Agenda
Friday, Mar. 23
5:00-5:30
Registration Check-In
5:30-5:40
Welcome
5:40-6:20
Keynote Presentation & Discussion
Scott Jacobs, CEO and Co-Founder, Generate Capital,
in conversation with
Greg Dalton, Founder & Host, Climate One
6:20-7:00
Keynote Conversation
Matt Arnold, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, JPMorgan Chase,
in conversation with
Truman Semans, CEO, Element Strategies
7:00-8:30
Reception
9:00-
After-Hours Student Social hosted by the Duke MEM/MBA Club
Saturday, Mar. 24
9:00-9:15
Hidden Risks, Hidden Opportunities: Framing the Climate Issue
Dan Vermeer, PhD, Executive Director, EDGE, Duke University Fuqua School of Business
9:15-9:45
Climate 101: What Every MBA Needs to Know
Katherine Mach, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford University
9:45-10:45
Investors' Perspective: Pricing Climate Risk
Kate Gordon, Senior Advisor, Paulson Institute
Elizabeth Lewis, Partner, Terra Alpha Investments
Mark McDivitt, Managing Director, Head of ESG Solutions, State Street Corporation
Ron Temple, Managing Director, Head of US Equities & Co-Head of Multi-Asset Investing, Lazard Asset Management
Dan Saccardi, Director, Company Network, Ceres, moderator
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-11:20
Executive's Briefing on Climate Policy
Bill Eacho, Former US Ambassador & CEO; Founder, Partnership for Responsible Growth
11:20-11:30
Imagining the Future of Energy
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, Senior Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Statoil
11:30-11:50
Responding & Innovating: Corporate Strategy in the Age of Climate Change
Diane Holdorf, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, Kellogg Company
in conversation with
Elaine Hsieh, VERGE Program Director, GreenBiz Group
11:50-12:20
Connecting Climate Strategy to Financial Value
Nemanja Babic, Principal, A.T. Kearney
Tensie Whelan, Director, Center for Sustainable Business, NYU Stern School of Business
12:20-12:30
Changing the B-School Conversation
Tiiram Sunderland, Consultant, Bain & Co.
12:30-1:30
Lunch & Networking
1:30-2:45
Industry Deep Dive & Problem-Solving
Banking, Finance & Insurance
Lee Coker, ESG Officer, Oak Hill Capital
Jana Holt, Thought Leadership, Global Sustainable Finance, Morgan Stanley
Greg Lowe, Global Head of Resilience & Sustainability, Aon
Val Smith, Managing Director & Global Head, Corporate Sustainability, Citi
John Buley, Professor of the Practice of Finance, Fuqua School of Business, moderator
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Jeff Baer, Former Senior Porftolio Manager and Head of Retrofit Investments, Deutsche Asset Management
Cynthia Curtis, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, JLL
Billy Grayson, Executive Director, Center for Sustainability & Economic Performance, Urban Land Institute
David Hartzell, Steven D. Bell and Leonard W. Wood Distinguished Professor in Real Estate, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, moderator
Energy
Chris Benjamin, Director, Corporate Sustainability, PG&E
Brian Bolster, Managing Director & Global Head of Power & Infrastructure Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, Senior Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Statoil
Jason Jay, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, moderator
Food & Ag
Diane Holdorf, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, Kellogg Company
Maggie Monast, Senior Manager, Economic Incentives, EDF
Tiiram Sunderland, Consultant, Bain & Co.
Tensie Whelan, Director, Center for Sustainable Business, NYU Stern School of Business, moderator
Apparel & Consumer Goods
Jesse Daystar, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, Cotton Inc.
Brendan LeBlanc, Partner, EY
Liza Schillo, Manager, Product Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.
Scott Vitters, Senior Director, Sustainable Manufacturing & Sourcing, Nike
Olga Hawn, Assistant Professor of Strategy, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, moderator
2:45-3:00
Break
3:00-3:45
Innovation Horizon
Victoria Beasley, Principal, Prelude Ventures
Bill Brown, Co-Founder & Principal, 8 Rivers Capital
Mark Laabs, Managing Director, Modern Energy
Truman Semans, CEO, Element Strategies, moderator
3:45-4:15
Climate Change as a Leadership Opportunity
Lord Michael Hastings, Global Head of Corporate Citizenship, KPMG International
Jim Rogers, Former CEO and Chair, Duke Energy
in conversation with
Aaron Chatterji, Associate Professor of Strategy, Fuqua School of Business
4:15-4:30
Reflection & Close
5:00-7:00
Networking Reception
Speakers
LORD MICHAEL HASTINGS
GLOBAL HEAD OF CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
KPMG INTERNATIONAL
MATT ARNOLD
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
JPMORGAN CHASE
SCOTT JACOBS
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
GENERATE CAPITAL
JIM ROGERS
CHAIR AND CEO (RETIRED)
DUKE ENERGY
KATE GORDON
SENIOR ADVISOR
PAULSON INSTITUTE
VALERIE SMITH
MANAGING DIRECTOR & GLOBAL HEAD, CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
CITI
GREG LOWE
GLOBAL HEAD OF RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY
AON
RON TEMPLE
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF US EQUITIES & CO-HEAD OF MULTI-ASSET INVESTING
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT
ELAINE HSIEH
VERGE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
GREENBIZ
BRIAN BOLSTER
MANAGING DIRECTOR & GLOBAL HEAD OF POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANKING
GOLDMAN SACHS
OLGA HAWN
ASST. PROFESSOR OF STRATEGY
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL
KATHARINE MACH
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
TIIRAM SUNDERLAND
CONSULTANT
BAIN & CO.
JANA HOLT
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
MORGAN STANLEY
SCOTT VITTERS
SENIOR DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING & SOURCING
NIKE
BILL EACHO
FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR & CEO
FOUNDER, PARTNERSHIP FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH
DIANE HOLDORF
VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
KELLOGG COMPANY
JASON JAY
SENIOR LECTURER
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
BRENDAN LEBLANC
PARTNER
EY
GREG DALTON
JOURNALIST AND FOUNDER
CLIMATE ONE
MARK MCDIVITT
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF ESG SOLUTIONS
STATE STREET CORPORATION
DAN SACCARDI
DIRECTOR, COMPANY NETWORK
CERES
CYNTHIA CURTIS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SUSTAINABILITY
JLL
MAGGIE MONAST
SENIOR MANAGER, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
EDF
ELIZABETH LEWIS
PARTNER
TERRA ALPHA INVESTMENTS
BILLY GRAYSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY & ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
LIZA SCHILLO
MANAGER, PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY
LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
BJØRN OTTO SVERDRUP
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SUSTAINABILITY
STATOIL
TENSIE WHELAN
DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
JEFF BAER
FORMER SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER AND HEAD OF RETROFIT INVESTMENTS
DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT
LEE COKER
ESG OFFICER
OAK HILL CAPITAL
DAN VERMEER
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE
DUKE FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
NEMANJA BABIC
PRINCIPAL
A.T. KEARNEY
DAVID HARTZELL
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR IN REAL ESTATE; PROFESSOR OF FINANCE
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL
BILL BROWN
CO-FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL
8 RIVERS CAPITAL LLC
MARK LAABS
MANAGING DIRECTOR
MODERN ENERGY
CHRIS BENJAMIN
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC (PG&E)
AARON CHATTERJI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DUKE FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
JESSE DAYSTAR
CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
COTTON INC.
VICTORIA BEASLEY
PRINCIPAL
PRELUDE VENTURES
TRUMAN SEMANS
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE
ELEMENT STRATEGIES
Dan Vermeer, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Dan Vermeer, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University