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The 2017 Business for Peace Roundtable May 16, 2017, Oslo

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Brundtland +30: Breakthrough Ideas for Future-proofing the Global Economy

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May16,09.00–15.00,registration,coffee,teaandsomethingdeliciousfrom08.00.Sentralen,ØvreSlottsgate3.Allparticipantsseatedby08.50.Moderator:MishalHusain,JournalistandBroadcaster.

Opening:Whyweneedtofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels(09.00-09.30)

Keynoteopeninganddialoguewithleadersfrombusiness,politicsandacademia

• ErnaSolberg(PrimeMinisterofNorway)• DurreenShahnaz(2017Honouree)• SveinToreHolsether(Yara)• AdamGrant(WhartonBusinessSchool)

Session1:Breakthroughideasonhowtechnologycanfuture-prooftheglobaleconomy(09.30-10.45)

Real-lifeexamplesofhowbreakthroughtechnologiesarefuture-proofingeconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels

• AnitaSchjøllBrede(IRISAI)• EgilHogna(Sapa)• SamarSingla(Jugnoo)• JessiBaker(Provenance)–videofromProject

Breakthrough• TomEvenMortensen(eGain)• DavidBoyd(CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology)

Break(10.45-11.15)

Session2:Breakthroughideasonhowleadershipcanfuture-prooftheglobaleconomy(11.15-12.30)Conversationonwhatbreakthroughleadershipmeans,includingtrustinleadersandthecurrenteconomicandpoliticalsystem,dilemmasandopportunitiesforleadersinbreakthroughtechnologies

• GroHarlemBrundtland(FormerChairoftheBrundtlandCommission)

• MuradAl-Katib(2017Honouree)• GraceShauri(MathareYouthSports

Association,MYSA)• MarilynCarlsonNelson(Carlson)• BrettWigdortz(TeachFirst)

Lunch(12.30-13.15)

Session3:Breakthroughideasonhowfinancialcapitalcanfuture-prooftheglobaleconomy(13.15-14.30)

ConversationonwherefinancialcapitalismovingandwhattheinvestmentopportunitiesareinmobilisingcapitaltowardstheSustainableDevelopmentGoals

• HendrikduToit(InvestecAssetManagement)• NisaLeung(QimingVenturePartners)• GeorgeSerafeim(HarvardBusinessSchool)• YngveSlyngstad(NorgesBankInvestment

Management)• MartinSandbu(FinancialTimes)

Closing:Howcanwefuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels?(14.30-15.00)

Reflectionsandclosingstatements • JohnElkington(Volans)• HarleySeyedin(2017Honouree)• JuanAndrésCano(SemillaandValue4Chain)• Khamshajiny"Kamzy"Gunaratnam(Cityof

Oslo)• KristinSkogenLund(Confederation

ofNorwegianEnterprise)

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Moderator: Mishal Husain JournalistandBroadcaster

MishalHusainisanewspresenterontheBBC.ShehasbeennamedbytheSundayTimesasoneofthe500mostinfluentialpeopleinBritainandwonseveralawardsforherworkovertheyears,includingBroadcasteroftheYearatthe2015LondonPressClubAwardsandPresenteroftheYearatthe2015WomeninFilmandTVAwards.ShehaspresentedthreecriticallyacclaimedBBCdocumentaries-‘Malala–ShotforGoingtoSchool’,‘HowFacebookChangedtheWorld’andonthelifeofMahatmaGandhi.

Opening: Why we need to future-proof our economies, societies and business models

Erna Solberg PrimeMinisterofNorwayandCo-ChairofSustainableDevelopmentGoalsAdvocates

ErnaSolberghasbeenPrimeMinisterofNorwaysinceOctober2013andLeaderoftheConservativePartysinceMay2004.SolberghasservedasamemberofNorway’sParliamentsince1989andservedasMinisterofLocalGovernmentandRegionalDevelopmentinBondevik'sSecondCabinetfrom2001to2005.SheisCo-ChairoftheUnitedNationsSustainableDevelopmentGoalsAdvocacyGroup.

Durreen Shahnaz FounderandManagingDirector,ImpactInvestmentExchange(IIX)andIIXFoundation,2017BusinessforPeaceHonouree

DurreenShahnaz’ssearchforawaytobridgethegapbetweenrichandpoorhasshapedherlifejourneyfromWallStreettotheruralpathsofBangladesh.AftersellingherfirstcompanyOneNest,shefoundedIIX(ImpactInvestmentExchange)in2009,theworld’sfirststockexchangededicatedtoSocialEnterprises(SEs).ShethenstartedIIXFoundationin2010tofostergrowth,innovationandmarketreadinessofSEs.Durreenisa2017BusinessforPeaceHonouree.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iamcreatinginclusivemarkets”

DurreenShahnaz


Svein Tore Holsether PresidentandCEOofYara,CommissioneroftheBusinessandSustainableDevelopmentCommission

SveinToreHolsetherisPresidentandCEOofYara,andhaspreviouslyheldexecutivepositionsinsomeofNorway’slargestcompanies.HolsetheractivelypromotestheSDGsintheglobalarena.HeisaCommissioneroftheBusinessandSustainableDevelopmentCommission,amemberoftheExecutiveCommitteefortheWorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment,andontheBoardoftheInternationalFertilizerAssociation.HeholdsaBScdegreeinFinance&ManagementfromtheUniversityofUtah,USA.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwilltakemyshareofresponsibilityforbeingpartofthecriticalmassthatmustcollaboratetoensurenewopportunitiescanbe

identified,realizedandshared”SveinToreHolsether

Adam Grant AuthorofOriginalsandGiveandTake,Whartonprofessor,WorldEconomicForumYoungGlobalLeader

AdamGranthasbeenWharton’stop-ratedprofessorforfivestraightyears.Heisaleadingexpertonhowwecanfindmotivationandmeaningandlivemoregenerousandcreativelives.Hehasbeenrecognizedasoneoftheworld's25mostinfluentialmanagementthinkersandFortune's40under40.GrantistheauthoroftwoNewYorkTimesbestsellingbooks(Originals,GiveandTake)translatedinto35languages.Histhirdbook,OptionBwithSherylSandberg,isonresilience.

"Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillhelpthenextgenerationofleadersfightgroupthink,welcomedissentingopinions,andovercomethefearofchampioningnewideas"

AdamGrant


Session 1: Breakthrough ideas on how technology can future-proof the global economy

Anita Schjøll BredeFounderandCEO,IRISAI

Iris.aiisanArtificialIntelligenceScienceAssistant.Forthepast10yearsAnita’scareerhasspanned9industries,includingdevelopingane-learningtoolinSiliconValley,reducingenergyconsumptionintheprocessindustrythroughheatexchangernetworkoptimizationandfacilitatingsolarlightbusinesscreationinKenya.ShecompletedtheGlobalSolutionsProgramatSingularityUniversity,aprominentSiliconValleythinktankandwasappointedtotheFacultyatSingularityUDenmarkin2017.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillmakesuretoenableeveryonetoutilizescientificknowledgetosolveourbiggestproblems”

AnitaSchjøllBrede

Egil Hogna CEO,Sapa

EgilHognaistheCEOofSapa,aworldleaderinaluminiumsolutions.HepreviouslyledthedownstreamoperationsatYaraInternational.HealsoservedinavarietyofmanagementpositionsinYaraandHydro,includingCFOandheadofInvestorRelations.EgilhasaMasterofSciencedegreefromtheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinTrondheimandanMBAfromINSEAD.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,IwillmakesuresustainabilityisanintegratedpartofSapa’sstrategyacrossallourbusinessareas”

EgilHogna

Samar Singla FounderandCEO,Jugnoo

JugnooisIndia’slargestcrowdsourcedhailingappforautorickshaw.Itconnectsriderswithsafe,reliable,convenientautorickshawtransportationacross40+citiesinIndia.SamarpreviouslyworkedasaresearcheratIBMandtheUniversityofMarylandaswellasascientistatCERN.HecompletedaBTechinphysicsattheIndianInstituteofTechnology,Delhi.Heisanavidtravellerandamateurphotographerwholikestodocumenttheeverydayworld.


“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillempowerthecommunitiesatthegrassrootlevelwithbetterincomeandmoreawareness,touchingabillionlivesonebitatatime"

SamarSingla

Jessi Baker (by video) Founder,Provenance

JessiBakerisatechdesigner,engineerandfounderofProvenance.org,aplatformforproductmakerstosharestoriesanddataaboutthecreationofgreatproducts.Provenanceappliesnewtechnologiestobetterunderstandthematerialworld,withtheaimofpoweringacirculareconomyandradicallyincreasingtransparencyinsupplychains.

Tom Even Mortensen CEOandChairman,eGain

TomEvenMortensenistheCEOandChairmanofeGainandindustrialadvisoratSummaEquity.eGainisaworldleaderinclimate-adaptedheatinginbuildings.HepreviouslyservedasCEOofSPTGroup,aSchlumbergerCompany.PriortoSPT,heworkedforImarex,NorskHydroandMcKinsey&Company.HealsoservesasaChairmanofTurbulentFluxandBoardmemberofHallgruppen.

