Americas Conference – Sustainable Resilience: Catalyzing Innovations

2:00 - 7:00 pm

• 2:00 pm | INSEAD Innovators Showcase Sponsored by Loyal VC
  Michael Kosic, Founder and Managing Partner at Loyal VC
  Kamal Hassan, Managing Partner at Loyal VC
• 2:00 pm | BCG Roundtable (invitation-only)
  Ron Soonieus, Sr Advisor BCG
• 4:30 pm | Loyal VC Update
  Kamal Hassan, Managing Partner at Loyal VC
• 5:00 pm | Welcome Cocktail with Francisco Veloso & Celebration of the Succession of the US NAA President from Cintia Tavella to Amit Akhelikar.

8:45 am - 6:30 pm 

•  9:00 am | Masterclass "Sustainability through the Lens of Strategy"  
  INSEAD Professor Karel Cool
•  10:15 am | Keynote "Sustainable Business Opportunities for a Just and Resilient Society"  
  Joel Makower, Chairman and Co-Founder at GreenBiz Group
• 11:30 am | FUL Foods Degustation Activity
  Julia Streuli, CEO of FUL Foods
• 1:00 pm | "The Role of the Board: Building Resilience in Business" 
  moderated by Mary Francia, CEO at Serowires Strategy Consulting,
  Ron Soonieus, Sr Advisor at BCG, 
  Dave Young, Managing Director and Sr Partner at BCG,
  Scott Atkinson, Managing Partner at Heidrick & Struggles, 
  Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO & Founder at Competent Board
• 2:00 pm | "GenerativeAI in Turbulent Times" Fireside chat
  Brad Lightcap, COO at OpenAI,
  Geoff Ralston, President at Y Combinator,
  Peter Zemsky, INSEAD Professor of Strategy
• 3:15 pm | "Trillion Dollar Investment Question"
  moderated by Ilian Mihov, INSEAD Professor of Economics,
  John Fleming, Partner at ERM: Environmental Resource Management,
  Eva Zlotnicka, Founder & Managing Partner at Inclusive Capital Partners,
  Bill Weil, Climate Finance Advisor at Tempest Advisors,
  Katie Schmitz Eulitt, Director Outreach, Global Investors at IFRS Foundation
• 4:00 pm | "Tackling over 90% of Global Emissions" (INSEAD Women in Business Global Club)
  moderated by Megan Pillsbury, Founder and CEO at Duna Analytics,
  Kirsten Ritchie, Principal and Global Director, Climate Action + Sustainability at Gensler,
  Karen Bozynski Wilson, Director at KS2
• 5:00 pm | Award Ceremony
  Announcement of the Winners of the INSEAD's Business Sustainability Award, with Francisco Veloso, Dean, Karel Cool, INSEAD Professor of Competitive Strategy, and Andreas Jacobs, Chairman of the INSEAD Board

6:30 pm to 11:00 pm

• "Blooming Extravaganza: Magic, Music, and Dance" Dinner & Gala - at 25Lusk - Within walking distance of the INSEAD San Francisco Hub, head straight for an unforgettable party! The more the merrier: Bring your partners and friends!

9:30 am - 2:30 pm

• 9:30 am | "Future of Living" - in collaboration with Swissnex
  moderated by Payal Vora, Founder of Payal Vora Associates,
  Ning Wang, UZH,
  Sascha Roesler, USI,
  Arabelle de Saussure, ETHZ
• 9:30 am | "From Vision to Action: Driving Sustainable Transformation in Global Supply Chains" 
  moderated by Karel Cool,
  Valerie Touchon, Chief Impact Officer at Ecovadis,
  Russell Chung, Chief Procurement Officer of the University of California, Berkeley, 
  Matthew Eaton, Head of Responsible Sourcing at VMware
• 9:30 am | Blitz hackathon - "Design Your Sustainable Future" 
  Gabriel Lomeli, Strategy & Account Mgr at LinkedIn Media Production
• 10:45 am | "Enhance Your Career: Aligning Purpose and Possibilities" 
  Jonathan Yeo, Founder at The Potential Space
• 10:45 am | "Sustainability Leadership in Action"
  Jing Liao, CAO of Solera, Inc.
  Catherine Zhu, Partner & Global Head of Sustainability Practice at Egon Zehnder 
• 10:45 am | "Demystifying Angel Investing"(INSEAD US Angels Club)
  James So, NPO Board & Venture Investor,
  Bernard Yong, Co-Founder @ SLEEVE
• 12:30pm | Foodtruck Festival in a Repurposed Doubledecker @ Spark Social

* this program is subject to change
** the conference is open to all professionals and NON-INSEAD communities
*** Active INSEAD NAA members get an additional 20% off. Email [email protected] for the member's code.