Ceres Conference 2019 | Ceres | 29 April 2019 | Westin St. Francis, 1804, 335 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Now, more than ever, we must scale up sustainable solutions to climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy and deliver on the goals of the global Paris Agreement.

At Ceres Conference 2018, we heard from a wide range of institutional investors, C-Suite company executives and capital market leaders who understand the financial imperative of addressing these sustainability threats. They shared innovative ideas on how to scale up sustainable solutions within our investment firms or business operations and across our global supply chains. We learned about the leading industry practices and key sustainability trends in nearly every sector of the economy, including oil and gas, transportation, food and agriculture, and electric power.

2019 Speakers

Mario Abela
Director, Redefining Value

Todd C. Ahlsten
Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager, Parnassus

Robert Antablin
Member and Co-Head, KKR Global Impact

Sarah Barbo
Director in the Corporate Strategy group at CMS Energy

Joey Bergstein
Chief Executive Officer, Seventh Generation

Dazzle Bhujwala
Senior Manager, Investor Network, Ceres

Jamie Bonham
Manager, Corporate Engagement, NEI Investments

Deanna Bratter
Senior Director, Public Benefit and Sustainable Development, Danone

Rich Brown
Senior Vice President and Environmental Program Director in the Global Environmental Group, Bank of America

Trey Campbell
Director, Investor Relations, Intel

Lynda Clemmons
Vice President, Sustainable Solutions, Nrg Energy

Karin Corfee
Managing Director, Energy Practice, Navigant

Antony Currie
Journalist, Reuters Breakingviews

Mary Curtis
Global Head of Energy and Sustainability, Hp

Cindy Devries
Chief Operating Officer, Fetzer Vineyards

Vince Digneo
Sustainability Strategist, Adobe

Noel Dockstader
Producer/director, Far West Film

Matt Dyer
President and Ceo, Leaseplan Usa, Alpharetta, Ga

Alison Edwards
Director, Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops

Jack Ehnes
Chief Executive Officer, Calstrs

Peter Ellsworth
Senior Director, Investor Network, Ceres

Ugwem Eneyo
Co-founder and Ceo, Solstice Energy Solutions

Bob Fisher
Chairman of the Board, Gap, Inc.

Sara Forni
Senior Manager, Clean Vehicles, Ceres

Mark Fulton
Chair of Research Council, Cti

Michael Garland
Assistant Comptroller – Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, Office of the New York City Comptroller

Kate Gordon
Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, California

Samir Goswami
Chief Operating Officer, Partnership on Ai

Mina Guli
Chief Executive Officer, Thirst

Kevin Hagen
Vice President of Environment, Social & Governance (Esg) Strategy, Iron Mountain

John Hartmann
Global Sustainability Lead, Cargill

Amy Hauter
Portfolio Manager, Brown Advisory

Mark Hawkins
President and Chief Financial Officer, Salesforce

Rebecca Henderson
John and Natty Mcarthur University Professor, Harvard University

Hans Van Houwelingen
Chief Executive Officer, Actiam

Alex Jackson
Senior Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Scott Jacobs
Co-founder and Ceo, Generate Capital

Kirsten James
Director, California Policy and Partnerships, Ceres

Quinn Kanaly
Producer/director, Far West Film

Anne Kelly
Vice President of Government Relations, Ceres

Sanjeev Krishnan
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, S2g Ventures

Jonas Kron
Senior Vice President and Director of Shareholder Advocacy, Trillium Asset Management

Rakhi Kumar
Senior Managing Director and Head of Esg Investments and Asset Stewardship, State Street Global Advisors

Kristen Lang
Director, Company Network, Ceres

Will Lana
Partner and Investment Manager, Trillium Asset Management

Richard Lawrence
Founder and Executive Chairman, Overlook Investment Group

Adam Lowry
Co-founder & Co-ceo, Ripple Foods

Mindy Lubber
Chief Executive Officer and President, Ceres

Jeff Lyng
Director of Energy & Environmental Policy, Xcel Energy

Fiona Ma
California State Treasurer

Dawn Martin
Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer, Ceres

Adam Matthews
Director of Ethics and Engagement, Church of England Pensions Board

Kelly Mcginnis
Chief Communications Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.

