Agenda
Friday, Feb. 21
1:00-3:30 pm
Workshop: Incorporating Climate Change into Business School Curriculum (by invitation)
3:00-4:30 pm
Registration and Check-In
4:30-7:00 pm
Welcome & Opening Keynotes
4:30-4:35 pm Welcome by Dean Scott C. Beardsley, UVA Darden
4:35-4:45 pm Intro Remarks by Mike Lenox, Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean, and Chief Strategy Officer, UVA Darden
4:45-5:30 pm Fireside Chat between Scott Price, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, UPS and Mike Lenox
5:30-5:45 pm Break
5:45-6:00 pm ClimateCAP Talk: Finding Purpose and Managing Stakeholders by Ed Freeman, University Professor, Elis and Signe Olsson Professor of Business Administration, Co-Academic Director for the Institute for Business in Society, UVA Darden
6:00-6:50 pm Fireside Chat between Mark Kaye, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Moody’s, Brad Sparks, Director of The Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability, US CFO Leadership Network, and Ed Freeman
7:00-8:30 pm
Networking Reception
8:30-10:30 pm
After-Hours Social
Saturday, Feb. 22
8:45-9:15 am
Welcome and Intro Remarks
Dan Vermeer, Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Bruno Sarda, President, CDP North America
9:15-10:00 am
Keynote: The Financial Risks of Climate Inaction and Opportunities for Investment
Matt Arnold, Head of ESG and Corporate Responsibility Engagement, JPMorgan Chase
Bruno Sarda, President, CDP North America
In conversation with Pedro Matos, John G. Macfarlane Family Chair and Professor of Business Administration, Academic Director of Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, UVA Darden
10:00-10:45 am
Keynote: Innovation’s Role in Sustainable Growth
Wendy Srnic, Ph.D., Global Leader of Integrated Field Sciences, Corteva Agriscience
In conversation with Morela Hernandez, Donald and Lauren Morel Emerging Scholar in Business Administration and Associate Professor of Business Administration, Co-Founder of the Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative, UVA Darden
10:45-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:40 am
Panel: Incumbent Strategies, Pivoting in a Disruptive Business Environment
Mark Webb, Sr. Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Dominion Energy
Ann Nicholson, Vice President, Investor Relations, Corning Inc.
Moderated by Mike Lenox, Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden
11:40-11:50 am
ClimateCAP Talk - Mobilizing the Workforce: the ClimateVoice Pledge
Bill Weihl, Former Director of Sustainability at Facebook and Founder of ClimateVoice
11:50-12:40 pm
Panel: Creating a Culture of Innovation, Influencing Supply Chains, and Offering Products that Matter to the Environment, Customers, and the Bottom Line
Virginia Covo, Global Director, Supply Chain Sustainability, AB InBev
Christopher Davidson, Director, Corporate Sustainability, WestRock Company
Scott Vitters, Senior Director, Environmental Management & Innovation, Nike
Moderated by Katherine Neebe, Senior Director - ESG, Trust and Transparency, Walmart
12:45-2:15 pm
Lunch & Panel
Panel: Communicating the Good - Effective Corporate Communication Strategies
Joanna Price, Sr. Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, Coca-Cola
Gregg Schmidt, Head of External Communications, Corteva Agriscience
Kori Recalde, Senior Director, Social Impact, Carrier
Moderated by June West, UVA Darden Associate Professor of Business Administration
2:30-3:45 pm
Industry Deep Dive & Problem-Solving Breakout Sessions
Students will explore one of four sectors – transportation, energy, agriculture and finance – that are critical to efforts to decarbonize by 2050. They will engage with panelists on the challenges and opportunities for companies investing in clean tech products and services. The overall theme is “catalyzing clean tech innovation and accelerating adoption”, which is based on UVA Darden’s Path to 2060 research.
