teams from diverse cultural contexts having worked and lived in the US, France, India and Singapore. She brings deep expertise scaling businesses globally including key markets such as US, China, Latin America, India & SE Asia.
Shideh Hashemi is the Country Marketing Manager of IKEA U.S., before which she was a Regional Marketing Manager. Prior to joining IKEA, Shideh worked at Johnson & Johnson for ten years. She has a B.S. from Lehigh University and an MBA from Duke Fuqua University.
Jennifer Hebets is a distinguished leader in sustainable supply chains, with over 17 years of experience in the CPG, biotech, and agriculture industries. Currently serving as the Senior Director of Responsible Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, and Supplier Diversity at Kellanova, she oversees a global team, ensuring the achievement of Kellanova’s Scope 3 carbon reduction targets and fostering sustainable agricultural practices across multiple regions. She also oversees a $300 million Supplier Diversity program. Prior roles include leading business development efforts at Brightseed Bio and as Director of Strategy for the Cocoa Enterprise at Mars.
Kate Heiny is the Vice President of Sustainability at Booking Holdings, where she spearheads the company’s global sustainability strategy, driving impactful initiatives across operations, products, and communities. Previously, she served as Director of Sustainability at Zalando, where she launched the company's sustainability strategy and published its first Corporate Digital Responsibility Report. Kate has also held senior roles at Target and C&A. She serves on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s Board of Directors and actively contributes to Higg Co, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and Organic Cotton Accelerator.
Dr Steve Howard is currently Vice Chairman, Sustainability at Temasek. He joined Temasek as Chief Sustainability Officer in January 2021. Steve is a board member of GenZero and chairs its Investment Committee. He is also a founding board member of the Temasek‐BlackRock joint venture, Decarbonization Partners, and a member of the Investment Committee. Steve is also Founding Chair of the We Mean Business Coalition and a member of the LeapFrog’s Global Leadership Council. He was until recently on the Administrative Board of SEforALL.
Before joining Temasek, Steve was Chief Sustainability Officer at IKEA Group from 2011‐2017. In 2015, Steve co‐founded We Mean Business, a climate change coalition of organizations that helped support the Paris Agreement. Prior to IKEA, Steve was Founder and CEO of The Climate Group.
Barbara Humpton is President and CEO of Siemens Corporation, where she guides the company’s strategy and engagement in serving the company’s largest market. Siemens USA employs approximately 45,000 people serving customers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico and generated $19.9 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023. She views the true purpose of technology as expanding what’s humanly possible. She’s also passionate about diversity, STEM education and what she calls a work life blend that honors her priorities both at Siemens and as a grandmother.
Most recently, Humpton served as president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. (SGT), a leading integrator of Siemens’ products and services for federal government agencies and departments. In this role, Humpton also served as an officer/director member of the board of directors of SGT.
Humpton is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. Barbara is Chairman of the Siemens Corporation Board, the Siemens Foundation and of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA).
Ame Igharo is the Senior Director of Sustainability Strategy at Ulta Beauty, the largest beauty retailer in the U.S. In her role, Ame develops and executes Ulta Beauty’s long-term strategy, aspirations, and vision for environmental sustainability while managing Conscious Beauty at Ulta Beauty™, the retailers’ innovative way to provide transparency and education as guests seek and discover products aligned to their personal wants, needs and values. This leading strategic initiative works across five key pillars: clean ingredients, cruelty free, vegan, sustainable packaging, and brands that give back.
She is a graduate of Williams College and received her MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University.
Julie Iskow is the President and CEO of Workiva Inc., where her leadership has been instrumental in driving the company's growth and innovation. She is an engineer, technologist, and strategic operator, whose innovation-first mindset has helped Workiva’s cloud-native platform serve over 80% of Fortune 1000 companies. She joined Workiva in 2019 as EVP and COO, rising to President and COO in 2022. Before Workiva, Julie was EVP and CTO at Medidata Solutions, playing a key role in its $5.8B strategic sale. She also held leadership roles at WageWorks, guiding the company through its IPO. Julie currently serves on the board of directors for Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) and Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN). She has previously been named among InformationWeek’s Elite 100, is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and received her Master of Science from the University of California, Davis.
Lisa Jackson is Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. She oversees Apple’s efforts to minimize its impact on the environment by addressing climate change through renewable energy and energy efficiency, using greener materials, and inventing new ways to conserve precious resources. She also leads Apple’s $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, focused on education, economic opportunity, and criminal justice reform — and is responsible for Apple’s education policy programs, its product accessibility work, and its worldwide government affairs function. From 2009 to 2013, Lisa served as Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she focused on reducing greenhouse gases, protecting air and water quality, preventing exposure to toxic contamination, and expanding outreach to communities on environmental issues.
Dr. Roderick Jackson is the laboratory program manager for buildings research at NREL. He sets the strategic agenda for NREL's buildings portfolio, while working closely with senior laboratory management. The portfolio includes all research, development, and market implementation activities, which aim to improve the energy efficiency of building materials and practices. He also guides discussions with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technologies Office to expand research ranging from grid-interactive efficient buildings to mechanical and thermal properties of building materials. He helps identify industry partnership opportunities to advance building envelope and equipment technologies. At NREL, Dr. Jackson was recognized as a Distinguished Member of Research Staff. In 2022, he received a Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA), recognized with a BEYA Professional Achievement in Government Award. He is serving a three-year appointment to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Research Advisory Board, which began in 2021. He has been a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and has received several awards in his career, including the National GEM Consortium Alumni of the Year and Greater Knoxville Business Journal's 40 under 40. In 2022, he joined the board of directors for the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP).
Jay is Vice President, Society (ESG) for Diageo North America and leads the execution of the industry-leading Society 2030: Spirit of Progress agenda. He is responsible for delivery of corporate targets that promote responsibility, inclusion and diversity, and sustainability and advances trusts with local stakeholders, elected officials and national NGOs and associations. Under Jay’s stewardship, Diageo has accelerated programs in North America to reach millions of consumers with a message “drink better, not more” and to tackle the harms associated with impaired driving. He leads the team that is bringing a hospitality-focused job readiness program, Learning Skills for Life, to thousands of individuals in national markets and is making critical, multi-million-dollar investments in tackling educational equity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions and providing direct charitable giving to communities. Jay helps lead the team that is designing the operational and investment strategy to decarbonize the North American footprint and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. As an expert on ESG issues and politics, he provides counsel and strategic vision to North American and global leadership on how best to position Diageo publicly and mutually advance social and business objectives.
