ClimateCAP 2018

CLIMATECAP 2018: FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, DUKE UNIVERSITY

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

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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

2018 conference photos by Becca Mill