MORNING KICKOFF
Strategic Philanthropy: New Models and New Metrics
Changing the Way We Give
Moderator: Matthew Bishop – Chief Business Writer/American Business Editor, The Economist
Steve Beck – Chief Executive Officer, Geneva Global
Melissa Berman – President and Chief Executive Officer, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School
Alexander Friedman '98 – Chief Financial Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Cradle-to-Cradle Design and Corporate Redesign
Moderator: Alan Webber – Founder, Fast Company; Former Managing Editor and Editorial Director, Harvard Business Review
Gregor Barnum – Director of Corporate Consciousness, Seventh Generation
Alex von Bidder – Managing Partner, The Four Seasons Restaurant
Ian Yolles – VP Brand Communications, Nau
Leveraging Business Strategy in the Fight against HIV/AIDS
Moderator: Linda Green – Armand G. Erpf Professor of the Modern Corporation, Columbia Business School
Jeffrey Escoffier – Director of Marketing, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Maggie Kohn – Director of Global Corporate Responsibility (CR) Communications, Merck & Co.
Christina Kristoffersson – Corporate Relations Manager, GBC
Anil Soni – Executive Vice President for Access Programs, Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative
Priorities in Business Development in Emerging Markets
Moderator: Antony Bugg Levine – Associate Director, Rockefeller Foundation
Elmira Bayrasli – Director of Corporate Partnerships & Outreach, Endeavor
My Luu – Market Development Executive, IBM Small and Medium Business
Ben Powell '05 – Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Agora Partnerships
Courtney Roberts '98 – Private Sector Development Specialist, International Finance Corporation
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Energy for the Developing World: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Geoffrey Heal – Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, Columbia Business School
Eron Bloomgarden – Country Director of U.S. Operations, EcoSecurities
Don Feil – President and CEO, EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV)
Trey Taylor – Co-Founder, President, & Head of Market Development, Verdant Power, Inc.
Calliope Webber – Director of Gas, Power and Renewable Projects, BP
The Next Stage for Microfinance
Moderator: Suresh Sundaresan - Chase Manhattan Bank Professor of Economics and Finance, Columbia University
Hans Dellien – Senior Manager of Microfinance Products and Services, Women’s World Banking
Kabir Kumar – Technology Team Member, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
Brad Swanson – Partner, Developing World Markets
Vivek Taparia – Former Finance Executive, SKS Microfinance
Social Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Matthew Klein – Executive Director, Blue Ridge Foundation New York
David Berge – President, Underdog Ventures, LLC
Tamara Giltsoff – Managing Director, OZOlab
Tom Szaky – Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle, Inc.
Andrea Wenner '05 – Founder and Executive Director, Out2Play
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Entrepreneurial Approaches in U.S. Public Education Reform
Moderator: Jonah Rockoff – Assistant Professor, Economics and Finance, Columbia Business School
Luyen Chou – Senior Vice President, SchoolNet, Inc.
Carolyn Hack '05 – Director of Finance, Uncommon Schools
Sionainn Marcoux – Vice President of Talent Recruitment and Selection, Education Pioneers’ New York City
Sustainability and Value Creation to the Community
Moderator: Lynne Sagalyn – Visiting Professor, Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Rohit Aggarwala '00 – Director, New York City's Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability
Carlton Brown – Founding Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Full Spectrum
Joe Ienuso '01 – Vice President of Facilities, Columbia University
Leanne Tobias – Founder and Principal, Malachite LLC
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