The Health+Wealth of Our Planet
The Business of Fighting Climate Change
Presented by Techonomy and Worth
The health and economy of our planet is at a tipping point – today’s situation is profoundly unsustainable. For all our sakes, and for the sake of their own long-term survival, businesses must evolve rapidly. A prosperous future depends on it. This one-day event laid out the big picture and asked what it means for policy, for geopolitics, for business strategy, for climate tech, for conscious consumption, and for investing in the age of ESG.
The Health+Wealth of Our Planet
The Business of Fighting Climate Change
Presented by Techonomy and Worth
The health and economy of our planet is at a tipping point – today’s situation is profoundly unsustainable. For all our sakes, and for the sake of their own long-term survival, businesses must evolve rapidly. A prosperous future depends on it. This one-day event laid out the big picture and asked what it means for policy, for geopolitics, for business strategy, for climate tech, for conscious consumption, and for investing in the age of ESG.
All Sessions
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It’s Not Too Late But We Must All Act Now with Seth Godin
Four Decades of Sustainable Fashion with Eileen Fisher
Can We Build an Earth for All? with Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Climate Action is Unsustainable Without Gender Equity
Speed and Scale: Opportunities and Obstacles to Meeting the Climate Challenge
The Carbon Accounting Conundrum
The Growing Role of Chief Sustainability Officers
Hyperlocal Solutions to Reduce Food Waste with Too Good to Go
The State of Climate Tech Venture Capital
Why FedEx Is Going Electric with Mitch Jackson
What “Acting Locally” Means for Business with Kristy Drutman and Julia Jackson
Disrupting Climate Change with Systems Thinking
The Path Forward for Wine and Entertainment with Michael Dorf
Bentley’s Multifaceted Sustainability Journey
Sustainable Manufacturing for People and Planet
Fashion’s Journey Towards Circularity
IBM and Microsoft Talk Sustainable Tech
Confessions of a Climate Convert with Jim McCann
Building a Sustainable Brand from the Ground Up with Jessica Iclisoy
Speakers
Scott L. Corwin
Managing Director & Chief Strategic and Commercialization Officer for Deloitte US Sustainability, Climate & Equity Growth Practice, Deloitte LLP
Mitch Jackson
Staff Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, FedEx Corporation
Aniket Shah
Managing Director and Global Head of ESG and Sustainable Finance Strategy, Jefferies Group
Agenda
BREAKFAST
CONFERENCE OPEN
Why FedEx Is Going Electric
Mitch Jackson
Staff Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, FedEx Corporation
The State of Climate Tech Venture Capital
Sophie Purdom
Managing Partner, Planeteer Capital
Kim Zou
Co-Founder, Climate Tech VC
Hyperlocal Solutions to Reduce Food Waste
Allie Denburg
US Head of Strategy and Planning, Too Good To Go
BREAK
Speed and Scale: Opportunities and Obstacles to Meeting the Climate Challenge
Anjali Grover
Managing Director, Speed & Scale
Ryan Panchadsaram
Co-author, Speed & Scale
Elizabeth Sturcken
Managing Director, EDF + Business, Environmental Defense Fund
Disrupting Climate Change with Systems Thinking
Scott L. Corwin
Managing Director & Chief Strategic and Commercialization Officer for Deloitte US Sustainability, Climate & Equity Growth Practice, Deloitte LLP
Bridget Fawcett
Chief Strategy Officer, Citi
Jules Kortenhorst
CEO, RMI
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist
LUNCH
The Path Forward for Wine and Entertainment
Michael Dorf
Founder + CEO, City Winery
The Carbon Accounting Conundrum
Steve Davis
Head of Climate Science, Watershed
Aniket Shah
Managing Director and Global Head of ESG and Sustainable Finance Strategy, Jefferies Group
The Growing Role of Chief Sustainability Officers
Heather Johnson
VP, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Ericsson
Bentley’s Multifaceted Sustainability Journey
Ryan Flynn
Retailer Marketing Manager, Bentley Motors
BREAK
Confessions of a Climate Convert
Jim McCann
Founder & Chairman of 1-800Flowers.com, Chairman of Worth Media Group
Sustainable Manufacturing for People and Planet
Richard Fruehauf
Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, U. S. Steel
Fashion’s Journey Towards Circularity
Vanessa Barboni Hallik
CEO & Founder, Another Tomorrow
Stephanie Benedetto
Co-Founder, Queen of Raw
Thomas A Burkhardt
President, Marchon Eyewear
IBM and Microsoft Talk Sustainable Tech
Mark Kroese
General Manager, Sustainability Solutions, Microsoft
Christina Shim
VP / Head of Strategy and Sustainability, IBM