Resilient Business,

Resilient World

November 3-5, 2015 • San Francisco

November 3-5, 2015
San Francisco

Agenda

Our 2015 agenda is designed to provide the tools, network, and inspiration to engage business leaders in building a resilient future.

Sessions BSR University Schedule of Events

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Current Schedule

Tuesday Nov 3

7:30 am-5:00 pm

BSR Connect Lounge

Location: Market Street Foyer, Street Level

7:30 am-7:00 pm

Conference Registration

Location: Market Street Foyer, Street Level

8:00 am-9:00 am

Breakfast for Morning BSR University Trainings

Location: Bay Level Foyers, Bay Level

8:30 am-4:30 pm

Marin Food and Farm Tour Learn More

Location: Main Hotel Entrance, Street Level

9:00 am-12:00 pm

BSR University: Circular Economy Learn More

Location: Seacliff D, Bay Level

9:00 am-12:00 pm

BSR University: Trends in Sustainability Reporting Learn More

Location: Seacliff B, Bay Level

9:00 am-12:00 pm

BSR University: Sustainable Business 101 Learn More

Location: Seacliff A, Bay Level

9:00 am-12:00 pm

BSR University: Human Rights Integration&mbsp;Learn More

Location: Seacliff C, Bay Level

12:00 pm-1:00 pm

Lunch for Afternoon BSR University Trainings

Location: Bay Level Foyers, Bay Level

12:00 pm-4:00 pm

Welcome Refreshments

Sponsored by Hyatt | Location: Market Street Foyer, Street Level

1:00 pm-4:00 pm

BSR University: Sustainable Procurement Learn More

Location: Seacliff B, Bay Level

1:00 pm-4:00 pm

BSR University: Sustainable Business 301 Learn More

Location: Seacliff A, Bay Level

1:00 pm-4:00 pm

BSR University: Strategy, Materiality, and Integration Learn More

Location: Seacliff C, Bay Level

1:00 pm-4:00 pm

BSR University: Public Speaking Demystified&mbsp;Learn More

Location: Seacliff D, Bay Level

4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Welcome Reception: Afternoon Tea

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Street Level

5:00 pm-5:15 pm

Conference Opening: Aron Cramer

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

5:15 pm-5:45 pm

Special Presentation: Alessandro Carlucci

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

5:45 pm-6:45 pm

Plenary Address: Henri de Castries

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

6:45 pm-8:00 pm

A Taste of Napa Valley Networking Reception

Location: Atrium, Lobby Level

Wednesday Nov 4

6:30 am-7:30 am

movecoach 5K Run

Location: Main Hotel Entrance, Street Level

7:00 am-6:00 pm

Conference Registration

Location: Market Street Foyer, Street Level

7:15 am-8:15 am

Breakfast

Sponsored by Bank of America | Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

7:30 am-8:15 am

Meet the BSR Energy and Extractives Team

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

8:15 am-8:20 am

Day Two Opening Plenary

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

8:20 am-8:45 am

Innovate and Inspire: Pascal Finette

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

8:45 am-9:00 am

Plenary Session: Next Generation Genius

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

9:00 am-9:15 am

Special Presentation: Ellen MacArthur

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

9:15 am-9:30 am

Plenary Session: Business Leadership for an Inclusive Economy

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

  • Eric Austermann, Vice President, Social and Environmental Responsibility, Jabil

9:30 am-10:30 am

Plenary Address: Denise Morrison

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

10:30 am-10:50 am

Networking Break

Sponsored by The Walt Disney Company | Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Street Level

Meet the BSR Consumer Products, Food and Travel Teams

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

10:35 am-10:50 am

Improve Your Posture Yoga Stretch

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Messaging that Works: Transforming Consumer Emotion into Action Learn More

Track: Resilient Company

Location: Seacliff AB, Bay Level

How to Set—and Implement—Science-Based Climate Targets Learn More

Track: Climate Resilience

Location: Seacliff CD, Bay Level

Disrupt to Thrive: How Silicon Valley Innovates for a Sustainable World Learn More

