2019 Agenda
Monday, May 13
Reception
Omni Hotel Chicago
Outside of Picasso Ballroom, 4th floor
Welcome Dinner
Omni Hotel Chicago
Picasso Ballroom, 4th floor
Keynote: Spencer Glendon, Senior Fellow, Woods Hole Research Center
Tuesday, May 14
Breakfast and registration
Welcome plenary
Chagall Ballroom, 3rd floor
8:30am – Welcome and introduction: Sustainability at a tipping point – Dickon Pinner and Rik Kirkland, McKinsey
8:50am – Keynote: Disruptive sustainability – Raman Nanda, Chairman and Founder Softbank Energy
9:10am – Panel: Sustainable investing – unlocking the new normal
- Cary Grace, CEO, Global Retirement and Investment Business, AON
- Maryanne Hancock, CEO, Y Analytics
- Robert Antablin, Co-Head, Global Impact, KKR
- Moderator: Vivek Pandit, McKinsey
9:50am – Fireside chat: Transitions in hard-to-abate industries – John Mingé, former Chairman and President, BP America and Matt Rogers, McKinsey
Networking break
Concurrent breakouts
Participants select one of two theme tracks: Energy transitions OR Sustainable investing
1) Energy transitions
Chagall Ballroom, 3rd floor
11:00am – Introduction: Global energy perspective – Christer Tryggestad, McKinsey
11:25am – Panel: How the transition is playing out in different parts of the world
- Camilo Serna, SVP Strategy, DTE
- Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, EESL
- Hector Perea, SVP, Strategy & Business Development, CEPSA
- Moderator: Kimberly Henderson, McKinsey
11:55 – Fireside chat: The evolution of carbon capture usage and storage – Aniruddha Sharma, CEO, Carbon Clean Solutions and Eveline Speelman, McKinsey
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2) Sustainable investing
Van Gogh, 3rd floor
11:00am – Panel: Scaling the sustainable investing ecosystem – metrics, analytics and research
- Matthew Levine, Partner and Head of EQT Mid Market US advisory team, EQT Partners
- Bhakti Mirchandani, Managing Director, FCLT Global
- Gim Huay, Managing Director, Sustainability, Temasek
- Kyung Ah Park , Managing Director, Head of Environmental Markets Group, Goldman Sachs
- Moderator: Aaron Bielenberg, McKinsey
11:45am – Panel: Investor influence – driving sustainability in portfolio
- Rick Needham, Partner, Rise Fund, TPG
- Allison Spector, Director, Sustainability, Nuveen Real Assets and Private Markets
- Wal Van Lierop, President and CEO, Chrysalix Venture Capital
- Barbara Zvan, Chief Risk & Strategy Officer, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
- Moderator: Sean Kane, McKinsey
Lunch + Fireside chat
Picasso Ballroom, 4th floor
12:30pm – Lunch
1:00pm – Fireside chat: The CEO agenda for sustainability – Alan Murray, President and CEO, FORTUNE and Bob Sternfels, McKinsey
Afternoon plenary
Chagall Ballroom, 3rd floor
1:45pm – Talk: What companies can and should do to address environmental challenges – Mark Tercek, CEO, The Nature Conservancy
2:05pm – Panel: Granularity of climate risk
- Jeremy Oppenheim, Founder & Managing Partner, SYSTEMIQ
- Rowan Douglas, Head of Capital Science & Policy Practice, Willis Towers Watson
- Spencer Glendon, Senior Fellow, Woods Hole Research Center
- Moderator: Hamid Samandari, McKinsey
2:50pm – Panel: Perspectives on the future of mobility
- Alex Gruzen, CEO, WiTricity
- Sterling Anderson, Co-founder, Aurora
- Rohit T. Aggarwala, Head of Urban Systems, Sidewalk Lab
- Moderator: Stefan Knupfer, McKinsey
Networking break
Concurrent breakouts
Participants select one of two theme tracks: Circular economy OR Future mobility
1) Circular economy
Van Gogh, 3rd floor
4:00pm – Panel: Transforming the plastic value chain
- David Clark, Global VP of Sustainability, Amcor
- Cyrus Wadia, former Vice President, Sustainable Business & Innovation, Nike
- Sheila Bonini, Senior Vice President, Private Sector Engagement, World Wildlife Fund
- Moderator: Eric Hannon, McKinsey
4:30pm – Talk: The future of the circular economy and retail – Andrew Ruben, Founder and CEO, Yerdle
4:40pm – Design thinking exercise: The power of co-design tools – Facilitators: Malin Orebäck, Andrew Whitcomb, and Gaëlle le Gélard, Lunar, McKinsey
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2) Future mobility
