Responsible Business USA 2022 | Thomson Reuters | 19 April 2022 | Hilton Brooklyn New York, 140 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Current projections equate to a 1.8-2.4C temperature rise by 2050, and social inequality has increased during the pandemic, with no sign of addressing the deeper structural issues causing that inequality. Both business and finance know the level of change that is required – and expected of them by key stakeholder groups – but they also must remain competitive and sustain commercial success.

Those that can successfully lead this transition will future proof their business. This is one of the biggest disruptions, and innovation opportunities of our lifetime, but the level of transformation, investment and collaboration is unprecedented for many.

At this year’s Responsible Business USA 2022 we will help you create the blueprint for a commercially successful transition that ensures your whole business, and value chain, is aligned with a 1.5C pathway, that investments are made in the areas that scale impact and bring new innovations to market, that take stated promises into both immediate and long-term actions, and that key stakeholders understand and trust your ambition.

Join 400+ CEOs and senior-level executives from business, finance and Government to build the networks, collaborations and learning that will make 2022 the decisive year, in the decisive decade.

2022 Speakers

Achim Steiner
Administrator, UNDP

Marcie Frost
CEO, CalPERS

Scott Kirby
CEO, United Airlines

Jennifer Grancio
CEO, Engine 1

Brad Lander
Comptroller, New York City

Richard Kidd
Deputy Assistant, Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience, Secretary of Defense US Government

Jean Case
Chair, National Geographic

Marilyn Ceci
Managing Director and Senior Advisor to JP Morgan’s Center for Carbon Transition, JP Morgan

Kristen Siemen
Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors

Michael Okoroafor
Chief Sustainability Officer, McCormick & Company

David Rosenberg
CEO, Aerofarms

Alex Thompson
Chief Communications Officer, Thomson Reuters

Andrew Mayock
Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, White House Office of the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer

Matthew Welch
President & COO, Value Reporting Foundation

Sherif Riad
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Krispy Kreme

Jonas Kron
Chief Advocacy Officer, Trillium Asset Management

Roberto Marques
CEO, Natura & Co.

Ivan Frishberg
Chief Sustainability Officer, Amalgamated Bank

Axel Threlfall
Editor-at-Large, Reuters

Hugh Welsh
President & General Counsel, DSM North America

Davida Heller
Director and Head of Sustainability Strategy, Citi

Julia White
Chief Marketing and Solutions Officer and member of the Executive Board, SAP

Brian Kernohan
Chief Sustainability Officer, Manulife Investment Management

Jad Daley
President & CEO, American Forests

Jaymin Desai
Director of Strategy, OneTrust

Jason Long
Senior Vice President Business Development, HRS

Rich Lesser
Global Chair, BCG

Sylvain Duranton
Global Leader BCG GAMMA / Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG

Vivek Bapat
SVP, Purpose and Sustainability Marketing, SAP

Gary Gensler
Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Paramita Das
General Manager, Global Marketing and Development, Rio Tinto

Salla Ahonen
Vice President, Sustainability, Neste

Joe Cahil
Chief Customer Officer (CCO), Project Management Institute (PMI)

Geneviève Piché
Managing Director, Head of ESG Solutions, Wells Fargo

David Wei
Managing Director, BSR

Ricky Silver
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Daily Harvest

Katy Galle
SVP R&D and Sustainability, Ocean Spray

Greg Spotts
Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Los Angeles

Gary Levitan
Global Head of Procurement, Sourcing, and Supply Chain, WeWork

Denise Naguib
Vice President, Sustainability & Supplier Diversity, Marriott International

Josephine Bertams
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Heineken USA

Norine Kennedy
Vice President, Environment, Energy and Strategic International Engagement, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)

Caroline Rees
President, Shift Project

Hazel Henderson
CEO, Editor-in-Chief, Ethical Markets Media

Poppy MacDonald
President, USAFacts

Daryl Brewster
CEO, CECP

David Rachelson
Chief Sustainability Officer, Rubicon Technologies

Benjamin Kahrs
EVP Chief Innovation Officer, Alcoa

Vanessa Barboni Hallik
Founder & CEO, Another Tomorrow

Justin Guay
Director Global Climate Strategy, Sunrise Project

Jared Connors
Senior Subject Matter Expert, Corporate Social Responsibility, Assent

Pamela Farrell Venzke
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Orsted Offshore NA, Ørsted

Barry Parkin
Chief Sustainability and Procurement Officer, Mars

Liliana Esposito
Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, Wendy's

Jill Houghton
CEO, Disability:IN

Aparajita Bhalla
Chief Development Officer, Rainforest Alliance

Stewart Lindsey
Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, Campbell’s Soup Company

Sheryl Telford
Chief Sustainability Officer, Chemours

Mindy Lubber
CEO, Ceres

Diego Saez Gil
CEO, Pachama

James Lawler
Founder, Climate NOW

Mark Evans
Director, Business Development - Sustainability Consulting, Sphera

Julie Iskow
President & COO, Workiva

Amy Hepburn
CEO, Investor Leadership Network

Jennifer Hunter
Senior Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Chief Sustainability Officer, Altria Client Services

Celia Ouelette
CEO, Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBI)

Terry Slavin
Editor In Chief, Reuters Events Sustainable Business

Tjeerd Krumpelman
Global Head of Advisory, Reporting & Engagement, ABN AMRO

Gregory Wetstone
President & CEO, ACORE

Alex Cohen
Senior Sustainability Analyst, G&A

Amit Bando
Chief Economist and Senior Advisor for Just and Inclusive Economics, Ceres

Simon Fischweicher
Head of Corporations and Supply Chains, CDP

Ricardo Torres Fernandez
Director, Climate Consulting, G&A

Kirsten Spalding
Senior Program Director, Investor Network, Ceres

Jane Ewing
SVP Sustainability, Walmart

Jennifer Jenkins
Chief Sustainability Officer, NCX

Carletta Ooton
Head of ESG for Private Equity, Apollo Global Management

Lauren Silva Laughlin
Global Deals Editor, Reuters

Steven Rothstein
Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Ceres

Hiro Mizuno
Sustainable Finance Envoy, UN

Liam Dowd
Head of Sustainable Business, Reuters Events

Christina Shim
VP / Head of Strategy and Sustainability, AI Applications, IBM

Jenny McColloch
Chief Sustainability Officer, McDonald's

Paul Washington
Executive Director, ESG Center, The Conference Board

Dan Saccardi
Interim Program Director of Ceres Company Network, Ceres

Alicia Petross
Chief Diversity Officer, Hershey’s

Lisa McNally
Head of Cleantech & Sustainability, Thoughtworks

Holly Welch Stubbing
President & CEO, E4E Relief

Meaghan Parker
Executive Director, Society of Environmental Journalists

Saskia Feast
Managing Director for Global Client Solutions, Natural Capital Partners and ClimateCare

Helle Bank Jorgensen
CEO, Competent Boards

2022 Sponsors

GLOBAL PLATINUM:
• Planetly

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• BCG
• SAP

INSIGHT SPONSOR:
• American Chemistry Council

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Rubicon
• Alcoa
• Chemours
• Ahold Delhaize

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Assent
• Sphera
• Orsted
• NCX
• Pachama
• Workiva
• Rio Tinto
• E4E Relief
• Neste
• Project Management Institute
• Intelex

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• Altria

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Metrio
• Greenstone
• Verity Platforms

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Climate Now
• G&A
• ACORE
• IFC Media
• ICTI ethical toy program
• Eco-Business
• ISCEA
• ESG Today
• Savvy Investor
• BSR
• Investment News