Leslie Kaufman is a senior climate change reporter for Bloomberg Green. A recipient of numerous awards, her work on profiteering off water scarcity was a finalist for the Pulitzer prize last year. She writes frequently about the financial and social implications of natural disasters, the impact of products like plastics and tobacco on the natural environment, and the policy agenda coming from Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court. Before Bloomberg, Leslie was a national environment reporter for The New York Times. Her work has been featured in Popular Science, Inside Climate News and National Public Radio.
Mastak is ESG Director at Bansk, where she leads the identification and maximization of key ESG opportunities that are material to the consumer goods space and the Bansk portfolio. Alongside her role at Bansk, she is Programme Director at Becht Foundation and is responsible for strategy and development of the grants portfolio to protect and restore our planet’s biodiversity through marine conservation and climate communications.
Mastak has over 10 years of experience in product marketing, sales, and business development in the consumer goods and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining Bansk and Becht Foundation, Mastak held end-to-end brand management and category development roles at L’Oreal in the mass market segment. Before joining L’Oreal, she worked at The Challenge Network, a UK-based youth and community development non-profit organization, where she was responsible for marketing and key relationships management.
Nathaniel Keohane is President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), a widely respected, nonpartisan non-profit organization that works with policy makers and leading businesses to accelerate the transition to a thriving, just, and resilient net-zero-emissions economy. Dr. Keohane is a globally recognized expert on climate policy, carbon markets, and the economics of climate change. He has more than 20 years of energy and environmental policy experience in academia, government, and the non-profit sector, including at Environmental Defense Fund, where he held a range of roles including Chief Economist and most recently Senior Vice President for Climate; in the White House, as Special Assistant to President Obama for Energy and Environment in the National Economic Council (2011-2012); and, earlier in his career, as Assistant and then Associate Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard and a B.A. from Yale.
Dilafruz Khonikboyeva is the Inaugural Executive Director of Home Planet Fund. Ms. Khonikboyeva was previously a political appointee of the US Biden-Harris Administration, spent five years with the Aga Khan Development Network, and eight years responding to conflict and climate crises.
Ms. Khonikboyeva is a transformational conflict expert, focused on civil war, climate and resource conflicts, and storytelling. She advises the Climate Change Working Group for Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS).
Dilafruz is indigenous Pamiri from Khorog, Tajikistan.
Over his 28-year career, Sam has led sustainability coalitions and projects across the energy, shipping, aviation and construction sectors. As Director of Energy, Sam is responsible for connecting Climate Group’s network of over 600 corporations and 160 subnational governments, to drive impactful energy transition initiatives.
Sam oversees projects including the RE100 initiative which brings together over 400 of the world's most influential companies committed to 100% renewable power, and EP100, with over 120 corporates committed to doubling down on energy productivity.
Prior to joining Climate Group Sam spearheaded Forum for the Future’s Sustainable Shipping Initiative.
Eugene is the co-founder and Executive Director of Work On Climate, a non-profit focused on building the workforce needed to solve climate change equitably and justly, which he started after quitting his 15-year big tech career. Eugene dedicates his free time to rock climbing, enjoying art and music, and hanging out with his two cats, This One and That One.
Marissa Knodel serves as Senior Advisor to the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management at the Department of the Interior. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris administration in January 2021, she was Legislative Counsel with Earthjustice and a Climate Campaigner at Friends of the Earth, where her areas of expertise included federal onshore, offshore, and Arctic energy policy and regulations. Marissa holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a dual J.D. and Master of Environmental Management degree from Vermont Law School and the Yale School of the Environment.
Annie Kolemainen was appointed Brand President of Eva NYC in 2023, after 4 years of accelerating growth and strategically expanding distribution as VP of Sales. Eva NYC is one of the fastest growing brands within mass haircare, with growth exceeding 13x the category, and shifting category standards, as one of few mass haircare brands to earn B Corp Certification. Kolemainen is doubling down on Eva NYC’s commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, leading the future-conscious brand to be awarded Ulta Beauty’s Conscious Beauty Brand of the Year.
Kolemainen has also accelerated Eva NYC’s long-term commitment to sustainability leading the brand to win the coveted “Ulta Beauty’s Conscious Beauty Brand of the Year” award and shifting category standards as Eva NYC is the only mass haircare brand to earn B Corp Certification.
Jenny co-leads WBCSD’s Climate Action program, a global, cross-value chain business platform facilitating learning and collaboration to accelerate and unlock decarbonization solutions, to limit the earth’s temperate rise to 1.5°C. The program includes Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Carbon Removals and Carbon Accounting.
Jenny has over 20 years of international experience working in the private and public sectors directing programs for better decision-making regarding sustainability and sustainable supply chains. Prior to joining WBCSD, she was working at Uber on its strategy to electrify ride-hailing in Europe. Before that Jenny worked 10 years at IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative, co-founding the Global Coffee Platform and leading public-private partnerships to increase the sustainable production of coffee and other commodities together with some of the world's largest coffee roasters, their supply chains, producers, and governments. Before that Jenny worked at Royal Dutch Shell, and in the IT sector. Jenny also holds a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the University of Auckland.
Gregory Lampman heads up offshore wind energy development for NYSERDA, leading a talented team advancing competitive procurement of new strategic projects, rigorous contract management of the growing portfolio of projects, advancing grid integration solutions and driving workforce development and economic development including manufacturing and port infrastructure, all supported by robust environmental and fisheries research, analysis and engagement. These efforts support the implementation of the Offshore Wind program with a focus on NYSERDA’s role as the central procurement entity of offshore wind renewable energy certificates (ORECs) with a clear focus on promoting diversity, inclusion and equity.
Suzanne is the dynamic Vice President of Wellness and Sustainability and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Eurest - Compass Group USA, spearheading innovative strategies that integrate wellness and sustainability into culinary development, purchasing, menuing, and marketing initiatives for clients and guests.
Before joining Eurest, Suzanne excited audiences as a radio host and nutrition expert. Through her private practice, she's impacted lives with cutting-edge wellness programs, serving both individuals and corporations. Her expertise extends to Fortune 500 companies, teaching hospitals, esteemed universities and conferences.
Outside of work, Suzanne loves sharing meals from her garden and greenhouse with her friends, family and pet chickens and ducks and is an avid water enthusiast at her home along the picturesque New England Coast.
Colin le Duc is a Founding Partner of Generation Investment Management. Generation was established in 2004 as a dedicated sustainable investor. Colin is head of the firm’s San Francisco office and focuses primarily on Generation’s Private Markets businesses. He also serves as Vice Chair of Just Climate, a Generation business dedicated to climate-led investing. Prior to co-founding Generation Investment Management, he worked for Sustainable Asset Management in Zurich (now owned by Robeco), Arthur D. Little in London and TotalEnergies in Paris. Colin serves on the board of the Ocean Conservancy.
Colin received a bachelor’s degree in International Management and Modern Languages from the University of Bath, UK, and he completed the Corporate Finance Programme at London Business School. He has lived in nine countries across four continents.
Christy Loper directs environmental grantmaking at the Robertson Foundation which focuses on the clean energy transition in emerging economies and food systems transformation.
With a background in ocean conservation and climate resilience—including eight years with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Christy’s work has taken her to six continents, with time spent living and working in the Pacific and Caribbean Islands. Much of Christy's early career was spent working with island nations to build climate resilience, including partnering with impacted communities to advance local management of natural resources.
Christy serves on the board of WE ACT for Environmental Justice and is a former board member of the Biodiversity Funders Group and Row New York.
Kirsten Love is the CMO at Tradewater, a mission-based B-Corp focused on identifying, controlling, and destroying the most potent greenhouse gases in the world. In her role, Kirsten leads the Market Development and MarComm teams whose efforts make Tradewater’s high-quality carbon offset credits available to new markets in impactful ways that meet partners’ sustainability goals. This includes making carbon credits available to large organizations and corporations in traditional and innovative ways, and also to individual consumers and small- businesses who want to have an outsized impact on climate change. These partnerships enable Tradewater to scale necessary climate solutions globally.
Christopher (Chris) Lowell is an insurance innovator focused on bringing new risk management products to market. His experience includes management consulting at Bain & Company, corporate strategy at Liberty Mutual, and building an innovation lab at The Hartford. Currently, he helps to run InnSure, a non-profit innovation hub catalyzing novel insurance solutions that address climate change risk. Chris also sits on the Board of Directors of, or is an advisor to, InnSure, Insure Equality, and Insillion.
Chris holds a BA in Applied Mathematics: Economics from Harvard University, a MS in Finance from Northeastern University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Mindy Lubber is the CEO and President of the sustainability nonprofit Ceres. She has been at the helm since 2003, and under her leadership, the organization and its powerful networks and global initiatives have grown significantly in size and influence.
As a global thought leader, Lubber has inspired capital market leaders including some of the world’s largest institutional investors and corporate boards and executives to factor responsible investment and business practices into their overall strategies. She regularly speaks to high-level global and national policymakers on the need for stronger climate policies that accelerate the transition to a more just and resilient economy. She is frequently quoted in mainstream business and financial news outlets and pens columns for Forbes.com and Reuters.com on a variety of sustainability topics. In 2015, Lubber helped catalyze the necessary business support to get the historic Paris Agreement across the finish line, leading Vogue Magazine to name her a “Climate Warrior.”
Stefano Marguccio, Deputy CEO, SEforALL Stefano is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SEforALL, where he collaborates with all SEforALL teams and key partners to drive tangible progress in key countries and shape the international agenda for a just and equitable energy transition, supporting the implementation of organizational priorities under the ongoing strategic plan. He is also focused on strengthening institutional processes and internal programmes within SEforALL as we continue to grow. A career diplomat with over 19 years of international experience, since 2014 Stefano has been engaged in the climate, environment and energy space, first as Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Environment of Italy and more recently as Senior Advisor to the Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He worked and lived in Albania, France, Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates and represented Italy to the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Stefano holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Bocconi University, a Master’s degree in Diplomacy from the Institute for International Political Studies of Milano and a degree in Law.
Kris Mayes is one of Arizona’s strongest consumer advocates and an attorney who has distinguished herself as a fighter for the people in a lifetime of public service.
Prior to her election as Attorney General, Mayes worked as a professor at ASU’s School of Global Sustainability and taught a course on energy law for the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU.
She is honored to serve as Arizona’s 27th Attorney General, becoming the first mom and second woman ever to be elected to the office. She looks forward to continuing working on behalf of Arizonans as the top law enforcement official and consumer guardian in the state. A Lawyer for the People.
The first White House National Climate Advisor and former U.S. EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy is one of the nation’s most respected voices on climate change, the environment, and public health. As head of the Climate Policy Office under President Biden, McCarthy’s leadership led to the most aggressive action on climate in U.S. history, creating new jobs and unprecedented clean energy innovation and investments across the country. Her commitment to bold action across the Biden administration, supported by the climate and clean energy provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, restored U.S. climate leadership on a global stage and put a new U.S. national target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 within reach.
After a decade in the mission-driven sustainability sector, Mary joined Levy as Vice President of Sustainability. She is compelled by the opportunity to create and accelerate meaningful change in the sports and entertainment, events, and conventions sectors. Mary is an experienced sustainability leader, especially with food and agriculture, and she brings expertise in translating between sales and local to national level engagement. She is adept at communicating with diverse audiences, building relationships, and developing the strategies, tactics, and processes necessary to deliver results. Recognized for her exceptional analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, Mary has a strong passion for contributing to a more just and sustainable future for everyone.
Paul McQuillan – Senior Vice President of Research, Development and Engineering at Woodstream, which is the leading household Pest & Animal Control company in the US with trusted brands such as Victor, Terro, Safer, and more. Paul leads new product development with oversight of Engineering, Project Management, Woodstream’s test labs and the Regulatory team. He also leads the ESG Programme at Woodstream.
As Executive Director of Clean Creatives, Duncan Meisel has led a high-profile conversation about how the advertising and PR industry should end its relationships with fossil fuel clients, leading to over 1200 agencies pledging to stop work with polluters. He has been named as one of Adweek's Young Influentials, PRovoke Media's Innovator 25, Adweek Sustainability Leaders, and Campaign's Top 10 Trailblazers. Prior to Clean Creatives, he worked as a digital strategist for climate justice organizations, political candidates, and human rights campaigns. He lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas.
Dacie Meng is the Policy Director, North America at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Prior to this role, she was a Policy and Institutions Senior Manager at the Foundation. Dacie has a JD from Duke University School of Law, an Master of Environmental Management from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Yale University.
Adam Met, PhD, is a musician, educator, and advocate. As the “A” in the multi-platinum band AJR, he tours worldwide and brings infectious indie-pop music to millions of fans, while using his reach and voice to advance social justice and fair solutions to the global climate emergency.
As the founder and Executive Director of the climate advocacy nonprofit Planet Reimagined,
Adam develops research and fosters change locally and internationally. Planet Reimagined uses a unique action-research model, while training and engaging the climate leaders of the future, and using media and entertainment platforms along with strategic advocacy to mobilize climate action.
Adam works closely with the US Congress and the White House on bipartisan efforts to promote
renewable energy policies in the U.S. Internationally, he serves as a celebrity advocate for the United Nations Development Programme, raising awareness about climate issues. As an adjunct professor at Columbia University, Adam uses his expertise from his PhD in human rights law and sustainable development, and his experience as an advocate, to teach about climate policy and campaigning.
Since 2018, Tom Michels has been a leader on United’s Government Affairs team, where he focuses on both Federal and State policy and leads all advocacy related to climate and sustainability issues. Previously, Tom led the ONE Future Coalition, a group of natural gas companies focused on reducing their methane emissions. Prior roles included serving as a Senior Advisor in Shell’s Washington office, as Legislative Director to a U.S. Senator, and work with two trade associations. Tom earned an MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago and a BA in Philosophy from LaSalle University in Philadelphia.
Bill Morris joined MycoWorks in 2019 as VP of Product, leading the development and production of Fine Mycelium products. He has over a decade of experience developing, testing and launching new technologies, and has authored several patents. In 2010, he co-founded Applied Silver, Inc whose bacteria-fighting silver technology has transformed medical textiles and athletic apparel into self-sanitizing material, reducing the risk of infection. This technology is now used in leading hospital chains, hotels, and the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS leagues. Bill has likewise collaborated with leading academics and medical professionals on clinical trials for the Environmental Protection Agency, and was a board member of the California American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. Prior to Joining MycoWorks, he founded Cogniclimb, LLC., a consulting firm dedicated to developing innovative sustainable material technologies with like-minded companies. Bill received his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with a concentration in Polymers and Coatings from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Guillaume Mouscadet is the VP, Business Software Transformation at Kayrros. He joined the company in 2021 after spending more than 20 years working in sales roles across energy, defense, IT and other critical industries. At Kayrros, he drives the adoption of the company’s Enterprise Environmental Intelligence platform, which is rapidly gaining traction in a number of sectors, including finance, insurance and energy, as well as in the public sector. Guillaume, who was hired by Kayrros to expand its customer portfolio, also plays a vital role in promoting Kayrros’ nature-based solutions.
Ayana Nathan is responsible for developing and implementing the Healthcare solutions and service strategy for Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI), including the Regional Solutions & Services (RSS) Americas business unit (which includes the building automation, fire life safety, security portfolio) as well as the Electrical Products, Electrification & Automation, Digital Grid and eMobility businesses. She leads a team of Business Developers, Marketing & Communications Managers and Portfolio Management to develop and grow the Siemens’ Smart Healthcare strategy. Ayana also most recently served as the founder for the DEI Program currently running in Siemens Smart Infrastructure US.
Ayana’s professional background spans a broad range of topics, leading projects and initiatives in the areas of digital transformation, business model innovation, sales and go-to-market strategies, sales technology, partner management, channel development and training.
Ayana currently resides in Atlanta, but was born and raised in Sanford, FL. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida where she was an active member of NSBE and served in Vice President and President roles before graduating. She is currently a Professional Member of NSBE Region 3 (at Large). Additionally, she has a Masters Degree in General Management from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management, with a focus in Entrepreneurship.
Danielle Nierenberg is a world-renowned researcher, speaker, and advocate on all issues relating to our food system and agriculture. In 2013, Danielle Nierenberg co-founded Food Tank (foodtank.com) with Bernard Pollack, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Food Tank is a global convener, thought leadership organization, and unbiased creator of original research impacting the food system. Danielle has an M.S. in Agriculture, Food, and Environment from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and spent two years volunteering for the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Danielle is the recipient of the 2020 Julia Child Award.
Andrew Nobrega is an industry leader in nature-based solutions. With 15 years of experience, he has worked across six continents in the design and implementation of complex multi-stakeholder insetting initiatives across food, beverage, and textile supply chains. Since 2016, he has been the key leader behind program development and client solutions at PUR. With expertise in impact investments, ecosystem services, and environmental frameworks, Andrew leads PUR’s global team in building and scaling of PUR's technical offer.
Ms. Sanda Ojiambo was appointed Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Global Compact by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in April 2022. She has held the position of CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact since June 2020. Her career spans more than 20 years across public, multilateral, and private sectors.
Ojiambo's academic background includes a Master of Arts in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Development from McGill University, Canada.
The UN Global Compact, under her leadership, remains the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, with more than 20,000 participating companies, 5 Regional Hubs, 62 Country Networks covering 78 countries and 14 Country Managers establishing Networks in 20 other countries.
Claire Perry O’Neill is Co-chair of the Global Imperatives Advisory Board at WBCSD and a sustainability advisor to Terrascope, the leading decarbonization platform for enterprises in the land-based economy. Claire is considered a global expert on sustainability and decarbonisation with a particular focus on practical action and the leading role of the private sector.
