Takehiko Nakao
Mr. Takehiko Nakao is currently the Chairman of the Institute at Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd. Concurrently, he teaches as Visiting Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo. From April 2013 to January 2020, Mr. Nakao served as President of the Asian Development […]
Marci Zaroff
Since coining the term “ECOfashion” in 1995, Marci Zaroff has spent several decades driving positive change through business. She has been planting seeds of consciousness globally; as a serial ecopreneur, (Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Under the Canopy, Good Catch Foods, and Beyond Brands) keynote speaker, mentor, innovator and advisor. The seeds have now taken root, […]
Naomi Cahn
Naomi Cahn teaches and writes in the areas of family law, gender and the law, and feminist jurisprudence. With June Carbone (Minnesota) and Nancy Levit (UMKC), she is the co-author of the forthcoming Shafted: The Fate of Women in a Winner-Take-All World (Simon & Schuster). Cahn has written or co-authored more than ten other books, […]
Tori Horton
Tori leads initiatives for Social Innovation Product Management and Women’s Economic Empowerment at PayPal. She is currently working to support the UN Generation Equality Forum where PayPal is a leader in the Economic Justice and Rights Action Coalition. Tori is a UX Researcher and Product Manager with experience leading qualitative and quantitative programs to validate […]
Michael Okoroafor
Michael Okoroafor is McCormick’s Vice President, Global Sustainability and Packaging Innovation. In his role, he is responsible for the strategic direction, policies, development, and execution of agricultural, ingredient, product and packaging sustainability, as well as global packaging innovation. Dr. Okoroafor joined McCormick in March of 2015 as Vice President, Global Packaging Innovation. Prior to his […]
Stephen Goldsmith
Stephen Goldsmith is the Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He previously served as Deputy Mayor of New York and Mayor of Indianapolis, where he earned a reputation as one of the country’s leaders in public-private […]
Cynthia Dalagelis
Since 2005, Cynthia Dalagelis has worked with leading family offices, brands, technology agencies and private enterprises to conceptualize, develop, invest in and grow ESG forward businesses. She currently serves as the SVP Director of ESG Investing at New York-based Amalgamated Bank. Amalgamated is a union established institution that is the largest B-corp bank in the […]
Jim Andrew
Mr. Andrew joined PepsiCo in 2016. He heads PepsiCo’s Beyond the Bottle business unit, including our SodaStream and SodaStream Professional businesses. He also leads PepsiCo’s sustainability agenda, including the strategic framework, governance, and integrated plans of PepsiCo, whilst ensuring that sustainability is woven into the operating plans of all Business Units. Previously, Mr. Andrew served […]
Douglas Sabo
Douglas Sabo is Chief Sustainability Officer at Visa Inc. In this role, Sabo leads development and oversight of Visa’s global environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, including Visa’s ESG strategy, framework, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Sabo also leads Visa’s initiatives in environmental sustainability, human rights and other areas of responsible business. In sustainability, Sabo’s work […]
John Cleveland
John is the Executive Director for the Boston Green Ribbon Commission (www.greenribboncommission.org), a network of business and civic leaders supporting the implementation of the City of Boston Climate Action Plan. The Commission is supporting the City’s long-term climate preparedness strategy through the Climate-Ready Boston initiative, and is supporting the City’s long-term de-carbonization strategy through the […]
The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd
After a career in business Amber Rudd became the Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye from 2010 to 2019. She held three cabinet roles over 4 years and under 3 Prime Ministers, first in Energy & Climate Change, then the Home Office as Home Secretary and until September 2019 in Work and Pensions. Amber […]