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)

Charlotte Wolff-Bye

Chief Sustainability Officer, PETRONAS; Member, Board Of Trustees, UNEP-WCMC

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Chair, World Benchmarking Alliance; Integrated Reporting and Connectivity Council – Advisory Council Member, IFRS Foundation; Board Trustee, Shift and A4S; Founding CEO, International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)

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, TELUS Corporation; Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada; Former Chair, 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, Diageo, Bank of Africa/BMCE Group, Imperial Brands PLC; 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, ÖKOWORLD

Curtis Ravenel

Senior Advisor to the co-Chairs and Vice Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

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 and Board Member, Coeli; Board Member, Brock Milton Capital

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Christine Chow , Ph.D.

Managing Director and Head of Active Ownership, UBS; Board Member, 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

CEO, Roxbury Global LLC; Board Member, KONE; Adjunct Professor, Glasgow Caledonian New York College; Responsible Investment & Business Advisory Group, Sierra Global Management

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

Board Member, Thirty Percent Coalition; 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 Advisor, 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, Executive and Board Cyber Services, Sygnia

Kersi Porbunderwalla

President & CEO, Compenhagen Compliamce; The Information Security Institute, The Corporate Governance Institute, The EUGDPR Institute; 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

CHAIRMAN & PROPRIETOR – SHAILESH HARIBHAKTI & ASSOCIATES

Birgit Noergaard

Chair, Scandlines; Non-Executive Director, WSP Global Inc., ABP plc, NCC AB, ADP A/S, Norisol A/S; Vice Chair, The Danish State’s IT Council

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 and Global Sustainability Reporting Lead at 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, Hansell LLP; Member, Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Group; Chair, Business Law Advisory Council; Dean’s Advisory Council, Schulich School of Business; Nominating Committee, ICGN; Distinguished Fellow at The Conference Board

David Pitt-Watson

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

Program Facilitator

Martina Filipic

Director, Engagement