Agenda

Registration, Coffee and Breakfast

Welcoming Remarks: Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D., Dean, George N. Jean Ph.D. Chair, and Professor of Marketing, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business

Opening statement by Barbara Porco, Ph.D., Managing Director, Responsible Business Center; Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business

The CSO Summit: Navigating ESG Challenges in Public Companies

• Dave Stangis, Partner and Chief Sustainability Officer, Apollo Global Management
• Al Iannuzzi, Ph.D., Vice President of Sustainability, The Estée Lauder Companies
• Jennifer Silberman, SVP, Chief Sustainability Officer, Dollar Tree Stores
• Moderated by Mohit Bhargava, Partner/Principal, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young LLP

Generating Measurable Impacts for People, Planet, and Profits: Challenges, Solutions, Wins, and Losses

• Margot Brandenburg, Senior Program Officer, Mission Investments, Ford Foundation
• Vicky Lay,  Partner, Head of Impact & Director, VCaaS, Artesian (Alternative Investments) 
• Amy Wang, Managing Director, Blue Earth Capital
• Moderated by Peter Lupoff, Founder and Principal, Lupoff/Stevens Family Office; Director of Strategy, Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Center

Coffee Break & Networking

Opening Statement by Leigh Anne Statuto, Executive Director, Responsible Business Center, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business

Creating Resilience Across the Food System

• Alan Horowitz, J.D., Vice President of Sustainability, Aramark
• Anna Hammond, Founder/CEO, Matriark Foods
• Moderated by Karen Y Johns, CEO, Net Impact

The Power of Soil: Regenerative Agriculture Demonstration by USDA

• Daniel Ufnar, State Soil Scientist, USDA

Lunch & Networking

USDA Soil Demonstration in Platt Court

Opening statement by Peter Lupoff, Founder and Principal, Lupoff/Stevens Family Office; Director of Strategy, Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Center

How Allocators Aim to Invest in Transition - Asset Owner Forum

• Charles Boakye, Sustainability & Transition - Equity Analyst, Jefferies
• Rob Colorina, Director/Advisor, American Industrial Acquisition Co.
• Michael Scanlon, Managing Director of Sustainable Finance Practice, Silverleaf Partners
• Kamil Homsi, Founder/CEO, Global Realty Capital

Investing in Brown Companies vs Green for Heightened Impact - A Presentation of Findings by Yale SOM’s Kelly Shue and Fireside Chat

• Kelly Shue, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, Yale School of Management
• James Manfredonia, Adjunct Professor, Fordham Gabelli School of Business

Coffee Break & Networking

Navigating ESG Measurement: Insights and Fireside Chat with Persefoni

• Mike Wallace, Chief Decarbonization Officer, Persefoni
• Barbara Porco, Ph.D,. Professor of Accounting and Taxation; Associate Dean of Graduate Students; Managing Director, Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Center

Opening Statement by Al Bartosic, Executive Director, The Fordham Foundry

Turning Purpose into Profit: How Aligning Business Goals with Societal Impact Drives Success

• Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D. Dean, George N. Jean Ph.D. Chair, and Professor of Marketing, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business
• Greg Van Kirk, Founder of Collaborative Changemaking Labs
• Rachel Hurley, Head of Sustainability, Paine Schwartz Partners
• Esther Nai, Philanthropy Manager, Climate & Energy, Salesforce

Social Entrepreneurship for More Intentional Impact + Returns - The Issues and Opportunities Sponsored by The Fordham Foundry

• Lauren Sweeny, Co-founder and CEO, DeliverZero; Entrepreneur in Residence, Fordham Foundry
• Rachel Ceruti, Director of Partnerships, Education, & Outreach, FABSCRAP
• SaVonne Anderson, Aya Paper Co., CEO
• Jim Teague, Clinical Professor, Fordham University

Closing Statements

Networking and Reception