SDG SUMMIT
USA 2023

NEW YORK CITY
SEPTEMBER 20

SDG Summit USA 2023

SDG Summit USA 2023, UN Global Compact Network USA’s flagship event, is a full-day summit that brings together over 200 representatives from participating companies of the United Nations Global Compact, local government, civil society, and the UN. This event will raise awareness and promote practical business action and partnerships within the American private sector in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).


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Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Program Overview

12:00 pm
12:50 pm
Registration and Networking

12:00 pm
Registration and Networking

1:00 pm
1:20 pm
Welcome Remarks

1:00 pm
Welcome Remarks

1:20 pm
1:30 pm
Opening Keynote

Paul Polman, Former CEO, Unilever

1:20 pm
Opening Keynote

Paul Polman, Former CEO, Unilever

Gayle Schueller
1:30 pm
2:30 pm
Panel Discussion

The Evolution of Corporate Sustainability Regulation and Its Impacts on American Businesses

1:30 pm
Panel Discussion

The Evolution of Corporate Sustainability Regulation and Its Impacts on American Businesses

2:30 pm
3:15 pm
Panel Discussion

Celebrating the Successes of the American Private Sector in Advancing the SDGs

2:30 pm
Panel Discussion

Celebrating the Successes of the American Private Sector in Advancing the SDGs

3:15 pm
3:45 pm
Break

3:15 pm
Break

3:45 pm
4:15 pm
2023 USA SDG Pioneer Award Ceremony

Cristina Villalón, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón and Raven Adams, Sustainability Manager, Granite Construction

3:45 pm
2023 USA SDG Pioneer Award Ceremony

Cristina Villalón, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón and Raven Adams, Sustainability Manager, Granite Construction

4:15 pm
5:00 pm
Panel Discussion

Partnerships for Impact - How Businesses are Driving Impact through Collaboration in the United States

4:15 pm
Panel Discussion

Partnerships for Impact - How Businesses are Driving Impact through Collaboration in the United States

5:00 pm
5:10 pm
Book Presentation

A Better World, Inc. by Alice Korngold

5:00 pm
Book Presentation

A Better World, Inc. by Alice Korngold

Liam McCarroll
5:10 pm
5:30 pm
Closing Fireside Chat

With United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Sanda Ojiambo

5:10 pm
Closing Fireside Chat

With United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Sanda Ojiambo

Susan Lorenz-Fisher
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Cocktail Reception

With special guests to be announced

5:30 pm
Cocktail Reception

With special guests to be announced

Participation: Registration is open to all signatory companies, UN representatives, and other relevant parties. Individuals must request an invitation, as capacity is strictly limited.

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Our Speakers

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Sanda Ojiambo

Assistant Secretary-General and CEO

United Nations Global Compact
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Adam Roy Gordon

Executive Director

Global Compact Network USA
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Paul Polman

Former CEO

Unilever
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Vikrant (Vik) Viniak

North America Sustainability Lead

Accenture
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Jingdong Hua

Vice-Chair

International Sustainability Standards Board
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Patrick de Cambourg

Chair of Sustainability Reporting Board

EFRAG
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Alice Korngold

Author, Board Advisor

Korngold Consulting
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Amy Nakamoto

Executive Vice President of Social Impact

Discovery Education
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Byron Austin

Executive Director, Global Head, Corporate Responsibility and ESG Management

Organon
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Cristina Villalon

2023 USA SDG Pioneer Winner

Álvarez‐Díaz & Villalón
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David Rabuano

Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer

Owens Corning
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Emily Pierce

Chief Global Policy Officer & Associate General Counsel

Persefoni
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Eunice Heath

SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer

CRH
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Gayle Schueller

Chief Sustainability Officer

3M
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Jacqui McGillivray

EVP & Chief People and Social Impact Officer

Element Fleet Management
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Liam McCarroll

Director Of Sustainability - Global

Univar Solutions
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Lori Llewellyn

Managing Director, North America

CDP
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Michael Okoroafor

Chief Sustainability Officer

McCormick & Company
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Mike Wolff

EVP Sales, Nonprofit/NGO

Salesforce
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Monica Thilges

Enterprise Director of ESG

APTIM
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Raven Adams

2023 USA SDG Pioneer Winner

Granite Construction
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Susan Lorenz-Fisher

Senior Vice President - Global Sustainability, ESG Integration & Real Estate

Cencora
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Location

Accenture Offices - One Manhattan West in Hudson Yards
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This event is hosted by the UN Global Compact Network USA, the US chapter of the United Nations Global Compact. Follow us on social media and use #sdgsummitUSA for updates.

Anyone attending in person should have registered and received an invitation for SDG Summit USA 2023. Your invitation is non-transferrable. If you are no longer able to attend, kindly contact us as soon as possible, as this is a limited-capacity event. All attendees must bring a photo ID on the day of event.