Track: Resilient Leader

Location: Bayview AB, Bay Level

Building Inclusive Advanced Economies Learn More

Track: Resilient Community

Location: Waterfront DE, Lobby Level

12:00 pm-1:00 pm

Networking Lunch and Jabil Film Screening

Sponsored by Jabil | Location: Atrium, Lobby Level

Meet the BSR ICT, Manufacturing and Media Teams

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

1:05 pm-1:15 pm

Afternoon Plenary Session Welcome

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

1:15 pm-1:45 pm

Innovate and Inspire: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, Author, Ashley's War and The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

1:45 pm-2:15 pm

Plenary Session: Idea Busters

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

2:15 pm-3:15 pm

Plenary Address: Tom Linebarger

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

3:15 pm-4:00 pm

Networking Break

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Street Level

Meet the BSR Financial Services, Power and Transport Teams

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

Chair Massage Relaxation Stations

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

4:00 pm-5:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Your Supply Chain as the Engine of Economic Development Learn More

Track: Resilient Community

Location: Garden AB, Lobby Level

Working with Investor Relations on Your Sustainability Agenda Learn More

Track: Resilient System

Location: Seacliff AB, Bay Level

Why Public Policy Matters: Sustainability Leaders Speak Up Learn More

Track: Resilient Leader

Location: Waterfront DE, Lobby Level

Cuba at a Crossroads: What is the Path for Business? Learn More

Track: Resilient Company

Location: Seacliff CD, Bay Level

Building Climate-Resilient Supply Chains Learn More

Track: Climate Resilience

Location: Bayview AB, Bay Level

5:00 pm-6:30 pm

San Francisco Food Truck Networking Reception

Location: Atrium, Lobby Level

7:00 pm-8:30 pm

Food for Thought Dinners

Food for Thought Dinners provide participants an opportunity to discuss a range of topics with Conference speakers and BSR industry experts over a meal. Dinners are no-host, and the restaurant will split the check among diners. Registration will be available in the BSR Connect Lounge on Tuesday, November 3 and the Grand Ballroom Foyer on Wednesday, November 4. Space is limited.

Sponsored by The Campbell Soup Company | Location: Market Street Foyer, Street Level

Thursday Nov 5

7:00 am-6:30 pm

Conference Registration

Location: Market Street Foyer, Street Level

7:30 am-8:30 am

Breakfast

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

7:45 am-8:15 am

Meet the BSR Healthcare Team

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

8:30 am-8:55 am

Innovate and Inspire: Leila Janah

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

8:55 am-9:25 am

BSR Book Club: Ambassador Melanne Verveer

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

  • Melanne Verveer, Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security , Founding Partner, Seneca Point Global

9:25 am-9:35 am

Plenary Session: Collaborative Initiatives

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

9:35 am-10:30 am

Plenary Panel: The Road Through Paris: Business Leadership and Collaboration on Climate

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

  • Nigel Topping, CEO, We Mean Business

  • Hannah Jones, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President, Innovation Accelerator, NIKE, Inc.

  • Edward Cameron, Managing Director, Partnership Development and Research, BSR

  • Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group Inc. (Moderator)

10:30 am-11:00 am

Meet the BSR Supply Chain Team

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

Networking Break

Sponsored by HP | Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Street Level

10:35 am-10:50 pm

Unwind Tension Yoga Stretch

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

Have We Tipped on Renewables? Learn More

Track: Climate Resilience

Location: Seacliff AB, Bay Level

How to Fix Sustainability Reporting, and Why Learn More

Track: Resilient Company

Location: Bayview AB, Bay Level

Leading and Recharging with Purpose: A Reflective Session on Personal Sustainability Learn More

Track: Resilient Leader

Location: Garden AB, Lobby Level

Putting People at the Center of the Circular Economy Learn More

Track: Resilient System

Location: Seacliff CD, Bay Level

Sustainability in Focus: The Case of Water in California Learn More

Track: Resilient Community

Location: Waterfront DE, Lobby Level

12:00 pm-1:00 pm

Farmer’s Market Lunch

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

Meet the BSR Human Rights Team

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

1:05 pm-1:30 pm

Innovate and Inspire: Sandra Postel

  • Sandra Postel, Director, Global Water Policy Project, Freshwater Fellow, National Geographic Society

1:30 pm-2:30 pm

Plenary Address: Robert Reich

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

  • Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, Senior Fellow, Blum Center for Developing Economies

  • Michal Lev-Ram, Senior Writer and Co-chair, MPW Next Gen and Brainstorm TECH, Fortune (Moderator)

2:30 pm-3:00 pm

Book Signing with Robert Reich

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Street Level

Meet the BSR Climate Team

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

Networking Break

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Street Level

2:50 pm-5:00 pm

Levi Strauss & Co. Eureka Innovation Lab Tour

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

3:00 pm-4:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

A Case Study of Palm Oil: How to Scale a Sustainable Agricultural System Learn More

Track: Resilient System

Location: Waterfront DE, Atrium Lobby Level

Beyond COP21 Learn More

Track: Climate Resilience

Location: Seacliff CD, Bay Level

Connecting Virtually: Community Relations in the Digital Age Learn More

Track: Resilient Community

Location: Bayview AB, Bay Level

Why Inclusion Matters, from the Factory Floor to the Corner Office Learn More

Track: Resilient Leader

Location: Seacliff AB, Bay Level

You’ve Done a Human Rights Impact Assessment—Now What? Learn More

Track: Resilient Company

Location: Garden AB, Atrium Lobby Level

4:15 pm-5:15 pm

Breakout Sessions

Implementing the SDGs: A How-to Guide Learn More

Track: Resilient System

Location: Seacliff CD, Bay Level

Resilient Cities: Stories from the San Francisco Bay Area Learn More

Track: Resilient Community

Location: Garden AB, Atrium Lobby Level

Sustainability as a Driver of Business Innovation in China Learn More

Track: Resilient Company

Location: Bayview AB, Bay Level

The Future of Manufacturing Learn More

Track: Resilient System

Location: Seacliff AB, Bay Level

Workforce of the Future: Building a Resilient Corporate Culture Learn More

Track: Resilient Company

Location: Waterfront DE, Atrium Lobby Level

5:15 pm-6:00 pm

Meet the BSR Inclusive Economy Team

Location: BSR Connect Lounge, Market Street Foyer, Street Level

Networking Reception

Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Street Level

6:15 pm-8:30 pm

Closing Dinner and Plenary Session: Judith Rodin

Location: Grand Ballroom, Street Level

Featured Sponsor

Bloomberg Business Week

What Participants Are Saying

“Of all of the conferences I've been to, this one was by far the best-quality networking event I've experienced. Kudos to BSR for helping me get the most out of my experience and for attracting the most engaged attendees.”

Premier Support Provided By The Rockefeller Foundation

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

Executive

C&A Foundation
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Gold

Convening Media

Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek Special Advertising Opportunity

Silver

Jabil
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Bronze

  • Bank of America logo
  • HP logo
  • The Hyatt logo
  • The Walt Disney Company

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BEF

Supporting

  • Barrick Gold
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  • Merck
  • PepsiCo

Marketing and Media

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Greenbiz

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SSIR

Weber Shandwick

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BSR Conference 2015

Resilient Business, Resilient World

November 3-5, 2015 • San Francisco

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About BSR

BSR™ is an organization of sustainable business experts that works with its global network of the world’s leading companies to build a just and sustainable world. With offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR™ provides insight, advice, and collaborative initiatives to help you see a changing world more clearly, create long-term business value, and scale impact.

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