The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is hosting an all-day business forum, in partnership with Bank of the West, on Thursday, September 13, 2018 as part of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.

Emerging and experienced entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders and other stakeholders will discuss the impact of innovation, growth, and sustainability on environmental dynamics. Through a mix of keynotes, plenaries, and panel discussions, this program will help shape best practices and emerging expectations, especially in achieving long-term economic development goals, such as the UN SDGs.

AGENDA

9:30AM – 10:00AM

• Registration & Networking

10:00AM – 10:10AM

• Welcome Remarks
  Bruce Aust – Vice Chairman, Nasdaq

10:10AM – 10:15AM

• Lead Sponsor Welcome
  Vanessa Washington – Senior Executive Vice President, Bank of the West

10:15AM – 10:30AM

• Innovative Climate Financing
  Mark Tercek – CEO, The Nature Conservancy

10:30AM – 11:00AM

• Why Does VC Care About Climate?
  Moderated by: Nicola Corzine – Executive Director, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
  Elan Emanuel – Investor Relations, Water Equity Fund
  Sergio Marrero – Co-Founder, Rebel One
  Meena Sankara – Founder & CEO, KETOS
  Bob O’Connor – Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati

11:00AM – 11:45AM

• ESG Monitoring, Reporting & Dialogue in Private Equity
  Natasha Buckley – Senior Manager, UN PRI
  Guy Roberts – Partner, ERM

11:45AM – 12:15PM

• Earthpreneurship
  Marcus Bruns – CEO, Young Sustainable Impact

12:15PM – 12:55PM

• Lunch

12:55PM – 1:00PM

• Brief Remarks
  Evan Harvey – Head of Global Sustainability, Nasdaq

1:00PM – 1:15PM

• Setting Science-Based Targets 
  Heidi Huusko – Senior Manager, Environment & Climate, UN Global Compact

1:15PM – 1:45PM

• Dealing with Climate Impacts in Agribusiness
  Moderated by: Evan Harvey – Global Head of Sustainability, Nasdaq
  Jeffrey Burch – Managing Director, Bank of the West
  Chris Terrell – CEO & Co-Founder, Wexus

1:45PM – 2:30PM

• Building Green Tech Businesses
  Moderated by: Jack Cassel – Vice President, Nasdaq
  Matt Horton – CCO, Proterra
  Dr. Brandon Tinianov – Vice President, View Dynamic Glass

2:30PM – 3:15PM

• Training Next-Gen Business Leaders
  Moderated by: Dr. Samantha Dewalt – Managing Director, Lehigh@NasdaqCenter
  Khanjan Mehta – Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry, Lehigh University
  Dr. Rachel Dzombak – Postdoc Fellow, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
  Yuwei Shi – Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies

3:15PM – 3:30PM

• Break

3:30PM – 4:15PM

• Climate Is A Business Concern
  Moderated by: Chris Cordani – Associate Vice President, Nasdaq
  Ashley Allen – Climate and Land Senior Manager, Mars
  Aaron Binkley – Senior Director of Sustainability, Digital Realty
  Daniel Perry – Director Global Alliances, EcoVadis

4:15PM – 4:45PM

• Carbon Accounting for Startups
  Arnaud Brohé – CEO, CO2logic

4:45PM – 5:00PM

• Startups: Starting Doing ESG! 
  Robert Eccles – Professor, Harvard Business School & Chairman of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

5:00PM

• Lead Sponsor Closing Remarks
  Melissa Stoller – Senior Community Affairs Regional Officer, Bank of the West

Spaces are limited and offered first-come, first-served. By registering you agree to our terms of use.*

 

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About the Whole Entrepreneur:

Based on our research and interaction with thousands of global entrepreneurs, the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center has identified seven essential founder attributes: Creativity, Vision, Independence, Organization, Communication, Self-Confidence, and Leadership. Our programming is rooted in this philosophy by providing individualized learning paths for founders focused on their abilities as a leader to create long-term, sustainable growth.