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Tuesday, October 25th, 2022

9:00am to 12:00pm

Impossible? How Alternative Proteins Will Become a Mainstream Staple

Tutorial

210A

Alternative proteins — meat, dairy and eggs made from plants and cultivated from cells — are one of climate tech’s biggest sources of optimism. They have lower carbon, water, energy and land footprints than animal-based equivalents, are more affordable than many other climate technologies, and can plug seamlessly into people’s lives. No wonder alternative protein companies have gone through a staggering growth period. Still, it’s not a given that the industry will reach its full potential in transforming the global food system. Critical aspects ranging from science and technology to consumer demand, public policy and funding are still in flux.

This tutorial will help explore what it will take for the alternative protein industry to move beyond current roadblocks and seek answers to some of the most pressing questions:
Are plant-based foods replacing meat consumption, or are consumers merely increasing their total protein intake?
How can companies expand their sales beyond climate- and health-conscious consumers?
What are the biggest technological and policy challenges being worked on today that will enable the industry to scale?
How would a large-scale shift away from conventionally produced meat and dairy products affect the livelihoods of farmers and workers in those supply chains?
How can larger food companies best integrate these innovative foods into their existing product portfolios and leverage them for ESG impact and strategies?

Co-hosted by the Good Food Institute, the Breakthrough Institute and GreenBiz, this interactive tutorial will clarify where the field stands today and reflect on where it should go. It will allow entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders to dig into the industry’s inflection point and collectively workshop strategic paths forward.

3:30pm to 4:30pm

What Do Farmers Want? Strategies to Unlock Enrollment in Regenerative Programs

Panel

210B

The pilots have been done, the evidence collected, the white papers written. Now it’s time to engage farmers at scale.

There are as many types of farmers and ranchers as there are people, so there’s no one-size-fits-all strategy for convincing farmers to participate in carbon markets and other regenerative agriculture programs. Still, regenerative trailblazers have learned valuable lessons while implementing pilot programs and conducting research. What outcomes should you highlight in your communications? Who is best positioned to conduct outreach? And how do you turn initial interest into actual program enrollment? Our experts will answer these questions and more, helping you kick-start your farmer engagement efforts.

Why and How to Lead on Climate Policy Advocacy

Case Study

211A-B

Many companies have climate goals, but far fewer advocate for the policies necessary to achieve them. This disconnect is dangerous, because the net-zero targets that are increasingly being set in the private sector can’t be met without supportive public policies. What’s more, companies face growing pressure from investors, employees and customers to put their lobbying muscle behind their public commitments on climate.

Join us to explore what’s driving corporate engagement in climate policy and what leadership looks like today. Our experts will discuss why climate policy advocacy is a strategic business imperative, how companies can engage effectively and what climate policies are top priorities in the coming year. You’ll come away with a framework for action, real-world examples and insight into how you can elevate climate as an advocacy priority within your company.

Why Emily Ma Pursues the Most Unsexy Work at Google

Workshop

210 A

Dry problems such as proprietary programs and data silos are slowing down food systems reform. Can companies embrace open approaches, turning competitors into collaborators?

As public awareness of our climate and social justice crises rises, food organizations — large and small, nonprofit and for-profit — rush to transform their operations and supply chains. This momentum has resulted in a countless array of regenerative agriculture programs, food rescue platforms and imperfect produce marketplaces. It’s a dream come true, right?

Not for Emily Ma, who leads Google’s Food for Good work. She views the current landscape of climate-friendly food technologies as a maze of confusing standards, expensive integrations and destructive competitions. And she’s not the only one struggling. Farmers faced with an overwhelming number of potential carbon markets to enroll in report decision paralysis. Food manufacturers can’t keep up with their buyers' diverging data disclosure requirements. Corporate cafeterias get overrun with surplus food donation requests, each one requiring a different integration process.

What can we do to streamline these well-meaning efforts and accelerate impact? This workshop led by Emily and other transdisciplinary leaders will unlock a new era of sustainable food practice.

Wednesday, October 26th, 2022

7:50am to 8:50am

Happening Now: Science-based Targets for Food, Ag and Forestry

Workshop

210A

What you need to know about setting an emissions reduction goal, using SBTi’s new sector guidance.

The Science Based Targets initiative has now defined how quickly and by how much food, agriculture and forestry companies need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate goals. It’s time for companies to get up to speed. This tutorial will help businesses without preexisting targets get started and advise those with targets on how and when to update existing ones. It will explore key issues including accounting for Scope 3 emissions, meeting zero deforestation requirements and using carbon removals.

How the World’s Largest Soy Companies Can Stop Deforestation in Brazil

Panel

210B

Halting deforestation and other illegal land-use changes is imperative for a livable future on this planet. To turn the tide in high-risk areas, agriculture companies must work individually as well as collectively with peers, producers, governments and other sectors.

In Brazil, challenges to sustaining vital natural ecosystems have extended beyond the boundaries of the canopied Amazon rainforest. Brazil’s Cerrado, a vast tropical savannah, has become one of the country’s most watched regions. Over the past decade, global demand for soy, beef, leather and mined metals has skyrocketed increasing pressure on nature and traditional and indigenous land stewards.

The commodity processors handling soy supply chains have long worked to change business practices and promised to incentivize suppliers to follow suit. In the Cerrado, soy buyers have increased traceability and reduced deforestation within their supply chains, but recognize that more needs to be done for the sake of people and the planet. Where must these companies collaborate pre-competitively on improved agricultural practices, technology solutions and financial investments? What additional strategies are needed to accelerate progress?

Roundtable Lunches

Roundtable Lunch

Hall 2, San Jose Convention Center

Roundtable Lunches are interactive lunch discussions, moderated by an expert or thought leader, held at roundtables of up to 10 participants. These are freeform discussions, so bring your own challenges, questions, and ideas to talk through and get to know your fellow conference participants. All roundtable lunches are first-come, first-served. Below are the roundtable lunches being held at this time.

What’s Your Organization’s Superpower, and How Are You Using It for the Planet? - Table Host: Patrick Flynn, Salesforce

Stepping Stones Towards Sustainable Business Strategies - Table Host: Mohammad Hoda, Honeywell PMT

Solving for Net Zero: Climate Tech Innovation - Table Host: Rick Azer, Black & Veatch

Scaling Climate Tech Adoption by Corporations - Table Host: Emily Menz, Nasdaq

The Importance of Technology in Driving 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy - Table Host: Devrim Celal, Kraken

The Intersection of Renewables, Grid Modernization and Environmental Justice - Table Host: Ross Dillon, WSP

Water Is the New Carbon, What Are You Doing About It? - Table Host: Andy Bastien, FigBytes

Will Capitalism Kill Us, Save Us, or Both? - Table Host: Molly Wood, Launch

How Climate Tech and Corporate Sustainability Can Leverage a New Era of Emissions Intelligence - Table Host: Gavin McCormick, WattTime

The Critical Importance of Envisioning Alternate Climate Futures - Table Hosts: Jared Krause and Brendan Kiernan, Alternate Futures

The Role of Art and Tech in Ecological Regeneration and Cultural Transformation - Table Host: Angeline Chen, Global Coralition

Strategies and Pathways to Center Frontline Voices for a Just Transition - Table Host: Charisma Acey, UC Berkeley

Return to Office: A Golden Opportunity to Enhance Performance - Table Host: Joe Fullerton, Prospect Silicon Valley

Urban Resilience: How Chief Resilience Officers are Using Technology to Build Community Resilience - Table Host: Laurian Farrell, Resilient Cities Network

How Web 3.0 Will Impact Supply Chains - Table Host: Dail St. Claire, Amalgamated Bank

De-risking Long-term Investments in Nature - Table Host: Josh Parrish, Pachama

What’s Agricultural Resiliency, and How Does it Advance Your Climate Goals? - Table Hosts: Philippa Lockwood and Carolina Leonhardt, Clif Bar & Company

How Advanced Indoor Farming Can Spur Climate Adaptation - Table Host: Rebekah Moses, Iron Ox

Bridging the Gap between Talent and Hiring Companies - Table Host: Remy Lannelongue, Terra.do

How to Create Economic Opportunities for Frontline Communities - Table Host: Anthony Oni, Energy Impact Partners

Embodying DEI (as a White Male Founder) - Table Host: Andy Ruben, Trove

What Does Sustainability Look Like for Autonomous Vehicles? - Table Host: Tracy Cheung, Cruise

Fleet Electrification: The Vehicle Is Just the Start of the Journey - Table Host: Josh Green, Inspiration Mobility

EV Charging: How Do We Provide Reliable and High-quality Charging Experiences? - Table Host: Asaf Nagler, ABB

The Evolving World of Product-Level Supply Chain Emissions - Table Host: Dexter Galvin, CDP

How to Catalyze Your Climate Influence on Social Platforms - Table Host: Andrea Learned, LearnedOn

Speakers

Patrick Flynn
Mohammad Hoda
Rick Azer
Emily Menz
Devrim Celal
Ross Dillon
Andy Bastien
Molly Wood
Gavin McCormick
Jared Krause
Brendan Kiernan
Angeline Chen
Charisma Acey
Joe Fullerton
Laurian Farrell
Dail St. Claire
Josh Parrish
Philippa Lockwood
Carolina Leonhardt
Rebekah Moses
Remy Lannelongue
Anthony Oni
Andy Ruben
Tracy Cheung
Josh Green
Asaf Nagler
Dexter Galvin
Andrea Learned

1:30pm to 2:30pm

Own Your Influence to Shape Consumer Food Choices

Panel

210 A

It’s time to use product portfolios and marketing channels to proactively shape sustainable demand.

The average consumer lacks a clear understanding of climate and nutrition science. Even if they tried to adjust their eating habits to address these issues, they would most likely fail. The challenges of navigating accessibility, personal and cultural preferences and the pressure of advertising are simply too great. Food companies, in return, play a much more significant role in shaping demand than they often admit. It’s time to own up to that responsibility. Learn how to redirect consumption to nutritious and low-carbon meals by redesigning your product portfolios, leveraging marketing channels and supporting consumer education campaigns.

Five New Nature-Based Solutions You Need to Know About

Lightning Talks

211 C-D

A rapid-fire tour of emerging solutions that leverage the power of nature to draw down carbon.

The market for carbon credits is diversifying at a dizzying pace, in no small part to a proliferation of innovation and potentially impactful nature-based solutions. Entrepreneurs are developing credits based on everything from carbonate compounds in the ocean and biochar in soils to large-scale restoration of degraded landscapes. We’ve invited leaders from five of the most exciting new approaches to deliver lightning talks, after which you’ll have the opportunity to connect with each of the founders and learn about how you can get involved in their work.

Food Waste: Driving Reductions through Measurement and Shared Insights

Panel

210B

Companies have understood the urgency of cutting food waste. Now, how should they measure their baselines and progress and use data to drive action plans?

Many food companies have adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of halving food waste by 2030. But the road towards achieving this target remains unpaved. For example, agreements on measuring food waste and establishing baselines are still absent. But this isn’t an excuse for inaction. Businesses should start using smart tools to measure food waste and collaborate with others in pre-competitive forums to refine their understanding of waste hotspots and focus efforts on the most effective reduction strategies. The Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC) is one of the largest public-private partnerships in the world dedicated to targeting, measuring and acting to reduce food waste. The organizers, participating businesses and public entities will discuss their best practices for measurement and data sharing to improve their own operations and influence partners along the value chain.

2:45pm to 3:45pm

What if? Skilling Up on Scenario Analysis for Climate Risk Disclosures

Workshop

210A

How can your company use this essential tool to understand and disclose its climate-related transition risks and opportunities?

The climate crisis poses novel transition risks to the operations and business models of companies that rely on food, agriculture and forest products. The technological, regulatory and economic changes unfolding over the next decade to reach mitigation goals will profoundly impact this sector. Scenario analysis has been an underused sustainability tool. But its ability to identify, understand and manage risks makes it ripe for use in this decisive decade.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate-disclosure rules would require companies to report their resilience to climate risks in more detail. To help companies prepare for these changes, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has developed a new set of climate transition scenarios for food, agriculture and forest product companies. Attend this workshop to understand why they matter and how to include them into your strategic planning.

New Technologies and Strategies for Communicating Carbon Data to Consumers

Case Study

211A-B

What would happen if the carbon embodied in a laptop or a sofa or even a packet of chips were displayed on the product’s label?

Measuring embodied carbon is notoriously difficult, but supply chains are slowly becoming more transparent and consumer demand for environmental data is growing. These forces have prompted companies large and small to experiment with labels that detail the emissions created in the manufacture of a product. The big question now is how consumers will react.

This session will feature leaders behind some of these new experiments with carbon labels, who will share what we do and don’t know about the power of labels to impact consumer choice.

2:45pm to 3:30pm

Future Forward Film Premiere: The Future of Farming

Panel

The Climate Pledge Stage

Farming is unpredictable. Droughts and heavy rain can wipe out a season of hard work. Even in good times, margins can be thin. So how can food companies persuade their suppliers, who are understandably often risk-averse, to experiment with the low-carbon techniques needed to reduce food system emissions? The third film premiere on The Climate Pledge Stage reveals how Unilever is partnering with Practical Farmers of Iowa to spread regenerative practices across the state and beyond. Leaders from the company and its non-profit partner will take the stage after the screening to discuss the project. For more on Future Forward, watch the series trailer.

2:45pm to 5:15pm

Food Tank Summit: Putting DEI Into Practice

Summit

210 B

2:45 pm: Welcome

2:50 pm: Is a Better Blue Food System Possible?

3 billion people around the world depend on aquatic foods as their primary source of protein. But fisheries and aquaculture are rife with challenges, including fraud, overfishing, and worker exploitation. Chefs, companies, and other food system advocates are working to make a more sustainable blue food system that is better for people and the environment. What will it take to produce foods more sustainably while maintaining equitable access?

3:20 pm: Just BIPOC Sourcing in Corporate Supply Chains

BIPOC producers have long faced challenges accessing mainstream markets. But food service companies, distributors, food hubs, and restaurants can change this dynamic by leveraging their purchasing power as a force for good. Strategic partnerships between food businesses and BIPOC producers can help to ensure mutual economic success while supporting practices that serve people and the planet. Speakers will share case studies to underscore the influence of purchasing agreements and how technology can help these agreements reach their full potential.

3:50 pm: Where Innovation Meets Food Security and Resilience

Technology and innovation are changing how we produce and eat food. They are helping companies and organizations grow fresh produce, keep excess food out of landfills, and ensure that everyone can access healthy meals. Speakers will discuss the unique adaptation strategies their organizations are implementing to mitigate the climate crisis, prevent food waste and develop more just food and agriculture systems.

4:20 pm: Fireside Chat with Impossible Foods’ Founder Pat Brown

It’s well known that the adoption of plant-based proteins around the world, especially so in high-income countries, is a critical climate solution. But the social and economic implications of this transition are less discussed. How does the rise of plant-based meat, dairy and egg consumption affect consumer nutrition and health, rural communities and supply chain workers? During this fireside chat, Impossible Foods’ founder Pat Brown will reflect on how alternative protein companies can ensure that their efforts foster equitable and just food systems, in addition to improving environmental outcomes.

4:15pm to 5:15pm

Goodbye Fertilizers, Hello Smart Inputs

Lightning Talks

210A

Reducing reliance on industrial fertilizers and pesticides has never been more urgent. These innovators are making it happen.

The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted supply chains and sent the price of fertilizers and pesticides sky-high. One side-effect is that this may finally reduce the use of these chemicals, long after it has become clear that the inputs are detrimental to farm workers, ecosystems and the climate. How can we shift to a more sustainable and equitable system of farm inputs while protecting productivity? Get to know the new input ecosystem's leading data-driven, biological and technological solutions, and understand what role you can play in promoting adoption and accelerating the transition.

VERGE Accelerate: Food Pitch Competition

Panel

210H

VERGE Accelerate is a series of fast-pitch competitions featuring leading climate tech startups. Today’s session highlights five entrepreneurs building cutting-edge solutions for regenerative food systems, followed by industry expert reactions to each pitch. Help determine the winner by casting your vote live at the event! The winner will pitch in the main stage finals on Thursday, October 27.

Sustainability Leaders vs. Fleet Managers: How to Convince Everyone to Decarbonize Fleets

Panel

212C-D

Ready, set… debate! VERGE is bringing the sustainability vs. fleet manager conversation, all too common among many companies looking to electrify fleets, front and center at VERGE 22.

