Sustainability Summit 2018 | The Economist | 22 March 2018 | etc. venues County Hall, Riverside Building, Belvedere Road, London SE1 7PB, UK

A lot can change in a year. As global political shifts have given way to a new world order, the role of citizens, businesses and policymakers in the pursuit of progress on the green agenda has also evolved. The decision of the US president, Donald Trump, to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, and the subsequent defiance from certain state legislatures and multinational companies demonstrates the expanding role of individuals and corporates in driving progress in a globalised world. At the same time, Brexit is narrowing the bandwidth of European legislators, threatening to delay critical progress on policy. But with the effects of climate change increasingly apparent across the world, can we really afford to wait?

Does the onus fall upon businesses and consumers to pick up the slack where governments have failed? How can capital markets be reformed to price in the risks related to sustainability on a timeframe that reflects the seriousness of the risks and the urgent need for action? And how can collaboration between those with ideas and those with resources be stepped up across sectors and countries? The Economist Events’ third Sustainability Summit will convene business leaders, policymakers, scientists, researchers, advocates and investors to gauge the scale of the task, and work out how best to lead and encourage co-operation on the path to progress.

Agenda highlights:
• Reframing the mission: from responsibility to leadership
• Making the future present: counteracting short-termism in business strategy and investment
• Preparing for Brexit
• Making a difference in…policy
• Making a difference in…consumption
• The engines of change: technology and innovation

Join us and you will:
• Network with leaders from business, finance and government
• Make connections with those at the forefront of the sustainability effort
• Join the global effort to create an inclusive and environmentally sustainable marketplace
• Shape the evolving dialogue on sustainability and share ideas

2018 Speakers

Michael Lewis
Chief executive officer, E.ON

Mike Coupe
Chief executive officer, Sainsbury's

Shirley Rodrigues
Deputy mayor for environment and energy, London

Ayesha Imam
Chair, board of directors, Greenpeace

Jean-Marc Duvoisin
Chief executive officer, Nespresso

Miguel Arias Cañete
Commissioner for climate action and energy, European Commission

Prerana Issar
Director of private sector partnerships, United Nations World Food Programme

Kate Brandt
Lead for sustainability, Google

Adam Elman
Senior lead, EU Sustainability, Amazon

Christopher Davis
International director of corporate responsibility and campaigns, The Body Shop International

Brent Stirton
2017 wildlife photographer of the year

Claus V. Hemmingsen
Vice chief executive officer, A.P. Moller – Maersk

Baroness Bryony Worthington
Peer, the House of Lords; executive director, Europe, Environmental Defense Fund

Giulio Boccaletti
Chief strategy officer and global managing director for water, The Nature Conservancy

Myriam Durand
Co-head of the EMEA corporate finance group, Moody’s

Keisuke Sadamori
Director, Directorate of Energy Markets and Security, International Energy Agency

Marie-Claire Daveu
Chief sustainability officer and head of international institutional affairs, Kering

Zanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-chief, The Economist

Mark Watts
Executive director, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Nick Mabey
Chief executive and founding director, E3G

Dr. Simone Schnall
Reader in experimental social psychology, University of Cambridge

Karsten Biering Nielsen
Deputy director, Technical and Environmental Administration, City of Copenhagen

Solly Tshepiso Msimanga
Executive mayor, Tshwane

Carl Pendragon
Chief executive officer, Skymining

Dr. Dagomar Degroot
Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Environmental History, Department of History at Georgetown

Elias Korosis
Partner, Hermes GP

Jay Koh
Managing director, The Lightsmith Group

Jon Fletcher
Founder, The Big Clean Switch

Hege Sæbjørnsen
Country sustainability manager, UK & Ireland, IKEA

Jan Piotrowski
Environment correspondent, The Economist

SUPPORTING SPONSOR
• Monsanto

AIRLINE SPONSOR
• Turkish Airlines

GOLD SPONSORS
• Cotton Incorporated
• The Nature Conservancy

SILVER SPONSORS
• E-on
• EDF Environmental Defense Fund
• Orsted
• UPS

BRONZE SPONSOR
• Skymining