Profits and Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid

In advance of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development 'known as Rio+20' the Business Call to Action, Business Action for Africa, International Business Leaders Forum, International Chamber of Commerce, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, UN Development Programme, and UN Global Compact will host a half-day event entitled 'Profits and Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP)'. The event will take place as part of the Corporate Sustainability Forum (www.compact4rio.org), and gather innovators and market leaders who are driving inclusive business approaches inside their companies as part of a long-term growth and investment strategy.

This event is open to all participants registered for the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum.

Agenda

• Introduction and Welcome 09:00 - 09:05

  • Susan Chaffin, Programme Manager, Business Call to Action, UNDP

• Setting the Context - The Role of the Private Sector in Development 09:05 - 09:15

  • Jane Nelson, Director, CSR Initiative at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and Senior Advisor, International Business Leaders Forum

• Keynote Address - The Business Case for Investing in the Base of the Pyramid 09:15 - 09:30

  • Marcelo L. Cardoso, Senior Vice-President of Organizational Development and Sustainability, Natura

• Panel Discussion I - Inclusive Supply Chains 09:30 - 10:30

  • Moderator: Gib Bulloch, Executive Director, Accenture Development Partnerships

  • Ian Hope-Johnstone, Director, Agricultural Sustainability, PepsiCo

  • Andy Wales, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development, SABMiller

  • Greg Priest, Head of Sustainability Policy and Compliance, IKEA Group

• Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:00

• Context Continued - Driving Sustainable Innovation from the BoP 11:00 - 11:15

  • Stuart Hart, S.C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management and Organizations, Cornell University

• Panel Discussion II - Product and Service Innovation for the BoP 11:15 - 12:15

  • Moderator: Susan Chaffin, Programme Manager, Business Call to Action, UNDP

  • Abayomi Awobokun, Chief Executive Officer, Oando Marketing PLC

  • Peter Todbjerg Hansen, Managing Director, Grundfos LIFELINK

  • Alison Hill, Managing Director for Climate, Vestergaard Frandsen

  • Marco Signorini, Chief Executive Officer, Econet Mobile and Technologies

• Wrap up and Closing Remarks 12:15 - 12:30

  • Susan Chaffin, Programme Manager, Business Call to Action, UNDP

  • Filippo Veglio, Deputy Director, Development Focus Area, World Business Council for Sustainable Development