Ceres Global 2023 | Ceres | 22 March 2023 | New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA

Ceres Global brings together institutional investors, C-Suite executives, policymakers, and other capital market influencers to accelerate action on the global solutions we need to solve the world’s most urgent sustainability issues.

The climate crisis, water scarcity, deforestation and social inequity are plaguing the health and prosperity of our global communities, impacting our daily lives and threatening the economic and environmental stability of the world. If we are to solve the most pressing challenges facing the globe today, we must address the systemic and economic issues that fuel them. Join us for Ceres Global in March in New York City to discuss the challenges and advance the solutions for creating a just and inclusive zero emissions economy that protects people and the planet from these existential threats. Together, we will set the course for the collective action needed to build a more just and sustainable world.

2023 Speakers

Jenny Ahlen
Managing Director, Net Zero, We Mean Business Coalition

Claude Amstutz
Director Investor Network, Ceres

Jesse Audet
Principal, Sustainable Investing, KKR

John Baker
Director, Center for NYC Neighborhoods

Lee Ballin
Audit & Assurance Managing Director: ESG, Deloitte

Roberta Barbieri
Vice President, Global Sustainability, Climate & Water, PepsiCo

Jake Barnett
Director, Sustainable Investment Stewardship, Wespath Benefits and Investments

Blair Bateson
Director, Company Network, Ceres

Anika Becker
ESG and Sustainability Lead, New York State Insurance Fund

Arpita Bhattacharyya
Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy

Loren Blackford
Interim Executive Director, Sierra Club

Katie Brennan
Executive Director, New York State Office of Resilient Homes and Communities

Calvin Butler
President & CEO, Exelon

Abby Campbell Singer
Head of Climate and Infrastructure Policy, Siemens

Dan Carol
Senior Director, Milken Institute

Erika Chan
General Manager - Sustainability, United States Steel

Carolyn Ching
Senior Manager, Food and Forests, Ceres

Daniel Christenson
Senior Director, PepsiCo

Cindy Clark
Sr Manager Regenerative Agriculture Policy, Ceres

Steven Clarke
Senior Director, Ceres

Julia Comeau
Director, U.S. Sustainability Policy, HP Inc.

Ying Compton
Managing Director, PwC

Kelsey Condon
Manager, Banking Financial Regulation, Ceres

Leslie Cordes
Vice President of Programs, Ceres

Antony Currie
Associate Editor, Reuters Breakingviews

Miguel CuUnjieng
Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Calvert Research and Management

Barbara Davidson
Head of Accounting, Audit and Disclosure, Carbon Tracker Initiative

Colleen Davis
Delaware State Treasurer

Tony Davis
CEO and CIO, Inherent Group

Kelly Dennis
Councilwoman Secretary, Shinnecock Indian Nation

Thomas P. DiNapoli
New York State Comptroller

Charlie Donovan
Senior Economic Advisor, Impax Asset Management

Laura Draucker
Director Corporate Climate Action, Ceres

Terry Duguid
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Canada

Peter Ellsworth
Senior Director, Investor Network, Ceres

Kate Finn
Director, First Peoples Worldwide

Peggy Flannery
Managing Director, Generate Capital

Jamie Flynn
Senior Policy Advisor, NESCAUM

Sara Forni
Director, Clean Vehicles, Ceres

Michael Frerichs
Illinois State Treasurer, Illinois State Treasurer's Office

Rico Frias
Executive Director, NAFOA, Chihene Nde Nation of New Mexico

Zach Friedman
Director, Federal Policy, Ceres

Ivan Frishberg
Chief Sustainability Officer, Amalgamated Bank

Rich Fruehauf
SVP - Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, United States Steel

Mary Beth Gallagher
Director of Engagement, Domini Impact Investments

Emma Gatewood
Projects Manager to the Executive Vice President for Finance, Operations and Pocantico, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

David Gelles
Reporter, The New York Times

Kyle Gilley
Vice President, Global Government Relations, Carrier Global

Diana Glassman
Director, EOS at Federated Hermes

Dr. Spencer Glendon
Founder, Probable Futures

Tony Goldner
Executive Director, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Christy Goldsmith Romero
Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Al Gore
Former Vice President; Founding Partner and Chairman, Generation Investment Management; Founder and Chairman, The Climate Reality Project

