The Leadership Summit for Sustainable Business
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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM The Leadership Summit for Sustainable Business 14-16 March I Vancouver, Canada GLOBE Forum and Innovation Expo 2018 Find inspiration, connections and new opportunities in the clean economy. Over the last 28 years, GLOBE Forum has brought together business, government and civil society leaders from around the world who are at the vanguard of sustainability and innovation. Join us March 14-16 at the Vancouver Convention Centre (East Building) and enjoy unparalleled networking, insights into the latest best practices and solutions, as well as access to prospects and partnerships that you won’t find anywhere else. globeseries.com/forum 2,000 200 CONFERENCE DELEGATES EXHIBITING COMPANIES 750 54 PRESIDENTS & CEOS PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES 3,700 10,150 PARTICIPATING COMPANIES TOTAL PARTICIPANTS GLOBE FORUM 2016 NUMBERS 2016 FORUM GLOBE What Happens GLOBE Forum Innovation Expo GLOBE Week The conference brings together 2,000 The expo is an international platform Make the most of your event business and government leaders to for cleantech companies to showcase experience at GLOBE Week, which network and advance global business products and services to public and runs March 12-16. With side events and and sustainability agendas. private sector buyers and investors meetings hosted by a diverse range of from more than 50 countries. partners, plus activities such as city bike tours, morning seawall runs and social events, there are many options to choose from. New for 2018 Innovation Technology Clusters: Spotlight on Oceans: The Innovation Expo includes a number of The sub-theme for 2018 is the health of our oceans cleantech service ‘clusters’: and will be woven throughout the entire GLOBE Forum event. yySmart Grid/Micro-Grid yySmart/High Performing Buildings yySustainable Mobility yyWater Innovation yyCarbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) yyAdvanced Manufacturing Dynamic Conference Format: A mix of roundtables, salon-style gatherings, lively debates, SPARK talks and workshops will drive conversation and inspire active participation, making GLOBE Forum a very exciting place to be. GLOBE FORUM 2018 3 Who Attends Economic Development Agencies (regional and Environmental Industry Executives from national) looking for market access and latest environmental technology and service companies, strategic and business promotion opportunities responsible for business development, marketing, research and development, and finance Corporate Executives responsible for strategic planning, business development, environmental International Agency Representatives from major health and safety, finance, regulatory and public development banks, intergovernmental agencies, affairs, technology development, research and multilateral development and aid agencies engineering and product stewardship, innovation, Urban Leaders and Design Professionals in corporate social responsibility and communications economic revitalization, sustainable construction, Financial Executives representing major insurance eco-industrial development and urban governance, and reinsurance companies, pension plans and as well as architects, engineers and urban planning financial institutions, as well as venture capitalists specialists and SRI practitioners Domestic and International Media representing Government Policy Makers from around the television, radio, newspapers, magazines and web world, responsible for energy, natural resources, news sources environmental policies, regulations and enforcement, research and technology transfer, business and economic development, innovation, infrastructure and international trade GLOBE FORUM 2018 4 GLOBE Forum The theme for GLOBE Forum 2018 is Disrupting Business as Usual. We are breaking and re-making the mold for how businesses make decisions, develop products and services, and engage with customers and constituents on the road to the clean economy. We’ll explore cutting-edge practices, policies and solutions that will help you capitalize on the opportunities of the future. Six conference tracks showcase key areas that are instrumental in driving the transition to a clean economy: BUSINESS & COMPETITIVENESS ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY FINANCE & INVESTMENT How can businesses innovate What technologies are required What does the future of to improve their supply chains, to create new clean energy investing look like in the new resource use, energy efficiency, systems and energy storage clean economy? What financial carbon and waste? What best systems? What impacts are new mechanisms and systems are practices can businesses share and technologies having on corporate required to achieve the transition? learn from? and government