Chapter Zero’s flagship convening, held in partnership with WTW, will explore how boards can strategically act on climate and nature issues.
The event will bring together 400 luminaries of the boardroom - chairs, non-executive directors, board members and senior leaders - alongside funders and key partners from Chapter Zero and WTW to hear from 14 stellar speakers on how boards can act on climate issues in an age of disruption.
Through peer exchange, expert insight and discussion, the event will explore how board leadership can strategically position companies to compete in the new economy through resilience, innovation and collaboration.
The event will address a range of issues including:
- A vision of the new economy and how to get there
- Energy scrutiny, resilience, and economic transformation
- Climate and nature as two sides of the same coin
- The human aspects of climate change: climate and health
- Case studies of business transformation in action
- What does the science say?
Confirmed speakers include:
- Lord Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell - Co-Chair, Energy Transitions Commission; Independent Member, UK House of Lords
- Nigel Topping, CMG - Chair, Climate Change Committee; Co-Founder, Ambition Loop; Non-Executive Director, National Wealth Fund
- John Flint - Chair of Board of Trustees, WWF-UK; Former Group CEO, HSBC; Former CEO, National Wealth Fund
- Professor Emily Shuckburgh, CBE - Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Richard Gillingwater, CBE - Senior Independent Director, Spirax Group plc & Whitbread plc; Board of Governors, The Wellcome Trust; Supportin Chair, Chapter Zero
- Dr James Wilde - Chief Sustainability Officer, Standard Life
- Jo Harlow - Non-Executive Director, J Sainsbury plc; Senior Independent Director, Centrica plc; Board member, Chapter Zero
- David Blood - Founding Partner and Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management; Chair, Social Finance Ltd
- Fumbi Chima - Non-Executive Director, WTW; Chair, Heirs Technologies; Non-Executive Director, SPS Commerce Inc; Former CIO, adidas, Fox Network Group, Burberry and Walmart Asia
- Rachel Kyte - UK Special Representative for Climate, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
About Chapter Zero:
Chapter Zero aims to equip and inspire boards to effectively embed climate targets and considerations into business strategy, offering expert knowledge and insights alongside a lively, influential, and supportive community of climate-conscientious NEDs.