EVs are winning hearts and minds across the U.S. and globally, but sustainability professionals and corporate fleet managers often disagree about how and when to take fleets 100 percent electric. Join this lively discussion between top-tier sustainability and fleet professionals as they debate the disconnects that arise for major corporations as they convert fleet operations to zero emissions.

Thursday, October 27th, 2022

9:00am to 10:00am

The Great Debate: Can Soil Carbon Sequestration Deliver on its Promise?

Panel

210A

Interest in scaling carbon drawdown on agricultural lands is at an all-time high. But markets may be outpacing their scientific and technological foundations.

Can agricultural lands securely and permanently draw down carbon? If so, which companies should have the right to attribute the sequestration toward their net-zero targets? It’s easy to assume that these fundamental questions have been answered given the speed at which soil carbon markets have grown. But the reality is different. Some soil carbon developers claim to operate a robust sequestration approach and advocate for open markets. Other industry players want to restrict the circulation of soil carbon credits within agricultural supply chains. Meanwhile, scientists aren’t yet confident in our ability to sequester carbon in soils and warn companies from relying on them for any form of emissions reduction. Why do these stakeholders disagree?

Climate and the Farm Bill: A Cheat Sheet for Taking Action

Panel

210B

If you care about climate, biodiversity or racial justice, you should get involved with the farm bill. Here’s how.

The farm bill is one of the U.S’ most sweeping spending packages, and Congress will pass its next edition in 2023. Negotiations are well underway, brokering everything from agriculture and forestry to energy and food assistance. The updated bill has the potential to mainstream nature-based climate solutions, and do so equitably, while also boosting innovative climate technologies. Now is the time for startups and companies to join forces and translate their environmental and social justice priorities into policy action. But what’s the best way to do so? And how should companies balance aspiration and pragmatism to develop policy priorities for today’s highly polarized political reality? Policy experts will share their strategies to efficiently influence the farm bill.

12:15pm to 1:15pm

Roundtable Lunches

Roundtable Lunch

Hall 2, San Jose Convention Center

Accelerating to Net Zero: The Innovation Imperative for Business - Table Host: Elizabeth Sturcken, Environmental Defense Fund

Achieving Scope 3 Decarbonization Through Sustainable Sourcing - Table Host: Brandon Owens, Insight Energy

When Is the Best Time to Secure a PPA? - Table Host: Michael Prince, LevelTen Energy

Financing Climate Justice: How Can We Invest in Dignified Lives Everywhere? - Table Hosts: Ajaita Shah, Frontier Markets and Danny Kennedy, New Energy Nexus

Sustainable You: Thriving on the Other Side of Burnout - Table Host: Chris Gaither, Chris Gaither Consulting

How to Humanize Your Brand: Making Climate Tech Accessible for All - Table Host: Carrie Maultsby-Lute, Center for Transformative Action at Mills College, Presidio Graduate School

Integrating Your Facilities Systems: Searching for the Mythical Single Pane of Glass - Table Host: James Dice, Nexus Labs

Green Leasing and Beyond: Working With your Landlords and Tenants Toward Win-Win Solutions - Table Host: Cliff Majersik, Institute for Market Transformation

How to Identify High-Integrity Tropical Forest Credits: Joint Guidance from Leading NGOs - Table Host: Mark Moroge, Environmental Defense Fund

The State of Play in Climate Tech VC: Trends in Funding and Innovation - Table Host: Sophie Purdom, Climate Tech VC

Must We Wait for Industry to Change, or Can Product Labeling Enable Consumers to Lead on Climate? - Table Host: Nathan Sedlander, Evergrade

An Overlooked Ingredient: Sowing Biodiversity Into Food Value Chains - Table Host: Rebecca Chesney, IDEO Food Design

Investing in Regional Food Systems as a Cornerstone of Regenerative Agriculture - Table Host: Adrian Rodrigues, Provenance Capital Group

Climate on the Chain: The Intersection of Crypto and Climate - Table Host: Andrew Beebe, Obvious Ventures

Data and Trends in Climate Tech- Table Host: Mick Liubinskas, Climate Salad

Building Climate Tech Solutions with Community Stakeholders - Table Host: Julia Kumari Drapkin, ISeeChange

