Past Forum Keynotes

Past Keynotes

Speakers at the EHS & Sustainability Management Forum are EHS & sustainability managers who have developed and implemented programs at companies of all sizes and industry sectors. Learn first-hand from their experience in sessions that offer candid dialogue about their successes as well as their challenges. Meet our inspiring keynote speakers from past years.


2023

Ron Garan

NASA Astronaut, Fighter Pilot, Social Entrepreneur

Kim Hires

Leadership Burnout Coach, Speaker, Author, host of the Leadership Antidote Podcast

Tim Mohin

Chief Executive Officer
ESG Advisor LLC

Deborah Briggs

Vice President, EHS, Security and Facilities
Polaris Industries Inc.

Douglas Mazeffa

Sustainability Director
The Lincoln Electric Co.

John Novotny

Director, Environmental Compliance & Control
Corning Inc.
2022

The Honorable William K. Reilly

Distinguished Environmental & Sustainability Leader
Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Bob Langert

Former Vice President of Sustainability
McDonald's Corp.

Mike Miller

Senior Vice President, Procurement, Risk, EHS, & Sustainability
Advance Auto Parts Inc.

Antoinette Tuff

Author, Speaker

Adam Tucker

Vice President of Safety, Health and Environment, Chief Safety
BAE Systems Inc.
2021

Peggy Shepard

Co-Founder and Executive Director
WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Scott Halford

Keynote, Author and Neuroscientist
SG Halford Inc.

Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson

Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership
University of Colorado Boulder
2020

Andrew Winston

Thought-leading Author, Founder
Winston Eco-Strategies

Kevin Moss

Global Director, Center for Sustainable Business
World Resources Institute (WRI)

Ian Edwards

Senior Level Consultant
Lloyd Fickett & Associates Inc.

Dr. Raymond J. Fabius

Co-founder
HealthNEXT

Roma McCaig

Vice President, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
Campbell Soup Company
2019

Chris Bashinelli

Explorer
National Geographic

Deanna Bratter

Senior Director, Public Benefit & Sustainable Development
Danone North America

Sophia Danenberg

EHS Strategy, International Policy Analysis
The Boeing Co.

Jill Kolling

Vice President, Global Sustainability
Cargill

Paul Robbertz

Senior Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Danone North America

Rick Taylor

Corporate Vice President, EHS
Parker Hannifin Corp.
2018

Janine Benyus

Co-founder
Biomimicry Institute

Dr. Steve Mortenson

Associate Professor
University of Delaware

Rich Goode

Managing Director
EY

Carol Cala

Vice President, Corporate Energy, Environment, Safety & Health
Lockheed Martin Corp.

Tiffin Shewmake

Executive Director
Center for Retail Compliance

Wayne S. Balta

Vice President, Corporate Environmental Affairs and Product Safety
IBM Corp.
2017

David Greenberg

Special Advisor
LRN Corp.

Dan Esty

Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy
Yale Law School