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Discover the GreenBiz 25 program, designed to elevate your sustainability strategies with insights from industry leaders on decarbonization, disclosure, nature, and more.

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149 sessions
Activity
Wellness

Sunrise Desert Run

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
6:30 am - 7:30 am
Katie Ryan (Trellis Group) Stuart Goldsmith
Registration

Registration Check-in

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
7:45 am - 4:30 pm
Meals
Networking

Breakfast

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
7:45 am - 9:30 am
Activity
Regenerating Nature

Solar Canals and Desert Wetlands Tour With the Gila River Indian Community

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
David DeJong (Gila River Indian Community) Jason Hauter (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP)
Activity

Visit True Garden Food Factory with Stephen Ritz of Green Bronx Machine

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Activity

Desert Hike hosted by MN8 Energy

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Activity
Networking

Guided Networking: First-time GreenBiz Attendees

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Emily Konchan (Trellis Group)
Tutorial
Transforming Value Chains

Leveraging AI for Supply Chain Decarbonization

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ashley Allen (CSO Copilot & Sr. Advisor CO2EFFICIENT) Eric Nguyen (WattTime) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group) Jon Powell (Apex Catalytic) Travis Miller (Google) Zac Ludington ( Amazon)
Tutorial
Finance for the Transition

Transition Finance: Capital for Corporate Climate Action

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Carletta Ooton (Apollo) Dr. Lizzy Harnett (Center for Climate-Aligned Finance) Ethan Gilbert (Prologis) Grant Harrison (Trellis Group) Jeff Schub (Wells Fargo) Scott Childress (UPS) Tobi Petrocelli, PhD (MUFG) Victoria Helms (Center for Climate-Aligned Finance)
Tutorial
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Supplier Collaboration for Scope 3 Targets

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Betty Cremmins (Noblis) Emily Damon (ClimeCo) John Bourne (3Degrees) Kyra Power (Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)) Noel Kinder (GreenPlaces)
Tutorial
Progress & Thrive

Building and Executing an Approach to Sustainability that Generates Impact, Business Value, and Manages Competing Stakeholder Expectations

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Dave Stangis (Apollo Global Management Inc.) Jeff Senne (Sandbar Solutions) Kim Dabbs ( Steelcase) Marissa McInnis (Verizon) Mary Jane McQuillen (ClearBridge) Steve Rochlin (IMPACT ROI)
Tutorial
Comms with Integrity

What Do We Say Now?

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Alexander Habib (L'Oreal) Aman Singh (Kenvue) Erin Koch (Prologis) Liza Schillo (Lamplight Sustainability) Marissa Rosen (Climate Social) Mica Crouse (Big Mountain Impact) Tony Calandro (Purposeful Strategies) Will Howard (Potential Energy) William Sisson ( WBCSD)
Tutorial
Confident Disclosure

The State of Corporate Sustainability Disclosure and Planning

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Betty Huber Emily Pierce (Persefoni) Jennifer DuBuisson (Levi Strauss & Co.) Kristen Sullivan (Deloitte) Neil Stewart (ISSB / IFRS Foundation) Randi Mail (Ceres) Steven Rothstein (Ceres) Travis Antoniono (CalPERS)
Tutorial
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Transforming Buildings: The Path to Net Zero

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Abhinav Krishna (Constellation Energy) Dennis Wilson (Saint-Gobain) Dr. Diego Ibarra (Roland Berger) Holly Lahd (Center for Green Market Activation) Jeff Barber (Bloom Energy) Jim Hanna (Microsoft) Julius Marchwicki (Johnson Controls) Leigh-Golding DeSantis (Johnson Controls) Matt Hellman (Microsoft) Michael Chang (Host Hotels) Natalia Moudrak (Aon) Renae Kezar (Johnson Controls) Tara D'Andrea (Johnson Controls) Trish Savage (Ford Motor Company) Zack Metcalf ( Bloom Energy)
Partner Event

Environmental Disclosure in Action: Using CDP Data to Accelerate Action Towards an Earth-Positive Future

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Expo
Meals
Networking

Lunch & Expo

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Meals
Roundtable Lunch

Roundtable Lunches

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Abby Sturgess (Regenerous) Andres Machado (GRI) Anirban Kundu (Anthesis) Danielle Azoulay (The CSO Shop) Elizabeth Rubin Jenna Middaugh (Green Building Initiative) John Rhow (Redaptive) Julia Grant (Green Diamond Resource Company) Katie Cantrell (Greener by Default) Kelly Saunders (ASU) Lara Birkes (BSR) Maria Corona (Environmental Innovations) Michael Martin (r.World and Effect Partners) Olivia Barker (Clear Strategy) Rafael Alonso-Arenas (VCMI) Reid Calhoon (ClimateWells) Robert Brown (Veolia) Robin Goldstein (UC Davis) Sarah Mouriño (DP World) Scott Ryan (Investature) Sherida Hinckson (Green Quotient Solutions, LLC) Shrinal Sheth (Deutsche Bank) Simon Jaehnig (IntegrityNext) Sydney Williams (Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment)
Meals
Sponsored

Mini-workshop: Connecting Climate and Nature to Accelerate Progress (Sponsored Lunch)

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Cheryl Baldwin (Pure Strategies) Dave Chaffin (Pure Strategies)
Meals
Progress & Thrive
Sponsored

Resiliency and Technology: Building a Sustainable Future (Sponsored Lunch)

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Avintha Moodaly (Kyndryl) Bjoern Stengel (IDC) Faith Taylor (Kyndryl) Jessica Benoit (Amazon) Marissa McInnis (Verizon) Sadie Williams (Microsoft)
Keynote

Keynote Day 1: Making the Unseen Seen 

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Caitlin Leibert (Whole Foods) Eric Faurot (Trellis Group) George Basile (Arizona State University) Hana Kajimura (Trellis Group) Jill Dumain (Fractal CSOs) Joel Makower (Trellis Group) Kathleen Talbot (Reformation) Katie Ryan (Trellis Group) Molly Wood (Molly Wood Media) Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. (Hip Hop Caucus ) Tulaine Montgomery

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Expo
Networking

Networking Break & Expo

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Invite Only
Partner Event

UNGC's Network USA Driving Progress: Sustainable Finance for the Advancement of the SDGs

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Activity
Wellness

Reconnect & Awaken: a Journey Through the Senses

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Kayla Russick (Trellis Group)
Invite Only
Partner Event

WRI's: Value Chain Water

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Demo
Confident Disclosure
Decarbonize and Drawdown
Sponsored
Transforming Value Chains

Complete ESG Disclosures Faster With AI

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Marshall Sweeney (Microsoft)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

The Evolution of Communicating Sustainability Targets

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Heather Clancy (Trellis Group) Jennifer Silberman ( Dollar Tree) Pamela Gill-Alabaster (Kenvue) Zack Weatherspoon (John Deere)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Moving Towards Net Zero Logistics

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Amy Senter (Martin Brower) Lisa Colicchio (Metrolink) Megan Stoffer ( Sysco) Suzanne Fallender (Prologis)
Breakout
Finance for the Transition

Sustainability Practices that Increase Business Valuations

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Carletta Ooton (Apollo) John McCalla-Leacy (KPMG) Lydia Perez Poole (McCormick & Company) Shrinal Sheth (Deutsche Bank) Tobi Petrocelli, PhD (MUFG)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Getting Up to Speed on CSRD

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Leah Garden (Trellis Group) Matthew Gardner (Sustainserv) Rachel Delacour (Sweep) Scott Song (CBRE)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

AI, Cloud, and Sustainability: Mitigating Data Center Impacts on Energy and Water Goals

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Charlie Sellars (Microsoft) Deepa Poduval ( Black & Veatch) Newsha Ajami, PhD (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) Sarah Golden Sylvia Lee (Meta)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Disruptive Perspectives on Scope 3: Is It Worth It?

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Holly Lahd (Center for Green Market Activation) Katie Eisenbrown (Arcadis) Marshall Chase (Micron Technology) Richard Martin (Trellis Group) Wesley Herche (Prologis)
Workshops
Transforming Value Chains

Supply Chains 2.0: Strategies for Sustainable Sourcing

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Jeff Malcolm (WWF) Jennifer DuBuisson (Levi Strauss & Co.) Judith Hochhauser Schneider (Global Impact Collective) Kathy Cacciola (Google) Seth Olson (DT Global)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature
Sponsored

Strengthening Food Resilience: Partnerships for Regenerative Agriculture

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Dr. Cristine Morgan (Soil Health Institute) Ethan Soloviev (HowGood) Heidi Koester Oliveira (Mars) Keith White (KWB Farms and Ag Services) Rebecca Buffin (ADM)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

Vulnerageous on the Mainstage: What's your story?

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Jake Mitchell Karimah Hudda (illumine.earth) Stuart Goldsmith
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

How Sustainability Disclosure Can Make CSOs Central to Corporate Strategy

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Amanda Cumberland (Cisco) Emilio Tenuta (Ecolab) Naama Avni Kadosh (WBCSD) Rob Bradley (EY)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

Live Podcast: Say More with Tulaine Montgomery and Rev Yearwood

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. (Hip Hop Caucus ) Tulaine Montgomery
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Better Data for Scope 3 Emissions Accounting: Moving Beyond Spend-Based Analysis

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Alyssa Zucker (Workiva) Lauren Phipps (Molg) Mallory Ballard ( Kohler) William Paddock (WAP Sustainability)
Workshops
Regenerating Nature

Solutions for Climate Resilience in Water-Stressed River Basins

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Natasha Hale (Colorado River Sustainability Campaign) Paul Wolfe (Walton Family Foundation) Ted Kowalski (Walton Family Foundation) Todd Reeve (Bonneville Environmental Foundation)
Activity
Networking

Guided Networking: LGBTQ+ Attendees

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Alex Novarro
Activity
Coaching

Outdoor Group Coaching Session with Mica Crouse: The Power of Unity
Mica Crouse (Big Mountain Impact)
Activity
Coaching

Leadership Coaching with Larkin Tackett: Navigating Complexity Inside to Increase Impact Outside
Larkin Tackett ( BEN Systems Leadership Coaching)
Activity
Coaching

Elevate & Align: Legacy Leadership Coaching with Solunis Nicole Bay
Solunis Nicole Bay ( Evolution)
Activity
Coaching

Impact-Driven Leadership Coaching with Alicia Jabbar: Sustainability in Action
Alicia Jabbar (Evolution)
Activity
Wellness

Wellness Room
Demo
Confident Disclosure
Decarbonize and Drawdown
Sponsored
Transforming Value Chains

Unlock New Business Insights and Innovation From Your ESG Data Estate

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Gina Kirby (Microsoft)
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Networking Reception by WBCSD: Advancing the Sustainability Narrative in Turbulent Times

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
4:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Demo
Confident Disclosure
Decarbonize and Drawdown
Transforming Value Chains

Harness Copilots and Agents To Accelerate Sustainability Transformation

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Matt Hellman (Microsoft)
Networking

Opening Reception

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
4:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Activity
Networking

Water Program Reception

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
4:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Partner Event

Plug and Play Sustainability Executive Dinner

Monday, Feb 10, 2025
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Activity
Wellness

Tuesday Morning Yoga

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
6:45 am - 7:45 am
Activity
Wellness

Wellness Room

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Registration

Registration Check-in

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
7:45 am - 4:30 pm
Meals
Networking

Breakfast

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
7:45 am - 9:00 am
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Meeting the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Amy Senter (Martin Brower) Betty Huber Karimah Hudda (illumine.earth) Pamela Gill-Alabaster (Kenvue) Simon Jaehnig (IntegrityNext)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

Shaping the Future Water Agenda

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Chris Coulter (GlobeScan) Courtney Tripp (GRUNDFOS) Jeffrey Hogue (Levi Strauss & Co.) Rylan Dobson (WWF) Tara Varghese (Google)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Tough Questions on Carbon Markets: Jeopardy Style

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Jennifer Jenkins Margaret Morales William Theisen (EcoAct) Yuhau Lin (Morgan Stanley)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

Social Impact and Business Resilience

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Jarrid Green (BSR) Nidhi Kaul (LinkedIn) Rochelle Routman (HMTX Industries) Susan McPherson (McPherson Strategies)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

Corporate Nature Case Studies: Lessons from Leaders Across Industries

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Alexandra Michalko (HP) Amber Wellman (Chemours) Cora Snyder (Pacific Institute / CEO Water Mandate) Emery Sorvino (Indigo Ag) Emilio Tenuta (Ecolab) Gilad Goren (Nature Tech Collective) Joe McMahan (Maple Leaf Foods) Josiane Bonneau (Freeport-McMoRan) Julia Grant (Green Diamond Resource Company) Kevin Butt (Toyota) Linda Walker (WWF) Shreya Sonar (Schneider Electric)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

Sustainable Business Models: An Interactive Long-Term View

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Aurora Winslade (Edison International) Erika Chan (U. S. Steel) John Hodges (EY) Zsofia Nagy (Cummins Inc.)
Breakout
Finance for the Transition

Beyond Boundaries: Strategic Investment in Value Chain Decarbonization

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
James Zhou (HSBC Asset Management) Manju Seal (Bank of Montreal (formerly)) Morgan Collins (Microsoft) Sarabeth Brockley (Nasdaq) Whitney Johnson (Carbon Direct)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Powering Sustainability: Clean Energy Procurement 101

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Chris Pennington (Iron Mountain) Meghan Shaw (City of Cambridge) Susanne Fratzscher (Sol Systems) Tyler Anthony (MN8 Energy)
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Decarbonizing Scope 3: Supplier Engagement Strategies from Salesforce, Intuit, and Okta

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Amy Garber (Visions Management) Blake Jany (RyeStrategy) Louisa McGuirk (Salesforce) Nicole Gi (Intuit) Sophia Gluck (Okta)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Advancing Product Sustainability: Insights from Leading Brands in the Cradle to Cradle Certified Program

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Alison Partie (L'Oreal Groupe) Candi Hampton (Shaw Industries) Elwyn Grainger-Jones (Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute) Michelle Molloy (MBDC)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

Turning Lemons Into Lemonade: Leapfrogging Regulatory Limits to Build Business Value

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Amanda Gardiner (Meta) Jessica Flagg ( TenCate Grass) Susan Cleveland (Trane Technologies) Suzanne Shelton (ERM Shelton)
Expo
Networking

Networking Break & Expo

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Keynote

Keynote Day 2: Rewired for Impact

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Archie L. Jones, Jr. (NxGen COACH Network) Bryan Lewis (Trellis Group) Caroline Spears (Climate Cabinet) Dylan Siegler (Universal Music Group) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group) Kate Gallego (City of Phoenix) Katie Ryan (Trellis Group) Marissa McGowan ( L'Oréal Groupe) Mohan Sivaloganathan (Harmonious Leadership) Shamil Idriss (Search for Common Ground ) Stuart Goldsmith Tom Chi
Partner Event

GRI hosted session: New ways to unlock value from sustainability reporting

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Expo
Meals
Networking

Lunch & Expo

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Meals
Roundtable Lunch

Roundtable Lunches

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Ade Adedeji (U.S. Bank) Aileen Lerch (Allbirds) Alicia Gorecki (Citi) Allyson Anderson Book (Baker Hughes) Anita Schwartz (Circularity Consulting Inc.) Emilio Tenuta (Ecolab) Eric Cooperström (Manulife Investment Management) Francesca Edralin (WWF) Freya Williams (Revolt US) Hetal Jain (Capital Group) Indrani de Silva (Sphera) Jeff Hanratty (Ducks Unlimited) Jeff Malcolm (WWF) Jessica Coons (Trellis Group) Judith Hochhauser Schneider (Global Impact Collective) Lauren Phipps (Molg) Linda Walker (WWF) Lindsay Brewer (Covington & Burling, LLP) Lisa M. Johnson (Edward Jones) Liza Schillo (Lamplight Sustainability) Luke Mendenhall (EcoAct North America) Marissa Rosen (Climate Social) Marlo Tablante (Meta) Mat Elmore (Pivot Energy) Melissa Mora Prada (Micron Technology) Mike Hower (Hower Impact) Morganne Sigismonti (Trellis Network) Natalie Egnot (Stantec) Sam Harstock (qb.) Sean McPhillips (Asana) Sebastian Smith (Charm Industrial) Selena Evans (Ara Risk Advisory) Shamil Idriss (Search for Common Ground ) Tim Greiner (Pure Strategies) Yue Qiu (EcoAct)
Meals
Transforming Value Chains

Risk to Resilience: Building Future-Proof Global Supply Chains (Sponsored Lunch)

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Autumn Fox (Mars) Charlotte Bande (BCG and Quantis) Elfrun von Koeller (BCG and Quantis) Jon Hixson (Yum! Brands)
Meals
Comms with Integrity
Confident Disclosure

How to Leverage Data for Smarter, Safer and Greener Buildings (Sponsored Lunch)

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Sharon Lee (Atrius)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Data-Driven Decisions: Building a Unified View of Your Supply Chain

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Emily Williams (Trio) Erin McVeigh (Anthesis) Luiziana Ribeiro (BASF) Shirley-Ann Behravesh (Arizona State University)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

CSRD & Double Materiality: Insights from Early Adopters

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Jessica Wollmuth (EY) Kathy Rostkowski (McCormick & Co.) Kyra Ferber Natalia Astakhova (Stellantis)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Deciphering Sustainability Standards - SBTi, ISO, VCMI, and More

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Chelsey Evans (Viable Future) Giulia Carbone ( World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Joseph Sarvary (ENGIE Impact) Magnus Drewelies
Breakout
Finance for the Transition
Regenerating Nature

Financing Pathways to a Nature-Positive Future

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Ashley Camhi, Ph.D., (Wildlife Conservation Society) Chris Hagler (Impact Pathways) Courtney Thompson (Morgan Stanley) Dr. Stephanie Gripne Meredith Lindvall ( Cox Enterprise)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

Beyond Replenishment: Achieving Water, Biodiversity, and Social Outcomes Across the Supply Chain

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Carolina García Arbeláez (Myzelio) Jairo Trad (Kilimo) Paul Reig ( Bluerisk) Truke Smoor (Cargill)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

How to Integrate Biodiversity into Decarbonization Plans

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Alison Partie (L'Oreal Groupe) Margaret O'Gorman Mary Goldman (Risilience) Sophie Beckham Tracy Bain (Catona Climate)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

The Bridge Between Conscious Consumer and Consistent Consumer

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Caleigh Farrell (Public Inc.) Danielle Vasan ( REI) Jane Abernethy (Humanscale) Renée Morin (eBay)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

Good to Great: How Employees Raise The Bar on Corporate Climate Action

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Deborah McNamara (Climate Voice) Fiona Duggan (Unilever) Jayant Kairam (Diageo) Van Riker (Microsoft)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity
Progress & Thrive

Building Your Corporate Sustainability Strategy: From Vision to Action

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Cristina Gil White (GRI) Jenny Carney (WSP) Lindsay Brewer (Covington & Burling, LLP) Scott Heid
Activity
Wellness

Wellness Walk

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

AI-Powered Real-Time Materiality Monitoring: Going Beyond Basic CSRD Compliance

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Ian van der Vlugt (Datamaran) Megan Maltenfort (Cardinal Health) Pamela Gill-Alabaster (Kenvue)
Breakout
Workshops
Finance for the Transition

The Power of Partnerships: Building Tomorrow's Energy Market for Net Zero

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Arvin Vohra (Redaptive) Audrey Lee, Ph.D. (Redaptive) Ben Saunders ( Apollo Global Management) Drew Murphy (Trio) Rob Behrns (CBRE) Youssef Mestari ( PwC)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

How Finance and Sustainability Teams Are Advancing ESG Progress Together

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
John Culver (Advent Health) Rob Whittier (Visa Inc)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

Ask Me Anything: New Federal Decisions and Impacts on Corporate Sustainability

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Anne Kelly (Ceres) Ben Evans (U.S. Green Building Council) Kari Pendoley (Impact Savvy) Leah Garden (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Finance for the Transition

Tackling Transition Plans: Sustainability and Finance and Working Together

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Elizabeth Rubin Katie Rowen (Vontier) Laura Draucker (Ceres) Marcella Thompson (CBRE) Scott Childress (UPS)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

The Legal Side of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Alphonso David (Global Black Economic Forum) Eloiza Domingo (FourTen LLC) Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (CapEQ)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Procurement

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Catherine Musulin ( Horizon Organic Dairy) Kathy Cacciola (Google) Kim Marotta (Suntory Global Spirits) Shirley-Ann Behravesh (Arizona State University)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Everything ESG Assurance

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Brad Sparks (Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)) Inderjeet Singh (Pulsora) Lindsay Kennedy (Whirlpool Corporation) Maura Hodge (KPMG) Sabina Kaplan (IAC)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

EPR Unpacked: Comparing Europe’s Top-Down Approach to the United States’ Wild West

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Adrian Vannahme (Reclay Group) Charlie Schwarze (Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.) Kate Davenport (The Recycling Partnership) Rachel Wagoner (RMW Strategies)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Putting a Price on Carbon: Internal Carbon Pricing

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Aileen Lerch (Allbirds) Owen Hewlett (Gold Standard) Readie Callahan (Wells Fargo) Spencer Reeder (Audi)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

Water Quality and the Emerging Regulatory Landscape: Navigating New Risks and Opportunities

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Andrew Kondash ( RTI International) Brandy Wilson (Merrick & Company) Dave Ross (Veolia) Kyle Cahill (Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Accounting for Scope 3 Emissions: Product Carbon Footprints

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Naama Avni Kadosh (WBCSD) Sean Daley (Sphera) Todd Cline (Procter & Gamble)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

Value and Values: Authentic Communication Strategies for Impact

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Brittany Bell Surratt (Hip Hop Caucus ) Chris Gaither (General Motors) Melanie Larkins (LinkedIn) Nikhil Gehani (New Profit)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

Watch It: Social Media and Film as Mainstream News

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Allison Begalman (YEA! Impact / Hollywood Climate Summit) Kristy Drutman (Brown Girl Green) Marilla Perkins (Conspirators) Samara Rudolph ( Rivian) Victoria Chames (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Advancing Sustainability Together With AI

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Lindsay Myers (Microsoft) Matt Hellman (Microsoft) Muge Wood (Microsoft)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Agentic AI: The Future of ESG Management and Reporting

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Bryan Hollaway (Slalom) Howie Cockrill (The Opus Group) Prashanthi Sudhakar (Salesforce) Shweta Parekh (Salesforce)
Workshops
Confident Disclosure

Translating Climate Across Operations

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Blythe Chorn (KPMG) Ellen Shenette (Environmental Defense Fund) Noel Kinder (GreenPlaces)
Activity
Networking

Guided Networking: Advancing Sustainability Leadership

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Maureen Eisbrenner (arbnco)
Expo
Networking

Networking Break & Expo

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Activity
Wellness

Cultivating Vitality with Guided Meditation and Breathwork

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Jake Mitchell
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Selecting the Right ESG Software Stack

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Asheen Phansey (PagerDuty) Kim Knickle (Verdantix) Suzanne Fallender (Prologis) Travis Miller (Google)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Decarbonizing Corporate Travel

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Dan Ketchel (Delta Air Lines) Isabelle Schuhmann (McKinsey) Jim Giles (Trellis Group) Susan Austin (American Express Global Business Travel)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Creating Value through Circular Design: Insights from Industry Leaders

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Danielle Azoulay (The CSO Shop) Deanna Bratter (Crocs) Margot Lyons (Coyuchi) Theresa McKenney (NEMO Equipment)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

Policy as a Competitive Advantage: Corporate Climate Leadership

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Anne Kelly (Ceres) Kara Fulcher (Michelin) Meg Villarreal (Nestlé) Renée Morin (eBay)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

When Do Carbon Credits Make Sense In Your Climate Strategy?