Scope 3, Supply Change and Net Zero by 2030: Discussing Marine Terminals, Ships, Trucks and Trains - Table Host: Bonnie Nixon, Long Beach Container Terminal

Prioritizing Vehicle-to-Grid Applications: Where to Start? - Table Host: Katherine Stainken, Electrification Coalition

Sustainability in Commercial Outer Space: Launching a New Future - Table Host: Paul Holdredge, BSR

Charge Up your Sustainability Strategy Through Outsourced Energy Management - Table Host: Al Subbloie, Budderfly

The Challenges & Opportunities Ahead for Next-Gen Batteries - Table Host: Asim Hussain, QuantumScape

Your EV Fleet: The Role of Strategic Partnerships in Creating Access to Reliable EV Charging - Table Hosts: Simon Lonsdale, Head of Sales and Strategy, Co-founder, & Heena Mariyam, Senior Customer Success Manager, bp pulse fleets

USDA’s Approach to Catalyzing Climate Smart Agriculture: What’s Next? - Table Host: Anna Madalinska, USDA

Clean Technologies: Understanding Corporate Demand, Private Investment & Public Support - Table Host: Misti Groves

Speakers

Elizabeth Sturcken
Brandon Owens
Michael Prince
Ajaita Shah
Danny Kennedy
Chris Gaither
Carrie Maultsby-Lute
James Dice
Cliff Majersik
Mark Moroge
Sophie Purdom
Nathan Sedlander
Rebecca Chesney
Adrian Rodrigues
Andrew Beebe
Mick Liubinskas
Julia Kumari Drapkin
Bonnie Nixon
Katherine Stainken
Paul Holdredge
Al Subbloie
Asim Hussain
Simon Lonsdale
Heena Mariyam
Anna Madalinska
Misti Groves

1:30pm to 2:30pm

Develop the Global Strategies Needed to Avert the Climate Crisis — in One Hour

Workshop

211C-D

Discover the trade-offs and synergies within different sets of climate strategies.

Global leaders have a multitude of levers they can pull to rein in climate change. But which combinations, from energy efficiency and carbon pricing to reduced deforestation and carbon dioxide removal, will keep global temperatures well below 2°C?

In this interactive workshop, the audience will work together to evaluate different approaches using the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator. Co-developed by MIT, the simulator is based on the best available science and has been calibrated against a wide range of existing integrated assessment, climate and energy models. The aim is to create a scenario that limits global warming to well below 2°C and aims for 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the international goals formally recognized in the Paris climate agreement.

Greener by Default: How to Halve Your Kitchen’s Scope 3 Emissions

Case Study

210A

New research shows that nudging diners to eat climate-friendly food is easier than you think.

Can something as simple as shifting the default option from meat-heavy to plant-rich meals really influence consumer choice? Isn’t that too good to be true? Let LinkedIn and Greener by Default — the non-profit behind the new menu concept — convince you otherwise. They will share best practices and lessons from recent pilots, including how to garner buy-in from stakeholders, implement strategies inclusively and measure success. Learn why this shift presents a potent opportunity to decrease Scope 3 emissions in food service while preserving freedom of choice, improving the inclusivity of food offerings and increasing diner satisfaction.

Repurpose and Recycle: Building the Right Infrastructure for Food Waste

Panel

210B

How can you identify, fund and build systems to deal with your waste — all without undermining food waste reduction efforts?

Despite food waste reduction efforts across the value chain, food and agricultural waste remains abundant and causes significant methane emissions in landfills. In response, a suite of strategies to repurpose and divert waste is emerging, from upcycling and composting to anaerobic digestion. How can you engage at local, regional and national levels to scale the infrastructure needed for your waste stream? What measures should companies take to respect the needs and rights of marginalized communities when planning and operating recycling plants? And how can we ensure that diversion investments won’t stand in the way of ultimately getting rid of waste?

1:30pm to 2:15pm

Future Forward Film Premiere: The Future of Water

Panel

The Climate Pledge Stage

By 2025, half the world’s population could be facing water scarcity. Existing waterways are also increasingly polluted with plastic waste. And as with so many environmental issues, these problems are particularly acute in developing nations. In the penultimate documentary premiere on The Climate Pledge Stage, director Samia Khan-Bambrah reveals how Multi Bintang, an Indonesian subsidiary of Heineken, is working with local communities to safeguard springs and clear rivers of trash. Following the screening, leaders from Heineken and Matt Damon’s Water.org charity will discuss the future of water. For more on Future Forward, watch the series trailer.

