Plenary Speakers
Aron Cramer
President and CEO • BSR
Aron is recognized globally as an authority on corporate responsibility by leaders in business and NGOs and by his peers in the field. He travels the world delivering insightful advice on achieving sustainable business success to C-level executives of BSR's 250 member companies and other global brands, at major events like the World Economic Forum in Davos and to a range of media outlets. Under his leadership, BSR has doubled its staff and significantly expanded its global presence. Aron joined BSR in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights Program, and in 2002, he opened BSR's Paris office, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Previously, Aron practiced law in San Francisco and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York.
Session(s): Sustainability Issues in the Reset World Sustainable Consumption The Role of Corporate Boards and Corporate Responsibility
John Donahoe
President and Chief Executive Officer • eBay Inc.
As eBay President and CEO, John Donahoe has global responsibility for growing each of the company's business units, including eBay Marketplaces and PayPal. A proud eBay Green Team member, Donahoe has been instrumental in integrating environmental sustainability throughout the company, including partnering with eBay's 88 million active users to promote an ethic of greener, smarter consumption. Donahoe joined eBay as President of eBay Marketplaces in 2005, at which time he ran eBay's global ecommerce businesses, which account for a large percentage of the company's revenues.
Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
Special Representative for Global Partnerships • Global Partnership Initiative, Office of the Secretary of State
Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley was sworn in on June 18, 2009. From 1997 to 2001, she served as Senior Advisor under a former Secretary of State, in which capacity she established and headed the Office of Media Programming Acquisition for the newly independent Balkan states. Bagley also served as a Senate liaison for NATO Enlargement. From 1994 to 1997, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to Portugal. Upon her departure from Portugal, she received meritorious awards from the Portuguese Navy and Air Force, as well as the “Grand Cross of Prince Henry the Navigator,” the President of Portugal’s highest civilian commendation. As an attorney specializing in trade and international law, she was Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University in Washington until January 1993.
Fadi Ghandour
Founder and CEO • Aramex International
For the past 27 years, Fadi Ghandour has held the positions of Founder and CEO of Aramex International, a logistics and transportation company based in the Middle East that was the first Arab firm to go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Since its beginnings, Aramex has been well known in the Middle East for its focus on sustainability, and as the company has grown, Ghandour has aligned his firm's corporate responsibility efforts with global standards. In 2006, Aramex was the first company in the region to publish an annual sustainability report, and last year, the company joined the United Nations Global Compact. Aramex has been heralded by Thomas L. Friedman in his book The World is Flat as a model for companies benefiting from the ‘flattening’ of the world through globalization. Ghandour is a Founding Partner with Maktoob.com, the world's largest online Arab community, and he founded Ruwwad Development, a regional corporate social responsibility initiative.
Hannah Jones
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility • Nike
As Nike's Vice President of Sustainable Business and Innovation, as well as the lead in the company's Government and Public Affairs strategy, Hannah Jones directs the team mandated with helping the company to thrive in a sustainable economy through closed-loop business models. Her team's role is to fuel sustainable innovation, embed sustainability into the heart of the business model, and mobilize key constituencies (employees, consumers, policy makers, civil society, and other industries) to enable a rapid transition to a sustainable economy. Before joining Nike, Jones served as a consultant to Microsoft and Kimberly-Clark on both companies' community affairs programs.
Session(s): Integrating Sustainability into Corporate Innovation
John Kao
Chairman • Institute for Large Scale Innovation
Dubbed "Mr. Creativity" by the Economist, John Kao is considered a leading authority on innovation, large-scale transformation, and emerging technologies. Kao is regularly sought out by senior leaders of both public and private sector organizations as a trusted advisor in the development of innovation strategies and action plans. He is Chairman and Founder of the Institute for Large Scale Innovation, whose i20 group is an association of national innovation leaders from around the world. Kao is also author of Jamming, a BusinessWeek best-seller, and Innovation Nation, which was published in 2007.
Session(s): Integrating Sustainability into Corporate Innovation
Ernst Ligteringen
Chief Executive • Global Reporting Initiative
Since 2002, Ernst Ligteringen has held his current position as Chief Executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international nonprofit organization whose vision is to make reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance by all organizations as mainstream as financial reporting. Ligteringen holds overall responsibility for GRI, including secretariat operations and the coordination of the worldwide GRI network of active stakeholders who participate in the GRI’s governance, working groups, reviews, and consultation processes. He is also a member of GRI’s multi-stakeholder Board of Directors. Previously, Ligteringen had a 23-year career in various nongovernmental and international organizations, including postings and missions in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Session(s): Sustainability Issues in the Reset World
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor • Harvard Business School
Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Through teaching, writing, and direct consultation to major corporations and governments, Kanter has used her strategic and practical insights to guide leaders of large and small organizations worldwide for more than 25 years. The former Editor of Harvard Business Review (1989-1992), Kanter has been named to lists of the “50 most powerful women in the world” (Times of London) and the “50 most influential business thinkers in the world” (Accenture and Thinkers 50 research). In 2001, she received the Academy of Management’s Distinguished Career Award for her scholarly contributions to management knowledge, and in 2002 she was named the “Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year” by the World Teleport Association.
Session(s): Integrating Sustainability into Corporate Innovation
Diane Osgood
Vice President, CSR Strategy • BSR
Diane takes the lead in moving global companies, multilateral institutions and NGOs worldwide toward sustainability. For the past two decades, her work has included everything from initiating codes of conduct and making the business case for poverty alleviation to creating groundbreaking multi-sector partnerships. Diane's work focuses on corporate strategy, creating new businesses offerings for underprivileged groups, future trends, food and agriculture, and the role of new media in sustainability. As the head of BSR's CSR Strategy department, Diane integrates the efforts of the Research & Development, Grants, Communications, and Conference teams to deliver innovative projects and lasting impacts on environmental, human rights, economic development and governance issues. Renowned in her field and widely published in both business and academic journals, Diane earned her doctorate in Environmental Economics and Development Studies at the London School of Economics, her M.Sc. in Development Studies (Economics) at the London School of Economics, and her B.A. in Economics at the University of San Francisco. She began her career as a portfolio manager at Merrill Lynch in Switzerland.
Session(s): The Economics of Biodiversity When Good Intentions Collide Integrating Sustainability into Corporate Innovation Investing in Women and Girls Solving Tough Problems. An Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New Realities
Ben Verwaayen
CEO • Alcatel-Lucent
As CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, Ben Verwaayen is committed to building "significant and sustainable value" to his company's shareholders, customers, and employees. In a recent keynote address, he expressed his confidence in the power of sustainability to carry us through uncertain times. "We are not going to rebuild what has been in the past, but build what is sustainable for the future," he said. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent in 2008, Verwaayen held leadership positions at BT Group, Lucent Technologies, KPN, and ITT. Verwaayen was appointed an Independent, Non-Executive Director of UPS in March 2005 and has been made an Officer of the Orange Order-Nassau and an Honorary Knight of the British Empire. He also has received the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur medal. Verwaayen is a Dutch national and graduated with a master's degree in law and international politics from the State University of Utrecht, Holland.
Ricardo Young
Chairman • Ethos Institute
Ricardo Young is the Chairman of the Ethos Institute and President of UniEthos, the educational initiative of Ethos. His expertise includes capacity building in the areas of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. He is an author of a number of books, including From Yázigi to Internexus: A Travel Along the 50 Years of a Brazilian Franchise. He has been widely published and was one of the first leaders to formulate the pillars of the fourth generation of the franchise system: the Learning Network Franchise. He is also Ethos’ representative at the Global Compact, a member of the Brazilian Presidential Council of Social and Economical Development and former National Coordinator of PNBE, a national think tank that focuses on business citizenship.
Session(s): Sustainability Issues in the Reset World
Zhang Yue
Chairman & CEO • BROAD Air Conditioning
After a career as a teacher and librarian, Zhang Yue founded the privately owned, China-based company BROAD Air Conditioning in 1988. A proponent of the belief that “only by using technologies responsibly can it benefit human beings,” Zhang is working on simple, energy-saving air-quality technologies that he hopes will reduce 15 percent of global greenhouse emissions to ensure a healthy planet and extend human life expectancy by 30 years. Zhang led the effort to develop China's first “non-electric chiller,” using fuels as the energy input. Later, he developed the world’s first indoor air-conditioning unit with an electrostatic dust-cleaning function. He also has developed other products that have triggered a global health revolution in air. Zhang’s technological innovations have put BROAD non-electric chillers at the forefront of the global air-conditioning industry, especially in the field of energy conservation.
