Symposium on Integrated Thinking 2015

Drivers and Evolving Best Practices

November 5, 2015

Edelman
250 Hudson Street
New York, NY

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PROGRAM AGENDA

Time	Description
8:15–8:30	Arrival & Continental Breakfast
8:30	Opening Remarks
8:30-9:00	Special Keynote Address The Value of Integrated & Integral Thinking: What’s Really Driving Change? Ralph Thurm, Co-Founder, ThriveAbility Foundation
9:00-9:10	Topic Introduction Diversity of Thought & Integrated Thinking Presenter: Michael Muyot, President, CRD Analytics
9:10–9:55	Kickoff Panel Diversity of Thought & Integrated Thinking Moderator: Michael Muyot, President, CRD Analytics Panelists: Russ Gaskin, Consultant, Speaker & Change Agent, CoCreative Consulting Helle Bank Jorgensen, Chief Executive Officer, B. Accountability, Chairman, eRevalue, & Global Facilitator for UNGCs Global Compact Board Program
9:55-10:05	Illuminating the Path to Progress: Overcoming the Challenges of Integrated Reporting and Thinking Presenter: Mark Tulay, Program Director & COO, GISR
10:05-10:50	Drivers of Integrated Thinking: What’s Missing from Existing Guidance Moderator: Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies Panelists: Mary Adams, Founder, Smarter-Companies Eric Israel, Governance Expert Chris Pinney, President & Chief Executive Officer, High Meadows Institute, Inc.
10:50-11:35	Integrated Thinking & Sustainability: How They Are Interconnected Moderator: Bill Baue, Co-Founder, Sustainability Context Group & Co-Founder & Chief Engagement Architect, Convetit Panelists: Mark W. McElroy, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Organizations & Partner, Thomas & McElroy LLC Gilles Mesrobian, Faculty, Bard MBA in Sustainability, Bard College, Senior Associate, Support Center/Partnership in Philanthropy Veena Ramani, Senior Director, Corporate Program, Ceres
11:35-11:50	Refreshment Break
11:50-12:10	Reflections on Integrated Thinking & its Importance in Developing Integrated Reports Presenter: Riva Krut, Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer. Praxair, Inc.
12:10-1:00	Discussion Session 1 Materiality: Integrated Thinking & Key Performance Indicators Moderator: Mark Tulay, Program Director & COO, GISR Panelist: Dawn Edwards, Co-Founder, Pomegranate Consulting LLC Ted Dhillon, Co-Founder, Figbytes
1:00-2:00	Networking Luncheon
2:00-2:50	Discussion Session 2 Developing Core Capacity: Case Stories Presenters: William G. Russell, Principal, Transitioning to Green Jeana Wirtenberg, President & Chief Executive Officer, Transitioning to Green and Professor, HR/Employees & Organizations Bard College
2:50-3:40	Discussion Session 3 Obstacles Companies Face: How to Break Out of the Silos Moderator: Susanne Katus, Vice President, Business Development, eRevalue Panelists: Silvia Garrigo, Senior Fellow Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable Development & Human Rights, Retired Executive Chevron Sandy Nessing, Managing Director, Sustainability & EHS Strategy & Design, American Electric Power James Reeves, Vice President, Business & Social Purpose, Edelman
3:40-3:55	Refreshment Break
3:55-4:40	Integrated Thinking from the Inside Out: Leveraging the Tensions for Innovation Moderator: Russ Gaskin, Consultant, Speaker & Change Agent, CoCreative Consulting Panelists: Amy Hall, Director of Social Consciousness, Eileen Fisher Rob Michalak, Global Director, Social Mission, Ben & Jerry’s Julia Urbanchuk, Sr Director, Learning & Organization Development, eBay Enterprise
4:40-5:25	Outlook on Integrated Thinking: The 21st Century Company Moderator: Ariel Meyerstein, PhD, Vice President, Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility & Corporate Governance, United States Council for International Business Panelists: Dominic Tancredi, Chief Executive Officer, Dom & Tom Inc. Thomas Tancredi, Chief Strategy Officer, Dom & Tom Inc. John Wilson, Head of Corporate Governance, Engagement & Research, Cornerstone Capital Group
5:25-5:30	Symposium Wrap-Up Presenter: Ralph Thurm, Co-Founder, ThriveAbility Foundation
5:30-6:30	Networking Reception