Sophia Mendelsohn
Head of Sustainability, Jetblue Airways

Stefani Millie Grant
Senior Manager, External Affairs & Sustainability, Unilever

Leonardo Moreno
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Chief Commercial Officer, Aes Corporation

Justin Murrill
Head of Corporate Responsibility, Amd

Faris Natour
Co-founder & Principal, Article One

Dominique Nils Conseil
Founder, Sustainable Results Llc

Matthew Nordan
Managing Director, Prime Impact Fund

Patricia O'reilly
Director, Sustainability Outreach and Disclosure, Suncor Energy Inc.

Henk Ovink
Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Cabinet of the Netherlands

Nancy Pfund
Founder and Managing Partner, Dbl Partners

Scott Phillippi
Senior Director of Maintenance and Engineering – International Operations, Ups

Mark Pischea
President, Conservative Energy Network

Janet Raganathan
Vice President, Science and Research, World Resources Institute

Veena Ramani
Senior Program Director, Capital Market Systems, Ceres

Jon Reiter
Chief Executive Officer, Maricopa Orchards

Beth Richtman
Managing Investment Director, Sustainable Investments, Calpers

Eliza Roberts
Senior Manager, Water, Ceres

Sabrina Ross
Head of Policy (Marketplace), Uber

Dan Saccardi
Director, Company Network, Ceres

Hannah Saltman
Manager, Governance, Ceres

Dana Sasarean
Senior Esg Analyst, Msci, Inc.

Barney Schauble
Chair, Nephila Climate

Alicia Seiger
Managing Director, Stanford Sustainable Finance Initiative

Fawn Sharp
President, Quinault Indian Nation

Anne Simpson
Director, Board Governance and Strategy, Calpers

Timothy Smith
Director of Environmental, Social & Governance Shareowner Engagement, Walden Asset Management

Val Smith
Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate Sustainability, Citi

Peggy Smyth
Chief Financial Officer, National Grid, US

Zach Solomon
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Peer Stein
Senior Adviser and Global Head of Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation

Kristen Sullivan
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Nicole Systrom
Founder, Sutro Energy Group

Alex Thompson
Vice President of Brand Stewardship and Impact, REI

Anthony Toppi
Manager, Company Network, Ceres

Winston Vaughan
Senior Manager, Renewable Energy, Ceres

Marilyn Waite
Climate and Clean Energy Finance Portfolio Director, Hewlett Foundation

Jessye Waxman
Shareholder Advocate, Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

Bill Weihl
Former Director of Sustainability, Facebook

Ill Weil
Sustainable Finance Specialist, Tempest Advisors

Hugh Welsh
President & General Counsel, DSM North America

Hui Wen Chan
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Citi

Emily Wimberger
Chief Economist, California Air Resources Board

Wenjuan Yao
Director, Verité China

Betty Yee
State Controller, California

Tim Youmans
Regional Lead, North America, Hermes Investment Management

Hilary Young
Senior Sustainability Manager, Etsy

2019 Sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
• Bank of America

NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Citi

WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Wells Fargo

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Fidelity
• JPMorgan Chase&Co
• Morgan Stanley
• nrg
• Parnassus Investments

HOSTED BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
• MSCI

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE SPONSORS:
• Baxter
• Deloitte
• Disney

CARBON OFFSET SPONSOR:
• Arbor Day Foundation

BAVARIA AWARD SPONSOR:
• Trillium Asset Management

NETWORKING BREAK SPONSORS:
• Bloomberg
• Kbigi
• Prudential

NETWORKING BREAK SPONSORS:
• Brown Advisory
• Brown Forman
• Dignity Health
• Exelon
• General Mills
• MJB&A
• Sustainalytics

RECHARGE SPONSORS:
• Clif
• Legg Mason

WELCOME SPONSORS:
• Fetzer Vineyards
• Linkedin
• Sierra Nevada