Breakout Session Speakers
Rebecca Adamson
Founder and President • First Peoples Worldwide
Rebecca Adamson is the Founder and President of First Peoples Worldwide, serving indigenous peoples outside the United States. She is actively working with the World Bank to create the Global Indigenous Peoples’ Facility Fund and is also the Founder and past President of First Nations Development Institute, serving Native Americans, native Hawaiians, and Alaska natives. Her life’s work has been advocating for indigenous peoples by working directly with indigenous and tribal communities for culturally appropriate development and legislation to establish new standards of accountability. She is the author of many articles and papers, including The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide, a book coauthored by United for a Fair Economy.
Session(s): Modern Issues with Ancient Roots: Update on Indigenous Rights
Farid Baddache
Europe Director • BSR
With more than 10 years of CSR strategy and management experience in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, Farid Baddache brings his global expertise to BSR's Paris office as a leading authority in sustainability. Prior to joining BSR, he bridged stakeholder concerns with business realities as a CSR strategy/management consultant and project manager. He has worked closely with various industrial leaders, international organizations, NGOs, unions, and public authorities to build a shared vision, where environmental and social issues are key market forces and new opportunities for value creation.
Session(s): Think Big: Developing Systemic Answers to Sustainability Challenges
Christine Bader
Advisor to the UN Special Representative • Business & Human Rights
Christine Bader is an Advisor to Professor John Ruggie in his capacity as UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for business and human rights. From 1999 - 2008, she was with BP plc, during which she worked in Indonesia, China, and the UK. With stints in corporate planning and investor relations, she spent most of her time with the company improving management of its social impacts. She has also served as a corps member with City Year; the first Teaching Fellow in Community Service at Phillips Academy in Andover; and a Special Assistant to the New York City Mayor's Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Community Development and Business Services. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Doug Bannerman
Senior Manager, Advisory Services • BSR
Doug Bannerman rounds out BSR's robust energy and extractives practices with hands-on work with clients in the oil and gas, energy, forestry, mining, and utility sectors. Recent successful projects include evaluating the impact of a mining company's sustainable development efforts on its stakeholder relationships and its internal management of social issues and community development initiatives. He also led a large utility company through the development and implementation of a CSR strategy, performance goals, and metrics. In addition to facilitating training workshops for clients on stakeholder engagement, CSR reporting, human rights, and security issues, Bannerman is co-manager of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Secretariat with counterparts from London-based International Business Leaders Forum, and has co-chaired the Steering Committee since 2005.
Session(s): CSR Reporting: Outside the Print Margins From Voluntary to Legal Disclosure: Should Sustainability Reporting Be Required?
Edward B. Barbier
John S. Bugas Professor of Economics • University of Wyoming
Edward B. Barbier has over 25 years experience as an environmental and resource economist, working on natural resource and development issues as well as the interface between economics and ecology. He has served as a consultant and policy analyst for a variety of national, international and non-governmental agencies, including many UN organizations and the World Bank. Barbier was formerly at the Environment Department, University of York, UK and previously served as Director of the London Environmental Economics Centre of the International Institute for Environment and Development and University College London. He appears in the 4th edition of Who's Who in Economics and has authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, written or edited seventeen books and published in popular journals.
Session(s): The Economics of Biodiversity
Dost Bardouille-Crema
Associate Director, Corporate Engagement Project • CDA Collaborative Learning Projects
Dost Bardouille-Crema collaborates with companies in the development and implementation of practical management options to build positive, constructive relationships with local communities where they operate. Since 2000, the Corporate Engagement Project has worked with more than 60 companies around the world; the book Getting it Right: Making Corporate-Community Relations Work describes what they have learned from this work. Previously, Bardouille-Crema has researched and managed global health and international community development projects for several years within the Caribbean and Latin America.
Session(s): Corporate Stakeholder Engagement: Time to Evolve Our Language and Approach?
Ayesha Barenblat
Director, Advisory Services • BSR
A core link in BSR's sustainable supply chain solutions, Ayesha Barenblat advises apparel, footwear, and retail companies in the development and implementation of successful CSR strategies throughout their key business processes. Her commitment to advancing human rights in global supply chains permeates her work at BSR, which includes managing the Beyond Monitoring initiative, developing HERproject partnerships in Pakistan, educating international buyers on the Better Factories Cambodia program, linking competitiveness to CSR in Peru, and working with manufacturers and buyers to address migrant labor issues in Jordan. She also works to improve suppliers' understanding of social compliance programs within the apparel sector in Pakistan and the electronics industry in China.
Session(s): Integrating Sustainability into Sourcing, Design, and Production of Products Responsible Transitions
Shari Berenbach
President and CEO • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
Shari Berenbach presently manages nearly US$300 million in community investment assets raised from more than 4,500 private investors. A leader in the emerging community investment industry, she has more than 20 years of experience, spanning micro-credit and innovative approaches to finance. Previously, Berenbach worked for the International Finance Corporation and held private sector positions at Citibank and Salomon Brothers. She was one of the pioneers in the micro-credit field, working in more than two dozen countries, and she is the author of numerous articles related to international micro-finance and community investment.
Session(s): Sustainability on a Budget: Sharing Cost (and Risk) through Government Partnerships
Dolores Bernardo
Global Diversity and Inclusion Manager • Google
Dolores Bernardo’s focus is on Google's inclusion, retention, and advancement programs. In this role, she works with Google's diversity council on various initiatives, including accessibility, flexibility and work-life balance, diversity learning and development, and career advancement programs. Prior to Google, Dolores was Director, Western Region, for Catalyst, the premier nonprofit organization that works to advance women in business, where she collaborated with companies like Intuit, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems. Previously, she was a consultant at Accenture.
Session(s): Diversity and Inclusion
Chad Bolick
Director, Partnership Development • BSR
With years of international development experience, Chad Bolick drives BSR's project development and external relations with private foundations, the United States government, and other donor organizations. He consistently secures grant opportunities for BSR offices globally that promote and catalyze sustainable partnerships in emerging economies. Bolick also leads HERproject-BSR's factory-based initiative that addresses women's health needs in global supply chains by working with multinational companies, factories, local NGOs, and donors.
Session(s): Sustainability on a Budget: Sharing Cost (and Risk) through Government Partnerships
Michael Bzdak
Director, Corporate Contributions • Johnson & Johnson
Michael Bzdak manages Johnson & Johnson’s volunteer support program as well as philanthropic support of K-12 education, including a signature school-to-career program. In addition, he manages Johnson & Johnson’s corporate giving in New Jersey. He is also responsible for emerging initiatives in the arts and healing, and for building health care capacity. Bzdak has been an employee of Johnson & Johnson since 1990.
Session(s): Think Big: Developing Systemic Answers to Sustainability Challenges
Jon Campbell
Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility Group and Chief Executive Officer, Minnesota Region • Wells Fargo & Company
Jon Campbell manages Wells Fargo's Social Responsibility Group, which includes the company's Philanthropy, Community Development, Community Support, Corporate Supplier Diversity, and Environmental Affairs departments. In addition, Campbell serves as Chief Executive Officer, Minnesota Region, and Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. A 31-year veteran of the company, Campbell most recently had responsibility for Wells Fargo's Regional Banking Mergers and Acquisitions Program, along with his Minnesota CEO role. Previously, he was Great Lakes Regional President, overseeing Wells Fargo's retail and business banking operations in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Session(s): Materiality & ROI
Mary Capozzi
Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility • Best Buy Co.
As Senior Director of Corporate Responsibility for Best Buy, Mary Capozzi is driving the company’s strategy to reach Best Buy’s growth goals and business objectives through responsible business practices. Her work primarily focuses on developing strategy across the landscape of sustainability. She works with leaders to implement and execute those strategies, taking into account economic value to the company’s shareholders; the ethical responsibility of the enterprise; and its impact on people, communities, and the environment. She also works with company leaders to build relationships with key external stakeholders, including advocacy groups and socially responsible investors worldwide.
Session(s): Improving Carbon Management in Your Value Chain
Fritjof Capra
Physicist, Systems Theorist and Founding Director • Center for Ecoliteracy
Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., a physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Berkeley, California-based Center for Ecoliteracy, which promotes ecology and systems thinking in primary and secondary education. He is the author of several international bestsellers, including The Web of Life and The Hidden Connections. His most recent book, The Science of Leonardo, was published in paperback by Anchor Books in December 2008.
Session(s): Ecoliteracy & Ecodesign with Fritjof Capra
Harry Charger
Spiritual Leader, Community Educator, Ceremonial Leader • Cheyenne River Reservation, Lakota
Lakota helper naca Harry Charger is from the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota and is a Sun Dance Leader, Wisdom Keeper, and a fluent Lakota speaker. Teaching the practice of compassion and balance, his work follows the natural order of Wo'unye (truths), the Lakota Lifeways, as taught through Lakota Star Knowledge. He has applied his knowledge to reduce alcoholism in reservation communities, and he is currently focusing on diabetes and cancer treatments. Charger is the great-grandson of naca Charger, whose heroic leadership in saving a group of non-Native American women and children in 1862 gave the Fool Soldiers their name.
