CEOs on Igniting Innovation and Sustaining Change
What ESG trends are top of mind for CEOs? What’s truly driving the need for corporate innovation and industry-level change, and how are companies responding?

Speakers: Steve Rendle, Chairman, President & CEO, VF Corporation (incl. North Face, Dickies brands); John Hayes, Chairman & Past CEO (2011-2022), Ball Corporation

Moderated by Ellen McGirt, Fortune

Building a Corporate Culture That’s ESG Fluent: From the Board to Hourly Workers
What is an ESG culture and what capabilities are needed in the boardroom, in the c-suite and throughout the workforce to deliver equitable results? Can investors assess the ability of companies to match intention with action?

Discussants: Nicola Acutt, VP of ESG, VMware; Robert Coviello, CSO and Gov’t Affairs, Bunge; Lata Reddy, SVP of Inclusive Solutions & Chair of Foundation, Prudential; Facilitated by Tierney Remick, Korn Ferry

Scope 3 Impacts: Getting ESG Data Ready for “Prime Time”
How is the measurement and management of Scope 3 data evolving and what are the emerging best practices? How are companies partnering and upskilling so that they have the capacity to assure and meaningful impact Scope 3 targets?

Discussants: Roger Martella, CSO, GE; Scott Tew, VP of Sustainability, Trane Technologies; Facilitated by Liz Hardin, BCG

(How) Should ESG Leaders Support Democracy?
Threats to democracy have upended business as usual domestically and abroad. Why should ESG leaders care? Are ESG leaders playing a role in operationalizing the pro-democracy commitments their firms have made—or how might they, while still doing their day job?

Discussants: Vit Henisz, Director, Political Risk Lab & Vice Dean, ESG Initiative, The Wharton School; Jim O’Leary, U.S. COO & Global Chair of ESG & Impact, Edelman; Gretchen Phillips, Managing Director, Reimagining Capitalism, Omidyar; Facilitated by Orlan Boston, EY

Can Workers and Investors Both Win?
Human capital is the engine of business success and yet too many jobs prevent workers from making ends meet, let alone achieve upward economic mobility. How can investors, company leaders, and frontline employees align to ensure – and prosper from – the financial success of the corporation?

Discussants: Maria Flynn, CEO, Jobs For The Future; Julie Gehrki, VP, Walmart.org; Todd Greene, Executive Director, WorkRise; Cambria Allen Raztlaff, Director of Investor Strategies, JUST Capital; Facilitated by Eli Malinsky, Aspen Institute Business & Society Program

Sustainable Business Model Innovation: Lessons from the Field
Front runner companies are innovating with an eye on the environmental and social issues that will impact their long-term success. This session will investigate a case study that is one example of such forward-looking strategic planning.

Discussants: Jim Cannon, CEO, Sustainable Fisheries; Erin Fitzgerald, CEO, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers; Surbhi Martin, VP of Greek Yogurt & Functional Nutrition, Danone; Jenny McColloch, CSO, McDonald’s; Facilitated by Judy Samuelson

Integrating Climate Action and Environmental Justice
How are companies and investors building environmental justice and racial equity into their climate strategies? When setting priorities for climate action, who should be at the table?

Discussants: Michael Kobori, CSO, Starbucks; Bonnie Lei, Head of Environmental Justice, Microsoft; Facilitated by Karen Weigert, Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility

The Evolution of ESG Disclosure and Practice
What can and can’t be done on big ESG problems through rule making? Which important policy levers should corporations and investors be aligning behind?

Speakers: Hon. Allison Herren Lee, Commissioner, SEC interviewed by  Sabastian Niles, Partner, Wachtell Lipton; followed by  Hon. Michael W. Frerichs, Treasurer, State of Illinois interviewed by  Elliot Gerson, EVP, Aspen Institute

Designing Bonds and Loans for Social Impact
As offerings like green bonds, racial equity bonds, sustainability notes and more proliferate, how are these instruments changing the outlook for a “just” financial transition?

Discussants: Zach Boyers,  EVP & CEO, U.S. Bancorp Community Development; Sidney Dillard, Partner, Loop Capital; Facilitated by Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee, Loyola University Chicago

Creating the Right Incentives & Accountability for ESG Targets
What ESG performance merits explicit rewards, and what performance is considered table stakes for executives and others in the firm? How can we build incentives guided by “fairness”?

Discussants: Cole Brown, Chief People Officer, American Airlines; Linda Mantia, Board Director & Chair of Compensation Committee, McKesson; Dave Wise, ESG Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry; Facilitated by Don Lowman, Korn Ferry

Global Perspectives on ESG & Impact
Across borders, very different notions of ESG disclosure, impact and expectations are developing. What’s driving those differences and what can be learned from them?

Discussants: Janine Guillot, CEO, VRF & Special Advisor, ISSB; Karin Reiter, SVP Sustainability & ESG, Addeco Group; Siobhan Cleary, ESG Specialist, Baillie Gifford; Facilitated by Pedro Matos, UVA Darden School of Business

Managing ESG in Turbulent Times
How are the challenges of managing through crises changing our perceptions about ESG? How is ESG helping to guide organizations through examining social impact and making hard decisions when turmoil strikes?

Speakers: Paulette Frank, CSO, Johnson & Johnson; Chris McKnett, Co-Head of Sustainable Investing, Allspring; Brandon Nelson, GC & Corporate Secretary, JetBlue

Moderated by Heather Landy, Executive Editor, Quartz