David Boyd Ph.D.,Scientist,CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology

DavidBoydisaCaltechscientistdevelopingatechniquetoproducegrapheneonacommerciallyviable,industrialscale.Grapheneisauniquetransparentconductorthathasatensilestrength200timesstrongerthansteelandanelectricalmobilitytwotothreeordersofmagnitudebetterthansilicon.Graphenecouldbeusedinnext-generationsemiconductordevices,super-conductorsandlightweight,high-strengthproductssuchassolarpanels,medicaldiagnosticdevices,andfuelcells.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillendeavourtopursuetechnicalproblemswhosesolutionswillpositivelyimpactbasicresourcesandqualityoflifeforall”

DavidBoyd


Asterix FortheFarmeroftheFuture

InprojectAsterixthegoalistodevelopanexceptionallyclever,technologicallyenhancedfarmingrobot.Asterixtravelsthefieldsusingmachinevisionandultra-precisenozzletechnologytoshootdropletsofherbicideonindividualweeds-notonthecrop-notonthesoil.Throughthis,Asterixcandramaticallyimproveagriculturalefficiency,aswellasprotecttheenvironment.Infact,Asterixcanreducetheamountofherbicideusedbyasmuchas99%.

Session 2: Breakthrough ideas on how leadership can future-proof the global economy

Gro Harlem BrundtlandFormerPrimeMinisterofNorwayandChairoftheBrundtlandCommission(‘OurCommonFuture’)

GroHarlemBrundtlandisamedicaldoctorandMasterofPublicHealth(MPH).Shespent10yearsasaphysicianandscientistintheNorwegianpublichealthsystem.Formorethan20yearsshewasinpublicoffice,10ofthemasPrimeMinisterofNorway.Inthe1980s,shegainedinternationalrecognition,includingaschairoftheWorldCommissionofEnvironmentandDevelopment,thecommissionbehindthereport“OurCommonFuture”,andthedefinitionof“sustainabledevelopment”.

Murad Al-Katib PresidentandCEOofAGTFoodandIngredients,2017BusinessforPeaceHonouree

AGTFoodandIngredientsisoneoftheworld’slargestpulsecompanies,handlingaboutaquarterofthegloballentilsupply.AGTadvocatesextendinganddiversifyingcroprotationtoenhancethesustainabilityofarableland,whichistransformingthefaceofagriculture.AGTisamajorpartneroftheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgrammeandtheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossthroughfamilyfoodandaidrationparcelsto4millionSyrianrefugeefamilieseachyear.HeisCanadian,sonofTurkishimmigrants.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillcontinuetopromoteaffordableandsustainablevegetableproteinasasolutiontosocietalissuessurroundingfoodsecurity

foragrowingworldpopulationandfortheworld'smostvulnerablecitizens”MuradAl-Katib


Grace Shauri ProgrammeCoordinatorandMemberofExecutiveCouncil,MathareYouthSportsAssociation(MYSA)

GraceShaurijoinedtheMathareYouthSportsAssociation(MYSA)aged12,asaplayerforGoldenGirlsinMbotelaZoneandsoonprogressedtothepositionofcommunityservicerepresentative,zonalchairladyandamemberoftheexecutivecouncil.MYSAisacommunitydevelopmentorganizationthatusessportstoengenderbroadsocialeconomicdevelopmentandpositivesocialchange.Gracehasparticipatedinvarioustrainingsandfacilitatedwork-shopsonreproductivehealth,HIVandAIDS,leadership,employabilityskillsandfinancialliteracy.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillbeattheforefronttobotheducateandsensitizetheyoungergenerationandotherleadersontheimportanceofsustainability”

GraceShauri

Marilyn Carlson Nelson FormerChairmanandCEOofCarlson,2014BusinessforPeaceHonouree

MarilynCarlsonNelsonistheFormerChairmanandCEOofCarlson.Ms.Nelson’space-settingapproachtoresponsiblebusinessfocusesonengagingindialoguewithstakeholdersaboutlocalcausesandglobalissues.Acrossarangeofchallengesherapproachcontributestopeacethroughthecreationofsharedvalue.Notably,sheisastrongadvocatefortheabolitionofsexualexploitationofchildren.

