ESG Designation Program

Board Members | September 2023 - March 2024

Introduction

Cohort Meet & Greet

August 30, 2023

9:30am – 10:30am (ET)

SESSION 1

Understanding new geopolitical risks and expectations for companies

September 13, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Jens W. Moberg

Professional Chairman and Board member; Owner and Founder, Leadership Institute; Chairman of the Board, Grundfos; Chairman of the Board, Adapteo; Vice Chairman of the Board, Poul Due Jensen Foundation; Member of the Board, Kirk Kapital; Member of the Board, Crayon Group Holding ASA; Senior Advisor, Greenland Resources Inc.

Ellis Jones

Independent Director, Arconic; Independent Director, TimkenSteel Corporation

SESSION 2

Dealing with dilemmas: Turning business risks into opportunities

September 27, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Nik Gowing

Founder, Director, Co-author ‘Thinking the Unthinkable’; Main Presenter, BBC World News 1996-2014

Bjarne Graven Larsen

Founder and CEO at Qblue Balanced

Ngozi Edozien

Managing Director, InVivo Partners Ltd, Experienced NED and Executive

SESSION 3

How to use the UN Sustainable Development Goals strategically

October 11, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Anirban Ghosh

Head, Centre for Sustainability, Mahindra Group

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Torben Möger Pedersen

CEO, PensionDanmark

Session 4

Learning the impacts of climate change and a board’s accountability

October 25, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Sarah Chapman

PhD Chief Marketing Officer, Manulife Investment Management and Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Manulife

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Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27

Session 5

How to build ESG oversight and foresight

November 8, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Erika Karp

Executive Managing Director and Chief Impact Officer, Pathstone

Christian Leitz

Head, Corporate Responsibility Management and Historical Archives, UBS

SESSION 6

Understanding human rights and environmental issues in supply chains

November 22, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Andrew Wallis , OBE

CEO, Unseen and Modern Slavery Helpline

Caroline Rees

President and CEO, Shift

Session 7

Creating diversity, equity, inclusion and wellness in the boardroom and beyond

December 6, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Celina Caesar-Chavannes

Former Member of Parliament, and Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau and to International Development

Bola Tinubu

Chairperson : The Boardroom Africa; Partner, Olajide Oyewole

Aaron Smorodin

Head of Business Development and Global Fuels at Circle K

Session 8

Gaining trust: Anti-corruption, integrity and transparency best practices

January 10, 2024

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Iohann le Frapper

Group chief ethics officer at SNCF

Jonathan Drimmer

Senior Advisory, BSR; Partner at Paul Hastings LLP

Session 9

Understanding responsible use of data, cybersecurity, AI and digitalization

January 24, 2024

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Khwaja Shaik

IBM CTO

Jan W. Thomsen

Professor at Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

Session 10

Addressing tax, investment and pay in an ESG-focused world

February 7, 2024

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Hakan Lucius

Head of Corporate Responsibility and Civil Society at European Investment Bank, Member of the Board of LuxFLAG

Pamela Steer

President & CEO Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

Session 11

Maximising shareholder and stakeholder engagement around disclosures

February 21, 2024

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Richard Howitt

Member of the Board of Trustees, EIRIS Foundation; Member of the Advisory Council at AMFORI

Marianne Harper Gow

Director, Governance and Sustainability, Baillie Gifford

Session 12

Becoming a steward of the future: Best practices in corporate governance

March 6, 2024

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Program Facilitator

Helle Bank Jorgensen

Chief Executive Officer