Session(s): Modern Issues with Ancient Roots: Update on Indigenous Rights
Brian Collins
Chief Creative Officer • COLLINS
Brian Collins is the Chief Creative Officer of COLLINS, a design firm dedicated to creating communications, user interactions, and experiences that shape companies and people for the better. Previously, he led the Brand Integration Group (BIG) at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Collins’ clients have included The Alliance for Climate Protection, American Express, Coca-Cola, CNN, Levi Strauss & Co., Mattel, and Motorola. His team’s North American launch of Dove’s celebrated “Campaign for Real Beauty” was honored with the Image Award from the National Organization for Women. In 2007, his team designed Helios House, the world's first LEED-certified gas station built for BP in Los Angeles.
Session(s): Sustainable Consumption
Laura Commike Gitman
Director, Advisory Services • BSR
Laura Gitman spearheads BSR's corporate social responsibility initiatives in our New York office, primarily working with multinational companies in the financial services, information and communications technology (ICT), pharmaceuticals and biotech, and media and entertainment sectors. Her expertise includes responsible supply chain management, CSR strategy, stakeholder engagement and CSR reporting. She facilitates the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, and also helps companies to advance small- and medium-enterprise development in emerging markets. Gitman also authored a report with the World Bank on CSR in China's ICT sector.
Session(s): Environmental, Social, and Governance-Based Investment Trends
Sarah Connick
Biodiversity Manager, Corporate Health, Environment, and Safety Department • Chevron
Sarah Connick is responsible for promoting and supporting biodiversity protection and enhancement activities in association with Chevron's operations around the world. She participates in trade organization activities focused on biodiversity protection and fosters relationships with NGOs engaged in biodiversity protection. Previously, Connick was Associate Director of Sustainable Conservation, an environmental nonprofit based in San Francisco, where she developed and led partnerships with industry that focused on the development and adoption of more sustainable business practices. Connick also worked for six years at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., where she directed science policy studies of environmental issues.
Session(s): Global Land-Use Policies: Development, Implementation, and Performance
Christopher Corpuel
Vice President, Sustainability • Hilton Hotels Corporation
As Vice President, Sustainability, for Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC), Christopher Corpuel is responsible for strategy development and implementation, integrating sustainability into HHC’s core businesses and brands worldwide. Previously, Corpuel was Director of Product Quality for the Hilton Brand Management team. He worked directly with Hilton’s franchised owners and respective management companies in the Americas on asset-related issues including capital-improvement projects, relicensing, change of ownership, conversions, and new developments. He also served as Senior Manager, Brand Project Management, for the Hilton Brand Management team.
Session(s): Internal Communications: Making the Case for CSR's Value
Chris Coulter
Vice President, Global Insights & Strategy • GlobeScan Incorporated
A member of GlobeScan's management team, Chris Coulter is responsible for strategy and collaboration. He works with public affairs and communications professionals in international companies, multilateral organizations, and NGOs to help them manage their reputations, identify emerging issues, plan strategically, and develop successful initiatives and communications. He has a decade of experience in providing research-based strategic counsel to companies in the area of corporate reputation and sustainability. He regularly briefs senior decision-makers across all sectors in the area of society and business. Coulter also has substantive international experience, having worked in both the Ukraine and Korea, and for the Canadian International Development Agency.
Session(s): The State of Sustainability in China
Tom Cummings
Founder and Chairman • Executive Learning Partnership (ELP)
For the last 25 years, Tom Cummings has designed and implemented strategy, change, and policy-development agendas for a range of international companies, foundations, and public agencies. Prior to ELP, Cummings held roles as a senior executive for organization, learning, and leadership development at Unilever, Shell International, and ABN AMRO Bank. Cummings also cofounded and developed three consulting practices: the Center for Strategy Research, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, and Paras-Ecos corporation. Cummings also has served as an academic at IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he codirected the Business Alliances workshop and conducted award-winning research.
Session(s): Climate Action Initiative
Marie David
Director, Corporate Strategy & Sustainability • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
As the Director of Corporate Strategy & Sustainability for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, Marie David works on the company’s commitment to integrate social and environmental sustainability into its business practices by focusing on three big goals: 1. to have zero waste, 2. to use 100 percent renewable energy, and 3. to bring more sustainable products and services to its customers. Before joining the sustainability team, David was Director of Social Responsibility. In this role, she engaged stakeholders in Wal-Mart’s supply chain and developed a team of associates focused on social responsibility activities and implementing development programs in Wal-Mart’s sourcing markets.
Session(s): Corporate Stakeholder Engagement: Time to Evolve Our Language and Approach?
Michael De Soyza
Senior Manager, Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility • Dialog Telekom PLC
Michael de Soyza serves as the Senior Manager, Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility, at Dialog Telekom PLC. Prior to his current appointment at Dialog, he had stints in the oil and gas industry and financial services sector, where he managed programs broadly related to sustainable investment and entrepreneurship. De Soyza’s specialization lies in the management of sustainable development metrics for business, environmental management, public policy, corporate responsibility, and strategic social investment through effective public and private sector alliances.
Session(s): Sustainability on a Budget: Sharing Cost (and Risk) through Government Partnerships
Roxanne Decyk
Executive Vice President, Group Government Relations • Shell
Roxanne Decyk, who was appointed to her current position in July 2009, is responsible for international government relations strategy, activity, and coordination of international business through 100-plus country chairs. Previously, Decyk was Corporate Affairs and Sustainable Development Director for the group. In this capacity, she oversaw regional business coordination, global government affairs, communications, sustainable development, security, and health, safety and the environment. In October 2007, Decyk was appointed as a member of the Shell Group Executive Committee, and she was previously Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs/Human Resources for Shell U.S., with responsibility for human resources, diversity, external and government affairs, HSE, and ethics and compliance in the United States.
Session(s): The Role of Corporate Boards and Corporate Responsibility
Edan Dionne
Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs • IBM Corporation
As the Director of Corporate Environmental Affairs at IBM Corporation, Edan Dionne sets the company's global environmental affairs strategy, establishing IBM's global environmental management system, and overseeing IBM's programs and performance worldwide in environmental management, energy management and climate protection, and product and process environmental stewardship. In addition, the corporate staff provides advice and counsel to line business units. Dionne joined IBM in 1983 as Environmental Engineer and became part of IBM�s Corporate Environmental Affairs staff in 1990. Prior to assuming her current position, her experience included managing and executing a wide range of environmental and climate protection programs, partnership with others in industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and NGOs.
Session(s): Sustainability Solutions
Sylvia Earle
Oceanographer, Explorer, Author, Lecturer • Deep Ocean Exploration
Called 'Her Deepness' by the New Yorker and the New York Times, a 'Living Legend' by the Library of Congress, and Time magazine's first 'Hero for the Planet', Sylvia Earle is an oceanographer, explorer, author, lecturer, Explorer in Residence of the National Geographic Society, Leader of the Sustainable Seas Expeditions, Council Chair for the Harte Research Institute at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, Founder and Chairman of the Deep Search Foundation, and formerly the Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She has founded three companies, including Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, and served on various corporate boards. As the author of more than 170 publications, her research concerns the ecology and conservation of marine ecosystems, with special reference to marine algae and development of technology for access and research in the deep sea.
Session(s): Sylvia Earle: Update on the Blue Planet
Laura Ediger
Manager, Environmental Research & Innovation, Hong Kong • BSR
With a focus on energy, water, and climate change issues, Laura Ediger's research and project work cover a range of social and environmental impacts in Asia. She is closely involved with water quality and energy efficiency issues in southern China, and is also connecting food and agricultural companies with their suppliers to improve water management. Prior to joining BSR, Ediger conducted research in China on land use, migration, forestry, and agriculture, and was a research fellow at the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing.
Session(s): Ecoliteracy & Ecodesign with Fritjof Capra Sylvia Earle: Update on the Blue Planet
Blakey Emmett
Global Director, STOP Hunger • Sodexo
Blakey Emmett is the Global Director of Sodexo's STOP Hunger initiative, a program dedicated to fighting hunger and malnutrition around the world. Emmett has been working to develop and shape Sodexo's STOP Hunger initiatives since 1999. Today, she oversees STOP Hunger programs focused on volunteering in 25 of Sodexo's host countries, sharing Sodexo knowledge through nutrition, food safety, and food-waste education programs.
Session(s): Think Big: Developing Systemic Answers to Sustainability Challenges
Richard Feinberg
International Political Economy Professor • University of California, San Diego
Richard Feinberg is an authority on U.S. foreign policy, multilateral institutions, and summitry. He is an expert on trade and investment, globalization, democratization, and NGOs. Feinberg serves as Director of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Study Center, dedicated to research, scholarly exchange, and public education on subjects of interest to APEC member countries. He is Co-Director of the Leadership Council on Inter-American Summitry, a blue-ribbon council that evaluates progress in U.S.-Latin American relations. He is also the coordinator of the APEC International Assessment Network (APIAN) a pan-Pacific coalition of experts that monitors and evaluates APEC's performance. Feinberg has authored more than 150 articles and books.
