APRIL 21, 2021
Global C-Suite Forum: Digital Transformation & ESG
09.00 am EST / 2.00 pm BST
20 minutes
09.00 am EDT
2.00 pm BST
20 minutes
Opening Remarks
How to Trust Business & How to Trust AI: a Datamaran perspective
No company that operates in isolation can be successful. Businesses need to embrace a complex ecosystem of varied interests and needs - its employees, shareholders, partners, clients, regulators and, now more than ever, the expanded role of AI technology in our lives. With these dual accelerating forces - the shift towards stakeholder capitalism and a growing dependency on technology - an important question has emerged: What level of trust can - and should - we place in business and in AI?
In this opening session, experts share what it takes to build lasting trust as a corporate leader and a technology innovator, speaking to the shared elements of operating with integrity, in full transparency and collaboratively.
Speakers:
- Marjella Lecourt-Alma, CEO, Datamaran
- Jérôme Basdevant, CTO, Datamaran
- Moderator: Alastair Marsh, Bloomberg
09.22 am EST / 2.22 pm BST
20 minutes
09.22 am EDT
2.22 pm BST
20 minutes
A New Kind of Insurance Policy: data-driven external risk management
The pandemic led to dramatic shifts in the risk landscape. People expect more out of C-Suite when it comes to mitigating risk and creating value - as evidenced by Larry Fink's CEO letter and the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report - who now need to keep apace with accelerating changes and demands.
Experts share insights into how digitally-enabled, data-backed risk management provides a new kind of insurance policy for corporate leaders, since a risk can ultimately be an opportunity that you saw too late.
Speakers:
- Katie Rowen, SVP & General Counsel, Vontier
- Maeva Charles, VP of Partnerships & Client Solutions, Datamaran
- Will Weerts, Partner, EY
- Moderator: Ian van der Vlugt, VP Product & Research, Datamaran
09.44am EST / 2.44pm BST
25 minutes
9.44 am EDT
2.44 pm BST
25 minutes
Advancing Board Oversight: the need for proactive monitoring
ESG is no longer a luxury; it is an essential component of effective risk management for Boards. As such, ESG needs to be integrated into strategic and operational processes. Achieving this starts with corporate executives broadening their approach to risk management and the scope of what goes up the Board, which, in turn, depends on an ability to proactively monitor the changing risk landscape.
Experts explain how they're advancing Board effectiveness, risk management, and annual reporting on these risks and opportunities with technology and data analytics.
Speakers:
- Lisa Groff, VP and Chief Risk Officer, AEP
- Sandy Nessing, Managing Director, Corporate Sustainability, AEP
- Byron Loflin, Global Head of Board Engagement, Nasdaq
- Susanne Katus, VP Brand & Business Development, Datamaran
- Moderator: Jessica DiNapoli, Corporate Governance Reporter, Reuters
10.11 am EST / 3.11 pm BST
20minutes
10.11 am EDT
3.11 pm BST
20 minutes
The ESG Opportunity: attracting capital & talent
Research highlights how integrating ESG into business strategy unlocks opportunity, particularly in terms of attracting and retaining both capital and talent. So, how do you make it work?
Experts discuss what it takes to achieve real ESG integration - now and in the future.
Speakers:
- Tensie Whelan, Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
- Donato Calace, VP of Accounts and Innovation, Datamaran
- Mike Wallace, Partner, ERM
- Lindsay Frost, Senior Reporter, Financial Times Agenda
10.33 am EST / 3.33 pm BST
20 minutes
10.33 am EDT
3.33 pm BST
20 minutes
CFO Priorities: digital transformation & ESG
The role of the CFO is transforming. Emphasis on external risks, including ESG, has doubled as investors and regulators zero in on corporate disclosures and demand more dynamic risk management processes.
Experts point to practical ways in which CFOs can meet the dual challenge of accelerating digital transformation and providing timely, credible and data-backed information on these accelerating risks and opportunities.
Speakers:
- Alex Tamlyn, Partner, DLA Piper
- Ian van der Vlugt, VP Product & Research, Datamaran
- Thomas Finn, CFO, Streamline Healthcare
- Moderator: Clive Webb, Head of Business Management, ACCA
10.55 pm EST / 3.55 pm BST
5 minutes
10.55 pm EDT
3.55 pm BST
5 minutes
Closing Remarks and Inspirational Cheers
Your call to action and a toast to the future of corporate leadership.
Speakers:
- Marjella Lecourt-Alma, CEO, Datamaran
- Moderator: Alastair Marsh, Bloomberg
What to expect
Corporations are under more scrutiny than ever, as the world zeros in on how businesses prepare for and respond to a wider set of risks and opportunities, like climate change, social justice and employee wellbeing. With that, the role of C-Suite - and their ability to maintain trust, attract capital and retain talent - is transforming.
This is especially true for CFOs, now charged with the dual challenge of owning digital transformation and meeting investor and regulatory demands for timely and data-backed information.
Companies that successfully identify risks and opportunities ahead of time are able to build trust with stakeholders, showing that they are committed to the needs of each group and have plans in place to meet these needs. When enabled by technology, external risk management ensures that corporate leaders are better prepared to mitigate these risks and unlock opportunities. Join us to gain insights into:

Best practice insights from C-Suite on external risk management

ESG policy updates from experts

Practical solutions to achieve digital transformation

Real world connections with global peers
About Datamaran
Datamaran is the only software analytics platform in the world that identifies and monitors external risks, including ESG. Trusted by blue-chip companies and top tier partners, it brings a data-driven business process for external risk and materiality analysis. In house - at any time.
Datamaran’s patented technology offers real-time analytics on current, new and emerging competitive, regulatory and reputational risks, specific to your business and value chain . Companies worldwide use Datamaran to:
- Gain a clear view of risks and opportunities tied to over 380 ESG, geopolitical, technology and emerging issues - with the power of patented technology;
- Monitor these material and emerging risks through live dashboards; and
- Strengthen risk management, Board oversight and annual reporting with credible data and real-time insights.