ESG

<p>An expert at driving profit with purpose, Kathy Varol shares the proven guidelines she used to create a record-shattering ESG strategy for Adidas. </p><p>Kathy Varol knows the secret to helping companies stand out in a competitive marketplace, attract top talent, drive employee engagement, and gain enviable customer loyalty: It’s harnessing the power of Purpose.</p><p>She knows that as consumers, we&#39;re putting our dollars toward companies with aligned values.

<p>Dr. Pippa Malmgren is a digital diviner: she uses years of experience at the highest levels of geopolitics and industry to identify the trends that others might miss in a turbulent landscape.  </p><p>Weaving signals together to paint a compelling landscape that gives audiences confidence to navigate turbulence and opportunity, Pippa makes the world economy exciting.

<p>Andrew Winston is a globally-recognized expert on megatrends, sustainable business, and how to build companies that profit by contributing to a thriving world. He was ranked #3 on the <em>Thinkers50</em> list of the most influential management thinkers in the world. </p><p>Andrew’s books on strategy have sold over a quarter million copies in 15 languages. His bestsellers include <em>Green to Gold</em> – which <em>Inc.

<p>One of America’s most respected investigative business journalists, Kurt Eichenwald draws on his decades spent covering the biggest white-collar scandals to offer unmatched insights on what is—and isn’t—good corporate governance.</p><p>In addition to his distinguished work as a senior writer at <em>Newsweek</em> and a contributing editor at <em>Vanity Fair</em>, Kurt Eichenwald spent two decades as a senior writer at <em>The New York Times</em>, where he was a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

<p>Economic Futurist Andrew Busch converts today’s chaos into tomorrow’s growth opportunities. Drawing from his in-depth research, he covers the economy, public policy and elections, and supercharged trends including AI, future of work, and climate, to help businesses stay resilient and achieve optimal growth.  </p><p>Andrew Busch is the former 1st Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the US government, and an economic futurist at AndrewBusch.com. For the CFTC, he was charged with improving and enhancing the government’s understanding of the markets and the economy.

<p>Robert Bilott is the tenacious environmental lawyer who became “DuPont’s worst nightmare,” according to <i>The New York Times</i>. The story in his book, <i>Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle Against Dupont</i>, inspired the major motion picture, <i>Dark Waters</i> (November 2019), featuring Academy-Award nominee Mark Ruffalo as Rob Bilott.  </p><p>Bilott was a corporate defense attorney for eight years until he took on an environmental suit that upended his entire career—and exposed a braze

<p>Scott Harrison spent a decade entertaining his darkest vices as a nightclub promoter until he finally realized he was creating a meaningless legacy. Spiritually and emotionally bankrupt, Scott volunteered as a photojournalist on a hospital ship off the coast of West Africa. There, he saw the devastating health impact dirty water has on communities. </p>

<p>Drawing from his remarkable scope of geopolitical and global economic expertise, Vijay Vaitheeswaran provides insight on how businesses can strategize, innovate, and find opportunity in today’s disruptive landscape.</p><p>With a career that has taken him from Mexico City to London to Shanghai, Vijay Vaitheeswaran brings an impressive breadth and depth of expertise to topics ranging from globalization, politics and economics to international trade, supply chain and labor disruptions.

<p>One of the most highly accomplished public figures in America today, Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch has been a leading progressive voice during her 30+ year highly distinguished career.</p><p>She is the first female African American Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015. She also served as the head of the U.S.

<p>Maria Contreras-Sweet is an expert in economic growth, job creation, corporate governance (ESG) and competitiveness.</p><p>Internationally acclaimed for her insights on growth, innovation, and corporate governance, or Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Contreras-Sweet serves on multiple boards of directors, including infrastructure firm Sempra Energy, TriNet, Regional Management Corp., and Zions Bancorporation.