Session(s): Public Policy for CSR: Best Practices
Sandy Fernandez
National Relationship Manager • Citi
As a National Relationship Manager in Citi's Global Community Relation's group, Sandy Fernandez is responsible for the strategic development and management of national community development programs and for managing Citi's national stakeholder relationships. In this capacity, he works across Citi's businesses, with the Citi Foundation, local Community Relations staff, and national organizations to achieve maximum impact and bring Citi's resources to support the community development efforts of nonprofits across the United States. He is also responsible for the development of a signature Citi program focused on building the communications and digital infrastructure of nonprofit organizations.
Session(s): Think Big: Developing Systemic Answers to Sustainability Challenges
Renuka Gadde
Director, Global Health • Becton, Dickinson and Company
Renuka Gadde works with international agencies and governments to further Becton, Dickinson and Company’s (BD’s) agenda to upgrade medical and clinical practices via collaboration and partnerships. Gadde is also the Platform Leader responsible for the immunization and injection safety business in emerging markets. Her work involves promoting safe injection policies that protect the patient and the health care workers by introducing appropriate technologies. Some of the key programs she has led include developing a partnership with BD, International Council of Nurses (ICN), and President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for establishing wellness centers for health care workers and their families in sub-Saharan Africa; a partnership with PEPFAR for improving phlebotomy and specimen collection in Africa; and the partnership for reduction of measles-related mortality with American Red Cross.
Session(s): Sustainability on a Budget: Sharing Cost (and Risk) through Government Partnerships
Arvin Ganesan
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Arvin Ganesan leads the EPA’s efforts in developing and implementing the legislative agenda for the agency. His responsibilities include legislative initiatives and proposals and monitoring all relevant legislative actions related to EPA programs. In addition, Ganesan facilitates communication of the agency's priorities and policies to Congress and manages and monitors agency and public requests for congressional information.
Session(s): Public Policy for CSR: Best Practices
Silvia Garrigo
Manager of Global Issues and Policy • Chevron
Silvia M. Garrigo is Manager of Global Issues and Policy for Chevron’s Policy, Government, and Public Affairs organization. She leads Chevron’s corporate responsibility strategy team, which guides a best-in-class approach to the company’s policies, programs, and goals in this area. The team also manages global policy trends and issues that could impact Chevron’s operations, competitive advantage, and reputation. Garrigo and her team are responsible for making corporate policy recommendations to senior-level management. She leads stakeholder engagement with NGOs, shareholders, socially responsibly investor groups, employees, think tanks, multi-stakeholder voluntary initiatives, academic institutions, and policy organizations on corporate responsibility through specific outreach, speaking engagements, and the annual corporate responsibility report.
Session(s): Internal Communications: Making the Case for CSR's Value
Richard Gillies
Director, Plan A and Sustainable Business • Marks & Spencer
Richard Gillies joined Marks & Spencer in 1989 and has worked in regional roles internationally. He transitioned into a central functional role as a Head of Human Resources and then went on to hold a series of companywide positions. As Operations Executive for the Clothing Division, he was able to lead a team to develop and create the new store format for Foods and Clothing. He was also responsible for the £1.5 billion store modernization program and the centralization of purchasing. Gillies has played a pivotal role in the development and delivery of the Marks & Spencer environmental and social sustainability plan and is now responsible for sustainable development globally.
Session(s): The Changing Function of the CSR Team in a Reset World
Juan Gonzalez-Valero
Head of Corporate Sustainability • Syngenta International AG
Dr. Juan Gonzalez-Valero has been leading the corporate responsibility framework for Syngenta since early 2006. He is responsible for setting the company’s CR agenda and ensures its implementation within the different business functions. He is the secretary of the Syngenta Corporate Responsibility Panel, the senior executive body that reviews and advises on CR policy, priorities and reporting. Previously, Gonzalez-Valero was responsible for Sustainable Use and Stewardship in Europe and Global. This involved integrating sustainable agriculture and product stewardship programs into the regional business strategies. He joined the company in 1990 holding several global leadership positions in Environmental Sciences and Risk Assessment across Europe and the USA.
Session(s): Global Land-Use Policies: Development, Implementation, and Performance
Michael R. Goodman
Principal • Innovation Associates Organizational Learning
An internationally recognized speaker, author, and practitioner in the fields of systems thinking, organizational learning, and leadership, Michael Goodman's main focus is on transferring the learning disciplines into organizations to sustain their capacity for learning and change. Goodman draws on more than 30 years of expertise in the arena of organizational learning and change, and he has designed and facilitated a wide variety of approaches to enable clients to deal with their critical business and organizational issues. His project work has included the design and delivery of training sessions, individual coaching, side-by-side work with internal resources, and the engagement of strategic leadership teams to understand complex problems and identify the leverage points critical to their resolution.
Session(s): Climate Action Initiative
Santiago Gowland
Vice President, Sustainable Development • Unilever
Santiago Gowland is responsible for the Unilever Brand development globally. He has lead the Corporate Responsibility strategy integrating social, economic and environmental impacts into brand innovation. His Brand Imprint process was ran on more than fifteen £1bn brands at Unilever shaping brand development and marketing plans through deepening citizen insights. Gowland’s career began as a lawyer in Argentina and then he worked in investment banking for Bankers Trust in New York. Seeking a change in career, he started two NGOs in Argentina, before joining Unilever Argentina's Corporate Relations team in 1999. He quickly became Head of Corporate Relations for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, and then led the function in South America.
Session(s): Sustainable Consumption
Kara Hartnett Hurst
Managing Director, East Coast • BSR
Kara Hartnett Hurst plays a crucial role in BSR's global expansion by overseeing all consulting and research activities on the East Coast of the United States. A skilled CSR practitioner, her areas of expertise include corporate transparency, responsible supply chain management, management structures, policy assessment, and industry collaboration. As a founding member of the Electronic Industry Citizen Coalition, Hurst facilitated the groundbreaking industry initiative in responsible supply chain management through its first years. She has taken this concept to other sectors, including pharmaceuticals and media, to establish impactful industry partnerships. Kara's clientele includes GE, Disney, Time Warner, American Express, and Dell.
Session(s): Public Policy for CSR: Best Practices
Dan Henkle
Senior Vice President, Global Responsibility • Gap Inc.
Dan Henkle heads a team of more than 120 employees worldwide that is responsible for the company’s global responsibility efforts. His team includes ethical sourcing, environmental affairs, employee relations, social and community investment, diversity and inclusion, learning and development, global partnerships, and talent management. Bringing a strong people focus to the organization, Henkle joined the company in 1992 and served as the Vice President of Human Resources for the Gap division before joining the Global Responsibility team. Prior to joining Gap Inc., he worked in the human resources function for Oracle Corporation.
Session(s): Corporate Stakeholder Engagement: Time to Evolve Our Language and Approach?
Kim Hewitt
Director, California Public Sector Enterprise • IBM
The IBM California Public Sector Sales Director since 2005, Kim Hewitt is responsible for the sale of IBM's overall business portfolio to clients including the state of California, local government agencies, higher education, and K-12 institutions. During her 25-year tenure with IBM, Hewitt has held leadership positions across several of IBM's operating units, most notably Business Consulting, Technology Services, and Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining IBM, she worked in technical sales and marketing for Perkin-Elmer Corporation and Waters Associates. Hewitt also serves as the Senior Location Executive for the IBM Sacramento region and its employees. In this capacity, she is IBMs official representative for community and philanthropic activities.
Session(s): Sustainability Solutions
Raymond K. Homan
Vice President, Sustainability Solutions • SAP A.G.
Raymond Homan is Vice President of Sustainability Solutions at SAP A.G., the world's leading provider of business software. As a member of the Sustainability Strategy team, Homan is responsible for supporting the corporate sustainability objectives in North America and the SAP Sustainability Solution Strategy globally. His focus is on energy and carbon management, which dictates a broad range of engagements with multiple stakeholders. Homan recently rejoined SAP after serving as President and CEO of BDNA Corporation, the leading provider of IT discovery, content, and mapping solutions. Previously at SAP, Homan was Vice President of the SAP High Technology Industry Business Unit, where he led the industry business strategy and execution across the global high-tech industry.
Session(s): CSR Reporting: Outside the Print Margins
Dunstan Hope
Managing Director, ICT Practice, Advisory Services • BSR
Dunstan Hope works with a diverse range of companies-including internet, software, telecommunications, and consumer electronics companies-on corporate responsibility issues such as human rights, climate change, reporting, sustainability strategy, and stakeholder engagement. From 2006 onwards, he facilitated the multi-stakeholder process to develop global principles on freedom of expression and privacy, which included a diverse mix of companies, civil society organizations, academics, and investors. This led to the launch of the Global Network Initiative. Hope also facilitated the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Implementation Group, where more than 30 information and communications technology companies collaborate to raise conditions in their supply chains.