sustainability? CITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS & RESOURCES POLICY & TRADE How do cities leverage How can we be smarter and more How can businesses and transportation and infrastructure efficient with resources so that governments work together to to accelerate the transition to we can create a circular economy build an effective framework for a clean economy? How do we without waste? society as it transitions to a clean finance these initiatives? economy? GLOBE FORUM 2018 5 Featured Sessions Spotlight on Finance and Investment Sectors In partnership with the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), GLOBE Forum will be hosting a number of featured sessions around insurance and finance. Influencers from across the industry will lead discussions that bring to light the financial risk of increasing GHG emissions to global business, governments and civil society. DON FORGERON LOUIS GAGNON SARAH BREEDEN NICK ROBINS ZOË KNIGHT President and CEO, President, Canadian Executive Director, Co-Director, Inquiry into Managing Director and Insurance Bureau of Canada Operations, Intact Financial International Banks the Design of a Sustainable Group Head, HSBC Centre (IBC) Corporation Supervision, Bank of Financial System, UNEP of Sustainable Finance England Climate Risk and Investment Climate risk is no longer the 800 pound gorilla in the room; it’s quickly moving out of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) conversations, and into mainstream investment and corporate decision making. What are the roles of corporate policy and practice in measuring and managing this risk? ROBERT E. RUBIN ROBERT LITTERMAN KATE GORDON Co-Chairman Emeritus, Chairman, Risk Committee Senior Advisor, This armchair dialogue, featuring two leading Council on Foreign Relations and Founding Partner, The Paulson Institute finance-world luminaries, will dig into these and Former United States Kepos Capital Secretary of the Treasury questions, quantify the economic and financial risks, and explore the investment opportunities in climate adaptation and mitigation. GLOBE FORUM 2018 6 CONFERENCE SESSIONS Business & Competitiveness Is the Future the For-Good Company? by human activity. We can assume that a significant If you aren’t already embedding strong social and/ portion of your investors, customers, and employees or environmental objectives in your business—or still believe that the jury is out on the causes of, if you’re already there, but want your company to and solutions to, climate change. What’s driving more tightly integrate purpose with profit—then this? What motivates people to reject or accept you won’t want to miss this session. In a spirited the scientific consensus? And how can we most discussion, experts will share their insights into how effectively engage and influence decision makers to create a purposeful corporate culture that sticks. who remain unconvinced that the chief culprit is us? Embracing Systemic Change What It Takes to be a High-Performing Company Systemic solutions seek to harness the underlying in a Post-Paris Agreement World causes of social and environmental challenges. The extraction and processing of natural resources They’re the counterpoint to the “band-aid” approach is a key driver of the North American economy. that may provide immediate relief to a problem, but Uncertain geopolitical dynamics, finite resources, leaves intact the larger forces that gave rise to it. and significant environmental challenges are In this session, the always engaging Dr. Sally Uren, changing the rules of the game. The ability OBE, CEO of international non-profit Forum for the to navigate this landscape is the mark of true Future, will explain how to accelerate systemic shifts leadership. Listen in as dynamic private-sector within your company or organization. She’ll share leaders share insights, best practices and insights from her team’s work with multi-stakeholder creative solutions. collaborations, and also engagements with individual organizations. Expect to leave charged up Global Goals With Gusto: True Stories from and better equipped to transform your approach to SDG Early Adopters change-making. In 2015, the United Nations launched the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, and challenged The Roots of Climate Skepticism: Research-Based the business world to help end extreme poverty, Strategies to Build Support for Climate Action fight inequality, and protect our planet. Three According to recent surveys, just 68% of Americans years later, how are the Sustainable Development understand that climate change is mostly caused Goals, or SDGs, playing out in boardrooms? Hear GLOBE FORUM 2018 7 BUSINESS & COMPETITIVENESS the inside scoop from early adopters that have Harnessing Next Generation Innovation placed the goals at the centre of their corporate Making youth engagement a focus in any policy sustainability