Alicia Gorecki
Net Zero Emissions Lead, Citi

Carrie Grassi
Deputy Director for Climate-Ready Infrastructure, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice

Michela Gregory
Director, ESG Services, NEI Investments

Delaney Greig
Director, Investor Stewardship, University Pension Plan Ontario

Tom Hadley
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Mark Harbers
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands

Jennifer Hebets
Sr. Director Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Enablement, Kellogg's

Maxi Heidenblut
Head of ESG & Climate Products - Americas, MSCI Inc

Davida Heller
Director, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Citi

Nate Hill
Energy Policy, Amazon

Alan Horowitz
Vice President, Sustainability, Aramark

Piers Hugh Smith
Investment Stewardship Manager, Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton Investments)

Catherine McVay Hughes
Presidents Council, Ceres

Erin Hutson
Director, Corporate Affairs, Laborers International Union of NA (LIUNA)

Kirsten James
Senior Program Director, Water, Ceres

Dena Jefferson
Director - Regulatory Affairs, Franklin Energy

Gil Jenkins
VP, Public Affairs, HASI

Kirsty Jenkinson
Investment Director, California State Teachers' Retirement System

Derrick Johnson
President/CEO, NAACP

B.J. Jones
President & CEO, Battery Park City Authority

Betony Jones
Office Director, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Policy

Janet Jozwik
MD, RiskSpan

Jayant Kairam
VP, Society, Diageo

Adam Kanzer
Head of Stewardship, Americas, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Andrew R. Karp
Global Head of Sustainable Banking Solutions Group, Bank of America

Kaede Kawauchi
Manager, Ceres

Anne Kelly
VP, Government Relations, Ceres

John F. Kerry
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, US Department of State

Ali Khawar
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor

Amir Kirkwood
President & CEO, Virginia Community Capital

Drew Kodjak
Executive Director, The International Council on Clean Transportation

HYEWON KONG
Vice President, Head of Responsible Investing, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

Vilas Kuchinad
Managing Director, Bank of America

Roelfien Kuijpers
Global ESG Client Officer, DWS

Radha Kuppalli
Managing Director, Impact and Advocacy, New Forests

Brad Lander
New York City Comptroller

Eli Lehrer
President, R Street Institute

Holly Li
Program Director, Net Zero Finance, Ceres Accelerator

Mindy Lubber
President/CEO, Ceres

Ryan Macpherson
Autodesk, Climate Innovation and Impact Lead

Dawn Martin
Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer, Ceres

Mike Mattera
Director of Corporate Sustainability and ESG Officer, Akamai Technologies

Samantha McCafferty
Associate Director, Compliance and Sustainable Investing, Harvard Management Company

Tyler McCullough
Manager Corporate Climate Action, Ceres

Cynthia McHale
Program Director, Ceres

Mary Jane McQuillen
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Head of ESG Investment, ClearBridge Investments

Drew Murphy
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Sustainability, Edison International

Tammy Murphy
First Lady, State of New Jersey

Yumi Narita
Executive Director of Corporate Governance, NYC Comptroller’s Office

Julie Nash
Program Director, Ceres

Hari Nayar
Vice President Fleet Electrification & Sustainability, Merchants Fleet

Andrew Niebler
Co-Founder, EVP and General Counsel, Karner Blue Capital, LLC

Danny O'Brien
Executive Vice President, Qcells

Ciara O'Dea
Public Policy Manager, Workday

Meryam Omi
Chief Executive, Climate Arc

Beatriz Orrantia
ESG/Sustainability Expert, Certified Director

Angela Ortiz
Director ESG & Sustainability, PSEG

Jacqui Patterson
Founder and Executive Director, The Chisholm Legacy Project

Bea Perez
Chief Communications, Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Kai Peterson
Senior Manager, Federal Policy, Ceres

