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Pre-Conference Day

Monday, November 9

Day One

Tuesday, November 10

Day Two

Wednesday, November 11

8:00 am Check-In & Light Breakfast

Workshop A

9:00 am Building Finance-Ready Sustainability Value Propositions to Unlock Investment & Business Support

Vice President, Global Sustainability & Impact, Avantor

This workshop focuses on translating sustainability initiatives into clear business cases

that resonate with finance, commercial, operations, and executive stakeholders.

  • Translating sustainability initiatives into financial and commercial language that resonates with CFOs, leadership teams, and business stakeholders
  • Applying practical frameworks to quantify cost savings, risk reduction, revenue impact, and broader business value
  • Stress-testing real-world success and failure examples to strengthen decisionmaking and secure stakeholder buy-in
  • Aligning sustainability priorities with broader business objectives to accelerate action and investment

This workshop is for sustainability leads, finance partners, and program managers

responsible for securing internal funding for ESG initiatives.

12:00 pm Lunch Break & Networking

Workshop B

1:00 pm Strengthening Leadership Buy-in to Sustain Sustainability Initiatives When Value Is Difficult to Quantify

Principal Engineer, Environmental Sustainability, Amgen
Associate Director, People & Organizational Culture Development Human Resources, Ergomed

This workshop focuses on tackling the most challenging funding scenarios through extended discussion and applied exercises to develop more resilient investment strategies.

  • Developing leadership behaviors that sustain engagement and performance across ESG teams in high pressure environments
  • Reframing sustainability initiatives as risk mitigation, resilience, & long-term value drivers
  • Communicating non environmental value including patient access, workforce impact, & regulatory readiness
  • Embedding sustainability into broader business initiatives when direct ROI is difficult to demonstrate

This workshop is for senior sustainability leaders, strategy leads, and operations executives navigating funding challenges for long term ESG initiatives.

4:00 pm End of Workshop Day