Sustainable Business Summit: New York 2019 | Bloomberg BNA | 22 October 2019 | Bloomberg, 731 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Bloomberg's Sustainable Business Summits bring together leaders in sustainable business and sustainable finance. The summits leverage Bloomberg’s unrivaled business and markets expertise to convene conversations uniquely focused on the risks and opportunities for corporate executives and innovative investors in a 21st century economy.

In 2019, the fifth year of the series will convene high-level dialogues across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia to bring together C-suite executives, influential investors, and innovative thought leaders to address how companies are seizing sustainable business opportunities and enhancing business value.

The summits address critical issues in sustainable business and finance, including:3
• Driving revenue growth and profitability through social and environmental goals
• Defining and measuring the business value of sustainable practices
• How investors are assessing sustainable investments
• Developing replicable business models that incorporate investments in renewable energy

2019 Speakers

Lisa Abramowicz
Anchor, Bloomberg Radio

Anne Ackerley
Head of U.S. and Canada Defined Contribution Group, BlackRock

Lee Ballin
Head of Business Development for Sustainability, BloombergNEF

Kiersten Barnet
Global Head, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Bloomberg L.P.

Alexandra Basirov
Global Head of Sustainable Finance for Financial Institutions, BNP Paribas

Lynn Blake
Executive Vice President, State Street Global Advisors

Michael R. Bloomberg
Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action

Dr. Alexandra Brand
Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta

Kate Brandt
Google Sustainability Officer, Google

Honorable Phil Bredesen
Chairman of the Board, Clearloop Corporation

Kirk Bresniker
Chief Architect, Hewlett Packard Labs

Emma Carrasco
Senior Vice President of Global Engagement, National Geographic Society

Emily Chasan
Sustainable Finance Editor, Bloomberg News

Maya Chorengel
Partner, The Rise Fund

Maisie Devine
Global Director, Sustainability Investments & Accelerator, AB InBev

Dr. Sylvia Earle
President and Chairman, Mission Blue

Darrell Ford
Chief Human Resources Officer, DuPont

Scarlet Fu
Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Erik Fyrwald
Chief Executive Officer, Syngenta

Girish Ganesan
Head of Talent, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®

Jamie Gentoso
Chief Executive Officer, LafargeHolcim

John Goldstein
Head of the Sustainable Finance Group, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Janine Guillot
Director of Capital Markets Policy and Outreach, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

Mauricio Gutierrez
President and Chief Executive Officer, NRG Energy

Chris Hackel
Index Product Manager, Bloomberg L.P.

Pat Halter
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Global Investors

Kyle Harrison
Senior Analyst, BloombergNEF

Robin Hayes
Chief Executive Officer, JetBlue Airways Corp.

John Hodges
Managing Director, Infrastructure and Finance, BSR

Charlie Johnston
SVP, HR, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Eric Kane
Senior Analyst, Environmental, Social and Governance, Bloomberg Intelligence

Lauren Kiel
Director, Sustainable Business Summits, Bloomberg

Lindsay King
Global Vice President of People Continuity, AB InBev

Maureen Kline
Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America

Diane Leopold
President and Chief Executive Officer, Gas Infrastructure Group, Dominion Energy

Susan Lyne
President and Managing Partner, BBG Ventures

Sanaz Raczynski
Managing Director, Head of Sustainability, Nuveen

Curtis Ravenel
Global Head of Sustainable Business and Finance, Bloomberg L.P.

Eric Roston
Sustainability Editor, Bloomberg News

Erik Schatzker
Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg

Raj Seshadri
President, U.S. Issuers, Mastercard

Dan Shurey
Head of Green & Sustainable Finance, BloombergNEF

Jeffrey Simmons
President and Chief Executive Officer, Elanco Animal Health

Anne Simpson
Director, Board Governance and Strategy, CalPERS

Bill Sisson
Executive Director, WBCSD North America

Peggy Smyth
Chief Financial Officer, National Grid, US

Jostein Solheim
Executive Vice President of Foods & Refreshment, Unilever North America

Kenneth Sullivan
President and Chief Executive Officer, Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Thomas Szaky
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle

Colin Walsh
Chief Executive Officer, Varo Money

David Westin
Anchor, Bloomberg Television

2019 Sponsors

GLOBAL ADVISOR:
• Syngenta

SUMMIT ADVISORS:
• NRG
• Verizon

BUSINESS ADVISORS:
• Dominion Energy
• Elanco
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• National Geographic
• National Grid
• Schlumberger

FINANCE ADVISORS:
• Nuveen
• TD Ready Commitment

PREMIUM SPONSORS:
• Amazon
• Deloitte
• DWS
• Eaton
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Freshfields
• JetBlue
• Mohawk
• Oracle