Check-In/Registration (breakfast provided)

Welcome & Overview

Leadership in the Populist Era: What Will the Private (and Other) Sectors Do?

Theme: As government action seems more difficult, will the private and other sectors lead on social and environmental issues, particularly around climate change, environmental quality and safety, and income inequality?

Networking Break

Is the Value of Sustainability Eroding in the Marketplace?

Theme: Once, mentioning sustainability was enough to set a company apart from its peers. At a time when some say sustainability has become a buzzword, where can companies derive true value from the concept?

Why Isn't Money Coming Off the Sidelines?

Theme: Many say that investors are simply unwilling to fund sustainability. Investors respond that they see few worthy investments. Is this a structural issue or an issue of the quality of sustainability investments?

Lunch (lunch provided)

Is Doing Less Bad Just Bad?

Theme: Are companies only making progress on sustainability at the margins? Some metrics improve, but income inequality grows, climate change accelerates, and environmental assets degrade. What will real change look like?

Who Dies, Who Thrives?

Theme: What does fundamental progress on sustainability mean for existing organizations? If change means market disruption, who wins, who loses, and under what conditions?

Where do Facts Fit in a Post-Fact World?

Networking Reception