Impact Pioneers: Transforming the Landscape of Business for Good
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
October 4, 2019
The 2019 Careers with Impact Forum will include a diverse collection of companies sharing new, industry-leading ideas and concepts to MBA students interested in fostering social or environmental impact throughout their careers.
The full-day event will cover the role sustainability plays in industries such as consulting, real estate, finance, and energy, and will facilitate meaningful dialogue among MBA students and corporate leaders.
The conference will focus not only on sustainability-oriented companies, but also on how one can have personal and industry-wide impact within traditional companies. The event will include speakers and panels as well as a reception following the final panel.
*Note: event attire is business casual.
To learn more about UNC Kenan-Flagler's Net Impact chapter, visit our website.
2019 Schedule
Morning check-in will begin at 8:00am. A complementary breakfast will be served during this time and will include coffee, tea, local baked goods, and fruit.
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
Location: Koury Auditorium
8:00 am
Join us in Koury Auditorium as keynote speaker Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, shares about the power of business, sustainability's role in innovation, and transforming society for good. Can't join us? We'll be streaming this session live here.
WELCOME & KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Location: Koury Auditorium
9:00 am
Take a break to connect with other conference attendees while enjoying sustainably grown coffee and refreshments, which will be offered before heading to the Breakout Panels.
COFFEE BREAK
Location: Koury Auditorium
10:30 am
Impact Investing is all about using capital to generate positive, measurable social and environmental change alongside financial returns. Our panel of experts will offer their perspectives on the industry, what could make it the right or wrong field for MBAs, and more.
Featuring:
Napoleon Wallace, Senior Fellow, Frontline Solution, Founder, Activest
Laura Benedict, President, Self Help Ventures Fund
Jill Newbold, Director of Business Development, Social Venture Circle
IMPACT INVESTING PANEL
Location: Koury Auditorium
10:45 am
Within impact industries, the stakes are high and business are driven by values. This makes storytelling especially important, and branding and marketing are crucial. In this plenary, marketing directors and executives will share how they have used scalable systems of language and design to catalyze thier financial, social, and environmental success. Featuring:
Barbara Aguiar, Head of Communications, BASF Crop Protection in North America, BASF
Curt Fentrass, Senior Marketing Manager, Ecolab
Paula Alexander, Director of Sustainable Business, Burts Bees
Kevin Trapani, CEO, Redwoods Group
Moderator: Olga Hawn
TELLING THE SUSTAINABILITY STORY
Location: Koury Auditorium
11:35 am
Lunch will be catered by B. Good and will include vegetarian & gluten-free options that use locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. Dessert and beverage will also be provided.
LUNCH
Locations: Latane Plaza
12:30 pm
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BREAKOUT SESSION 1: 1:30-2:30:
Women in Renewable Energy, Co-sponsored by Carolina Women in Business and the Energy Club
McColl 2500
Featuring:
Katharine Kollins, President, Southeastern Wind Coalition
Theo Tran, Manager, ScottMadden, Inc.
Natalie Birdwell, COO, ndustrial.io
Maura Farver, Distributed Energy Technology Strategy and Policy Director, Duke Energy
Moderator: Ajulo Othow, Founder and CEO, EnerWealth Solutions, LLC
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The Social Determinants of Healthcare, Co-sponsored by the Healthcare Club
McColl 2575
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Featuring:
Anita Bachmann, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - North Carolina
Cesar Herrera, VP of Client & Advisory Services, Healthify
Stephanie Franklin, Senior Population Health Strategy Professional, Humana
Nisha Pasupuleti, Senior Management Associate, Population Health, Atrium Health
Susan Night, Director, Research Optimization, McKesson
Jeff Kueffler, Executive Vice President, Syneos
Moderator: Stephanie Mahin, Corporate Advocacy Professor
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2: 2:40-3:30:
Investing in Smart, Sustainable & Inclusive Developments, Co-sponsored by the Real Estate Club
McColl 2600
Featuring:
Nate Smith, Solar Development Associate, Johnson Development Associates, Inc.
Pamela Watkins-West, Senior Director - Real Estate Impact Investing, Nuveen
Lexie Goldberg, Senior Associate of Sustainability, Greystar
Natalie Britt, VP of Real Estate Development, DHIC
Jeanne Bonds, Senior Manager, Regional Community Development for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Strategic Impact, Co-sponsored by the Consulting Club
McColl 2050
Featuring:
Shalini Chudasama, Senior Specialist, Global Women's Leadership Council, Bain & Company
Susie Green, President, SPG Associates, Inc.
Mayank Agarwal, Senior Manager, Deloitte
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AFTERNOON BREAKOUT PANELS
Location: McColl Building
1:30 pm
3:30 pm
CLOSING NETWORKING SOCIAL
Location: Latane Plaza
Join us at Latane Plaza as we wrap up the day's events with a relaxed time of socializing, snacks and complementary drinks.
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*Schedule Subject to Change
Official Sponsors:
Location
Kenan-Flagler Business School
300 Kenan Center Drive,
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Date & Time
Friday, October 4, 2019
8:00AM-4:30PM
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2019 Speaker Spotlight
Keynote Speaker: Jerry Greenfield
Jerry Greenfield and his long-time friend and business partner Ben Cohen are the men behind one of the most talked-about and least conventional success stories in American business. Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., Greenfield has helped to build a store front venture into an ice cream and business phenomenon by making social responsibility and creative management strengths, rather than weaknesses.
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With his best-seller, Ben & Jerry's Double Dip: How to Run a Values Led Business and Make Money Too (co-authored with COhen), Greenfield created both a nuts-and-bolts guidebook to the promise and pitfalls of "values-led" business, and an inspiring wake-up call about the growing international influence of the "socially conscious" or "mission driven" corporation.