Chagall Ballroom, 3rd floor
4:00pm – Panel: Urban mobility for people
- Julia Steyn, (former) VP, Urban Mobility and Maven, General Motors
- Nadeem Sheikh, VP, Autonomous Vehicle Programs, Lyft
- Stefan Knupfer, Senior Partner, McKinsey
- Moderator: Russell Hensley, McKinsey
5:00pm – Panel: E-mobility
- Anders Karrberg, Head of Sustainability, Volvo Cars
- Val Miftakov, Founder and CEO, eMotorwerks
- Cathy Zoi, CEO, EVgo
- Moderator: Russell Hensley, McKinsey
Break
Transfer to dinner locations
Meet in hotel lobby, 3rd floor
Small group dinners
Various off-site locations, check App for assigned location
Wednesday, May 15
Breakfast and registration
Picasso Ballroom, 4th floor
Morning plenary
Chagall Ballroom, 3rd floor
8:30am – Re-opening: Rik Kirkland, McKinsey
8:40am – Keynote: Utility of the future – Anne Pramagiorre, Senior EVP and CEO, Exelon Utilities
8:55am – Panel: Innovating business models to win in the energy transition
- Anne Pramaggiore, Senior EVP and CEO, Exelon Utilities
- Drew Murphy, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, Edison International
- Cathy Zoi, CEO, EVgo
- Moderator: Humayun Tai, McKinsey
9:20am – Fireside chat: Perspective on climate action in the US – Carl Pope, Principal, Inside Straight Strategies and Matt Rogers, McKinsey
9:45am – Panel: Urban infrastructure for shared, seamless autonomy
- Harriet Tregoning, Director, NUMO, World Resources Institute
- Marshall Chapin, President and CIO, Indigo Technologies
- Nadeem Sheikh, VP, Autonomous Vehicle Programs, Lyft
- Moderator: Eric Hannon, McKinsey
10:15am – Fireside chat: Trust but verify: Bold Ideas on Climate – Fred Krupp, CEO, Environmental Defense Fund and Dickon Pinner, McKinsey
Networking break
Concurrent breakouts
Participants select one of two theme tracks: Energy transitions OR Sustainable food and agriculture
1) Energy transitions
Chagall Ballroom, 3rd floor
11:00am – Panel: Creating market structures to support a strong transition
- John Woolard, CEO, Meridian Energy
- Arun Majumdar, Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor, Stanford University
- Moderator: Anjan Asthana, McKinsey
11:45am – Panel: The state of play in the cleantech sector
- Jorg Heinemann, Chief Commercial Officer, Primus Power
- Manu Sial, CFO, SunPower
- Raphael Declercq, EVP Distributed Solutions and Strategy, EDF Renewable Energy
- Moderator: Giulia Siccardo, McKinsey
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2) Sustainable food and agriculture
Van Gogh, 3rd floor
11:00 – Introduction: The lay of the land – David Fiocco, McKinsey
11:10am – Panel: Decommodifying food value chains in a digital era
- Steve Swartz, Chief Strategy Officer, The Wonderful Company
- Rod Snyder, President, Field to Market
- Anna Jorun Aas, CEO, Farmforce
- Alison Taylor, Chief Sustainability Officer, Archer Daniel Midland
- Moderator: David Fiocco, McKinsey
Lunch
Afternoon plenary
Chagall Ballroom, 3rd floor
1:30pm – Inspiring ideas: Community-scale recycling – Shannon Bouton, Global Executive Director, Sustainable Communities, McKinsey.org
1:50pm – Panel: Getting to 100% carbon free utility sector
- Will Gardiner, CEO Drax Group
- Mac McFarland, Executive Chairman, GenOn
- Mateo Jaramillo, CEO and Co-founder, Form Energy
- Moderator: David Frankel, McKinsey
2:30pm – Panel: The role of policy in spurring climate action
- Bob Weisenmiller, former Chair, California Energy Commission
- Phil Duffy, President and Executive Director, Woods Hole Research Center
- Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Moderator: Kimberly Henderson, McKinsey
3:00pm – Rapid-fire Q&A: Breakout highlights – Rik Kirkland, McKinsey
3:20pm – Closing remarks
Early departures
Site visits
Optional — departure from hotel lobby
Lunar Design Studio: How Generation Z and Millennials approach design differently
Energy Foundry: Working with the world’s leading energy companies to build and scale new ventures
The Rebuilding Exchange: Creating a market for reclaimed building materials and investing in the Chicago community
Casual dinner
For those still present — Omni Hotel Chicago 676 Restaurant
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