Agenda
Thursday
Breakfast
Sustainability is the next wave of business transformation
Sustainability gives organisations a new competitive advantage. It is important for leaders to understand why, and how to comply with ESG regulations in order to embrace it and create new opportunities. Join this session to discover the current maturity state of companies nowadays, and learn best practices to transform your organisation, and to rethink your marketing and communication approach to sustainability to avoid greenwashing.
Thomas Husson – VP Principal Analyst, Forrester
ESG is not a trend, but a paradigm shift in thinking and doing business
Global interest in ethical investment grows. ESG as a strategy has a strong impact on both the internal and external value chain of the company and brings a new way of seeing the mission of organisations (the sustainable success) and requires an integrated approach to evolve products, investments, risk metrics, and an active role in creating concrete impact on real economy transition. During this session, learn about key experiences from Intesa Sanpaolo Vita and leave this session more equipped to successfully embark on the ESG transition.
Lauretta Filangieri – Group Insurance Head of Sustainability, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita
Break
ESG’s impact on your communications
No matter if your business’s sustainability ambitions are high or low, the way you talk to the market is changing, and quickly. New reporting laws, greenwashing risks, and stakeholders all force communicators to change how they operate, taking both a broader and more forensic approach to messages. This session will equip you with the principles to master this environment.
Ryan Skinner – Principal Analyst, Forrester
Technology Optimisation: Your Secret Weapon for Sustainability
Technology will be crucial for organisations in their sustainability journey. During this session learn more about what IT leaders – I&O heads, CIOs, Chief Technology Officers, and Chief Digital Officers – can do for end-to-end actions across their organisations, including around the supply chain, and uncover the “Jekyll and Hyde” impact on sustainability of emerging digital technologies such as block chain, AI/ML, Automation etc.
Abhijit Sunil – Analyst, Forrester