She served as a UK Member of Parliament from 2010. In 2019 she brought forward the country’s ground-breaking Net Zero legislation and led the UK’s winning bid to host COP26. She served as COP26 President-Designate until she left politics in 2020 to lead the Climate and Energy team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the world’s leading corporate sustainability organisation. She now co-chairs the WBCSD global Imperatives Advisory Board and has several non-executive Director and Advisory roles. She is a Senior Global Advisor to McKinsey and Company.
As the Chief Impact Officer for Seventh Generation, Ashley serves as a senior leader for the Company’s Mission and environmental and social impacts. Ashley oversees the mission, strategy, execution, and efficacy of all Environmental and Social Impact priorities and teams including, but not limited to, product standards, sustainable sourcing and supply, strategic philanthropy, community investment, business governance and transparency, industry and trade relations, public policy, and advocacy.
Ashley serves on the board of VT Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) where she was board chair from 2015-2021. In 2010, she became the first President of the Seventh Generation Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to promoting social and environmental progress and has overseen its transition so that 100% of Foundation grants are informed by Indigenous and directed to Indigenous communities and movements.
As President of Commercial HVAC, Holly oversees a broad portfolio of high efficiency, industry-leading HVAC systems, services, controls and energy reduction solutions. Since joining Trane Technologies in 2016, she has held executive roles as President of Life Science Solutions, General Manager for Data Center Precision Cooling, Head of Marketing and Head of Strategic Sales & Operations. She has spent over 25 years in the industrial and technology markets across virtually every vertical and customer segment. Prior to her time at Trane Technologies, Holly held executive leadership roles in general management, M&A, strategy, product management and marketing for Corning, Eaton and Intel. She has served on several corporate, industry and nonprofit boards, including LiquidStack, Well Buildings Institute Health Committee for Stadiums and Arenas, Davidson Day School, University of Wisconsin Diversity in STEM Committee and 50/50 Women on Boards’ Executive Committee. She is a STEM advocate and has received numerous industry awards for driving entrepreneurism, diversity and sustainability. Holly holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from University of Minnesota - Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management.
Gayle’s previous assignments include Vice President of New Platforms for Growth and Commercialization, Directora General for 3M Mexico, and Vice President of Research & Development and Design for 3M’s Consumer and Office Business.
She is passionate about making a positive impact in the world through science and technology.
Amelia Pan has extensive experience advising boards and senior executives of global corporations on the impact of ESG on corporate strategy, business materiality and risk mitigation. Her areas of focus include integrating sustainability into global investment banking activities like M&A, IPO and capital raising to enhance valuation and operational resilience.
Prior to joining PJT Partners, Amelia founded and led the global ESG practice at Brunswick Group, a global advisory firm. She worked closely with SASB, TCFD and UN PRI, and advised multinational companies on investor-relevant data disclosure, stakeholder engagement, narrative development and strategic partnerships. Amelia created and hosted The ESG Agenda podcast, a series of conversations with business leaders, innovators and experts across the sustainability ecosystem which ran for three seasons.
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As a PhD student at the University of Canberra, I am passionate about exploring the impacts of climate change on sports and finding ways to promote sustainability and ethics in the sports industry. I have a strong background in sports governance and policy, with over 10 years of experience as the President of Luge Australia Inc., where I manage athletes and talent identification for the sport of luge in Australia.
I also hold an Erasmus Master in Sports Ethics and Integrity from KU Leuven, where I investigated current ethical issues in the sports world, such as doping, corruption, and human rights. I have competed in two Winter Olympic Games for Australia in the sport of luge, and have taught Technology and PDHPE at various educational institutions. I have strong skills in leadership, education development and delivery, project management, analytics and research.
Mike leads the Climate Group portfolio of global campaigns that are designed to secure climate commitment and action from the world’s most influential companies: from growing demand for renewable energy (RE100), electric vehicles (EV100) and low carbon steel (SteelZero), to investing in smart energy systems (EP100) including cooling technologies and LED lighting. Mike has worked with companies across the world on climate and sustainability issues since 1998, spending more than a decade at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), including as Director of Executive Programmes and Director of Strategy & Communications. Before joining CISL, he was Chief Operating Officer of Accountability where he led the development of the AA1000 framework for sustainability accounting and reporting.
Michael Perron is the renewable energy market lead for FM. He cultivates key broker relationships and helps to develop and execute the strategy of FM’s renewable energy unit, which was announced in May 2024. Prior to joining FM, Perron spent 20 years placing insurance for large clients focusing on energy, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other engineered risks. Perron is a licensed insurance broker and a licensed professional engineer. He has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University and an MBA from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management.
Matthew J. Platkin was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the state’s 62nd Attorney General on February 3, 2022, and confirmed to that role with bipartisan support by the New Jersey Senate on September 29, 2022.
As New Jersey’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Platkin has prioritized the safety of New Jersey residents, focusing on combating violent crime and implementing innovative public safety strategies. He has specifically targeted gun crimes and auto thefts, resulting in significant reductions in both areas during his tenure. He has also spearheaded efforts to change how law enforcement responds to mental health emergencies by connecting individuals to resources, underscored by the innovative ARRIVE Together program.
As the AXA Group Head of Sustainability, Martin is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Climate Strategy, energy policies, human rights, philanthropy, and volunteering activities. He also serves as the Director of the AXA Research Fund, supporting academic research to understand emerging risks.
Martin graduated in Engineering from the University of Dundee and has held influential roles throughout his career. Notably, he was the environment advisor to the London Mayor, and Director of Environment for the Mayor’s economic development agency. As Managing Director of Cambridge Management & Research, he provided guidance to the C40 Cities Group. Before joining AXA in 2023, Martin was the Global Head of Urban Development and later the Chief Sustainability Officer for Siemens US and Siemens Financial Services.
Furthermore, he is an author of publications on climate and resilient cities and has recently released a book titled “The Climate City”, published by Wiley in 2022.
Monalisa Prasad serves as the Vice President of Sustainability at Chartwells Higher Education, where she has contributed her expertise and dedication for over 9 years. Her journey into sustainability was catalyzed during her time in the UK, where she was struck by the volume of edible food wasted at local supermarkets. This experience ignited her passion for exploring the intersection of food, waste, energy, and climate. Her commitment to food systems and sustainability was further solidified through her involvement in Tristram Stuart’s Feeding the 5000 event in Trafalgar Square in 2011. This pivotal moment inspired her to pursue a career dedicated to making meaningful changes in this field.
