The forum marks the official launch of the Stewardverse Leadership Institute. The institute is founded on the idea that business leaders can safeguard their company’s financial success while also protecting nature and people. We believe the role of ethics-guided businesses is to build and lead sustainable economic outcomes in local, national, and global markets.
Speakers
Host: Devry Boughner Vorwerk, CEO of Stewardverse Strategies.
Kjell Bergh, the Chairman of Borton Volvo;
Arin Brown, the Chief Technology Officer at SeaChange Print Innovations;
Jamison Galloway, Lead Data Scientist at 3M;
David Gelles, New York Times Reporter and Author of Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away*;
Bill George, the former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and Author of True North: Emerging Leader Edition;
Jihan Jenkins, General Manager, Everpure Home at Pentair;
John Klinkenberg, CEO of Paragon Group of Companies and COO of Minnesota Sports & Events;
Jason Meyer, Vice President at WSP;
Rachael Ostrom, CEO and Owner at Acorn Bookstore;
Chris Samuel, Chief Impact & Corporate Affairs Officer at Viridian Ecosystems;
Laura Smith, Sustainability and Compliance Manager at Storm Creek;
Chanda Smith Baker, President & CEO, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation;
T.J. Stroebl, Market Development Leader at Kurita America and Incoming President-elect of the American Water Works Association;
Dana Thompson, the Founder/CEO of Dana Thompson Consulting, Heti Products and NYEco Products;
Torry Whitney, Vice President, Global Communications at Ecolab;
Mark Williams, Founder at Mark D. Williams Custom Homes and Builder at Mysa Hus; and
Michele Wucker, the Author of The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore, among others to be announced.