SESSION LEADERS

Mary Adams
Founder
Smarter-Companies
Boston, MA
Bill Baue
Co-Founder
Sustainability Context Group
Co-Founder & Chief Engagement Architect
Convetit
Springfield, Massachusetts
Ted Dhillon
Co-Founder
Figbytes
Ottawa, Canada
Dawn Edwards
Co-Founder
Pomegranate Consulting LLC
Mt. Rainier, MD
Helle Bank Jorgensen
Chief Executive Officer
B. Accountability
Chairman
eRevalue
Global Facilitator
UNGCs Global Compact Board Program
Toronto, Canada
Silvia Garrigo
Senior Fellow Corporate Responsibility
Sustainable Development & Human Rights
Retired Executive Chevron
San Francisco, CA
Russ Gaskin
Consultant, Speaker & Change Agent
CoCreative Consulting
Washington, D.C.
Amy Hall
Director of Social Consciousness
Eileen Fisher
New York, NY
Eric Israel
Governance Expert
Mahwah, NJ
Susanne Katus
Vice President, Business Development
eRevalue
New York, NY
Riva Krut
Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Praxair, Inc.
Danbury, CT
Mark W. McElroy, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Center for Sustainable Organizations
Partner
Thomas & McElroy LLC
Norwich, VT
Gilles Mesrobian
Faculty, Bard MBA in Sustainability
Bard College
Senior Associate
Support Center/Partnership in Philanthropy
New York, NY

Ariel Meyerstein, PhD
Vice President, Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility & Corporate Governance
United States Council for International Business
New York, NY
Rob Michalak
Global Director of Social Mission
Ben & Jerry’s
South Burlington, VT
Michael Muyot
President
CRD Analytics
New York, NY
Sandy Nessing
Managing Director, Sustainability & EHS Strategy & Design
American Electric Power
Columbos, OH
Chris Pinney
President & Chief Executive Officer
High Meadows Institute, Inc.
Boston, MA
Veena Ramani
Senior Director, Corporate Program
Ceres
Boston, MA
James Reeves
Vice President, Business & Social Purpose
Edelman
New York, NY
William G. Russell
Principal
Transitioning to Green
Leonia, NJ
Dominic Tancredi
Chief Executive Officer
Dom & Tom Inc.
New York, NY
Thomas Tancredi
Chief Strategy Officer
Dom & Tom Inc.
New York, NY
Ralph Thurm
Co-Founder
ThriveAbility Foundation
London, UK
Mark Tulay
Program Director & COO
GISR
Washington, D.C.
Julia Urbanchuk
Sr Director, Learning & Organization Development
eBay Enterprise
Philadelphia, PA
John Wilson
Head of Corporate Governance, Engagement and Research
Cornerstone Capital Group
New York, NY
Jeana Wirtenberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Transitioning to Green
Professor, HR/Employees & Organizations
Bard College
New York, NY

DELEGATES

Mary Adams
Founder
Smarter-Companies
Boston, MA
Judith Albert
NY Chapter Director
Environmental Entrepreneurs
New York, NY
Camille Aylmer
Global Sustainability Communications Director
PepsiCo
New York, NY
Bill Baue
Co-Founder
Sustainability Context Group
Co-Founder & Chief Engagement Architect
Convetit
Springfield, Massachusetts
Laura Berry
Executive Director
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
New York, NY
Sheetal Bhadekar
Senior Manager Corporate Affairs
DSM
Parsippany, NJ
Herb Blank
Managing Director
S-Network Global Indexes
New York, NY
Dan Brown
Leadership Coach & Principal
Xponential Coaching & Consulting
Washington, DC
Francis Byrd
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Byrd Governance Advisory
New York, NY
Sara DeSmith
Partner, Sustainability Assurance Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Florham Park, NJ
Ted Dhillon
Co-Founder
Figbytes
Ottawa, Canada
John Edelman
Managing Director
Global Engagement & Corporate Responsibility
Edelman
Chicago, IL
Dawn Edwards
Co-Founder
Pomegranate Consulting LLC
Mt. Rainier, MD
Toni Muzi Falconi
Senior Counsel
Methodos
Milan, Italy
Silvia Garrigo
Senior Fellow Corporate Responsibility
Sustainable Development & Human Rights
Retired Executive Chevron
San Francisco, CA
Russ Gaskin
Consultant, Speaker & Change Agent
CoCreative Consulting
Washington, D.C.
Bahar Gidwani
Co-founder & CEO
CSRHub
New York, NY
Amy Hall
Director of Social Consciousness
Eileen Fisher
New York, NY
Bill Hatton
Editorial Director
Mountain View Editorial Services
Lehighton, PA
Eric Israel
Governance Expert
Mahwah, NJ
Helle Bank Jorgensen
Chief Executive Officer
B. Accountability
Chairman
eRevalue
Global Facilitator
UNGCs Global Compact Board Program
Toronto, Canada
Susanne Katus
Vice President, Business Development
eRevalue
New York, NY
Linda M. Kelley
Principal
Transitioning to Green
Pittsfield, MA
Riva Krut
Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Praxair, Inc.
Danbury, CT
Keith Littlejohns
Strategist, Sustainability
Addison
New York, NY
Becca Makover
Consultant
Gap International
Philadelphia, PA
Bruce Markewicz
Managing Director, Beacon Interactive
Beacon Healthcare Communications
Bedminster, NJ
Kim Marotta
Director of Sustainability
MillerCoors
Milwaukee, WI
P.J. Marshall
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Restore the Earth Foundation
Ithaca, NY
Aaron Martin
Co-Founder
Pomegranate Consulting LLC
Mt Rainier, MD
Mark W. McElroy, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Center for Sustainable Organizations
Partner
Thomas & McElroy LLC
Norwich, VT

