Make SDGs Happen through Integrated Thinking

In 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched theSustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)to mobilize global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical problem solving for sustainable development, including the design and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Following their adoption, we are now committed to supporting the implementation of the SDGs at local, national, and global scales.

Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Global Association of Masters of Development Practice (MDP) Programs

Nowadays business organizations are increasingly called on to contribute to achieving the SDGs by identifying and executing sustainable development strategies. These strategies are viewed as key drivers fundamental to their vision and business models. This workshop examines early experiences from the private sector, and offers an opportunity to discuss the ways in which business organisations can rethink their management processes, accounting tools, and reporting frameworks to meet their objectives for both competitiveness and growth, as well as contributing to the achievement of the SDGs, and long-term value creation more broadly.
Tentative Agenda:
8:15: Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:05 - 9:10: Welcome
9:10 - 9:20: Institutional Greetings 
9:20 - 11:00: First Panel Session "Aligning Strategies, Measurement, and Reporting: the SDGs Compass in Action"
11:00 - 11:20: Coffee Break
11:20 - 1:00: Second Panel Session "Connecting Financial and Pre-Financial Information through Integrated Thinking and Reporting"
1:00 - 2:00: Neworking and Lunch Buffet
2:00 - 2:20: "Toward a Methodology for Monetizing the Benefits of Integrating Sustainability into Core Business Strategy"
2:20 - 3:20: Third Panel Session "Enhancing the Assurance of non-Financial Information"
3:20 - 4:45: Fourth Panel Session "Perspectives from Academia"
4:45: Closing and Wine Reception
Selected Speakers:  
<UL>
<LI>Davide Stronati, Mott MacDonald (Global Sustainability Leader)</LI>
<LI>Raffaella Bordogna, Eni (Sustainability Planning and Reporting Manager)</LI>
<LI>Shagonda Green, Coca-Cola (Senior Manager Global Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability)</LI>
<LI>Marina Migliorato, Enel (Head of Sustainability Innovation and Stakeholders Engagement)</LI>
<LI>Markus Strangmüller, Siemens (Vice President Sustainability)</LI>
<LI>Filippo Bettini, Pirelli (Head of Sustainability and Risk Governance)</LI>
<LI>Piero Bertazzi, GRI (Deputy Director Policy and Global Affair)</LI>
<LI>Rodney Irwin, WBCSD</LI>
<LI>Bob Laux, IIRC (North America Lead)</LI>
<LI>Eric Kane, SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) (Sector Analyst – Health Care).</LI>
<LI>Stathis Gould, International Federation of Accountants (Deputy Director).</LI>
<LI>John Wilson, Cornerstone Capital Group</LI>
<LI>Cynthia Curtis, JLL (Vice President Sustainability)</LI>
<LI>Massimo Romano, Generali (Head, Group Corporate Reporting &amp; CFO Hub)</LI>
<LI>Shamini Harrington, Sasol (Group SHE Policy and Sustainability Advisor)</LI>
<LI>Tjeerd Krumpelman, ABN-AMRO (head of Business Advisory, Reporting &amp; Stakeholder Mgt.)</LI>
<LI>Neil Smith, Aegon (Senior Manager, Group Sustainability)</LI>
<LI>Giorgio Miguel Saavedra, WorldBank (Senior Financial Officer in the Corporate Reporting)</LI>
<LI>Sara DeSmith, Partner PwC</LI>
<LI>Marco Maffei, Partner KPMG</LI>
<LI>Tensie Whelan, NYU Stern BS, (Director Center for Sustainable Business)</LI>
<LI>Terrence F. Martell, Baruch CollegeNY, Director, Weissman Center For International Business Saxe Distinguished Professor of Finance</LI>
<LI>Chersi, Robert J., Lubin School of Business, Pace University, NY (Executive Director, Center for Global Governance, Reporting &amp; Regulation)</LI>
<LI>Steven Mezzio, Pace University, NY</LI>
</UL>

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