Datamaran’s first USA User Forum
Decoding your industry's future challenges
Phoenix, 24 February 2019
The First USA User Forum took place on the 24th of February 2019 in Phoenix, and featured a special Executive Talk with Bloomberg, CBRE and Nasdaq.
We kicked off the day with a User Forum, exclusive to Datamaran clients only. The workshop represented an opportunity to meet other Datamaran users and get actionable insights into best practices. In addition to inspirational talks, workshops, and fabulous networking, participants were introduced to Datamaran’s newly launched Certification Program.
The workshop was followed by an Executive Talk with Bloomberg, CBRE and Nasdaq on Why Materiality of Non-financial Issues Matters to Investors, followed by a drinks and dinner reception.
The Executive Talk featured Emily Chasan, Sustainable Finance Editor at Bloomberg, Jennifer Leitsch, Director of Corporate Responsibility at CBRE, and Evan Harvey, Head of Sustainability at Nasdaq.
Logistics:
For workshop (client-only)
Location: Wrigley Hall, on the ASU Tempe Campus, Phoenix, USA.
Date: Sunday 24th of February 2019
Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Registered attendees include:Registered attendees include: CBRE, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Crowe Horwath
For Executive Talk with Bloomberg & Nasdaq (invite-only, corporate representatives)
Location: Wrigley Hall, on the ASU Tempe Campus, Phoenix, USA.
Date: Sunday 24th of February 2019
Time: 5:00pm to 7.00pm
Featuring Emily Chasan, Sustainable Finance Editor at Bloomberg, Jennifer Leitsch, Director of Corporate Responsibility at CBRE, and Evan Harvey, Head of Sustainability at Nasdaq
Followed by an Ideas Reception at Postino Annex.
Time: 7:30pm -9:30pm
The User Forum Agenda
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Time |
Session |
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Practical part for Datamaran Users |
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| 2.00 pm - 2. 30 pm |
Registration and welcome coffee |
| 2.30 pm- 2.40 pm |
Welcome by Susanne Katus, VP of Business Development, Datamaran |
| 2.40 pm- 3.00 pm |
Welcome by co-host, Colin Tetreault, Senior Sustainability Scholar, Arizona State University (ASU) |
| 3:00 pm - 3.30 pm |
Introduction to the certification: What is in it for you? Familiarize yourself with Datamaran’s online learning platform to get started on your journey towards becoming Datamaran-certified. Facilitated by: Susanne Katus, VP of Business Development and Donato Calace, Director of Accounts and Innovation at Datamaran |
| 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm |
Collaborative workshop: Decoding your industry's future challenges Working in smaller groups, you will take a deep dive into sector-specific issues and present your findings to the other users. This is a great way to get started on your certification as it represents one lesson and assignment of the online curriculum that you will perform live during the workshop. Facilitated by: Susanne Katus, VP of Business Development and Donato Calace, Director of Accounts and Innovation at Datamaran |
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Corporate practitioners are welcome to join |
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| 5.00 pm - 5.30 |
Coffee Break |
| 5.30 pm - 6.00 pm |
Datamaran Product Vision & Roadmap Speaker: Donato Calace, Director of Accounts and Innovation at Datamaran |
| 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm |
Exclusive Fireside chat on "Why Materiality of Non-financial Issues Matters to Investors” Speakers: Jennifer Leitsch, Director of Corporate Responsibility, CBRE Evan Harvey, Global Head of Sustainability, Nasdaq Emily Chasan, Sustainable Finance Editor, Bloomberg |
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Transition to evening reception |
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| 7.00 pm - 9.30 pm |
Ideas Reception - “The Future of Materiality” Join your peers from the day and from other USA companies as well as the Datamaran team for a delicious wine and food at the Postino Annex, Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar. |
On behalf of the Datamaran team, thank you so much for attending our first USA User Forum!