ESG Integration Forum 2019 - New York | IR Magazine | 5 December 2019 | Shearman & Sterling, 599 Lexington Avenue, Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Corporate Secretary and IR Magazine are partnering to help companies respond to the growing demand for improved ESG practices and disclosures with an integrated approach to environmental, social and governance related risks.

The ESG integration forum brings investor relations, governance, risk and compliance experts together to explore the underlying factors that have driven the rise of ESG, deepen shareholder engagement, help companies identify and act on material risks, and better manage shareholder proposals. Further details about the agenda and speakers will be announced shortly.

2019 Speakers

Michael Wherley
Director of investor relation, FMC

Sharon Basel
Senior manager of global sustainability and ESGm, General Motors

Hope Mehlman
Executive vice president and chief governance officer, Regions Financial Corporation

Max Messervy
Responsible investment consultant, Mercer

Brian Tomlinson
Research director of the strategic investor initiative, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose

Amy Augustine
Director of ESG investing, Boston Trust Walden

Charles Melko
Chief accounting officer and ESG lead, Hannon Armstrong

Tom Riesenberg
Director of legal policy and outreach, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

Helle Bank Jorgensen
Chief executive officer and founder, Competent Boards

Benjamin Kruse
Director of global CSR reporting and insights, AT&T

Kellie Huennekens
Head of Americas, Nasdaq Centre for Corporate Governance

Ray Cameron
Managing director and head investment stewardship for the Americas, BlackRock

Elizabeth Saunders
Partner, Clermont Partners

Lorie Brière
Principal, The Works Design Communications

Henrik Jeppesen
Head of investor outreach, Carbon Tracker

John Truzzolino
Director of business solutions, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)

Samantha Hill
Senior principal of sustainable investing for active equities, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Ron Schneider
Director of corporate governance services, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)

Bruno Sarda
President of North America, CDP

Brian Werner
Head of business development NFC for the Americas, Trucost, part of S&P Global

Deb Markowitz
Vice president of initiatives and campaigns, Ceres

Wesley Gee
Director of sustainability, The Works Design Communications

Stephen Giove
Partner, Shearman & Sterling

Anton Gorodniuk
Sector analyst for financials, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

Anton Gorodniuk
Sector analyst for financials, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

Ian Roe
Director of sustainability, MerchantCantos

Erika Karp
Chief executive officer, Cornerstone Capital

Alexandra Higgins
Managing director, Okapi Partners

Mike Wallace
Partner, BrownFlynn an ERM Group Company

Christina Wong
Director, SustainAbility an ERM Group company

Ben Maiden
editor-at-large, Corporate Secretary

Ben Ashwell
Editor, IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary

2019 Sponsors

HOST SPONSOR:
• Shearman

FORUM SPONSORS:
• Clermont Partners
• Deloitte
• DFIN
• ERM
• Leaders Arena
• Investis Digital
• Merchant Cantos
• Nasdaq
• Okapi Partners
• The Nuvo Group
• The Works Design Communications
• Trucost ESG Analysis

SUPPORTERS:
• Computersare
• Niriny
• G&A

MEDIA SPONSOR:
• Competent Boards