| | Smiley Movement Pop-Up | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Coffee and Registration | |
| 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM | Welcome | David Schofield, Aviva
Steve Kenzie, UN Global Compact Network UK |
| 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM | Fireside Chat – Leading by Example: Sustainability in Action | Preeti Srivastav, Asahi Group Holdings |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 1 – Value Chain Sustainability: Driving Resilience and Profitability | Katy Reid, Menzies Aviation
James Payne, Forum for the Future
Paul Lockwood, SEKO Logistics Ltd
Robert Williams, AstraZeneca
Ben Ngobi, Accenture |
| 10:45 AM - 11:20 AM | Networking Break | |
| 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 2 – Strategic Capital: Unlocking Business Value Through ESG-Linked Finance | Mitch Reznick, Federated Hermes Limited
Ulrika Leverenz, H&M Group
Andrew Howard, Schroders
Kerry King, Accounting for Sustainability |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Session 3 – Reducing Inequalities: The Business Case for Fairness, Inclusion, and Decent Work | Ori Chandler, Aviva
Matteo Squire, Unilever
Ruth Wilkinson, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Uzma Hamid-Dizier, Slaughter and May
Amanda Powell-Smith, Forster Communications |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Climate Comedy with Matt Winning | Dr Matt Winning, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources |
| 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM | Report Launch – Trailblazers & Transformers: UK Business Sectors Redefining Sustainability | Polina Pencheva, UCL
Gail Taylor, UCL
Brenda Staines, UN Global Compact Network UK |
| 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Session 4 – Transformative Innovation: How ESG Fuels Competitive Advantage | Gavin Shipley, Sarginsons Industries Ltd
Charlotte Harrington, Belu Water
Keith James, WRAP
Anthony Levy, Circularity First |
| 2:50 PM - 3:15 PM | Networking Break | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:25 PM | Keynote Address - Sir Chris Bryant, Minister of State | Lily Venables, UN Global Compact Network UK |
| 3:25 PM - 4:05 PM | Session 5 – Tilting the Playing Field: The Case for Corporate Policy Advocacy | Faye Holder, InfluenceMap
Professor Miranda Barker OBE, East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
Fiona Duggan, Unilever
Glenn Barber, SSE |
| 4:05 PM - 5:00 PM | Session 6 – Communicating Sustainability: What should you say? Debate | Solitaire Townsend, Futerra
Matt Sparkes, Linklaters LLP
Hannah Pathak, Forum for the Future
Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, MHA
James Murray, BusinessGreen
Emily Luscombe, ERM
Sam Fankhauser, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Reception | |