How Business Leads BSR Conference 2017 | Economist Impact | 24 October 2017 | Huntington Beach, 21500 Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach, CA 92648, USA

The BSR Conference is one of the most important annual gatherings dedicated to finding solutions to our most pressing global challenges. Every year, nearly 1,000 sustainable business experts from Fortune 500 companies, as well as leading foundations, nonprofit organizations, and government, gather for unparalleled networking experiences, powerful plenary addresses and breakout sessions, and interactive professional development opportunities.

It’s BSR’s 25th anniversary year, and profound change is shaping sustainable business. Three developments are flowing together to shape how we and our member companies think about the best ways to meet this moment. First, we have a clear roadmap for what a just and sustainable world actually means, thanks to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Second, every business is experiencing disruption and asking new questions about its offerings, customers, competitors, and business models. Finally, political volatility is presenting a very direct challenge to long-held sustainability goals.

To address this moment, our 25th anniversary Conference will explore “How Business Leads.” Business leadership takes many forms. At BSR17, we will present compelling examples of how the private sector is leading by setting ambitious goals; using sustainability to innovate; collaborating for systemic solutions; and using its voice to advocate for public-policy frameworks that enable greater progress on climate, inclusive economy, and other crucial topics.

WHY ATTEND

• Connect with Global Business Leaders
Join an influential community of changemakers at more than 20 networking events over three days.

• Never Stop Learning
Get unrivaled access to more than 30 candid discussions offering practical solutions to build a better future.

• Redefine Sustainable Business
A new approach and a new voice to build a better future.

2017 Speakers

2017 Speakers

Al Gore
Former U.S. Vice President, Chairman, Generation Investment Management

Cecile Richards
President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Audrey Choi
Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley

Annie Griffiths
Photographer, National Geographic, Founder and Executive Director, Ripple Effect Images

Kara Hurst
Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon

Stephen Kaufer
President and CEO, TripAdvisor

Neal Keny-Guyer
Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Corps

Michael Kobori
Vice President, Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.

Shamina Singh
Executive Vice President, Sustainability and President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Wei Dong Zhou
Executive Secretary-General, Alliance of Green Consumption and Green Supply Chain, China, Chief Representative, The Sustainability Consortium

Eric Anderson
Senior Consultant, Group Corporate Affairs, BT

Seema Arora
Deputy Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry

Juliet Barbara
Communications Director, WikiMedia Foundation

Rajesh Bilimoria
Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University

Laura Bishop
Chief Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Officer, Best Buy

Verity Chegar
Board Member, SASB Vice President, ESG Strategist, BlackRock

David Croft
Director, Global Sustainable Development, Diageo

Sandra Dante
Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Innovation Communications, TOTAL

Christine Daugherty
Vice President, Global Agronomy Solutions, PepsiCo

Tanuja Dehne
Senior Advisor for Net-Zero by 2050, The B Team

Emre Eren Korkmaz
Newton International Fellow and St Edmund Hall Junior Research Fellow, International Migration Institute, University of Oxford

Althea Erickson
Head of Global Advocacy and Policy, Etsy

Daniella Foster
Senior Director, Global Corporate Responsibility, Hilton

Catherine Gunsbury
Director, Sustainability and Transparency, General Mills

Angela E. Guy
Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, L'Oreal USA

Kelly Hampton
Vice President, Marketing and Global Citizenship, Flex

Björn Hannappel
Head of Responsibility Strategy and Standards, Deutsche Post DHL Group

Ashley Hegland
Consultant, Swire Properties

John Herzog
Accessibility Solutions Engineer, AT&T

Nicole Karlebach
Global Head, Business and Human Rights, Oath

Anne L. Kelly
Senior Director, Policy and BICEP Network, Ceres

Keith Kenny
Global Vice President, Sustainability, McDonald's

Alex Keros
Manager, Senior Project Engineer, General Motors

Shira Kilcoyne
Director, Government Affairs, GSK

Heidi Koester Olivera
Human Rights, Mars

Marlene Kosinski
Associate Director, Genentech

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Clinical Attorney, Cyberlaw Clinic, Harvard Law School

Victoria Kumpuris Brown
Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Janice Lao
Director, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Limited

Ivanka Mamic
Senior Director, Responsible Sourcing, Target

Robert Miller
Chief Marketing Officer, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

Bob Mitchel
Vice President, Social and Environmental Responsibility, Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition

Noel Morrin
Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Stora Enso Oyj

Tam Nguyen
Global Head of Sustainability, Bechtel

Robert Nuttall
Partner, Fortitude Partners

Brandon Owens
Director, Environmental Strategy and Analytics, GE

Matt Rodriguez
Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)

Zachary Rothstein
Vice President, Product and Customer Success, Polecat

Azita Saleki-Gerhardt
Senior Vice President and President, Operations, AbbVie

Bruno Sarda
Chief Sustainability Officer, NRG Energy

Kelli Schlegel
Manager, Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights, Intel

Katie Schmitz Eulitt
Strategic Advisor, Stakeholder Outreach, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

Anne Simpson
Investment Director, Sustainability, California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

Rona Starr
Executive Director, Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors

Matthew Swibel
Director, Enterprise Risk and Sustainability, Lockheed Martin

Rachel Sylvan
Director, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Sodexo

Jami Taylor
Senior Director, Global Public Health Systems Policy and Partnerships, Johnson & Johnson

Dan Viederman
Managing Director, Humanity United

Sandra Wachter
Researcher in Data Ethics, University of Oxford, Turing Research Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute

Cynthia Wong
Senior Internet Researcher, Human Rights Watch

2017 Sponsors

FEATURED
• Mcdonalds

SILVER
• Mcdonals
• Microsoft
• Target
• Universalaccessproject
• United Nations Foundation

BRONZE
• 21st Century Fox
• The Walt Disney Company
• Bonneville
• Environtmental
• Foundation