Session(s): Sustainability Solutions
Jonathan Jacoby
Senior Policy Advisor, Private Sector Department • Oxfam America
Jonathan Jacoby engages the business community to advance shared public policy priorities on climate change, foreign aid reform, and other sustainable development issues. Previously, Jacoby served as Associate Director for International Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank in Washington, D.C. There, he coauthored "Virtuous Circle," a blueprint for the new administration's approach to development, trade, and globalization, and offered economic commentary on the BBC, CNBC, CNN, and PBS.
Session(s): Public Policy for CSR: Best Practices
Beth Jenkins
Fellow, CSR Initiative • Harvard Kennedy School
Beth Jenkins focuses on the role of corporations in expanding economic opportunity in developing countries, particularly through inclusive or base-of-the-pyramid business models. She is a consultant to IFC’s Corporate Advice Department and an advisor to UNDP’s Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative, and she blogs at Business Fights Poverty and NextBillion.net. Previously, Jenkins directed the CSR Initiative’s Economic Opportunity Program, analyzing, documenting, and disseminating inclusive business experience together with partners such as the International Finance Corporation, United Nations Development Programme, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and NGOs and companies around the world. Earlier in her career, Jenkins was responsible for developing and disseminating risk management concepts and capabilities at Booz | Allen | Hamilton.
Session(s): The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty
Tom Johnson
Vice President and Corporate Controller • The Clorox Company
Tom Johnson is responsible for ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and delivering financial, real estate, and facility services to The Clorox Company’s business units. He plays a lead role in developing the finance organization and its capabilities to deliver against the company strategy. Johnson joined Clorox 20 years ago and has served in a variety of roles in finance, marketing, and business development. Johnson has also co-led an effort to bring domestic partner benefits and other equitable policies to Clorox, which eventually resulted in the company’s perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
Session(s): Diversity and Inclusion
Cecily Joseph
Director, Corporate Responsibility • Symantec Corporation
As Director of Corporate Responsibility at Symantec Corporation, the fourth-largest independent software company in the world, Cecily Joseph oversees Symantec's global corporate social responsibility program, which includes environmental, social, and governance program development, integration, and alignment. Joseph responds to stakeholder questions and concerns and oversees the company's reporting and communication efforts. She also represents Symantec as a focal point for the UN Global Compact U.S. Network and helps organize and facilitate meetings with multinational corporations, universities, and NGOs on human rights, labor, environment, and anticorruption. Her responsibilities include coordination and design of Symantec's corporate-wide global climate change program. Joseph joined Symantec after 12 years with VERITAS Software, where she managed the company's legal affairs and served as Executive Director of the VERITAS Foundation.
Session(s): CSR Reporting: Outside the Print Margins
Erik Joule
Senior Vice President, Men’s Merchandising and Design • Levi Strauss & Co.
In March 2009, Erik Joule joined Levi Strauss & Co. from Quiksilver, where he led men's merchandising and design for all of the company's global brands. Living by the mantra change or fail, Joule believes that great merchants always have one foot in the creative and the other in analysis. Starting as a stockroom associate at Gap, he rose through the ranks and learned his merchant skills from the legendary Mickey Drexler at Gap. He later joined Guess and also served as the Vice President of Creative, Merchandising, Design, and Sourcing at Disney, overseeing kids through adult apparel for nearly two years.
Session(s): Integrating Sustainability into Sourcing, Design, and Production of Products
Julia Ka'iulani Nelson
Manager, Energy & Extractives • BSR
As manager in Advisory Services, Julia Nelson works closely with BSR's mining and utility companies to integrate sustainability within business strategies. With a sharp focus on social risk management, community engagement, and strategic community development, she was a critical player in the production of a community development primer for the International Finance Corporation's Community Development Fund. Nelson also facilitates the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition and supports the coalition's working hours, code of conduct, and tool management initiatives. She maintains an active interest in environmental issues and created a carbon footprinting tool for the international transportation sector for BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group.
Session(s): Modern Issues with Ancient Roots: Update on Indigenous Rights
Adam Kahane
Partner • Reos Partners
As a partner with Reos Partners, an international organization dedicated to supporting and building capacity for innovative collective action in complex social systems, Adam Kahane is a leading organizer, designer, and facilitator of processes through which business, government, and civil society leaders can work together to address their toughest challenges. He has worked in more than 50 countries, in every part of the world, with executives and politicians, generals and guerillas, civil servants and trade unionists, community activists and United Nations officials, clergy and artists. Previously, Kahane was the head of Social, Political, Economic, and Technological Scenarios for Royal Dutch Shell in London and held strategy and research positions with various international organizations.
Session(s): Solving Tough Problems. An Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New Realities
Zachary Karabell
President • River Twice Research
Zachary Karabell is President of River Twice Research, where he analyzes economic and political trends. He is also a Senior Advisor for BSR. Previously, Karabell was Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing, and Chief Economist at Fred Alger Management, a New York-based investment firm, and President of Fred Alger and Company, as well as Portfolio Manager of the China-U.S. Growth Fund, which won both a Lipper Award for top performance and a five-star designation from Morningstar. Karabell is the author of several books, including the forthcoming Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World's Prosperity Depends On It. In 2003, the World Economic Forum designated him a "Global Leader for Tomorrow."
Session(s): A Conversation with Pamela Passman
Michael Kirschner
President • Design Chain Associates
Mike Kirschner has more than 25 years of cross-functional experience in all phases of the product lifecycle, from conception through production and end-of-life, at both electronics original equipment manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturers. He has been in his current position since Design Chain Associates inception in 2001, and he is an internationally recognized expert in the analysis and impact of environmental regulation on electronic products. Kirschner was recently appointed to the California Department of Toxic Substance Control's Green Ribbon Science Panel and is also Associate Director of the Green Science Policy Institute.
Session(s): Environmental Performance for Consumers: Green Product Design
Michael Kobori
Vice President, Social and Environmental Sustainability • Levi Strauss & Co.
Under Michael Kobori's leadership of social and environmental sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co., the company has continued to innovate on sustainability and transparency. It has made public its list of suppliers to encourage more industry collaboration, and it has led industry efforts to implement sustainability with fabric mills and component parts suppliers. Kobori also led the development of the company's environmental vision, which seeks to establish a more sustainable supply chain, from farm to post-consumer. Kobori has more than 20 years of experience in sustainability and human rights with a number of organizations, including BSR, the Asia Foundation, and the Goldman Environmental Prize. He serves on the board of the Levi Strauss Foundation and on the ILO Better Work program advisory committee. He is also a member of the Governing Council of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and is representing BCI on this panel.
Session(s): Traceability and Responsibility: How Far Does Corporate Responsibility Extend Down Your Supply Chain?
Charlene Lake
Vice President, Public Affairs, Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability • AT&T
Charlene Lake leads AT&T’s philanthropic and volunteerism endeavors, third-party advocacy program, and public affairs functional support. She is also in charge of coordinating signature initiatives that connect social needs with business objectives. Lake began her career at Southwestern Bell Telephone and later took over the leadership of SBC’s corporate advertising and sports marketing department. She was asked to begin development of a public affairs discipline within the SBC External Affairs department, and in 2007 she was tapped to lead the development of AT&T's centralized corporate citizenship and sustainability function. In 2008, Lake was honored with the Iron Jawed Angel award by the Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series in Washington, D.C.
Session(s): The AT&T Experience: Integrating Sustainability in a Recession
Mauricio Lazala
Senior Researcher • Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Mauricio Lazala is an international lawyer with human rights experience in Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. He currently heads the Latin America and Middle East work at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, which tracks the positive and negative human rights impacts of 4,500 companies in more than 180 countries. Lazala monitors the conduct of hundreds of private companies and seeks companies’ responses when allegations of misbehavior are raised by civil society organizations and the media. He is also in charge of a number of sector- and issue-specific projects at the Resource Centre. Previously, Lazala was a law clerk at the International Criminal Court in the Hague and worked in Mexico for various human rights NGOs.
Session(s): Human Rights Dilemmas
Amy Leonard
Senior Vice President, Product Management • Levi Strauss & Co.
Amy Leonard represents the Global Sourcing Organization (GSO) on the Levi's Americas Leadership Team at Levi Strauss & Co. Previously, she worked as Vice President at the J. Jill Group and Vice President at Gap. Her support for Levi's Workers' Rights grants program and Fair Trade pilot program has bolstered the company's success in the Americas. Recently, NGOs have singled out brand purchasing practices as a key source of factory-level labor violations in the apparel industry. Given her positioning in GSO, Leonard is poised to influence best practices in the company and more broadly in the field.
Session(s): Integrating Sustainability into Sourcing, Design, and Production of Products
Virgilio Levaggi Vega
Regional Director, Central America, Haiti, Panama and Dominican Republic • International Labour Organization (ILO)
Virgilio Levaggi Vega joined the ILO in 1994 as Senior Specialist on Employers' Activities for Chile and MERCOSUR. He was then appointed Chief of the Programming and Technical Cooperation Unit at the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Lima. He later held the positions of Senior Program Analyst (HQ) and Regional Specialist on Socio-Economic Integration and Decent Work (Lima). From 2004, he was Deputy Regional Director for the Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining the ILO, Levaggi Vega held various positions in enterprises, and nonprofit organizations. He also has been Chief of Cabinet of the Peruvian Prime Minister. In 1993, he was invited by the United Nations Secretary-General to become a member of the World Summit for Social Development International Team of Advisors. His opinion articles are published in several newspapers in Latin America, since 1977.
Session(s): Public Policy for CSR: Best Practices
Frank Mantero
Director, Corporate Citizenship Programs • GE Corporation
Frank Mantero is responsible for coordinating GE’s global citizenship efforts, developing and managing the company's Citizenship Report, monitoring the company's engagement with stakeholders, and leading the company’s presence on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. He is the lead spokesperson for GE-sponsored disaster relief efforts and for GE Foundation activities. In addition, he is responsible for the public policy grant portfolio for the GE Foundation, which includes programs on human rights, rule of law, climate change, and globalization.
Session(s): Human Rights Dilemmas
Jorgette Marinez
Senior Manager, Global Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance • PepsiCo
Since June 2008, Jorgette Marinez has been leading the PepsiCo Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance program globally, as part of the company's Global Procurement Responsible and Sustainable Sourcing function. This includes initiatives that span the globe and cross hundreds of procurement categories to ensure suppliers align with Performance with Purpose planks. Previously, Mariñez was a management consultant focusing on procurement and related supply chain solutions for nearly 10 years. She held positions with Unisys and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting in New York and Washington, D.C., and she supported clients globally, including multiple Fortune 100/500 companies and governmental agencies.
Session(s): Traceability and Responsibility: How Far Does Corporate Responsibility Extend Down Your Supply Chain?
Alejandra Martin
Manager, Energy and Extractives • BSR
Alejandra Martin has more than 10 years of professional and consulting experience in rural community enterprise and development, indigenous peoples rights, biodiversity conservation, stakeholder engagement, and corporate social responsibility. Equipped with extensive knowledge of the CSR field and the unique challenges facing extractives industries in Latin America, she works with clients - both in the field and in the board room - on stakeholder engagement strategies, effective communication training, outreach and responsible labor. In addition to promoting company-community partnerships and increasing market access for local organizations, Martin has worked with well-known international institutions, including the Global Environment Facility, the UN Development Programme, Forest Trends, the Rights and Resources Group, and the World Bank.
Session(s): The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty
Roger McElrath
Manager, Advisory Services • BSR
Understanding the challenges and opportunities facing food and agriculture and oil industries, Roger McElrath enhances these companies' sustainability policies and programs in the areas of supply chain management, community development, stakeholder relations, CSR reporting, and strategy. He has worked with Tate & Lyle on code of conducts, Archer Daniels Midland on CSR strategy and supply chain management, and Threemile Canyon Farms on developing a sustainability vision and metrics.
Session(s): Traceability and Responsibility: How Far Does Corporate Responsibility Extend Down Your Supply Chain?
Chris McKnett
Principal, ESG Investing • State Street Global Advisors
Chris McKnett is a Product Engineer for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and works across asset classes and investment teams to champion sustainable investment on behalf of State Street Global Advisors and its clients. He is responsible for analyzing and integrating ESG issues in addition to product management and portfolio management. Previously, McKnett headed business development for KLD Indexes, a unit of KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., a leading ESG research and index provider. At KLD, McKnett was also the Product Manager for the Global Climate 100 Index, an investable index focused on identifying leaders along the climate solutions value chain globally.
Session(s): Environmental, Social, and Governance-Based Investment Trends
Zoe McMahon
Supply Chain Social and Environmental Responsibility Manager • HP
Zoe McMahon is responsible for driving the overall vision and strategy for HP’s Supply Chain (SC) Social and Environmental Responsibility (SER) program, including strategies for end-to-end supplier assessment, auditing and continuous improvement processes, capability-building programs, and representing HP in forums with both suppliers and external stakeholders. McMahon has worked for HP for nearly 15 years and has held various positions in HP’s European environmental organization including managing HP’s processes for environmental sales and marketing support and monitoring developments in regional legislation, eco-labels and procurement criteria.
Session(s): Traceability and Responsibility: How Far Does Corporate Responsibility Extend Down Your Supply Chain?
Diane Melley
Director, Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs • IBM Corporation
Diane Melley’s responsibilities include leading the On Demand Community initiative, IBM's global strategic program to support employee and retiree volunteer efforts worldwide. More than 130,000 IBM employees and retirees in more than 68 countries engage in On Demand Community, which reflects well over 8 million hours of IBM community volunteer efforts. Melley also leads the Business Integration team, where Corporate Citizenship assets are integrated with IBM’s business strategies in the public sector, education, and the small/medium business industry segments. She also supports IBM's Humanitarian Disaster Response efforts worldwide. Recently, Melley was named as the lead for corporate social responsibility and the annual corporate responsibility report.
Session(s): Sustainability Solutions
Caitlin Morris
Director, Sustainable Business and Innovation • Nike
Caitlin Morris is a Director within the recently formed “Mobilize” Group of Sustainable Business and Innovation at Nike. In this role, she focuses on integrated strategies with a wide range of external stakeholders that promote social and economic development. Previously, Morris served as Nike’s Compliance Director of Integration and Collaboration. As a member of the Global Compliance leadership team, she had direct responsibility for managing multi-stakeholder platforms that seek to elevate working conditions across the global supply chain and led the compliance strategy for overall stakeholder engagement. Morris oversaw Nike’s efforts to reach its collaboration targets, as well as the integration of licensees, agents, and affiliates into Nike’s compliance program.
Session(s): Responsible Transitions
Kevin Moss
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility • BT Americas Inc.
Kevin Moss is responsible for implementing BT’s corporate social responsibility strategy in North America, which covers a broad scope of sustainability issues, including environment and climate change impact, community investment, and business ethics. His key focus areas include sharing BT’s CSR experience with customers and helping them understand how BT can help them meet their CSR objectives. Moss previously oversaw voice and data product management for BT Americas, including product strategy, new product development, and geographic expansion across systems, networks, operations, and channels.
Session(s): Internal Communications: Making the Case for CSR's Value
Sasha Muench
Economic Development Specialist • Mercy Corps
Sasha Muench is currently the Economic Development Specialist for Mercy Corps in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has 10 years of experience in international development, primarily focused on enabling individuals to address their own poverty by promoting access to financial services and training. She has worked on programs promoting women's empowerment, economic development, and local capacity building in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gaza, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Serbia. She is currently developing mechanisms that provide Indonesian microfinance institutions with sustained access to loan capital and technical assistance.
Session(s): Responsible Transitions
Mark Murphy
Vice President, Corporate Affairs • Cargill
Mark Murphy leads the Corporate Responsibility Area within Cargill's global Corporate Affairs Department. He oversees corporate responsibility, community relations, and corporate philanthropy globally for Cargill and serves as Executive Director of the Cargill Foundation. Murphy joined Cargill in 1996 as the Senior Program Officer for the Cargill Foundation, and from 1997 to 2000, he directed Cargill's U.S. community relations activities. Previously, Murphy spent 15 years in the nonprofit and public sectors.
Session(s): Global Land-Use Policies: Development, Implementation, and Performance
Faris Natour
Director, Research & Innovation • BSR
Faris Natour took the helm in June 2008 as Director of BSR's growing research team, which produces independent, business-critical research to help companies anticipate emerging trends and implement sustainability strategies. Natour, who now focuses on the intersection of human rights and business, joined BSR in 2005 as a Manager in Advisory Services, where he developed solutions on CSR issues management, stakeholder engagements, supply chain management and CSR reporting for a wide range of companies, including Delhaize Group, General Electric and Sodexo.
Session(s): Bringing the UN’s “Protect, Respect, Remedy” Framework to Life: An Update on John Ruggie's Business and Human Rights Mandate Human Rights Dilemmas
Gary Niekerk
Director, Global Citizenship • Intel
Gary Niekerk has spent over twenty years working with stakeholders, customers, and employees on sustainability and reputation issues; in his effort to protect and build the brands of some of the world’s leading high-tech companies. He has worked for Hewlett-Packard, Apple and Intel Corporation where he has spent the past fifteen years. His current position is in the Office of Corporate Responsibility but he has held a variety of leadership positions, including: Regional Environmental Health & Safety Manager and External Affairs Manager.
Session(s): From Voluntary to Legal Disclosure: Should Sustainability Reporting Be Required?
Tracey Noe
Senior Director, Global Citizenship and Policy • Abbott
Tracey Noe is Senior Director, Global Citizenship and Policy, for Abbott, a broad-based health care company that employs 72,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. A leader in corporate social responsibility, Abbott has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indices for five consecutive years. Noe leads Abbott's citizenship reporting function and oversees the company's interactions with critical stakeholders, including public policy organizations, think tanks, socially responsible investment funds, shareholder advocacy groups, and NGOs.
Session(s): Sustainability on a Budget: Sharing Cost (and Risk) through Government Partnerships
Veronica Nyhan Jones
Social Development Specialist • CommDev, IFC Oil, Gas & Mining
Veronica Nyhan Jones advises private extractive clients operating in Africa, Asia and Latin America on how to value the return on their sustainability investments, implement participatory planning and monitoring processes, and improve the local development impacts around their projects. She has also worked for the World Bank Institute training local trainers, civil society and government to support community driven development in Africa and promoting social cohesion across Eastern Europe. Prior to joining the World Bank, she worked for the International Youth Foundation, the US Department for Health & Human Services and the White House on crime prevention and health care reform.
Session(s): Materiality & ROI
Ebele Okobi-Harris
Director, Business and Human Rights Program • Yahoo! Inc.
Ebele Okobi-Harris is Director of the Business and Human Rights Program at Yahoo! Inc. Before joining Yahoo!, Okobi-Harris worked as a corporate attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, Paris, and London; as an Attorney Fellow at the Consumers Union in San Francisco; as a Director of advisory services at Catalyst in San Jose and Amsterdam; and for Nike at the company’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa region headquarters in Amsterdam, where her responsibilities included creating a marketing, corporate responsibility, and business development strategy for Africa.
Session(s): Human Rights Dilemmas
Eric Olson
Senior Vice President, Advisory Services • BSR
Eric Olson knows that "business as usual" won't guarantee success in today's turbulent economic times. Leveraging more than 15 years in the consulting field, Olson leads BSR's growing Advisory Service practice to deliver solid CSR strategies that boost the bottom line for companies while benefiting the world. Prior to joining BSR, Olson worked with The Natural Step in San Francisco, accelerating sustainability through strategic counsel on a broad range of corporate responsibility matters that included supply chain management and sustainable development. He also has served as Vice President at the Boston Consulting Group and was a Partner and Founding Member of the global consultancy Mitchell Madison Group.
Session(s): The AT&T Experience: Integrating Sustainability in a Recession Internal Communications: Making the Case for CSR's Value Materiality & ROI
David Orr
Paul Sears Distinguished Professor, Environmental Studies and Politics Oberlin College • James Marsh Professor-at-Large, University of Vermont
David Orr’s career as a scholar, teacher, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur spans fields as diverse as environment and politics, environmental education, campus greening, green building, ecological design, and climate change. In 1987, he organized studies of energy, water, and materials use on several college campuses that helped to launch the green campus movement. In 1996, he organized the effort to design the first substantially green building on a U.S. college campus. Recent projects include a US$2 million project to define a 100-day climate action plan for U.S. President Obama’s administration and a project with legal scholars to define the legal rights of posterity in cases where the actions of the present generation might deprive posterity of “life, liberty, and property.”
Session(s): Sustainable Consumption
Pamela Passman
Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs • Microsoft Corporation
Pamela Passman leads Microsoft's Global Corporate Affairs function, and oversees four main missions: to provide regulatory counsel to business groups and develop corporate positions on public policy issues, such as intellectual property rights, privacy, internet security and safety, international trade, accessibility and telecommunications; to strengthen government and industry relations; to develop partnerships with governments, international organizations, nonprofits, and industry; and to oversee Microsoft's community investments and outreach. Passman also has leadership responsibilities for Microsoft's cross-company, global corporate citizenship efforts and Microsoft Unlimited Potential, a commitment to bring the benefits of technology to the next 5 billion people.
Session(s): A Conversation with Pamela Passman
Jeremy Prepscius
Managing Director, Asia • BSR
Jeremy Prepscius is in charge of serving and expanding the member base in Asia and integrating the work there into the BSR global approach, focusing on issues such as water, the next generation of social compliance work in the supply chain, the evolution of CSR with Chinese characteristics and the framing of CSR issues in Asia. He has extensive experience in supply chain management, business integration, external communications, government relations and compliance operations.
Session(s): The State of Sustainability in China
Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen
Managing Director, Europe • BSR
A catalyst in the expansion of BSR's global services, Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen drives the strategic direction of BSR's member and client needs in Europe. He applies his multifaceted perspective from years of experience in both industry and government, facilitating discussions between the private and public sectors on key societal issues. Prior to joining BSR, Pruzan-Jorgensen was a key player in growing PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Sustainable Business Solutions practice in Copenhagen, where he provided strategic advisory and assurance services to a range of international companies and led PwC and governmental institutions on sustainability issues. He also spent five years in the Foreign Service as a diplomat.
Session(s): The Changing Function of the CSR Team in a Reset World
Sanjay Raman
Co-Founder and Vice President, Product Development • Howcast Media
Howcast Co-Founder Sanjay Raman currently serves as the company's Vice President of Product Development, driving all product and engineering efforts. Prior to co-founding Howcast, he spent more than three years at Google as a Product Manager for Google Apps, driving product vision and strategy for the distribution of Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar to enterprises, internet service providers, original equipment manufacturers, and small businesses. As one of the initial members of the Google Video team, Raman launched the first user-generated video-upload platform and defined several key areas of the product.
Session(s): Sustainability on a Budget: Sharing Cost (and Risk) through Government Partnerships
Kavita N. Ramdas
President and CEO • Global Fund for Women
As President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women since 1996, Kavita Ramdas has dedicated herself to empowering women worldwide with the financial resources to increase girls access to education, defend women's right to health and reproductive rights, prevent violence against women, and advance women's political participation, as well as other vital issues. Ramdas has served on the boards of the Women's Funding Network, the Women's Rights Prize of the Gruber Foundation, and the Ethical Globalization Initiative. She is the recipient of numerous philanthropic and leadership awards, including, most recently, the Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri Award for Distinguished Service presented by the California Institute of Integrated Studies. Ramdas recently joined the Global Development Advisory Panel of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Advisory Panel of the Asian University for Women, and Princeton University's Board of Trustees.
Session(s): Investing in Women and Girls
Ralph Reid
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility • Sprint Nextel Corporation
As Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility for Sprint Nextel, Ralph Reid is responsible for leading Sprint's overall social responsibility and environmental efforts, as well as direct management of Sprint's Community Relations, Employee Volunteerism, and Corporate Diversity and Inclusion efforts. He also directs Sprint's philanthropic activities as President of the Sprint Foundation. Previously, Reid led Sprint's Emerging Leadership Programs, where he was responsible for designing, developing, and leading accelerated developmental programs for Sprint managers and executives. During his 27-year career with Sprint, Reid has held a wide range of financial and operations management positions with the company.
Session(s): Environmental Performance for Consumers: Green Product Design
Raj Sapru
Director, Advisory Services • BSR
Raj Sapru guides BSR's global clients on solving the latest energy and climate change issues. With years of sharpened expertise on environmental strategy development and implementation, his work includes CSR strategy and reporting, responsible supply chain management, and carbon strategies with clients such as General Electric, Caterpillar, AT&T, Verizon, SK Telecom, and Sprint Nextel. Raj leads the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG), a collaboration of global shippers and transportation providers with a common goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation supply chain. Sapru manages CCWG's 30 member companies, which include Maersk, GE, IKEA, H&M, Wal-Mart, Gap, Cisco, Coscon, and Nike, to improve stakeholder relations, enhance brand recognition and address environmental and social challenges.
Session(s): Environmental Performance for Consumers: Green Product Design Improving Carbon Management in Your Value Chain
Kathleen Shaver
Director, Corporate Responsibility • Mattel
Kathleen Shaver leads Mattel’s CSR-related public reporting function and stakeholder engagement. These worldwide initiatives are designed to advance communication with the corporation’s many interested parties, including socially responsible investors, NGOs, and local community leaders. Topics of focus for stakeholder dialogue include factory working conditions, product quality, and sustainability. Shaver directs the initiative to conduct and publicly disclose the findings from third-party audits of factories that manufacture Mattel products. She also leads strategic planning and development of the firm’s corporate responsibility reporting program, including goal setting, GRI benchmarking, and development of Mattel’s biannual Global Citizenship Report. Previously, her professional career has included roles in the private sector as well as in the nonprofit and academic arenas.
Session(s): Corporate Stakeholder Engagement: Time to Evolve Our Language and Approach?
