Moral Money Summit Americas 2024 | Financial Times Live | 15 October 2024 | Convene, 1 Liberty St, New York, NY 10006, USA

The debate around sustainability in business and finance has never been more intense – or more urgent. Corporate leaders face pressure to respond to climate risks and an accelerating energy transition, and to support progress on social and economic justice – amid a growing political backlash against such efforts that is increasingly targeting private-sector companies.

While the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act has unleashed huge financial support for green energy projects, this year’s US presidential election creates major policy uncertainty for low-carbon investment. Advances in AI and other technology are driving excitement about new opportunities to tackle environmental and social challenges – but also concern about their huge energy demand. Companies and investors must also take into account the roiling controversy around diversity and inclusion, and the increasing scrutiny of their impacts on biodiversity.

Join leading investors, corporate executives, and policymakers at the event for a wide-ranging exploration of the key themes in the sustainable business and finance agenda. This two-day event will be packed with compelling debate and powerful insights on issues that no leader can afford to ignore.

Why Attend?
Explore:
• Unveil the power of strategic insights tailored for senior leaders, navigating the dynamic landscape of sustainability and social impact.

Build:
• Forge connections that matter — meet business leaders, policy-makers, investors, and activists shaping the global impact narrative.

Discuss:
• Interact with celebrated FT journalists renowned for their comprehensive coverage of sustainability and responsible business.

2024 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Simon Mundy
Moral Money Editor, Financial Times

Sarah Murray
Contributor, Financial Times

Patrick Temple-West
Governance Reporter, Financial Times

Brooke Masters
US Financial Editor, Financial Times

Jamie Smyth
US Energy Editor, Financial Times

Aime Williams
Climate Reporter, Financial Times

Antoine Gara
US Private & Institutional Capital Correspondent, Financial Times

SPEAKERS:

Gina McCarthy
First White House National Climate Advisor, Managing Co-Chair, America Is All In

Esther Duflo
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences

Rohit Aggarwala
Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Chief Climate Officer, New York

Jim Andrew
Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo

Roy Swan
Director, Mission Investments, Ford Foundation

Georgia Levenson Keohane
CEO, Soros Economic Development Fund

Carter Roberts
President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund

Aparna Shrivastava
Deputy Chief Climate Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Meaghan Muldoon
Chief Sustainability Officer, BNY

Jon Vander Ark
President and CEO, Republic Services

David Giordano
Managing Director, Global Head of Climate Infrastructure, Blackrock

Jason Bordoff
Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Richard Buery, Jr.
CEO, Robin Hood

Kerry Kennedy
President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Michael Nyenhuis
President and CEO, UNICEF USA

Peter Cashion
Managing Investment Director, Sustainable Investing, CalPERS

Trenton Allen
Managing Director and CEO, Sustainable Capital Advisors

Charlie Angelakos
Vice President, Global External Affairs and Sustainability, McCain Foods

Margot Brandenburg
Senior Program Officer, Mission Investments, Ford Foundation

David Challen
Partner, PwC

Melanie Chow Li
Vice President, Mission and Sustainability, Danone North America

Paula DiPerna
Special Advisor, CDP; Author, “Pricing the Priceless”

Tim Doyle
Senior Policy Advisor, Centerline Liberties; Founder and Principal, Doyle Strategies

Robert Eccles
Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford

Kevin Eckerle
Head of Environmental Affairs, Consumer Health, Bayer

Simon Fischweicher
Director of Supply Chain and Reporter Services, CDP

Kirstin Hill
President & COO, Social Finance

Ije Ikoku Okeke
Managing Director, Catalytic Climate Capital, RMI

Andrew Jones
Senior Researcher, ESG, The Conference Board

Maha Jweied
CEO, Responsible Business Initiative for Justice

Erika Karp
Executive Director, Finance Leaders Fellowship, The Aspen Institute

Daniel Katz
Board Chair and Founder, Rainforest Alliance

David Korngold
Managing Director, Innovation Group, BSR

Mekala Krishnan
Partner, McKinsey Global Institute

Eric Kutcher
Senior Partner, and Chair, North America, McKinsey & Company

Patrick Langrell
Director, Governance and Public Affairs Centre, Australian Catholic University

Claude Letourneau
President and CEO, Svante

David Lobell
Co-Founder, Atlas AI; Professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University

Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies

Gideon Maltz
CEO, Tent Partnership for Refugees

Cambria Allen-Ratzlaff
Chief Responsible Investment Ecosystems Officer, Americas & APAC, Principles for Responsible Investment

Paul McMahon
Managing Partner and Co-founder, SLM Partners

Kyung-Ah Park
Managing Director and Head of ESG Investment Management, Temasek

Lorenzo Saa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Clarity AI

Jon Samuels
Partner & Co-Head, Vistria PRG

Jordan Schwartz
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Inter-American Development Bank

Charlie Schwarze
Head of Sustainability, Keurig Dr Pepper

Clayton Scott
Chief Commercial Officer, NuScale Power

Elizabeth Seeger
Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Cristina Shapiro
Chief Strategy Officer and President for Impact Fund for Children & UNICEF Bridge Fund, UNICEF USA

Andrew Siwo
Head of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund

Elizabeth Small
Chief Legal Officer and Global Head of ESG, The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

Carine Smith Ihenacho
Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management

Jan Vesely
Partner, EQT

Timothy Wilkins
Global Partner for Client Sustainability, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Jonathan Winer
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners

Tensie Whelan
Distinguished Professor of Practice for Business and Society, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

Kirsten Wolf
Chief Risk Officer, Orion Resource Partners

Ammanuel Zegeye
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Ivan Frishberg
Chief Sustainability Officer, Amalgamated Bank

2024 Sponsors

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Freshfields
• EQT