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GreenBiz 27 Speaker Nominations


Nomination Deadline: September 11, 2026

 

About GreenBiz 27


GreenBiz 27 is the premier annual event for sustainable business leaders, convening the brightest minds driving change across industries. Together, we’ll explore scalable solutions, tackle systemic challenges, and accelerate the transition to a just and climate-positive economy.

Eight tracks form the structure and content of the program, with a focus on solutions that prioritize practicality, intentionality, and strategy.

Where and When

February 23–25, 2027
San Diego, CA · Gaylord Pacific

Who Attends GreenBiz 27

Join nearly 2,000 corporate sustainability professionals and leaders beyond the sustainability function, including CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CIOs, heads of legal, supply chain, human resources, investor relations and others.

Nomination Process

We can’t wait for GreenBiz! Please complete the nomination form no later than September 11, 2027. We are reviewing on a rolling basis. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, we will respond only to nominations that we are interested in pursuing. If we are interested in pursuing your nomination, we will be in touch by October 1, 2026.

Find more information on how we select speakers in our event FAQ.

What We Value

A Focus on “How”+

While the ‘why’ and ‘what’ provide context, it’s the ‘how’—the practical steps, strategies, and insights—that offers the most value to our audience and drives impactful conversations.

Proof Points+

Share data, metrics, and case studies to ground sustainability in real-world examples. Tangible takeaways help attendees apply similar strategies in their own companies. The program prioritizes actionable insights and success stories—or failures we can all learn from—over general goals or interests.

Perspectives, Not Pitches+

At GreenBiz we prioritize peer-to-peer learning and content excellence. Speaking roles are intended to share insights, not to promote products, services, or solutions.

Fresh and Timely Content+

We spotlight the latest trends, innovations and breakthroughs in sustainable business. Our priority is to feature speakers and sessions that introduce new perspectives and advance the conversation.

Diversity & Inclusion+

We are committed to fostering dialogue among, and elevating leadership from diverse backgrounds. This includes ensuring gender parity and racial diversity in all programming. We’re specifically looking to prioritize speakers who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in the program, and appreciate your partnership in ensuring that the conference — and the industry — reflects the world in which we live.


Content Tracks

The program is organized into eight tracks, with design, collaboration and justice woven throughout.

Finance and the Business Case+

How to fund, justify, and embed sustainability in the language of enterprise value, budget, and risk, from speaking the CFO’s language to monetizing sustainability and putting it to work in capital allocation. Includes: ROI, Transition Finance, Monetizing Sustainability.

Comms in Context+

Reaching the right audiences with the right message in the right moment, so sustainability communications drives results. Includes: Storytelling, Anti-greenhushing -> Trust & Reputation, Audience Engagement.

Leading Through Change+

Managing the strategy, teams, and resilience to keep sustainability moving and create momentum when conditions get harder, from structuring lean, effective teams to building influence, engaging senior leaders, and creating broader organizational ownership. Includes: Organizational Strategy, Change Management, Executive Influence.

Data, Disclosure, and AI Tools+

The tools, data practices, and disclosure strategies that turn sustainability reporting from a burden into an advantage, including AI tooling that earns its keep and data quality built for assurance. Includes: Software Solutions -> Assurance, Data Infrastructure, Agentic AI.

Drawdown and Decarb+

The strategies that cut emissions at the source, decarbonizing energy, heavy industry, buildings, and fleets, and address what’s left with carbon offsets credible enough to stand behind. Includes: Clean Power Procurement, Building & Fleet Electrification, Carbon Markets.

Scope 3 and Value Chains+

Measuring and reducing emissions and risks across suppliers, products, and the value chain, including supplier engagement, product-level footprinting, and agricultural supply chains. Includes: Supplier Engagement, Data, Product-level Footprinting.

Integrating Nature+

Managing nature and biodiversity as a material business risk and an emerging disclosure obligation, examining high-impact sectors like food and beverage through the lens of readiness, risk quantification, and strategy. Includes: Water Strategy, Food & Beverage, Nature-based Solutions.

Advancing Circular Systems+

Designing out waste and building circular business models that hold up commercially, from EPR readiness to product and material circularity. Includes: Brand-level EPR, Packaging, Procurement Strategy.