McCombs Business For Good Summit: Sustainability as a Strategic Advantage
The McCombs sustainability conference will connect UT graduate students, alumni, and professionals with business leaders who are making a positive impact on the world.
Want to hear from angel, venture capital, and private equity investors who have taken a chance on social ventures in the past? Interested in learning how big companies have engaged leadership, shareholders, value chain partners, and employees to execute sustainability initiatives that are moving the needle?
Or how collaborations between businesses, local governments, and higher education institutions are creating breeding grounds for startups, incubators, and accelerators that are finding new ways to solve environmental, social, and technological challenges?
Join us for a day of discussion, learning, and networking as business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and investors discuss the ways they are leveraging sustainability practices to improve their bottom line and make a positive impact in the world.
Speakers include:
- Tim Mohin, Sustainability Author and Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Advanced Micro Devices
- Elaine Karnes, Director of Environmental Services, Southwest Airlines
- Erika Chan, Principal Sustainability Strategist, Dell
- Lairy Johnson, Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, MillerCoors
- Rachel Romoff, Sustainability Manager, Rackspace
- John Doggett, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
- Eric Bielke, Director, Energy Investments, GE Ventures
- Chris Earthman, Executive Director, Aragona Family Foundation
- Sara Levy, Executive Director, Notley Fund
- Nirav Shah, Director, Social Finance
- Laura Starks, Associate Dean for Research and Charles E. and Sarah M. Seay Regents Chair in Finance, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
- Brewster McCracken, President & CEO, Pecan Street
- Scott Andes, Senior Policy Analyst & Associate Fellow, The Brookings Institute
- Rob Borowski, Sustainability Officer, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Zach Baumer, Climate Program Manager, The City of Austin
- Mitch Jacobson, Co-Director, ATI Clean Energy Incubator, and Board Director, CleanTX
- Alex Wright, CEO, Watershed Materials
- Derek Sinns, CEO, Redeuces
- Alejandra Rodriguez, Founder, La Flaca
- Mark Hand, Venture Partner, UnLtd USA, and Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Ticket includes: admittance to the conference, coffee & refreshments, drink tickets and appetizers at networking reception from 5-7 pm.