What are the expected poverty trends and challenges in 2023, and how can business support the most vulnerable people and communities?
What is the 2023 outlook for progress on equity, including with respect to gender, race, disability, and sexual identity and orientation?
How we can ensure people are put at the heart of climate action, including in the run up to COP28, and what role can business play?
As a community, we shared perspectives on what we predict will be the key trends and challenges in 2023.
Where can we collaborate to make tangible progress in 2023? What should be our priorities for 2023?
Stakeholder Relations Specialist
Stakeholder Relations Specialist
Digital Opportunity Trust
CEO
CEO
Cotton Connect
Climate, Resilience and Agriculture Manager
Climate, Resilience and Agriculture Manager
iDE
Lead, Country Engagement, Inclusive Value Chains & Private Sector
Lead, Country Engagement, Inclusive Value Chains & Private Sector
Oxfam America
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CEO
Wise Responder
Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Scouting & Ventures
Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Scouting & Ventures
Novozymes
Policy and Comms Director
Policy and Comms Director
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change LSE
Global Partnerships Director
Global Partnerships Director
Amref Health Africa
Team Leader and Principal Researcher, Climate Change Group
Team Leader and Principal Researcher, Climate Change Group
IIED
Special Representative to the UK and Ireland
Special Representative to the UK and Ireland
World Bank Group
Project Manager-Flood Resilience, Bangladesh
Project Manager-Flood Resilience, Bangladesh
Practical Action
CEO
CEO
Practical Action
Digital Climate Smart Agriculture Manager, Agrifin Programme
Digital Climate Smart Agriculture Manager, Agrifin Programme
Mercy Corps
Global Sustainability Manager, Social Equity and Inclusion
Global Sustainability Manager, Social Equity and Inclusion
Unilever
Director of the Women in Agriculture Initiative
Director of the Women in Agriculture Initiative
Root Capital
Visiting senior research fellow
Visiting senior research fellow
Open University
Private Sector & Early Education and Care Specialist
Private Sector & Early Education and Care Specialist
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Global Lead - Women's Insurance Programm
Global Lead - Women's Insurance Programm
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Global Lead, Economic Inclusion
Global Lead, Economic Inclusion
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
VP Global Health, VP Global Health
VP Global Health, VP Global Health
GSK
Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director
Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director
Reckitt
Exec Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, President Avon Foundation
Exec Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, President Avon Foundation
AVON
Founder and Chief Mission Officer
Founder and Chief Mission Officer
Brands on a Mission
Technical Lead on the Intergenerational Fairness Incubator
Technical Lead on the Intergenerational Fairness Incubator
School of Int. Futures (SOIF)
Senior Gender Advisor, Africa Program Lead, Nigeria2Equal
Senior Gender Advisor, Africa Program Lead, Nigeria2Equal
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Head of Department, Economic Cooperation and Growth
Head of Department, Economic Cooperation and Growth
FCDO
Sustainable Business and Development, ICCSR
Sustainable Business and Development, ICCSR
Nottingham Business School
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Power of Nutrition
Global Socioeconomic Impact Lead
Global Socioeconomic Impact Lead
Mars
Some scene-setting remarks from some inspiring community members.
This parallel panel-led session deep-dove into questions such as:
Lead Discussants:
Ilaria Ida Walton, Global Socioeconomic Impact Lead, Mars
Simon Bishop, Chief Executive Officer, Power of Nutrition
Maggie Rarieya, Global Partnerships Director, Amref
Prof. Judy Muthuri, Professor of Sustainable Business and Development, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), Nottingham University Business School
Jacques-Chai Chomthongdi, Regional Private Sector Engagement Lead-Asia, Oxfam
Helen King, Head of Department, Economic Cooperation and Growth, FCDO
Chloe Christman, Lead, Country Engagement, Inclusive Value Chains & Private Sector, Oxfam America
Ada Osademey – Udechukwu, Senior Gender Advisor, Africa, Program Lead, Nigeria2Equal, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Darja Vrščaj, Technical Lead on the Intergenerational Fairness Incubator, School of International Futures (SOIF)
Myriam Sidibe, Founder and Chief Mission Officer, Brands on a Mission
Jamie Coats, Co-Founder & CEO, Wise Responder
Zahid Torres-Rahman, CEO & CO-Founder, Business Fights Poverty (Moderator)
After an opening session, this parallel session deep-dove into questions such as:
Lead Discussants:
Natalie Deacon, Executive Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, President Avon Foundation for Women, AVON
Hamzah Sarwar, Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director, Reckitt
Fiona Smith-Laittan, VP Global Health, VP Global Health, GSK
Rudaba Zehra Nasir, Global Lead, Economic Inclusion, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Fatou Giwa, Global Lead – Women’s Insurance Programm, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Anita Gurgel, Private Sector & Early Education and Care Specialist, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Jane Pillinger, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Open University
Leonor Gutiérrez, Director of the Women in Agriculture Initiative, Root Capital
Alice Allan, Director of Collaboration, Business Fights Poverty (Moderator)
After an opening session, this parallel session deep-dove into questions such as:
Lead Discussants:
Justin Perrettson, Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Scouting & Ventures, Novozymes
Matteo Squire, Global Sustainability Manager – Social Equity and Inclusion, Unilever
Victoria Clause, Digital Climate Smart Agriculture Manager, Agrifin Programme, Mercy Corps
Sarah Roberts, CEO, Practical Action
Tamanna Rahman, Project Manager-Flood Resilience, Bangladesh, Practical Action
Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, LSE
Ian White, Special Representative to the UK and Ireland, World Bank Group
Alison Ward, CEO, Cotton Connect
Kazi Jawoad Hossain, Climate, Resilience and Agriculture Manager, iDE
Ritu Bharadwaj, Team Leader and Principal Researcher, Climate Change Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership & COO, Business Fights Poverty (Moderator)
Our final reflections on priorities for action in 2023.
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