Highlights from Forum 2017

Welcome Address

Jay Pierrepont, President of Asset Management, Equilibrium

Equilibrium Today

Sustainability in Business and Investments Today

David Erickson
Malcolm Preston, Partner, Global Leader, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC

Sustainability in a Competitive World

Malcolm Preston, Partner, Global Leader, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC

Climate Change and US Policy Today

John Podesta, Founder and Director, Center for American Progress
In conversation with David Chen, Chairman, Equilibrium

Innovation: The Next Generation

Zach Knight, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Forest Conservation
Nicole Chavas, CEO and Co-Founder, Fresh Coast Capital
Moderated by: Nick Houshower, Vice President, Controlled Environment Foods, Equilibrium

Managing Beyond the Headlines: A Perspective on Urbanization and Other Long-Term Trends

Affordable Housing: Compelling but Complicated

Kimberley Player, Research Director, Equilibrium
John R. Williams, President and Chief Investment Officer, Avanath Capital Management

Modernizing Water Infrastructure

Bill Brennan, Former Chief Investment Officer, Summit Global Management
George Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, DC Water
Moderated by: David Chen, Chairman, Equilibrium

Global Market Perspective

Johannes Zhou Yuan, Former Chief Strategic Office, China Investment Corporation
In conversation with David Chen, Chairman, Equilibrium

The State of Play in Agriculture

Bruce Sherrick, Professor and Director TIAA Center for Farmland Research / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sustainability in Institutional Portfolio Management

Institutional Perspective: Investing Beyond Uncertain Times

Driving Impact and Return from Capital Markets

Wrap-up: Observations and Closing Thoughts

Dave Chen, Chairman and Head of Research and Product Development, Equilibrium