Conference Agenda – September 24, 2021 @ The Greater Houston Partnership
9:15 A Paradigm Shift for a New Era: From Oil & gas to an ESG Guru
Ahmad Atwan, CEO at VC Fuel
10:00 Purpose: The Axis of Alignment Creating Higher Performing Results
ESG is About Value, Not Only Values: Alejandra Veltmann, CEO & Founder – ESG Lynk
Introduction to the Importance of Brand Purpose as the Foundation of ESG & DEI: Jennifer Welch, CEO – Jennifer Layne BrandsActivating People Purpose to Power Brands: Mariam Haddad, Executive Director, The Performance Communication Company
11:00 The Powerful Link Between ESG & DEI: From Words to Results
Diversity as Purpose: Walter Ulrich, CEO, Medical Bridges
DEI – The Houston Statistics: Greater Houston Partnership, Survey Results
Harnessing the Power of Diversity: Lamonica Spivey, Chief Diversity Officer – TechnipFMC
11:30 Lunch Break
12:30 Building Sustainable, Diverse Talent Pipelines & Boards that Satisfy ESG Needs
How You Treat Your Employees Directly Impacts Your Company Value: Carmen Herrada, Partner, Stanton Chase & ESG Practice Lead From Shareholder Capitalism to Stakeholder Capitalism: The Power of Community: Myriam Mills, HESS Senior Advisor ESG
13:10 Exercise:BringingESGToLife
13:45 Emerging Best Practices in Measuring Success
Trust &Purpose– Activating the Social Factor – PWC 14:30 Round Table Discussion