Transportation
Dale Hill, Founder, Proterra
Monica Varman, Investor, G2VP
Joe Mendelson, III, Senior Counsel, Business and Policy Development, Tesla
Mark Webb, Sr. Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Dominion Energy
Moderated by Stacy Noblet, Senior Director Transportation, ICF
Energy
Steve Bowers, Vice President, Marketing + Communications, Apex Clean Energy
Matt Hantzmon, Founder and CEO, Hexagon Energy
Melanie Nakagawa, Director of Climate Strategy, Princeville Capital
Danny Van Clief, CEO, Sun Tribe Development
Moderated by Govinda Avasarala, Principal, Boston Consulting Group
Food & Agriculture
Amy Hughes, Senior Manager, Technology-Working Lands, EDF
Annie Osborn, University Innovation Specialist, The Good Food Institute
Jack Ross, Co-Founder, Beanstalk
Kyle Teamey, Investor, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Moderated by Amanda Bushell, Consultant, The Context Network
Finance
Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head Americas, Public Sector Solutions, Managing Director, Swiss Re
Aaron McCrady, Director, Investment Team, Hannon Armstrong
Courtney Thompson, Vice President, Global Sustainable Finance, Morgan Stanley
Moderated by Pedro Matos, John G. Macfarlane Family Chair and Professor of Business Administration, Academic Director of Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, UVA Darden
3:45-4:00 pm
Break/Transition
4:00-4:50 pm
Panel: Navigating Public Policy and Corporate Influence
Stephen Harper, Global Director, Environment and Energy Policy, Intel
David Brown, Sr. Vice President, Federal Government Affairs and Public Policy, Exelon Corporation
Lisa Manley, Senior Director, Sustainability Engagement & Partnerships, Mars
Moderated by Kevin Fay, Vice Chairman and CEO, Alcalde & Fay
4:50-5:30 pm
Being an Intrapreneur, Leading Change from Within
Will Teichman, Vice President of Business Operations, Kimco Realty Corporation
Chrissa Pagitsas, Vice President, Enterprise Environmental, Social, and Governance, Fannie Mae
Katherine Neebe, Senior Director - ESG, Trust & Transparency, Walmart
Moderated by Sean Carr, Executive Director and Assistant Professor, Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
5:30 pm
Closing Remarks
5:45 - 7:30 pm
Networking Reception
8:00 - 10:00 pm
After-Hours Student Social
Speakers
SCOTT PRICE, UPS
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
WENDY SRNIC, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
Global Leader, Integrated Field Sciences
MARK KAYE, MOODY’S
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MATT ARNOLD, JPMORGAN CHASE
Head of ESG and Corporate Responsibility Engagement
MORELA HERNANDEZ, UVA DARDEN
Associate Professor of Business Administration, Co-Founder of the Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative
BRAD SPARKS, THE PRINCE OF WALES’S ACCOUNTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Director, US CFO Leadership Network
BRUNO SARDA, CDP NORTH AMERICA
President
ED FREEMAN, UVA DARDEN
Professor of Business Administration, Co-Academic Director for the Institute for Business in Society
MARK WEBB, DOMINION ENERGY
Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer
CHRISTOPHER DAVIDSON, WESTROCK COMPANY
Director, Corporate Sustainability
JUNE WEST, UVA DARDEN
Associate Professor in Business Administration
JOANNA PRICE, COCA-COLA
Sr. Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications
DANNY VAN CLIEF, SUN TRIBE DEVELOPMENT
CEO
ANN H. S. NICHOLSON, CORNING
Vice President Investor Relations
VIRGINIA COVO, AB INBEV
Global Director, Supply Chain Sustainability
PEDRO MATOS, UVA DARDEN
Professor of Business Administration, Academic Director of Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management
BILL WEIHL
Former Director of Sustainability at Facebook and Founder of ClimateVoice
GREGG SCHMIDT, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
Head of External Communications
DAVID BROWN, EXELON CORPORATION
Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs & Public Policy
MONICA VARMAN, G2VP
Investor
MIKE LENOX, UVA DARDEN
Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean, and Chief Strategy Officer
LISA MANLEY, MARS INCORPORATED
Senior Director, Sustainability Engagement & Partnerships
KATHERINE NEEBE, WALMART
Senior Director, ESG, Trust & Transparency
KORI RECALDE, CARRIER
Senior Director, Social Impact
STEPHEN HARPER, INTEL
Global Director, Environment, Energy and Sustainability Policy
ANNIE OSBORN, THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE
University Innovation Specialist
DALE HILL, PROTERRA
Founder
STEVE BOWERS, APEX CLEAN ENERGY
Vice President, Marketing + Communications
KEVIN FAY, ALCALDE & FAY
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
AMANDA BUSHELL, THE CONTEXT NETWORK
Consultant
SEAN CARR, UVA DARDEN
Executive Director and Asst. Professor, Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
JACK ROSS, BEANSTALK
Co-Founder
JOE MENDELSON, III, TESLA
Senior Counsel, Business and Policy Development
MATT HANTZMON, HEXAGON ENERGY
Founder and CEO
NIKHIL DA VICTORIA LOBO, SWISS RE
Head Americas, Public Sector Solutions, Managing Director
WILL TEICHMAN, KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
Vice President of Business Operations
GOVINDA AVASARALA, BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
Principal
KYLE TEAMEY, INVESTOR
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
AMY HUGHES, EDF
Senior Manager, Technology-Working Lands
CHRISSA PAGITSAS, FANNIE MAE
Vice President, Enterprise Environmental, Social, Governance
COURTNEY THOMPSON, MORGAN STANLEY
Vice President, Global Sustainable Finance
SCOTT VITTERS, NIKE
Senior Director, Sustainable Manufacturing & Sourcing
MELANIE NAKAGAWA, PRINCEVILLE GLOBAL
Director of Climate Strategy
STACY NOBLET, ICF
Senior Director, Transportation
AARON MCCRADY, HANNON ARMSTRONG
Director, Investment Team
