Responsible Business USA 2023 | Reuters Events | 4 April 2023 | TBA, New York, USA

Customer and investment behaviours are rapidly evolving. Pressure continues to grow for business to reach net zero targets and invest in sustainable infrastructure while remaining a profitable business; urgent action is needed to ensure the security of investments, business, and the future of the planet.

Those that can successfully enact their strategy for the clean, just transition will future proof their business, remaining competitive and commercially successful.

At this event join 750+ CEOs and senior-level executives from business, finance and Government to lead the sustainable revolution.

Defining themes and action-led discussions:
Business Strategy
• Leaders are now tasked with delivering strategies that decarbonise the business, support a just transition whilst also balancing the normal pressures of sustaining and growing a profitable business. Discover how sustainability is the key change driver at the heart of business transformation for those at the top of business and finance

Net Zero and Decarbonization
• Global greenhouse gas emissions need to fall by 7.6% each year till 2030 for the world to be on track for 1.5C, with business playing a pivotal role in the greatest challenge facing a generation. How can you ensure your whole business, and value chain, is aligned with a 1.5C pathway and turn business ambition into meaningful action?

Reporting & Communications
• In an increasingly connected, information-filled world companies are tasked with ensuring all key stakeholders can see and trust in the impacts that a company is communicating while driving business transformation. Hear how companies are shaping the future of business strategy through quality, transparent and comparable sustainability reporting

Supply Chain Transformation
• With incoming climate regulation, investor pressure and changing consumer expectations, companies must gain full visibility of the risks and impacts across their value chain. Doing so will help ensure the future success of the business. Discover how accurate and verifiable ESG supplier data, a deeply engaged supplier community, and a robust decarbonization roadmap are crucial to drive action and to successfully navigate this transformation.

Sustainable Finance
• Investors are increasingly motivated to finance the transition, but the territory is complicated by multiple agendas, unsettled priorities, and inadequate data. Discover how to utilise ESG data to drive action and create strategies that accurately identify risk, deliver superior returns and help lead the financing of the clean and just transition.

2023 Speakers

Shane Grant
Group Deputy CEO, CEO Americas and EVP Dairy, Plant-Based and Global Sales, Danone

Alison Whritenour
CEO, Seventh Generation

Sanda Ojiambo
CEO, UN Global Compact

Jason Buechel
CEO, Whole Foods Market

Ezgi Barcenas
Chief Sustainability Officer, AB InBev

Todd Brady
Chief Sustainability Officer, Intel

Beatriz Perez
Chief Sustainability Officer, Coca Cola

Stan Sutula
Chief Financial Officer, Colgate-Palmolive

Kathleen McLaughlin
Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart

Annette Nazareth
Chair of the Board, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

Peter Bakker
President and CEO, WBSCD

Jennifer Bell
CEO, Aon North America

Ann Tracey
Chief Sustainability Officer, Colgate-Palmolive

Javier Quinones
CEO & Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA USA

Jon Hixson
Chief Sustainability Officer, Yum! Brands

Chris Fox
Chief Sustainability Officer, Hanes Brands

Charlene Lake
Chief Sustainability Officer, AT&T

Jim Gowen
Chief Sustainability Officer, Verizon

Renee Morin
Chief Sustainability Officer, eBay

Jeffrey Whitford
Head of Sustainability and Social Business Innovation, Millipore Sigma

Marcus Krembs
Head of Sustainability, USA and Canada, Enel North America

Cynthia Williams
Global Director Sustainability, Ford

Hugh Welsh
President & General Counsel, DSM North America

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

Mandi Reynolds
VP of Global ESG & Chief Sustainability Officer, Workiva

Eric Eve
CEO & Founder, Ichor Strategies

Sarah Chandler
Vice President, Environment & Supply Chain Innovation, Apple

Dave Stangis
Partner, Chief Sustainability Officer, Apollo

Nancy Mahon
Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Elyse Douglas
Former Chief Financial Officer of Hertz, Senior Research Scholar, NYU Stern

Isla Binnie
Sustainable Finance Correspondent, Reuters

Mitch Toomey
Vice President, Sustainability & Responsible Care®, American Chemistry Council

Ivan Frishberg
Chief Sustainability Officer, Amalgamated Bank

Matthew Rusk
Head of North America, GRI

Rich Argentieri
President, NextEra Analytics

Amanda Nusz
Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility at Target and President of the Target Foundation, Target

Ashley Allen
Chief Sustainability Officer, Oatly

Keith Bryan
Director – Built Environment, BSI Americas, BSI

Jen Ehresmann
VP Supply Chain, Hormel Foods

Peter Land
Chief Sustainability Officer, Dicks Sporting Goods

Jeannette Ferran Astorga
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Zoetis Inc.

Cynthia Cummis
A&A Sustainability & Climate Special Leader, Deloitte

Emily Kreps
Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

Kristen Sullivan
Partner, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte

Tony Bedard
CEO, Frontier Co-op

Helle Bank Jorgensen
CEO, Competent Board

Brian Kernohan
Chief Sustainability Officer, Manulife Investment Management

Jennifer Hunter
Senior Vice President, Corporate Citizenship for Altria Client Services, Altria

Saskia Feast
Managing Director, Climate Impact Partners

Charlotte Degot
Founder and Global Leader, BCG | CO2 AI

Elena Bueno-Gonzalez
VP Clean Energy Solutions, NextEra Energy Resources

Craig Stepien
Executive Director – Clean Energy Solutions, NextEra Energy Resources

Jessica Thurston
Vice President, ESG, Paramount

Suzanne McDowell
Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, King Arthur Baking Company

Neil Stewart
Director of Corporate Outreach, IFRS Foundation

Dr. Anastasia Volkova
CEO and Co-Founder, Regrow Ag

Sarah O’Brien
CEO, Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

Tony Germinario
North America Environmental Expert Services, BASF

Brittany Benko
Senior Vice President, EHS and Manufacturing Excellence, Huntsman

Brian Matt
Head of ESG Advisory, NYSE

Alisha Bhagat
Futures Lead, Forum for the Future

Kelly Copes-Anderson
Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Eli Lilly and Company

David Wei
Director, BSR

Jane Bargmann
Partner and Regional Managing Partner of the Industrial Practice in the Americas, Heidrick & Struggles

Dan Harris
Partner, Sustainability & ESG Assurance, BDO

Nandika Madgavkar
Senior Director & Head of Strategy & Growth, CECP

Holly Li
Program Director, Net Zero Finance, Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Ceres

Gwen Migita
Executive Director and Senior Principal ESG Practice, Point B

Henry Shields
Vice President of Research & Analytics, MGM Reports Design and Development

Simon Fischweicher
Head of Corporations and Supply Chains, North America, CDP

Emilio Tenuta
Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, Ecolab

Michael Izzo
VP Carbon Strategy, Hines

Holly Welch Stubbing
President & CEO, E4E Relief

Axel Threlfall
Editor-at-Large, Reuters

Melik Peter Khoury
President, Unity College

Diana Wilkinson
Director and Global Lead, Supply Chain, BSR

Greg Hershman
Head of US Policy, UNPRI

Kajsa Hendrickson
Director, Future 500

Shannon Thomas Carroll
AVP Global Environmental Sustainability, AT&T

Alia Malik
Senior Director Data & Traceability, Better Cotton

Liam Dowd
Industry Lead - Sustainable Business, Reuters Professional

Ameer Azim
Director, Climate Change, BSR

Madison DeSilva
Director of Strategic Partnerships, ISCEA

George Nichols
President and CEO, American College of Financial Services

Caroline Rees
President, SHIFT

Louis Coppola
EVP & Co-Founder, G&A Institute

Caz Walcott
Senior Project Manager, RBIJ

Bill Sisson
Executive Director, WBCSD North America

Jonas Kron
Chief Advocacy Officer, Trillium Asset Management

Lauren Compere
Managing Director & Head of Stewardship & Engagement, Boston Common Asset Management

Trisha Bauman
Principal, TJBauman LLC

Meaghan Parker
Executive Director, Society of Environmental Journalists

2023 Sponsors and Partners

DIAMOND SPONSOR:
• Workiva

INSIGHT PARTNER:
• American Chemistry Council

GOLD SPONSORS:
• NextEra Energy
• Enel North America
• Millipore Sigma
• Climate Impact Partners
• Engie Impact
• Deloitte
• BCG | CO2 AI
• Ichor Strategies
• Trane Technologies

SILVER SPONSORS:
• E4E Relief
• Altria

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Point B
• Coho
• BDO
• Regrow
• BSI

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS:
• Benchmark Digital ESG
• Weave.AI
• ClearBlue
• Manifest Climate
• Descartes Labs
• Enchanted Rock
• AuditBoard
• Re: Dish

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• CDP
• BSR
• WBCSD