Deborah Philbrick
Program Officer, Climate Solutions, MacArthur Foundation

Zach Pierce
Senior Advisor for Climate Change Policy, North Carolina Governor's Office

eric pitt
climate finance, Ceres

John Podesta
Senior Advisor to the President, White House Office of Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation

Michael Pryce-Jones
Co-director, Capital Strategies, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Kevin Quatman
Director of Climate and Reputation Risk, Fifth Third Bankcorp

Janet Ranganathan
Managing Director, Strategy, Learning and Results, Research Data and Innovation, World Resources Institute

Paul Reig
Founder, Bluerisk

Meryl Richards
Director, Food and Forests, Ceres

Alli Gold Roberts
Senior Director, State Policy, Ceres

Bahiyah Robinson
Founder + Chief Executive, VC Include

Christy Goldsmith Romero
Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Steven Rothstein
Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator, Ceres

Dan Saccardi
Program Director, Company Network, Ceres

Rick Saines
Managing Director, Pollination

Rick Saines
Managing Director, Pollination

Leslie Samuelrich
President, Green Century Funds

Mary Schapiro
VC, Bloomberg

Barney Schauble
Chairman, Nephila Climate

Keesa Schreane
Author

Jim Scott, CFA
Senior Advisor, Ceres

Rajith Sebastian
Head, NYSIF

Elizabeth Seeger
Board Member, ISSB, IFRS Foundation

Denise Silva-Dennis
Artist Educator, Public Speaker, Shinnecock Indian Reservation

Anne Simpson
Global Head of Sustainability, Franklin Templeton

Karen Sinard
VP, Environmental and Sustainability, Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Agata Smeets
Head of Environment and Product Sustainability, Gap Inc.

Tess Sokol
Policy Fellow – Research Project Lead, Transition Pathway Initiative, London School of Economics

Zachary Solomon
Co-Head of Public Finance, Morgan Stanley

Kirsten Spalding
Vice President, Investor Network, Ceres

Brad Sparks
Executive Director, A4S - Accounting for Sustainability

Graham Steele
Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, Department of the Treasury

Tom Steyer
Co-Executive Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions

Kevin Stiroh
Senior Advisor, Federal Reserve Board

Kimberly Stokes
Executive Director and Corporate Engagement Strategist, Calvert Research and Management

Kristen Sullivan
Partner - Audit & Assurance, Deloitte

Julie Tanner
Managing Director, Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc.

Jones Thomas
Director, Capricorn Investment Group

Natalie Tran
Executive Director of the CAA Foundation, Creative Artists Agency

Shin-pei Tsay
Director of Global Policy for Cities and Transportation, Uber Technologies Inc.

David Turk
Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy

Eelco van der Enden
CEO, GRI

Swami Venkataraman
Associate Managing Director, Environmental, Social and Governance, Moody’s Investors Service

Meg Villarreal
Manager, Corporate and Government Affairs, Nestle

Tess Virmani
DGC & EVP - Public Policy, Head of ESG, LSTA

Katie Wallace
Chief ESG Officer, New Belgium Brewing

Jason Walsh
Executive Director, BlueGreen Alliance

Antha Williams
Environment Team Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Aimee Witteman
Senior Fellow, Energy Foundation

Emira Woods
Executive Director, Green Leadership Trust

Justin Worland
Senior Correspondent, TIME Magazine

Sean Wright
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Ion Yadigaroglu
Managing Partner, Capricorn Investment Group

Walker Young
Manager, Environmental Metrics & Analytics, Apple

Ali Zaidi
National Climate Advisor

Jessica Zarzycki
Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income ESG and Impact, Nuveen

2023 Sponsors

PREMIER SPONSOR:
• Deloitte

PRESENTING SPONSORS:
• Bank of America
• Citigroup
• United States Steel

LEAD SPONSORS:
• The Coca-Cola Company
• DWS
• Impax Asset Management
• Moody's
• Morgan Stanley
• MSCI

CATALYST SPONSORS:
• Duke Energy
• KKR
• New Forests
• Parnassus Investments
• PepsiCo

COLLABORATION SPONSORS:
• Boston Trust Walden
• S&P Global
• Wells Fargo

BEVERAGE SPONSOR:
• New Belgium Brewing