2026 CONFERENCE

Environmental & Social Regeneration: Beyond Sustainability

Welcome to the 2026 Yale Business and the Environment Conference! We are excited to gather this community of leaders and look forward to the insights, connections, and solutions that will emerge from our time together!

At a Glance

  • When: Saturday, February 28th, 2026
  • Where: Yale School of the Environment, Kroon Hall Floor 3
  • What: Keynote Presentation, Three Panel Discussions, and Networking

Agenda

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Attendee & Speaker Check-In, Coffee

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Keynote Session

9:40 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

 Panel 1:

Circularity at Scale: Regenerative Sourcing and the Future of Global Supply Chains

10:20 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Panel 2:
Financing the Transition: Power, Policy, and the Case for Capital Mobilization
10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Coffee Break & Networking
11:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Panel 3:
Harnessing Technology for Environmental Solutions: AI Innovation, Impact, and Ethics
11:40 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Closing Remarks & Call to Action
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Networking / Coffee Chats
Time Session

Keynote Speaker

Margo Mosher

Global Sustainability Director
Mars Veterinary Health

As Global Sustainability Director, Margo Mosher leads the development and implementation of more sustainable practices across Mars Veterinary Health's (MVH) 3,000 pet hospitals around the world. She supports MVH's hospital businesses, including AniCura, Banfield, BluePearl, Linnaeus, and VCA to improve sustainability impacts across the areas of planet, people, and pets. MVH's priority 'planet' topics include climate change, waste and antimicrobial resistance and Margo is leading work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from hospital operations, improve impacts from the procurement of medical supplies, reduce waste and improve recycling in hospitals, and develop educational materials on antimicrobial resistance. Marge serves as an external advisory board member to the Veterinary Sustainability Alliance. Margo joins Mars Veterinary Health from the field of corporate sustainability consulting, where she worked for ten years at SustainAbility, Inc. and ERM. Margo received her Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment.

PANEL 1

Circularity at Scale:
Regenerative Sourcing and the Future of Global Supply Chains

Charlie Governali

Responsible Sourcing Manager
Costco (Kirkland Signature Foods)

Ben Hildebrand

Director of Environmental Sustainability
Perdue Farms

Michael Ham

Co-Founder, CEO
Wild Orchard Tea Company

PANEL 2

Financing the Transition:
Power, Policy, and the Case for Capital Mobilization

Miles Starr Radin

Sustainability Manager
PwC

Shane Lee

Sustainability Associate
Sustain Our Future

Andrew DeMille

Co-Founder, COO
Quantum Energy

PANEL 3

Harnessing Technology for Environmental Solutions:
AI Innovation, Impact, and Ethics

Danil Kerimi

Co-Founder, AI Capacity Development Lead
Edgelands Institute

Angela Chen

Project Developer
Satoshi Energy

Holly Alpine

Co-Founder
Enabled Emissions Campaign

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