At Chartwells, Monalisa has led efforts to enhance transparency and reporting for over 300 colleges and universities, launched climate labeling across all Chartwells Higher Education campuses, and driven strategies towards reduction in emissions across the portfolio. She holds an MSc in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and an MBA with a focus on Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains from the University of Exeter.
As Head of Coffee Sustainability at Nespresso, Julie oversees the implementation of the coffee sourcing program, known as the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality Program, which operates in 18 countries. This program is supported by a network of over 650 AAA agronomists and field staff on the ground. Through collaboration with some 50 partner organisations, AAA is addressing systemic challenges to build a low-carbon and inclusive approach to coffee agriculture.
Jamie Richards – Director of ESG at Bansk Beauty, which is the platform for high-growth, efficacious, beauty brands serving professional, prestige, and masstige retail markets. Jamie’s expertise is in technical sustainability. She is passionate on the integration of sustainability and business and believes it is one of many solutions in minimizing climate impacts.
Lisa Roberson is a Registered Dietitian with 20 plus years of experience in nutrition & sustainability leadership in hospitals. She is the National Director of Population Health & Sustainability Strategy for Morrison Healthcare, the specialized healthcare foodservice sector of Compass Group. Over the last decade, she has leveraged her expertise in healthcare nutrition to improve population health and sustainable food systems in hospitals. Her mission? Use the Power of Food™ to transform hospital food environments into wellness & sustainability destinations that promote healthier people and a healthier planet. Lisa trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Over the last 13 years, Lisa has specialized in Corporate Wellness & Sustainable Food Systems, focusing on population health management and championing causes related to health equity, food justice, and sustainability. Lisa and the corporate culinary team engineered Morrison’s Power of Food™ Patient Menu Experience - a leading wellness & sustainability innovation and healthy menu platform that offers an abundance of whole foods, expertly prepared, but with 50% less sodium and unhealthy fat as compared to typical hospital menus.
Carter Roberts is president and CEO of WWF in the United States, a part of the world’s largest network of conservation organizations. Roberts has helped create and deliver some of WWF’s biggest initiatives that combine science, government policy, blended finance, corporate commitments, sustainable supply chains, and the wisdom and rights of communities to stabilize and protect the natural resources upon which all life depends. Under Roberts’ leadership, WWF has negotiated and deployed many debt swap transitions, and is currently actively pursuing sustainability linked bonds and other financial mechanisms to deliver long-term financial flows for conservation. He is the founding chair of Enduring Earth, a global initiative to expand and finance systems of parks and Indigenous reserves around the world. Roberts is the founder of the Boundless Conservation Collective, a cohort-based fellowship program that seeks to cultivate, nurture, and sustain a new generation of global environmental leaders. He is also chair of WWF Impact which invests in entrepreneurs bringing new technologies to compelling cracks in food systems with an emphasis on sustainable uses of seaweed, food waste, and regenerative agriculture.
Anna Robertson is the Co-founder of The Cool Down, the largest sustainability lifestyle brand, reaching over 35 million people a month. Anna is an Emmy Award-winning executive, innovator, and producer who has shaped media brands and built content that speaks to mainstream Americans. Prior to The Cool Down, she served as Vice President for Content & Partner Innovation for ABC's Owned Television Stations where she prioritized climate coverage and executive produced the special “Our America: Climate of Hope.” She was a significant contributor to the Yahoo News brand, leading Yahoo Studios and becoming Yahoo's Head of Video. Anna began her career at ABC News, first as Diane Sawyer’s producer and then as a senior producer for Good Morning America. She lives in Park City, Utah with her husband and two children and is very involved in local sustainability efforts.
Sarah Rose serves as Audubon’s Vice President of Climate. In this role, Sarah oversees programmatic efforts to advance Audubon’s climate milestone goals in order to ensure we protect birds, communities, and the habitats we share. Prior to joining Audubon in 2018, Sarah served as the former Chief Executive Officer for the California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) Education Fund, the nonpartisan voter engagement and capacity-building arm of the environmental community, as well as their sister organization, CLCV, the political action arm of the state’s environmental movement.
Randi Kronthal-Sacco is a Senior Scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Ms. Kronthal-Sacco leads CSB’s research in the areas of marketing and brands including the Sustainable Market Share Index™. With over 25 years of packaged goods and pharmaceutical experience, Ms. Kronthal-Sacco most recently was the Chief Marketing Officer at Rodan + Fields®. Ms. Kronthal-Sacco spent over 18 years as a Senior Executive at Johnson & Johnson®. Prior to her role at Johnson & Johnson, Ms. Kronthal-Sacco served in various product management capacities for 8 years at Kraft Foods.
Jean Savitsky is the Director of Real Estate and Sustainability at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Prior to this position, Jean was the Director of Real Estate Expansion at MoMA, leading the team that managed the Museum’s expansion project, completed in 2019. Savitsky has extensive experience in the construction, real estate, and green building industries across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. In addition to deep expertise in construction project management, she has experience developing green real estate strategies and delivering building-retrofit, energy optimization, and LEED projects. Jean has a BS from Stevens Institute of Technology, an MBA from CUNY- Baruch College, and an AAS in interior design from Parsons School of Design.
Dr. Gayle Schueller is 3M’s Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Gayle started in 3M’s corporate laboratory as a product development engineer and has over 30 years of technical and business leadership experience. Her career spans a broad range of businesses from electronics to healthcare to consumer industries. She has led technical and business teams from around the world including Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.
Gayle’s previous assignments include Vice President of New Platforms for Growth and Commercialization, Directora General for 3M Mexico, and Vice President of Research & Development and Design for 3M’s Consumer and Office Business.
She is passionate about making a positive impact in the world through science and technology.