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Beyond Seaweed: Activating a Holistic Methane Reduction Roadmap

Panel

210A

How can you support promising but often overlooked technologies for cutting methane emissions?

Seaweed feed additives used to reduce methane emissions from cow burps have rightly been embraced as an exciting climate tech innovation. But the quest to reduce methane emissions, which was elevated to a global priority at COP 26, doesn’t stop there. Companies also need to address methane emissions from sources such as manure, rice cultivation and food waste. Gain a holistic understanding of how to build a methane reduction roadmap and discuss opportunities for incorporating them into your sustainability strategy.

(CANCELED) Moby: From Rock Star to Change Maker. An Interview with Elysabeth Alfano

Interview

210B

How can collaborations with artists help bridge the gap between climate tech and consumers?

Moby is known around the globe for his down-tempo, ambient music. He has famously created soundtracks for huge blockbuster movies and shows such as the Bourne Legacy, the Simpsons and Stranger Things, and prolifically produced his indistinguishable sound. But music isn’t his life’s work. In an interview with investor Elysabeth Alfano, Moby will discuss how he uses his musical success as a starting point for education, impacting the climate crisis and animal welfare. Join this conversation to understand how your company can build alliances with unusual change-makers such as musicians and other artists, bringing new audiences to the climate community.

What the New SEC Disclosure Rules Mean for Your Company

Panel

211C-D

The Securities and Exchange Commission is about to mandate disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions. Are you ready?

Experts agree that the SEC’s plan is a critical component of climate strategy, but the consensus is less clear on exactly how the process should work. Which companies have to disclose, for example? Should all categories of Scope 3 emissions be included, from the production of raw materials right through to product use? And who, if anybody, should audit these disclosures?

As the SEC consultation moves toward a conclusion, experts who have been tracking the process will share their thinking on the likely shape of the final rule and the implications for your company.

Program

Buildings Program

Carbon Program

Energy Program

Food Program

Transport Program

Startup Program

Food

Impossible? How Alternative Proteins Will Become a Mainstream Staple

What Do Farmers Want? Strategies to Unlock Enrollment in Regenerative Programs

Why and How to Lead on Climate Policy Advocacy

Why Emily Ma Pursues the Most Unsexy Work at Google

Sponsored: Purpose-Driven Innovation: Reducing Food Loss While Uplifting Low-Income Communities

Happening Now: Science-based Targets for Food, Ag and Forestry

How the World’s Largest Soy Companies Can Stop Deforestation in Brazil

Sponsored: Supercharge Your Supply Chain: New Opportunities to Accelerate In-Field Impact

Roundtable Lunches

Own Your Influence to Shape Consumer Food Choices

Five New Nature-Based Solutions You Need to Know About

Food Waste: Driving Reductions through Measurement and Shared Insights

What if? Skilling Up on Scenario Analysis for Climate Risk Disclosures

New Technologies and Strategies for Communicating Carbon Data to Consumers

Future Forward Film Premiere: The Future of Farming

Food Tank Summit: Putting DEI Into Practice

Goodbye Fertilizers, Hello Smart Inputs

VERGE Accelerate: Food Pitch Competition

Sustainability Leaders vs. Fleet Managers: How to Convince Everyone to Decarbonize Fleets

The Great Debate: Can Soil Carbon Sequestration Deliver on its Promise?

Climate and the Farm Bill: A Cheat Sheet for Taking Action

Roundtable Lunches

Develop the Global Strategies Needed to Avert the Climate Crisis — in One Hour

Greener by Default: How to Halve Your Kitchen’s Scope 3 Emissions

Repurpose and Recycle: Building the Right Infrastructure for Food Waste

Future Forward Film Premiere: The Future of Water

Beyond Seaweed: Activating a Holistic Methane Reduction Roadmap

(CANCELED) Moby: From Rock Star to Change Maker. An Interview with Elysabeth Alfano

What the New SEC Disclosure Rules Mean for Your Company