Schedule:
From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: Unlocking the Strategic Value of Assured ESG Data
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
This session will explore the growing demand for credible ESG data across a broad range of impact categories that are increasingly scrutinized by investors, customers, regulators, and business partners. Investors are seeking reliable, decision-useful information to assess risk and long-term value creation. Consumers are demanding greater transparency and accountability. Meanwhile, companies are leveraging ESG insights to optimize operations, enhance resilience, and meet evolving stakeholder expectations.
Panelists:
- Josh Strake, Sr Sustainability Lead with Owens Corning, whose focus will be on assured reporting and analytics
- Liza Schillo, owner of Lamplight Sustainability, her perspective on strategy and supply chain engagement from apparel to food and beverage
- Jeroen van Heiningen, Founder / Managing Director, 123Carbon who sits at the intersection of ESG data integrity, Scope 3 emissions, supply chain decarbonization, environmental attribute certificates (EACs), and the commercialization of carbon reductions
- Maura Schultheis, Coil Processing Group, tk accelis North America
Networking | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
From Water Accounting to Water Advantage: Water Scopes 1–3 as a Strategic Water Framework
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
This session explores how organizations can use Water Scopes to identify risk, strengthen supply chain resilience, prioritize investments, and prepare for evolving disclosure expectations. Panelists will discuss implementation challenges and practical first steps, helping attendees understand how water accounting can support stronger strategy, stewardship, and long-term value creation.
Panelists:
- Lauren Enright, Program Manager for Water Services, SCS Global Services
- Sara Walker, Director, Corporate Water Engagement, World Resources Institute
- Klaudia Schachtschneider, PhD, Programme Manager, Pacific Institute & Interim Technical Lead, CEO Water Mandate
- Alexis Morgan, Global Water Stewardship Lead, World Wildlife Fund
- Will Sarni, EarthFinance
- Daylen Smith, Meta
Networking | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Beyond Removals: Why Forest Carbon Reductions Still Matter
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
This session will challenge the notion that climate impact begins and ends with removals. Bringing together leaders from governments, development institutions, project developers, corporate buyers, and independent validation and verification bodies, the discussion will explore why why forest carbon reductions across a range of project types and jurisdictional approaches remain critical to achieving global net-zero goals.
Panelists:
- Christie Pollet-Young, Moderator: SCS Global Services - Independent assurance, certification, and market integrity perspective
- Andres Espejo, Senior Climate Change Specialist, World Bank, Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
- Philip Brady, Executive Vice President, Policy, Comms & Marketing, Emergent
- Marcela Chacon, Global Director for United Nations Relations & Global Affairs, Public Affairs, Bayer
- Jason Gibson, Director, Forest Carbon, Weyerhaeuser
Networking | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
From Capital to Carbon Outcomes: How the Carbon Offset Value Chain Can Scale High-Integrity Regenerative Agriculture Removals
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
This discussion will bring together leaders from across the carbon and climate value chain to explore what it takes to finance, verify, procure, and scale high-integrity climate outcomes. Using regenerative agriculture and nature-based carbon solutions as examples, panelists will discuss how capital, trust, and market demand can accelerate climate impact while generating economic returns.
Panelists:
- Christie Pollet-Young, Moderator: SCS Global Services - Independent assurance, certification, and market integrity perspective
- Nelson Switzer, Climate Innovation Capital (CIC) - Investor perspective
- Dan Grotsky, Groundwork BioAg - Project developer and technology provider perspective
- Lisa DeMarco, Resilient LLP
Networking | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM