Business and Sustainability: The new paradigm

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In recent months, there has been a downturn in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing. In the US, President Donald Trump has reversed the pro-climate policies of his predecessor Joe Biden.

Some climate activists like Greta Thunberg are concentrated instead on the war in Gaza. The COP (Conference of the Parties) fails to act as fossil fuel producer lobbyists dominate the proceedings. Sustainability appears to be less important.

However, beyond the headlines there is a fundamental change happening in the business world. Companies once focused on short-term profit maximization are now managing their long-term value creation. Sustainability is increasingly at the core of successful businesses.

Executives International’s panel will bring together businesses that have successfully integrated sustainability into their organizations. They will discuss the obstacles that they have faced and how they overcame them.

Panel Discussion Members

Kevin McGeeney, CEO of SCB, will talk about how he built the Nyon-based company into a sizeable trading company. Their focus has been on the energy transition required to tackle climate change.
Patricia Kroondijk, Director Corporate Venturing at Canon, will discuss her experience of building corporate venturing. Focus themes are AI, Resiliency, Food, Water, Energy, Wellbeing, and Femtech.
Angela de Wolff, Managing Partner of Conser - ESG Verifier, will discuss reducing risk, and preventing greenwashing while promoting responsible and sustainable investment through transparency.
Mark Kissack, Chief Value Officer at Kissack Advisory, will moderate the discussion.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, May 22nd

Place: Hotel La Paix in Lausanne

Agenda

18:00 - 18:30 Registration
18:30 - 20:00 Panel and Q&A
20:00 - 21:30 Food, Drinks & Networking

Price

EI Members

Apero and Event ticket: CHF50

Guests

Apero and Event ticket: CHF90. Early Bird tickets CHF70 are available until the 5th of May!

Panel Speaker Bios

Kevin McGeeney
CEO of SCB Group

SCB is an environmental markets business with a mission to promote a low carbon future. SCB looks to profit from transactions as arranger or principal in scaled environmental markets with qualified corporate customers.

SCB has won many awards including Environmental Markets House of the Year 2024 from Energy Risk Magazine. CarbonAI which brings data and analytics on the price of carbon is a newly launched tool for SCB customers and has won research awards on Climate Transition, Alternative Fuels and Emissions.

Kevin McGeeney is a well-known commentator on environmental markets issues and regularly speaks at international conferences all over the globe, on CNBC television and in print media, such as the Wall Street Journal.

Prior to the establishment of SCB Group, Mr. McGeeney spent 15 years as an investment banker for Mitsubishi Bank, GenRe and ABN AMRO in London, New York and Tokyo. He also was COO and Director at Enviego Limited in London. Kevin holds Bachelor of Commerce and Masters of Economic Science degrees from University College Dublin.

Patricia Kroondijk
Senior Director of Corporate Venturing – Canon Marketing Japan

Patricia has close to 25 years of strategy and innovation experience and currently leads Canon's corporate venturing initiatives across Europe and MENA, where she both invests in promising startups and drives new business development. She specializes in sustainability-focused innovations including Energy, E-mobility, Industrial Decarbonization, Water, Resiliency, and Circular Economy Models.

Prior to Canon, Patricia led Hitachi's global corporate venturing and incubation strategy team for 8 years, with particular emphasis on Climate Tech solutions. Her earlier career includes 15+ years in strategy consulting with Big4 firms and Fortune 1000 financial services companies.

Patricia has a global perspective shaped by living and working in Canada, Silicon Valley, Sweden, the Netherlands, and South Africa, Patricia now calls Montreux, Switzerland home. She holds an Executive Master of Finance and a Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurial Management.

Angela de Wolff
Managing Partner of Conser - ESG Verifier

Angela de Wolff has worked in the financial sector for 30 years, with a focus on Responsible Investment (RI). Among other positions, she headed the sustainability team at Lombard Odier Bank.

In 2007, she used her experience to found www.conser.ch, an independent company specialising in sustainable investment and portfolios’ ESG screening, reporting and monitoring.

She sits on the board of several financial institutions, including SIFEM, the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets.
Angela was co-founder of Sustainable Finance Geneva and former Vice President of the Swiss Sustainable Finance Platform.

She obtained a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Lausanne in 1989. She became a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA) in 2000.

We look forward to seeing you at the Hotel de la Paix!

Please be aware that any cancellations must be received no later than 4 days before the event. Your payment will be refunded to you minus the payment processing fee. For cancellations that are received after that time, the fee is non-refundable and if we have not received the fee, it will be due upon invoice.

Business and Sustainability: The new paradigm - EI Panel Discussion

Thursday May 22 2025, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Hotel de la Paix
Av. Benjamin-Constant 5
Lausanne, Vaud
Switzerland
1003

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