Forbes Announces Inaugural Sustainability Leaders Summit To Discuss New Innovations For A More Equitable Tomorrow

The global economy is built on a backbone of once-innovative technologies and practices that no longer work, and it’s time to forge a new path towards a greener, richer world. That’s why Forbes announced its inaugural Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit today, bringing together the boldest business leaders who are driving a new wave of sustainable growth through disruptive processes, products, policies and people.

Forbes has confirmed a slate of speakers across industries, including:

• Todd Brady, VP, Global Public Affairs & Chief Sustainbility Officer, Intel Corporation
• Gaurab Chakrabarti, Cofounder & CEO, Solugen
• Maddie Hall, Cofounder & CEO, Living Carbon
• Alexandra Palt, CEO, L’Oréal Foundation and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, L’Oréal
• Vivek Bapat, SVP, Marketing, Purpose and Sustainability, SAP
• Beatriz Perez, SVP & Chief Communications, Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
• Sheila Enriquez, Texas Market Leader and Houston Managing Partner, Crowe
• Sondra Sutton Phung, Marketing and General Manager, Electric Vehicles, Ford Motor Company
• D. Mitchell Jackson, Staff VP, Environmental Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer, FedEx Corporation
• Roger Martella, Chief Sustainability Officer, GE
• Sarah Sclarsic, Cofounder & Managing Director, Voyager
• Mark Viviano, Managing Partner & Head of Public Equities, Kimmeridge
• Kyle Bridgeforth, Owner & Operating Partner, Bridgeforth Farms
• Michael Doukeris, CEO, AB InBev
• Lisa Dyson, Founder & CEO, Air Protein

Attendees will hear from experts on topics including the role of consumer and employee expectations driving ESG accountability, how to build inclusive, equitable, and environmentally sustainable communities, and the energy and fuel advancements to watch in 2023 and beyond.

“With headline-making investments in climate solutions this year, there’s no better time to convene the world’s sustainability leaders to discuss the path forward, said Diane Brady, Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes. “These changemakers will talk candidly about the opportunities and challenges ahead, from addressing the sustainability gap in disadvantaged communities to the big ideas at the intersection of energy and sustainability.”

The event will take place in-person and virtually at Forbes on Fifth on September 20, 2022, from 1-6 PM EST, and is presenting in partnership with Crowe and L’Oréal. To learn more and register to attend, visit Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit.

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