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DGDW 2023

Delivering on the Promise of Sustainability

20th Anniversary Celebration: Doing Good Doing Well

Delivering on the Promise of Sustainability

 

In 2023, we reflected on the last 20 years of Sustainability at IESE, and we looked back on the ambitious sustainability commitments businesses have made and deep dive into how they are delivering on these pledges.

What legacy do we want to leave for the next 20 years?

On March 14 and 15, 2023, we welcomed experts across different industries and sectors to discuss how businesses are Delivering on the Promise of Sustainability.

The objective of the conference was to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders to engage in responsible business by bringing the most relevant topics in discussion: circularity, nature, social impact, transformation, energy, and much more.

 

Keynote: The Future of Market Economies: the Global Agenda and Circularity

Jan Peter Balkenende, Former Prime Minister of Netherlands
 

Business Transformation & The Circular Economy: Risks & Rewards

Laia Mas Perez, Sustainability Director | Danone

Salla Ahonen, Vice President, Sustainability | Neste, ex-Microsoft, ex-Nokia

 

How to Build a Successful Impact-Driven Company

Laurien Meuter, Founder | Tiny Miracles

Peter Zandee, Global Relationship Manager | Tony's Chocolonely

Katherin Kirschenmann, Co-Founder | The DO

 

Infosys Presents the DGDW Hackathon: Automation and Green Business across the Value Chain

Nidhi Gulati, Principal, Sustainability & Design | Infosys

 

Keynote: Leaders For and Of Tomorrow: The Rise of the Chief Sustainability Officer

Montse Montaner, Former Chief Sustainability Officer | Novartis

 

Technology as a Force for Good 

Ulli Waltinger, Vice President | Siemens Advanta Consulting

Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder and CEO | WeSpire

Diego Sanz, Founder and CEO | Reforestum

 

Closing the Standardization Gap in ESG Reporting & Disclosures

Natalia Kruger, Client Advisory Manager, CFA | Sustainalytics

Daniel Truran, Director General ebbf | B Lab Ambassador

Úrsula García, ESG Specialist | FINREG

Fleur Poets, Global ESG Director | ABinBev

 

Social Innovation and Enterprise Trends 2023 - 2030

Anil Sachdev, Founder | School of Inspired Leadership
Henrietta Onwuegbuzie, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship | Lagos Business School

Antonino Vaccaro | IESE Business School

 

Keynote: The Decade to Deliver: Overcoming the Implementation Gap​

Alex Holst, Managing Director, Sustainability Strategy & Services | Accenture

 

Keynote: Financing the Change

Mbali Makhathini, Head of ESG at Melville Douglas, subsidiary of Standard Bank Group

 

Impact in Africa

Mbali Makhathini, Head of ESG at Melville Douglas, subsidiary of Standard Bank Group

Miguel Zaldivar Blanco, General Manager | AEE Power Ventures

 

Building the Food Supply of the Future

Gilles Tisserand, Group Vice President Sustainability, TetraPak

Minerve Vicente, Innovation Consultant, ex-Kraft Heinz

Ryan Edwards, CEO and co-Founder | Naked Innovations

Maria Stapel, Sustainability Manager | InFarm

 

Is the Carbon Market a Viable Mechanism for Accountability?

Nicolas Alexander, Head of Partnerships & Policy | Thallo

Elena Aguirre Martin, Head of Ratings Operation | BeZero Carbon

Mauro Accurso, Senior Business Development Manager for Iberian Peninsula | South Pole

 

How to Transition to a Greener Career

Ernesto Barcelo, ESG Corporate Director | Gestamp 

Andrea Kathrin Christenson, Board Member, Business Angel, Consultant, Entrepreneur

 

Evolution of Impact Investing: How far we've come and where we need to go

Teresa Gonzalez Barreda, Head of ESG | Arcano Partners

Jordi Ferrer, Investment Director | Ship2B

Remco van Zanten, Co-Founder and General Partner | Dutch Founders Fund

 

What does Follow-Through look like from Commitment to Action?

Randall Krantz, Head of Strategy & Partnerships | Global Commons Accountability Accelerator (SBTi Partner) & RBC Club Founder

 

Keynote: Strategy and Paving the Way to Net-zero 

Anton Kotov, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Electrification | ABB

 

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