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
David Wei (Brunswick Group) James Mulligan ( Amazon) Joe McMahan (Maple Leaf Foods) Rochelle Routman (HMTX Industries)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Helping Companies Prepare for U.S. State Sustainability Regulations

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Elizabeth Rubin Karina Alventosa, PhD (Cority) Mark Mellen (Workiva) Michelle Lapinski (SustainBiz) Sophia Gluck (Okta)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

Bringing Regenerative Agricultural Landscapes to Life

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Ethan Soloviev (HowGood) Jessie Copeland (Danone) Julie Kunen (Oatly) Kathleen Talbot (Reformation) Owen Hewlett (Gold Standard)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

Sustainability Slide Deck Karaoke

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Sarah Golden Stuart Goldsmith
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

The Future of Voluntary Reporting

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Aileen Lerch (Allbirds) Arvin Vohra (Redaptive) Kyle Cahill (Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited) Noemí Jiménez (qb.) Suzanne Shelton (ERM Shelton)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

Corporate Sustainability Meets Social Impact: Addressing Gender Inequality Through Water

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Casey Rogers (Daughters for Earth) Katalyn Voss (Gap Inc.) Sara Xi (Rubicon Carbon) Shama Perveen (Ceres)
Activity
Networking

Guided Networking: BIPOC Professionals

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Bryan Lewis (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Beyond Regulation: Meeting Stakeholder Expectations for ESG Disclosures

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Molly Dickens (Workday) Nicole Peerless (Pulsora) Pamela Gill-Alabaster (Kenvue)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

It Takes a Network: Opening New Pathways for Scope 3 Reduction

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Aidan Tyson (EcoVadis) Jason Hisey ( Staples) Laura Allston (Xylem)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

The Carbon Questions You Were Afraid to Ask: A Dialogue Between Buyers and Landowners

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
John Ringer (American Forest Foundation) Luke Hawbaker (Carbon Direct) Nathan Truitt (American Forest Foundation) Susan Benedict (Family Forest Carbon Program)
Networking

Tuesday Reception

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Activity
Networking

Game & Gather: GreenBiz After Dark

Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
8:30 pm - 11:59 pm
Activity
Wellness

Wednesday Morning Yoga

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
6:45 am - 7:45 am
Activity
Wellness

Wellness Room

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Partner Event

Sustainability Professionals Hike & Coffee

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Meals
Networking

Breakfast

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
7:45 am - 9:00 am
Registration

Registration Check In

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
7:45 am - 11:00 am
Partner Event
RSVP Needed

WRI’s Corporate Consulting Group at GreenBiz 25: From Inspiration to Action

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
7:45 am - 9:00 am
Meals
Sponsored

The Cost of Silence (Sponsored Breakfast)

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
7:50 am - 8:50 am
Alexander Habib (L'Oreal) Dylan Siegler (Universal Music Group) Freya Williams (Revolt US) Kirsten Flanik (Revolt/Anthesis)
Breakout
Regenerating Nature

Meeting Local Watershed Commitments: Key Insights and Lessons Learned

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Emilio Tenuta (Ecolab) Jon Radtke (Bluerisk) Sara Hoversten (Bonneville Environmental Foundation) Shannon Quinn (Procter & Gamble) Stefanie Woodward (Meta)
Breakout
Finance for the Transition

Banking on Sustainability

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Christopher Wellise Davida Heller (Citi) Manju Seal (Bank of Montreal (formerly)) Steve Vargas (Nasdaq)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

New CSOs: Their agendas, plans and priorities

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy (Solventum) Dylan Siegler (Universal Music Group) Ellen Glaessner (TD Bank) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

Telling a Sustainability Story that Doesn’t Suck

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ali Mize (Neiman Marcus Group) Erin Reilly (Twilio) Lauren Scott (Acuity Brands) Lisa Diegel (Faherty Brand) Mike Hower (Hower Impact)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

The Convergence of Voluntary and Compliance Carbon Markets

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Katie Sullivan (IETA) Margaret Morales Stephen Donofrio (OPIS) Valerio Magliulo (Abatable)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure
Regenerating Nature

Turning Nature-Related Disclosure into Strategic Business Advantage

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ashlyn Anderson (Stantec) Carolyn Ching (Ceres) Jeannie Renne-Malone (VF Corporation) Will Sarni (Earth Finance)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

The Sustainability Value Triangle: Creating Impact through Finance, IT and Sustainability

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Avery Schlicher (Salesforce) Brian Komar (Salesforce) Chris Coulter (GlobeScan) Gabriel Presler (Morningstar) Mark Lee (ERM) Ralph Loura (SustainableIT.org) Scott Song (CBRE)
Workshops
Transforming Value Chains

Tapping into the Urban Mine: Partnerships for Resilient Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Anita Schwartz (Circularity Consulting Inc.) John Holm (Pyxera Global) Kristyn Rankin (Rankin Strategies LLC) Manuel Carmona Yebra (Delegation of the European Union to the United States) Shreya Sonar (Schneider Electric) Vivien Luk (WORK)
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

GreenBiz 25 Multiplier: Activating Your New Network and Insights

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Alicia Jabbar (Evolution) Carolina García Arbeláez (Myzelio) Elizabeth Rubin Karimah Hudda (illumine.earth) Solunis Nicole Bay ( Evolution)
Breakout
Transforming Value Chains

Charting the Course for Sustainable Supply Chains

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Amy Senter (Martin Brower) Ashley Allen (CSO Copilot & Sr. Advisor CO2EFFICIENT) Carey Boone (DP World) Jackie Brew (Center for Green Market Activation) Jayant Kairam (Diageo)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

Innovating for a Sustainable Aviation Future

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Adam Klauber (World Energy) Brian Cook (Gulfstream Aerospace) Graham Webb (Pratt & Whitney) Smitha Hariharan (Gulfstream Aerospace)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure
Decarbonize and Drawdown
Sponsored
Transforming Value Chains

Collaborating for Successful Sustainability and ESG Disclosures

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Indrani de Silva (Sphera) Sean Daley (Sphera)
Breakout
Finance for the Transition

Transition Finance In Action

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Celine Suarez (Morgan Stanley ) Dave Stangis (Apollo Global Management Inc.) Dr. Lizzy Harnett (Center for Climate-Aligned Finance)
Networking

Networking Break

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Breakout
Progress & Thrive

Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Incorporate Nature into Corporate Strategy

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Amber Wellman (Chemours) Josiane Bonneau (Freeport-McMoRan) Kevin Butt (Toyota) Margaret O'Gorman
Breakout
Finance for the Transition

Lessons on Mitigation and Adaptation from the Insurance Industry

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Marissa McInnis (Verizon) Sharon Seilman (Manulife) Steven Rothstein (Ceres)
Breakout
Finance for the Transition
Regenerating Nature

Capital for Change: Financing Regenerative Food Systems

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Alexandria Coari ( ReFED) Colin Tomkins-Bergh (South Pole) Elysabeth Alfano (VegTech Invest) Jim Giles (Trellis Group)
Breakout
Finance for the Transition

Turning IRA Incentives into Climate Action

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Ariel Meyerstein (US Bank) Ben Evans (U.S. Green Building Council) Mia Overall (ACT Group)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown

How Lean Sustainability Teams Build High-Impact Carbon Credit Strategies

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Arathi Gowda (ZGF Architects) Giulia Carbone ( World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Sean McPhillips (Asana) Steven Siger (CNaught)
Breakout
Confident Disclosure

Understanding California & Federal Sustainability Legislation

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Gary Lucks (Bay Law Group, LLP)
Breakout
Comms with Integrity

Accelerating the Sustainable Transition by Empowering Customers and Employees

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Anthony Jenkins (Amazon) Julia Collins (Planet FWD) Lizzy Kolar (Scope Zero) Zac Ludington ( Amazon)
Breakout
Decarbonize and Drawdown
Transforming Value Chains

The Intersection of Electricity Load Growth, Electrification, AI and Sustainability

Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Chris Pennington (Iron Mountain) Chuck Hanna (Constellation )
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