Lene Bjørn Serpa leads the corporate sustainability & ESG team at the global shipping and logistics company A.P. Moller - Maersk, responsible for strategy governance and development, ESG reporting, human rights, biodiversity/nature, and sustainability due diligence. She has over 25 years of experience in corporate sustainability/ESG and is Chair of the UN Global Compact Network Denmark. Lene is co-author of a recent book on integrating sustainability into corporate strategy ("Squaring the Sustainability Circle") and holds a master’s degree from the Copenhagen Business School.
Ann Sheridan is a passionate storyteller who has spent her career bringing people and organizations together through the power of words and images. Her work has illuminated our shared experiences, fostered connection and driven meaningful change, making a lasting impact on one of the country’s largest employers.
As the leader of corporate communications for Compass Group USA, the largest foodservice, hospitality and support services company in the U.S., Ann shapes the way the company communicates both internally and externally. She works hand-in-hand with executive leadership, ensuring that every message resonates with authenticity and purpose. Her team is responsible for the company’s digital media platforms and the Employee Engagement Survey for the company’s 310,000 associates, laying the groundwork for Compass Group’s reputation as an employer of choice.
Dr. Shumchenia has led multi sector collaborations on marine life and environment data development and communication for the last 10 years. She is the Director of the RWSC and in that capacity liaises with federal and state agencies, offshore wind companies, and environmental nonprofits to implement the RWSC’s mission.
Kristen Siemen is Vice President of Sustainable Workplaces and Chief Sustainability Officer at General Motors, leading its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2040. Prior to this, she was executive director of global energy strategy and held senior engineering positions at the firm. Passionate about promoting inclusion and gender equality, Siemen helped create GM’s Take 2 career-reentry program, co-leads the GM Women Ally Program, and is its executive representative for the Society of Women Engineers. Her recognition includes being named to the Crain’s Notable Leaders in Sustainability, Future 50 Tech, and Sustainability Magazine Top 100 Women in Sustainability lists. Siemen is an advisory board member of Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science, from which she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering.
Lauren Singer has been founding, scaling, and operating businesses in climate since 2012. She has consulted on NYC Local Law 84 and Local Law 87 implementation, laid the foundation for EV adoption and policy in New York City under Mayor Bloomberg, and was Sustainability Manager at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, implementing a sustainability framework on $4B of capital infrastructure projects. She is a repeat founder, building Trash is for Tossers, The Simply Co., and a venture-backed climate tech startup, Package Free Shop, where she now serves as Chairperson of the Board.
Lauren has been consulting for and advising businesses on sustainability since 2014 and has served as a scout for venture funds looking to invest in climate. She is a board member of the Lower East Side Ecology Center, advising on composting strategies for New York City. Lauren has commented on and testified in support of legislation that later passed into law, including a law that will make up to 10,000 private parking spots EV-ready, the straw ban, and the “Skip the Stuff” law.
Lauren is a climate thought leader, with more than 600,000 followers across social media platforms. She has given a widely circulated TEDx talk on Zero Waste with over 4M views. She was named a Forbes 30 under 30 in social entrepreneurship, a Business Insider “woman to watch”, one of InStyle’s “50 Badass Women Changing the World”, and a Well and Good “2020 Changemaker”. Her work has been featured by the NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, The New Yorker, Business Insider, CNN, and more.
Tom Rivett-Carnac is a Founding Partner at Global Optimism, a mission driven enterprise he established with Christiana Figueres in 2016. From that position he has served as a co-founder of the Climate Pledge and TED Countdown and is a Senior Advisor at the Bezos Earth Fund. He is also a co-host of the award winning podcast Outrage and Optimism and an author of the bestselling book The Future We Choose. From 2013-2016 he was Senior Advisor to the Executive Secretary at the UN Climate Convention. He is on the advisory boards of Netflix and Watershed, is a Trustee of Client Earth and holds an honorary PhD from Knox College. He was made OBE by Queen Elizabeth in 2022.
Kirsten leads the Ceres Investor Network. In addition to supporting network members, she and her team lead global investor initiatives such as Climate Action 100+, Net Zero Asset Managers, and Paris Aligned Asset Owners as the North American investor network partner. Kirsten also leads Ceres’ West Coast office.
Prior to joining Ceres, Kirsten served as Chief Deputy Treasurer under California Treasurer Phil Angelides and Director of the Treasurer’s environmental financing authorities. Kirsten worked in the labor movement as Chief of Staff for the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. For six years, she chaired the Center for Labor Research and Education, UC Berkeley and taught at the School of Law. As a lawyer with the firm of Beeson, Tayer and Bodine she represented unions and their pension plans. In her early career, she worked as a community and cultural organizer in Durban, South Africa.
Kristin Stoller is an editorial director at Fortune focused on expanding Fortune's C-suite communities and Impact Initiative. An experienced journalist and expert in careers and leadership, Stoller was most recently a senior editor at Forbes, where she spearheaded the brand's flagship 30 Under 30 lists, global events, features and newsletters. While at Forbes, she previously served as the deputy editor of the brand’s business and consumer section, reported on all things related to careers and the workplace, and covered world’s richest people as a member of the wealth team. She’s also held roles at the Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register, covering breaking and local news.
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An all-round sustainability & ESG expert with over a decade of experience driving change across industries of all shapes and sizes; international, multi-sector and cross-industry. Hilary is insatiably curious and loves solving complex global challenges with big, bold vision and ideas, delivered through leadership and impactful creative strategy. As an advocate for people power and tech optimism, Hilary believes the future has yet to be defined and that we all have a role to play. Business and government leaders in particular have an incredible opportunity to ensure that tech-enabled solutions are developed and deployed responsibly, with care for people and planet built-in.
She's incredibly excited by what the potential of this ‘decade of action’ presents through the UN Sustainable Development Goals (also known as the Global Goals), as we lay the foundations for the future today. A future that is not just more sustainable, but also more equitable, secure and resilient than ever before.
Tenuta’s 40-year tenure at Ecolab includes more than 25 years of technical, marketing and business management experience in various industries including Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Lodging, Healthcare, Primary Metals and Automotive. For the past 15 years, Tenuta has led Ecolab’s strategic sustainability journey focused on corporate responsibility, internal environmental stewardship and helping customers operate more sustainably. He is actively involved in advancing global sustainability practices, with a significant focus on water stewardship and climate. In partnership with Global S&P Trucost – and a multi-stakeholder advisory group – Tenuta led development of the Water Risk Monetizer, industry’s first financial modeling tool to assess water-related risk, and the Smart Water Navigator, a free online tool to help businesses improve water management and achieve their water reduction targets.
