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OCTOBER 29, 2025
09:30 - Opening Session
09:45 - Keynote Session | Finding the Sweet Spot | Donald Roy Lessard
Sustainability and profitability are commonly cast as competing priorities. Many executives implicitly assume that advancing environmental goals will come at a high financial cost. This mindset breeds hesitation: sustainability is perceived less as a strategic business opportunity and more as a costly moral obligation. However, this framing is both reductive and misleading. There is a powerful and often under-explored intersection between sustainability and profitability, environmental stewardship, and social benefits — a strategic "sweet spot" where doing good and doing well reinforce each other. Of course, this sweet spot also depends on public policies that favor sustainable solutions, but these policies will be more effective when combined with a strategic business approach.
In this session, we show how a focus on the sweet spot can unlock new solutions, increase employee motivation, and move the frontier of “best practice” much more quickly than an approach that relies solely on ESG compliance. We will also demonstrate the difference between viewing the core tradeoff as “abatement vs cost” in the case of decarbonization to “total business impact vs abatement”, and we will provide concrete examples of the what and how of doing this.
10:45 - Coffee break
11:15 - Oral Presentations | Paralel sessions | Prize: Insure
12:45 - Lunch
14:45 - Oral Presentations | Paralel sessions | Prize: Insure
15:45 - Coffee break / Poster Presentations
16:15 - Round Table | From Knowledge to Action: Linking Science, Policy, and Innovation
As the world looks ahead to COP30, businesses find themselves at a pivotal crossroads where science, policy, and innovation converge. This session will explore the evolving COP30 agenda and examine how turning climate research into practical regulatory frameworks can unlock bold business solutions for adaptation, resilience, and sustainable growth.
Panelists will dive into ways to close the gap between data and decision-making, strengthen cross-sector collaboration, and accelerate the deployment of innovative models that help organizations respond effectively to climate risks while shaping a more sustainable future.
OCTOBER 30, 2025
09:30 - Workshop I
Integrated Management in a Radically Changing / Fragmented / Upside Down World | Donald Roy Lessard
In an era marked by rapid technological advances, geopolitical fragmentation, and growing demands for sustainability, traditional business models are under unprecedented pressure. This workshop introduces the concept of integrative strategy as a comprehensive framework for navigating and thriving amidst these transformative forces.
Participants will explore how the dynamic business models that form the core of integrative strategy serve as a guiding vision for organizations and a practical tool for aligning individual roles with overall value creation. By examining the interplay between digital platforms, artificial intelligence, geopolitical shifts, and changing sustainability imperatives, attendees will gain insight into the design of strategic business models that transcend organizational boundaries.
This workshop is especially suited for technology leaders and subject matter experts who aim to proactively shape strategic directions rather than simply adapt to them. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks and real-world applications, participants will be equipped to lead their organizations with agility and foresight in a complex global landscape.
11:00 - Coffee break
11:30 - Workshop II
Designing A Resilient Business Strategy | Martin Rich
- Explore the steps required to develop a resilient business strategy in the face of today’s environmental, social and technological poly-crisis;
- Learn from case studies of businesses that have utilised the Future-Fit Business Benchmark methodology to help on their resilience journey;
- Participate in a fun interactive activity to bring the lessons of this workshop to life.
13:00 - Lunch For Training Sessions
15:00 - Cases of Innovative / Regenerative Projects
17:00 - Coffee break
17:30 - Keynote Corner | John Fullerton and other TBC
19:30 - Conference Gala Diner - Prize Giving