Cody Sisco
Manager, Advisory Services • BSR
With the software industry poised to accelerate sustainable development, Cody Sisco leads BSR's work in this fast-changing and influential sector. As the facilitator of the Software Working Group, he brings industry leaders together in dialogue and action on the sector's priorities and potential contributions. In addition, Sisco is deeply involved in BSR's responsible supply chain management initiatives. He manages the Beyond Monitoring Working Group. He also conducts research on effective management systems and capability building programs for suppliers and the role of information technology in sustainable supply chain management.
Session(s): Diversity and Inclusion
Stacey Smith
Managing Director • BSR
Stacey Smith is responsible for BSR's work with the food and agriculture industry and plays a crucial role in the development of BSR's consulting methodology and approach. Her work focuses on CSR strategy, structure and performance, stakeholder relationships, communications and reporting and supply chain practices. Smith also plays a key role in facilitating stakeholder dialogue and collaborative project approaches. At BSR, Stacey has worked with companies such as Altria, McDonald's, ADM, Philip Morris, Starbucks, Unilever, and Wal-Mart.
Session(s): Corporate Stakeholder Engagement: Time to Evolve Our Language and Approach? Global Land-Use Policies: Development, Implementation, and Performance
Jerry Steiner
Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs • Monsanto Company
In Jerry Steiner's current position, his key responsibilities are forming public-private partnerships aimed at helping farmers around the world produce more food, while conserving valuable resources like water and energy. He also works closely with food companies on value-added business projects, and he leads Monsanto's government, public, and industry affairs teams globally. Steiner represents the company as a Director of the Keystone Center and as a member of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Group. He also is a member of the CropLife International Biotech Strategy Council and the Council for Biotechnology Information, and he is a Director of the Biotechnology Industry Organization.
Session(s): When Good Intentions Collide
Jane Stewart
Special Representative and Director • International Labour Organization’s Office to the United Nations
Jane Stewart, PC, is Special Representative to the United Nations and Director of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Office for the United Nations, based in New York. She spent more than 10 years in public service and is a former Canadian politician who was first elected to Parliament in 1993 and has held a number of ministerial-level posts, with strong support from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Stewart has served as Minister of National Revenue, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and Minister of Human Resources Development. After leaving Canadian politics, she was Director, Skills and Employability Department, and later Acting Executive in the Employment Sector at the ILO in Geneva. Stewart was appointed by the Province of Ontario as its Principal Representative to the Caledonia discussions responsible for negotiating land claims and long-term jurisdictional and governance issues.
Session(s): Responsible Transitions
Søren Stig
Head of Sustainability • Maersk Line
Søren Stig is Head of Sustainability for Maersk Line, one of the leading liner shipping companies in the world. His responsibility covers health, safety, security, environment and CSR. Maersk Line was proud to be named Sustainable Shipping Operator of The Year in July 2009 for challenging the shipping industry and bringing about significant reductions in energy consumption and emissions. The award, presented by Sustainable was given to Maersk Line in recognition of the efforts it has made in reducing the environmental impact of its business operations. Maersk Line has proved that the two-stroke engines on its container vessels are able to run continuously at low loads ensuring a more flexible and energy-efficient vessel operation.
Session(s): Improving Carbon Management in Your Value Chain
Victor Tabbush
Adjunct Professor • UCLA, Anderson School of Management
Victor Tabbush, Ph.D., is a specialist in the area of health care economics and health management and the originator and faculty director of many executive programs specialized for health care providers. These include the Johnson & Johnson Health Care Executive Program for U.S. community-based organizations, and the Management Development Institute for African organizations, offering services to patients and families infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. He also works closely with the California Health Care Foundation in the design and delivery of its Health Care Leadership Program. In addition to teaching at UCLA, Tabbush is a regular consultant and speaker on health care issues.
Session(s): Think Big: Developing Systemic Answers to Sustainability Challenges
Jerome Tagger
Chief Operating Officer • Principles for Responsible Investment
Jerome Tagger oversees operations and signatory relations and recruitment for the Principles for Responsible Investment. Previously, he was Head of Research at Eurosif, the European Social Investment Forum, where he led the first comprehensive European surveys of SRI markets, supervised the publication of investor toolkits on responsible investment and active ownership, and piloted work on transparency guidelines. Tagger has prior experience in the life insurance sector at BNP Paribas Group and also participated in one of the first CSR supply chain assessments in the non-food retail sector in France.
Session(s): From Voluntary to Legal Disclosure: Should Sustainability Reporting Be Required?
Keiichi Ushijima
Manager, CSR Promotion • Hitachi, Ltd.
Keiichi Ushijima develops and leads the Hitachi Group’s global CSR strategy by incorporating social and environmental issues clarified through stakeholder engagement and the process of materiality. He also directs the application of the CSR strategy to the Hitachi Group globally. Currently, Ushijima’s focus is in working with top management to link strategic CSR with corporate business strategy to better inform decision-makers in aligning the business to solve fundamental global issues. He is also focused on strengthening a comprehensive risk management framework and its linkage between Hitachi’s businesses.
Session(s): Materiality & ROI
John Viera
Director, Sustainable Business Strategies • Ford Motor Company
John Viera was appointed to his current position in January 2007. He is responsible for developing global sustainable business plans, reporting externally on the company's environmental and social performance, and leading the company's engagement and partnerships with non-government organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders. In January 2009, Viera assumed the responsibilities of the company's environmental policies as well. Viera has held several positions within Ford Motor Company during his 25 year tenure and was responsible for the Truck Product Planning organization that lead Company efforts in the development of natural gas-fueled pickup trucks.
Session(s): Public Policy for CSR: Best Practices
Ferdinando Villa
Research Professor, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics • University of Vermont
Ferdinando Villa holds a Ph.D. in theoretical ecology and had a long parallel career as a scientific software designer and engineer. After working in many fields of ecology, from theoretical island biogeography to spatially explicit decision analysis, he discovered the joys and pains of interdisciplinary research. He has since expanded the focus of his research to the interface of policy, ecology, and economics, concentrating on artificial intelligence approaches to assist environmental decision-making and natural system assessment and valuation. Villa currently leads the Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES) project, which is producing a next-generation web application meant to make environmental decisions easier and more effective. ARIES helps discover, understand, and quantify environmental assets and what factors influence their value, in a geographical area and according to needs expressed by users.
Session(s): Global Land-Use Policies: Development, Implementation, and Performance
Jesse Wiley
Editor • John Wiley & Sons
Jesse Wiley is a member of the seventh generation of Wileys working at John Wiley & Sons, a global publishing company founded in 1806. He works as an editor within the Jossey-Bass imprint of the Professional and Trade division on books for nonprofit and business professionals, and he develops electronic and online publishing products and services. Wiley is a member of Wiley's Global Corporate Citizenship Council and is currently working on a taskforce to support and engage colleagues involved in corporate citizenship activities at the local level. He is also active in family business governance.
Session(s): Materiality & ROI
Euan Wilmshurst
International Government Relations Manager • The Coca-Cola Company
Euan Wilmshurst develops relationships with key organizations with a focus on Coca-Cola's role in development and sustainability. He leads the company’s work with the Department for International Development (DFID) and with the United Nations Development Programme around the Business Call to Action and the Millennium Development Goals. Prior to joining Coca-Cola in 2007, Wilmshurst spent five years as Director of Action for Southern Africa, the successor to the U.K. Anti-Apartheid Movement. He has worked extensively with NGOs, trade unions, corporate organizations, ministers, and others, both in the U.K. and internationally, with a particular focus on sustainable social and economic development, the role of business in development, and in building cross-sector partnerships.
Session(s): Think Big: Developing Systemic Answers to Sustainability Challenges
Andrew Wolfram
Senior Associate • Perkins + Will
Andrew Wolfram is a Commissioner on the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission and has more than 20 years’ experience working on the preservation and adaptive reuse of significant historic buildings. He has led many projects from conception through construction and has been responsible for comprehensive urban planning and feasibility studies. In the Bay Area, he served as Project Architect for the celebrated Ferry Building renovation, and has worked on a number of projects at the Presidio ranging from cultural landscape assessments to the adaptive reuse of the former Public Health Service Hospital into rental apartments. Wolfram is the president of the Northern California chapter of DOCOMOMO US, a national organization dedicated to raising awareness of significant works of modern architecture and design.
Session(s): The San Francisco Ferry Building Tour: A Sustainable Success Story
Wei Dong Zhou
Director, China • BSR
Wei Dong Zhou sets the strategic direction for all BSR projects in the emerging global economy of China. In addition to providing counsel to BSR's member companies and their supply chain partners in China, he oversees BSR's China Training Institute, which trains factory managers on CSR, health and safety, and responsible human resource practices. His clients have included the Walt Disney Company, IKEA, Levi Strauss & Co., Ann Taylor, Nordstrom, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Microsoft and China Mobile.
Session(s): The State of Sustainability in China
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