Simon Henzell-Thomas is currently the Director of Climate and Nature at Ingka Group (IKEA) where he is leading the climate agenda.
Prior to this his current role he was the Director of Global Public Affairs, Advocacy & Transparency for Ingka Group where he lead the global Public Affairs, Advocacy & Transparency functions, driving change in society through purpose-led advocacy and campaigning, influencing public policy and ensuring the highest standards of corporate transparency. Simon has also held positions in the IKEA sustainability function in Sweden, leading the human rights strategy development and partnership-building. Before that, he was Head of Sustainability & Ethical Trade at The Body Shop, which then became part of the part of the L’Oréal Group.
He has over nearly 20 years of experience working with and for global blue-chip retailers in a number of senior leadership roles. He has a background in change management, executive and non-executive leadership, corporate sustainability, human rights, multi-stakeholder partnerships, advocacy, stakeholder engagement and corporate transparency.
Nigel Topping, CMG has led and been involved in many of the global initiatives uniting business and governments in tackling climate change. He is cofounder of AmbitionLoop, a not-for-profit organization working to facilitate systemic change through radical collaboration between businesses and governments. He served as the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP26, where he launched global initiatives like Race To Zero, Race To Resilience and GFANZ. He is a Non-Executive Director of the UK Infrastructure Bank and business champion on the UK Climate Change Committee, and strategic advisor to the 57-country collaboration launched at Glasgow, the Breakthrough Agenda. Prior to this he was CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition following an 18 year career running and owning manufacturing businesses. Nigel was awarded a CMG in 2022 in Queen Elizabeth II's final honours list for his contribution to accelerating action on climate change and is Honorary Professor of Economics at Exeter University.
Omar Vargas is the Vice President, Head of Global Public Policy at General Motors (GM). In this role, he leads GM’s global engagement of government officials and public policy.
Prior to joining GM in August of 2021, Omar held senior government relations roles with 3M, Praxair, and PepsiCo. In the early 2000s, Omar was as an appointee of President George W. Bush to the U.S. Department of Justice, where he served in a variety of capacities. His portfolio included a broad range of law enforcement, civil rights, national security, and immigration policy matters, including violence against women and human trafficking victim services programs. His government service was preceded by work at Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Jacomijn Vels started her career at ING in 1994 as a trainee and during almost 30 years at ING developed into an all round and experienced international banking professional. After combining strong commercial expertise with in-depth risk management knowledge, Jacomijn decided to steer her career towards sustainability. She was appointed as the Global Head Sustainable Finance in 2022 and leads a global team of ca 50 FTEs with teams across EMEA, in the APAC region and in the Americas. Before joining the sustainability team at ING, she was part of the Global Credit Restructuring (GCR) management team during the previous 10 years. Her commercial background is primarily in acquisition finance, a.o. Head of the Leveraged Finance team in the Netherlands and regional head of the Asia Pacific Leveraged Finance teams, based in Singapore/Sydney. In her current role Jacomijn combines her personal passion for sustainability with her strong leadership skills, in-depth commercial experience and comprehensive risk experience.
Stephanie von Friedeburg is a Managing Director at Citibank leading efforts to scale DFI Strategic Partnerships. Stephanie is leveraging her extensive background in infrastructure/project finance and ESG aligned financing to support sovereign client’s national agendas as well as private client needs. In 2022, she completed a successful 30-year career with the WBG.
In recognition of her work, Stephanie was named to Yahoo’s 2021 HERoes 100 List for driving change and increasing gender diversity in the workplace and CIO Magazine’s CIO 100 Award for Outstanding Business Technology Leadership in 2015/17.
Stephanie earned a BS from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, an MA from the Lauder Institute and an MBA from the Wharton School, both at the University of Pennsylvania.
For the last decade, Danni has been on a mission to bring awareness to the ever-growing ocean crisis. Through her work as a public speaker, science communicator and TV host as well as with her non-profit dedicated to ocean conservation, Danni is leading the way on the mission to protect our ocean.
Dr. Angelika Werner is research director for climate risk and resilience at FM. She leads the commercial property insurance company’s global research activities relating to climate resilience. Based in Luxembourg, Werner leads a team of scientists studying flood, wildfire, wind and other severe storms. She has expertise in property insurance, R&D within natural catastrophes, innovation and strategy development and implementation. Werner holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in meteorology from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a doctorate degree in science from Macquarie University in Sydney.
Antha N. Williams leads the Environment program at Bloomberg Philanthropies. Under Williams’ direction, Bloomberg Philanthropies supports environmental initiatives to improve sustainability of cities around the world, to accelerate the transition to clean energy, to combat overfishing and protect coral reefs, and to help businesses and investors better understand climate-related financial risks and opportunities.
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ environment program also serves as the hub of Michael Bloomberg’s personal efforts to combat climate change including in his role as United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions and as Chair of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
Alan is a former businessman, now politician, and since 2019, Premier of the Western Cape.
Before he began his career in politics, he started and successfully operated 10 businesses in his hometown of Knysna. Determined to contribute positively to his town, he then became a councilor, and later, became a member of the provincial parliament.
Since becoming Premier, he has implemented several programmes to achieve these goals, including rolling out lifestyle audits for his cabinet and launching a billion rand safety plan through which over 1000 officers have been deployed to high crime areas. He also oversaw the province’s response to Covid-19, building an 862-bed hospital in a record 6 weeks. In Februrary 2022, he announced a major focus on infrastructure to help recover the province’s economy post-covid, which includes a new emphasis on a dedicated mobility department to improve public transport.
Steven Tristan Young is the Chief Marketing Officer of Poshmark, where he leads growth, product, and brand marketing. Previously, Steven was the Vice President of Growth at GrubHub, where he managed the company’s customer and market-level growth while helping shape the company's brand and customer messaging platforms. Prior to GrubHub, Steven held leadership positions at DIRECTV, American Express, Endurance International Group, and Puma Sports. Steven received his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
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