ESG Designation Program

Business Leaders | May 2023 - October 2023

Introduction

Cohort Meet & Greet

April 25, 2023

9:30am – 10:30am (ET)

SESSION 1

Understanding new geopolitical risks and expectations for companies

May 9, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Paul Druckman

Chair, World Benchmarking Alliance; Founding CEO, International Integrated Reporting Council; Integrated Reporting and Connectivity Council – Advisory Council Member, IFRS Foundation

SESSION 2

Dealing with dilemmas: Turning business risks into opportunities

May 23, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

The Honourable John Manley P.C., O.C.

Senior Business Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP; Chair of the Board of Directors of TELUS Corporation; Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada; Former Chair of CIBC, CIBC Bank USA, and CAE; Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada

Ngozi Edozien

Managing Director, InVivo Partners Ltd.; NED, Bank of Africa/BMCE Group, Imperial Brands PLC, Barloworld PLC, Diageo; C-Suite Executive and Management Consultant/PE Investor

Nik Gowing

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

SESSION 3

How to use the UN Sustainable Development Goals strategically

June 6, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Herman Mulder

Co-founder & Chair Impact Economy Foundation and True Price Foundation ; co-founder & Chair SDG Netherlands Foundation

Session 4

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

June 20, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

R. Andreas Kraemer

Director of Oceano Azul Foundation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Agora Energiewende, and Co-Chairman of the Investment Committee of Ökovision Investment Fund

Curtis Ravenel

Senior Advisor to Co-Chair & Vice Chair Mark Carney, GFANZ; Secretariat, TCFD

Session 5

How to build ESG oversight and foresight

July 4, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Neil Stewart

Director of Corporate Outreach, IFRS Foundation

Ulrika Hasselgren

Chief Sustainability Officer at Coeli and Board Member at Fundrella

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Christine Chow , Ph.D.

Head of Active Ownership, UBS Asset Management; Board Member & Vice Chair, ICGN; Emeritus Governor, LSE; Appointed Adviser, AFRC

SESSION 6

Understanding human rights and environmental issues in supply chains

July 18, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Caroline Rees

President and CEO, Shift

Marcela Manubens

NED, CEO and Professor

Session 7

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

August 1, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

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Alphonso David

President & CEO, Global Black Economic Forum

Esther Aguilera

Senior Advisor, Altura Capital, ALPFA, Inc.; Former President & CEO, Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA)

Session 8

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

September 5, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Jonathan Drimmer

Partner, Paul Hastings, LLP; Senior Advisory, BSR

Claudia Sender

Board Member, Telefonica S.A, LafargeHolcim, Gerdau, and Embraer

Session 9

Understanding responsible use of data, cybersecurity and digitalization

September 19, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Christopher Crummey

Director of Executive and Board Cyber Services, Sygnia

Kersi Porbunderwalla

President & CEO, The Information Security Institute, The Corporate Governance Institute, and The EUGDPR; President, The E-Compliance Academy

Session 10

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

October 3, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Shailesh Haribhakti

Shailesh Haribhakti & Associates Chartered Accountants; Non-Executive Chairman, L&T Finance Holdings Ltd, NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd and Blue Star Ltd

Birgit Noergaard

NED, WSP Global, Inc, ABP plc, NCC AB, ADP A/S, Consolis, Norisol A/S, The Danish State’s IT Committee, etc.

Session 11

Maximising shareholder and stakeholder engagement around disclosures

October 17, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Simon Henzell-Thomas

Global Director of Climate & Nature, Ingka Group (IKEA)

Martina Tessari

Head of Europe, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)

Ariel (Fromer) Babcock CFA

Head of Investment Stewardship, Fidelity Investments

Session 12

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

October 31, 2023

9:30am – 11am (ET)

Carol Hansell

Senior Partner of Hansell LLP; Member, Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Group

David Pitt-Watson

Visiting Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School, Leading thinker in responsible investment

Program Facilitator

Martina Filipic

Director, Engagement