The only event during the UN General Assembly that focuses on sustainability in the American private sector.
Over 200 senior leaders from participating companies of the UN Global Compact, civil society, and the UN will come together at UN Global Compact Network USA's annual flagship event.
Hosted during the UN General Assembly, this event advocates for practical business action and partnerships that align with the Sustainable Development Goals within the American private sector.
This year's Annual Summit will feature high-level plenaries, networking opportunities, and invite-only roundtable sessions focused on the following four key themes:
Breakfast & Registration
Welcome Remarks
Fireside Chat – The Role of U.S. Business in a Changing World
25 Years of Reporting: What We've Measured and What Matters Now
Lunch & Networking
Making the Ten Principles Work: From Commitment to Implementation
Voices of the Compact: 25 Years of Business Leadership in Action
Fireside Chat – Higher Ground: Business Ethics for the Next 25 Years
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact
Amanda Gardiner
Executive Director of UN Global Compact Network USA
Philip Ankel
Global Head of Sustainability Governance at Siemens
Joan Birika
Senior Manager for Human Rights at the United Nations Global Compact
Robin Boggs
Managing Director of Corporate Citizenship – Americas at Accenture
Allyson Anderson Book
Chief Sustainability Officer at Baker Hughes
Andrea Brown
Chief Sustainability Officer at LyondellBasell
Scott Collick
Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer-Elect at DuPont de Nemours
Rozhin Eskandarpour
Founder, CEO, and CTO of Resilient Entanglement Inc.
Nikki Gwilliam-Beharee
Head of Stakeholder Engagement at the World Benchmarking Alliance
David Hackett
Senior Counsel at Baker McKenzie LLP
Sylvie Josel
Biodiversity and Nature Lead at the United Nations Global Compact
Michael Hughes
Sustainability and Climate-Technology Executive at Accenture
Jennifer Leitsch
Managing Director in the Climate Change and Sustainability Services at Ernst & Young LLP
Neil Stewart
Director of Corporate Outreach at the IFRS Foundation
Iain Levine
Author & Human Rights Expert
Anna Mori
Senior Program Manager at United Nations Global Compact
Anna Palazij
Vice President of Sustainability at PepsiCo
Alison Taylor
Author of “Higher Ground” and Clinical Associate Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business
Brian Tippens
Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Inclusion Officer at Cisco
Monica Thilges
Senior Director, Corporate ESG and Sustainability at APTIM
Ann Tracy
Chief Sustainability Officer at Colgate-Palmolive
Cristina Villalon
Co-Founder, CEO & Director of Interior Design at Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón
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