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

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What Participants Are Saying

“There were a lot of really interesting speakers, giving a good outside perspective on key issues.”

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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

Carbon Offset

BEF

Supporting

  • Barrick Gold
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  • Merck
  • PepsiCo

Marketing and Media

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Globescan

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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