Brett Wigdortz FounderandCEO,TeachFirst

BrettWigdortzisFounderandCEOofTeachFirst.Since2002hehashelpedbuildtheUK’sleadingmovementtotackleeducationinequalityandoneofcountry’smostsuccessfulcharities.BrettisCo-FounderandTrusteeofTeachForAll,heisamemberoftheUKHolocaustMemorialFoundationEducationAdvisoryGroupandtheVarkeyFoundationTeacherAlliance.BrettwasawardedanOBEinthe2013NewYear’sHonourslistforServicestoEducationandhisbookSuccess Against the Oddswaspublishedin2012.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillhelpensureallchildrengettheeducationtheyneedtosucceed,notjustaselectfew”

BrettWigdortz



Session 3: Breakthrough ideas on how financial capital can future-proof the global economy

Hendrik du Toit CEO,InvestecAssetManagementandCommissioneroftheBusinessandSustainableDevelopmentCommission

HendrikisFounderandCEOatInvestecAssetManagement,aninternationalspecialistassetmanagerwithover€108bn(asof31Dec2016)inAUM.HeisanexecutivedirectorofInvestecGroupandanon-executivedirectorofNaspersLimited.HeservesontheLeadershipCounciloftheSustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork,andisaCommissionerontheBusinessandSustainableDevelopmentCommission.HendrikholdsanM.PhilfromCambridgeUniversityandanM.ComfromStellenboschUniversity.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,I–alongwithmycolleaguesatInvestecAssetManagement–amcommittedtoadvocatingtheimportanceofsustainable

developmenttoallourclients,shareholdersandthecommunitiesinwhichweoperate.Wesimplyhavetofaceuptothebiggestchallengeofourtime”.

HendrikduToit

Nisa Leung ManagingPartner,QimingVenturePartners

NisaLeungisManagingPartnerofQimingVenturePartners,leadingitshealthcareinvestments.QimingVenturePartnersisaleadinginvestmentfirminChinacurrentlymanagingoverUSD2.7billioninassetsandinvestmentinover180companies.Previously,shewasco-founderofBiomedicHoldingsandVenturePartnerofPacRimVenturesinMenloPark,andwasalsowithSoftbank/MobiusVentureCapital.ShehasanMBAfromStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusinessandisavisitinglectureratHarvardLawSchool.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillsupportinnovativeentrepreneurstodevelopsolutionstomeetunmetneedsintheworld”

NisaLeung



George Serafeim JakurskiFamilyAssociateProfessorofBusinessAdministration,HarvardBusinessSchool

GeorgeSerafeimistheJakurskiFamilyAssociateProfessorofBusinessAdministrationatHarvardBusinessSchoolwhereheteachesoneofthemostpopularcourses“ReimaginingCapitalism:BusinessandBigProblems”.Hisworkonhowtheprivatesectorcanprovidesolutionstomanyenvironmentalandsocialchallengesandhowinvestorscanintegrateenvironmental,socialandgovernance(ESG)dataininvestmentdecisionshasbeenwidelycitedinacademiaandpractice.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwilleducateanewgenerationofleadersthatwillbuildpurpose-drivenorganizationsandleadthemthroughtransformationalchange”

GeorgeSerafeim

Yngve Slyngstad CEO,NorgesBankInvestmentManagement(NBIM)

YngveSlyngstadistheCEOofNorgesBankInvestmentManagement.HeheldthepositionofNBIM’sHeadofEquitiesbetween1998and2007.PriortojoiningNBIM,hewasChiefInvestmentOfficerAsianEquitiesatStorebrandAssetManagement.HeholdsMaster'sdegreesinlaw,businessmanagement,economicsandpoliticalscience.

Martin Sandbu EconomicsCommentator,FinancialTimes

MartinSandbuhasbeenwritingabouteconomicsfortheFTsince2009,whenhejoinedthepaperasEconomicsLeaderWriter.HenowwritestheFT’sFreeLunchcolumn.Previously,heworkedinacademiaandpolicyconsulting.HehastaughtandcarriedoutresearchatHarvard,ColumbiaandtheWhartonSchool,andhasadvisedgovernmentsandNGOsonnaturalresourcesandeconomicdevelopment.Heistheauthoroftwobooks,oneonbusinessethicsandoneontheEurozone.



Closing: How can we future-proof our economies, societies and business models?

John Elkington Co-Founder,Chairman&ChiefPollinator,Volans

JohnElkingtonisawriter,thought-leaderandbusinessstrategist,aserialentrepreneurand,atheart,anenvironmentalist.Focusingonbusinessfromthemid-1970s,hehasworkedwithlargecorporations,particularlyatboardandC-suitelevel,aswellaswiththefinancialcommunity,industrybodies,government,themedia,NGOs,academia,innovatorsandentrepreneurs.Asaprovocativefriendbothofthefutureandofbusiness,hisaimistohelpidentifyandcreatenewformsofvalue.

"Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillhelpthenextgenerationofleaderstostretchtheirwings-expandingtheirhorizons,theirnetworksand,crucially,theirappetiteforchange"

JohnElkington

Harley Seyedin President,AllelonEnergyPartners,2017BusinessforPeaceHonouree

HarleySeyedinisthePresidentofAllelonEnergyPartners.WhenhebeganhisworkinChina,accessingcreditwasasignificantchallenge.HesawChinagofromacountrydependentonforeignsupporttobeingasuperpowerwiththeskills,equipmentandfinancestooffersupporttoothernations.Hereceivedthe"PeacethroughCommerceMedal",thehighesthonourawardedtoanindividualbytheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce.HehasbeeninstrumentalinopeningupSouthChinatoforeigninvestment.

“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillhelpadvancetheagendaofpeaceandprosperitybyensuringthatpeopleimpactedbymydecisionsarenevershortofhopeandthemeans

toseetheirchildrengrowupbettereducated,healthierandmorehopefulthantheydid”HarleySeyedin

Juan Andrés Cano Co-FounderofBHR,PeaceStartup,SemillaandValue4Chain,2015BusinessforPeaceHonouree

JuanAndrésCanoisanentrepreneur.Heisco-founderofSemilla,anethicsconsultancy,andValue4Chain,atechnologicalplatformdedicatedtosustainabilitymanagementforbusinesses.CanoisalsopartneroftheinnovativeconsultancyfirmBusiness&HumanRights(Spain)andPeaceStartup.PeaceStartupiscreatingandstrengtheninganecosystemoflocalmulti-stakeholderdigitalsocialenterprises.Theseenterprisesseektosolverealchallenges(relatedtotheSDGs)incontextsofconflictandpost-conflict.



“Tofuture-proofoureconomies,societiesandbusinessmodels,Iwillhelpdevelopinclusiveandsustainablemarketsbecauseitistheonlywaytocreatesuccessfulopportunitiesforeveryone,

especiallyinconflictandpostconflictareas”JuanAndrésCano

Khamshajiny "Kamzy" Gunaratnam DeputyMayoroftheCityofOslo

KhamshajinyGunaratnam,calledKamzy,wasborninSriLanka,andmovedtoNorwayattheageofthree.SheisdeputymayorofOsloandhasextensiveexperiencefrombothlocalandcentralkeypositionsintheWorkers’YouthLeague,AUF.Asapolitician,oneofherkeyissuesofinterestispromotingincreaseddemocracyandinclusion.Tothisend,sheisworkingextensivelyamongherconstituentstobuildtrustandencourageparticipationinthepublicdebate.

Kristin Skogen Lund DirectorGeneraloftheConfederationofNorwegianEnterprise(NHO)

KristinSkogenLundisDirectorGeneraloftheConfederationofNorwegianEnterprise(NHO)andanon-executivedirectorofEricsson.SheisaformerExecutiveVicePresidentandHeadofNordicregion,DigitalServicesDivisionandBroadcastatTelenor.PreviouspositionsincludeCEOandCommercialDirectorattheNorwegiannewsgroupAftenposten,CEOatScanpix,ManagingDirectorandEditor-in-ChiefatScandinaviaOnline,andpositionsattheCoca-ColaCompany,UnileverandtheNorwegianEmbassyinMadrid.



About the Business for Peace FoundationThevisionoftheBusinessforPeaceFoundationisthatallbusinessleadershaveastheirpurposetoimprovesociety.Thisrequiresbeing“businessworthy”–inanethicalandresponsiblewaycreatingvaluebothforbusinessandforsociety.

TheBusinessforPeaceAwardcommitteeconsistsofNobelLaureatesinpeaceandeconomics.Eachyear,theyareprovidedwithnominationsfromtheICC,theUNDPandtheUNGlobalCompactandselecttheBusinessforPeaceHonourees.Thesearewomenandmenwho,throughwhotheyareandwhattheydoasbusinessleaders,areoutstandingexamplesofwhatitmeanstobebusinessworthy.

TheannualBusinessforPeaceSummitbringstogetherleadersfrombusiness,societyandpolitics,fromacrosstheglobeandacrosssectors.AlthoughthethemeoftheSummitwilldifferfromyeartoyear,theaimisalwaystocriticallyreviewwhatbusinessleadersmustdoasindividualsandwhatpracticalactionsmustbe

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