Kate Brandt leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations and products. In this role, she works with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on opportunities to strategically advance sustainability and circular economy. Previously, Brandt served as the United States’ first federal chief sustainability officer. In this capacity, she was responsible for promoting sustainability across federal government operations, including 360,000 buildings, 650,000 vehicles, and US$445 billion annually in purchased goods and services. Prior to the White House, Brandt held several senior roles in U.S. federal government, including senior advisor at the Department of Energy, director for energy and environment in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and energy advisor to the secretary of the Navy. She is the recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest award the U.S. Navy can give to a civilian, for her work helping the Navy go green. Outside Magazine also named her, in honor of the magazine’s 40-year anniversary, as one of 40 women who has made the biggest impact on our world.

For more than 20 years, Shamina Singh has been on the frontlines of developing and implementing solutions to make the global economy work for everyone, everywhere.

Shamina is the Founder and President of the Center for Inclusive Growth, the philanthropic hub of Mastercard. She also serves as Executive Vice President of Corporate Sustainability. Since 2014, she has led the Center to create a social impact model and an Impact Fund that combines research with Mastercard's data, technology, capital and people to advance financial inclusion and inclusive growth around the world. In her role as EVP for Sustainability, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the environmental, social and governance strategy across the company.

Currently, she sits on the Boards of ADL, a global anti-hate organization, and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin, TX. She serves on the Advisory Boards of several organizations, including Data and Society, The Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship, social enterprise, Women Ignite/Happioh and NEON, a new organization committed to dismantling structural racism in the United States. Shamina is also a Henry Crown Fellow with The Aspen Institute.

Deeply committed to public service, Shamina has held senior positions in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives. Shamina was executive director for the historic first President’s Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders that was created by Executive Order in 1999 and has been renewed by each President since. In 2015, Shamina was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a six-year term on the Board of Americorps, where she also served as Chair for two years. She was recently appointed as a Dean’s D.C. Fellow by UVA’s Darden School of Business.

She is a graduate of the Presidential Leadership Fellows program and an alum of the Young Global Leaders program of the World Economic Forum. She has thrice been named to the Financial Times’ Top 100 LGBT+ Executives and was ranked No. 9 on Fast Company’s Queer 50 list.

Shamina earned a Bachelor of Science from Old Dominion University, where she received the alumni of distinction award and a Master of Public Affairs in Public Policy from the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs. She also completed executive education programs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and the Indian School of Business. She currently resides in New York City with her wife, Ashley Bell.

Henriette Hallberg Thygesen is CEO of Fleet and Strategic Brands at A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S. She is executive sponsor for Maersk’s decarbonisation ambition and strategy. Henriette has been with Maersk since 1994 and has held various positions in Spain, China, Hong Kong, USA and Copenhagen for Maersk Tankers, Maersk Oil and Maersk Logistics/Damco.

Ezgi Barcenas is AB InBev’s Chief Sustainability Officer, overseeing the company’s sustainability vision and strategy. In this role, Ezgi coordinates across all business functions to advance sustainability and inclusive growth. Her team focuses on agricultural development, water stewardship, circular packaging, climate action and responsible sourcing to build a resilient value chain spanning more than 50 countries. She leads ESG engagement and reporting, and also oversees the 100+ Accelerator, an award-winning program which pilots and scales sustainable innovations. Since joining the company in 2013, Ezgi has held key roles within the Corporate Affairs and Procurement functions. She most recently served as the Global Vice President of Sustainability. Prior to AB InBev, she worked in international trade, public health and international development. Ezgi holds a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, a master’s degree in Environmental Health from Harvard School of Public Health and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.