Gilles Mesrobian
Faculty, Bard MBA in Sustainability
Bard College
Senior Associate
Support Center/Partnership in Philanthropy
New York, NY
Ariel Meyerstein, PhD
Vice President, Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility & Corporate Governance
United States Council for International Business
New York, NY
Rob Michalak
Global Director of Social Mission
Ben & Jerry’s
South Burlington, VT
Margo Mosher
Manager
SustainAbility
New York, NY
Michael Muyot
President
CRD Analytics
New York, NY
Brent Napoleon
Strategist
Napoleon
New York, NY
Sandy Nessing
Managing Director, Sustainability & EHS Strategy & Design
American Electric Power
Columbus, OH
Ron Nielsen
President
ICBIS – International Centre for Business Innovation and Sustainability
Toronto, ON
George Perlov
Principal
George Perlov Consulting
NYC/Brussels
Chris Pinney
President & Chief Executive Officer
High Meadows Institute, Inc.
Boston, MA
Shahnaz Radjy
Senior Communications Specialist
Vitality Institute
New York, NY
Veena Ramani
Senior Director, Corporate Program
Ceres
Boston, MA
James Reeves
Vice President, Business & Social Purpose
Edelman
New York, NY
Carol Richardson
Adjunct Professor
NYU
New York, NY
William G. Russell
Principal
Transitioning to Green
Leonia, NJ
Celine Solsken Ruben-Salama
Faculty Member, Master of Science Sustainability Management Program
Columbia University, Earth Institute
New York, NY
Silvia Schmid
Client Services Manager, Sustainability
Addison
New York, NY
William C. Steers
General Manager, Communications and Corporate Responsibility
ArcelorMittal
Chicago, IL
Peter Suhr
President
Strategy & Distribution, Inc.
New York, NY
Kristen Sullivan
Partner
Deloitte
Stamford, CT
Lex Suvanto
Managing Director, Financial Communications
Edelman
New York, NY
Dominic Tancredi
Chief Executive Officer
Dom & Tom Inc.
New York, NY
Thomas Tancredi
Chief Strategy Officer
Dom & Tom Inc.
New York, NY
Ralph Thurm
Co-Founder
ThriveAbility Foundation
London, UK
Mark Tulay
Program Director & COO
GISR
Washington, D.C.
Marcy Twete
Division Manager, Corporate Responsibility
ArcelorMittal
Chicago, IL
Julia Urbanchuk
Senior Director,
Learning & Organization Development
eBay Enterprise
Philadelphia, PA
Todd Weinstein
Digital Account Director
Beacon Healthcare Communications
Bedminster, NJ
Carey Weiss
Sustainability Initiatives Coordinator
Gabelli School of Business
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
John Wilson
Head of Corporate Governance, Research and Engagement
Cornerstone Capital Group
New York, NY
Jeana Wirtenberg
President & Chief Executive Officer
Transitioning to Green
Professor, HR/Employees & Organizations
Bard College
New York, NY