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As the CEO and Co-Founder of Diamond Assets, Diamond McKenna has transformed the landscape of technology lifecycle management. Her forward-thinking approach and dedication to sustainable practices have positioned Diamond Assets as a leader in the responsible reuse and management of Apple devices for schools and businesses, creating significant value for institutions nationwide.

With over 20 years of experience in sustainability, environmental and social impact programs, Hilton’s Jean Garris Hand is a seasoned leader with deep hospitality sector expertise. As VP and Head of Sustainability, Jean leads Travel with Purpose, which is Hilton’s global enterprise-wide strategy to drive responsible travel across over 8,300 properties operating in 138 countries and territories. This includes global accountability for environmental, social, and governance strategy and delivering on ambitious 2030 goals, including science-based emissions intensity targets, and water and waste reduction goals, and delivering on social impact programs and targets.

Todd Zegers brings a wealth of experience, entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for innovation to his role as CEO of CXtec. With nearly two decades of leadership in IT asset disposition (ITAD) and reverse logistics, Todd has been a driving force in shaping sustainable, customer-focused technology solutions that deliver real value. supports enterprises throughout the world in rethinking how they build, support, decommission, and upgrade their IT infrastructure hardware to redefine their IT strategy towards a sustainable course.

Erin Baudo Felter is the Vice President of Global Impact at Okta and is responsible for leveraging Okta’s people, products and corporate resources – to create long-term value for people and the planet. Okta is the leading independent partner for Identity management. The company’s vision is to free everyone to safely use any technology, proving that pursuit is possible with seamless and secure access, authentication, and authorization. Erin also leads Okta for Good, the company’s corporate social impact initiative. Her leadership includes Okta’s climate strategy; nonprofit business; strategic philanthropy; employee and community engagement; and emerging human rights efforts.

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Steven Sampson D.O. is an internationally recognized trailblazer in regenerative medicine, championing natural and noninvasive interventions to address physical injury and pain. Dr Sampson was among the world’s earliest adapters of platelet rich plasma (PRP) for musculoskeletal conditions, including authoring research and developing novel clinical applications.

Nisha Vora is a New York Times Best Selling cookbook author, content creator, and former lawyer known for her innovative approach to vegan cooking. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2012 and working as a lawyer, she exchanged her casebooks for cookbooks to follow her dream in the food world by creating Rainbow Plant Life, the vegan cooking website. With over 2 million followers across her blog and social channels, Nisha’s dedication to creating accessible, delicious, and meticulously tested plant-based recipes has earned her a loyal following and widespread recognition.

Steve Kosowski is Manager, Long Range Strategy & Planning at Kia North America.  Steve’s responsibilities are mainly focused on EV product planning and portfolio strategy, EV infrastructure, and pre-sale regulatory compliance, including ZEV (Zero Emissions Vehicles) compliance, but also some CAFÉ and GHG matters.

Alex Pawlowski is a Senior Regulatory Strategy Specialist at Kia America, where he has been for over two years, working with greenhouse gas policy, EV strategy, and Vehicle 2 Everything (V2X) for Kia.

Justina Nixon-Saintil drives the initiatives that enable IBM and its employees to transform their altruism into reality for communities and the planet, with a focus on career readiness and environmental sustainability.

Justina leads IBM’s efforts across skilled employee volunteerism, education partnerships, and curricula to invest in the future of work, with a groundbreaking commitment to skill 30 million people worldwide by 2030. Through a strategic focus on IBM’s free education program IBM SkillsBuild, Justina’s global team is creating opportunities for communities. With coursework across topics including AI, sustainability, cybersecurity, this effort is upskilling adult learners, and connecting high school and university students, and faculty with valuable new skills and career paths. As a trained engineer and a corporate leader, Justina has championed lifelong-learning to young learners and aspiring STEM professionals around the world.

As IBM’s Social Impact focal point, Justina also spearheads corporate practices that underpin the company’s tradition of uncompromising ethics and transparency in its operations and environmental footprint, including leading IBM’s Impact framework and report.

In 2022, Justina led the launch of IBM’s Sustainability Accelerator, which received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “Best Sustainability Program” 2023 award. The IBM Sustainability Accelerator is a pro bono social impact program that applies IBM technologies and an ecosystem of experts to scale projects that support communities vulnerable to environmental threats, including climate change. Under Justina’s leadership, the program is already working with 15 organizations in projects related to sustainable agriculture, clean energy, and water management.

Previously, as director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Verizon, Justina created and led programs to make education more inclusive. She also led Verizon’s ConnectED commitment during the Obama Administration. She was also an Engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Justina earned her Master of Business Administration from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She’s an Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow and is on the boards of Carnegie Learning and the New York Climate Exchange. She previously served as a board member for the Princeton Community Area Foundation.

Adam is Uber’s global lead for electrification policy. He lives in Oakland and works in San Francisco. Sustainability and cross-disciplinary engagement are running themes throughout his work experience across the nonprofit, government, and business sectors.

Margaret Henry, who serves as Vice President of Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture for PepsiCo, was born on a dairy farm in Kentucky. She has spent her life and career working to improve social, economic and environmental outcomes for rural communities around the world. She has a BA and BS from Brown University, training from Massachusetts Institute for Technology in System Dynamics and a Master’s Degree from Princeton University in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy.