Session 1: Opening
1500 CET | 1400 BT | 0900 ET | 0600 PT
Opening | Welcome Remarks
Lisa Collins & Barbara Lange
Keynote: Global Sustainability: Energy, Geopolitics, and the Transition
Global energy transition is accelerating amid geopolitical shifts. Understand the forces reshaping sustainability—and what they mean for media technology’s role and responsibility.
Session 2: Workshop 1
1530 CET | 1430 BT | 0930 ET | 0630 PT
Measurement: From
Fragmentation to Frameworks
What can we measure today and where should we act? Connect data, tools, and infrastructure to identify practical opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions.
Session 3: Break
1615 CET | 1515 BT | 1015 ET | 0715 PT
Session 4: Workshop 2
1630 CET | 1530 BT | 1030 ET | 0730 PT
The Media Climate Accord (MCA):
From Idea to Implementation
What would it take to operationalize the Media Climate Accord? Define measurable commitments, realistic timelines, and collaborative actions to move from ambition to industry-wide impact.
Session 5: Break
1715 CET | 1615 BT | 1115 ET | 0815 PT
Session 6: Workshop 3
1730 CET | 1630 BT | 1130 ET | 0830 PT
Operations: Where Sustainability
Meets Reality
Sustainability meets real-world constraints in production and workflows. Explore tradeoffs, challenges, and opportunities to reduce impact while maintaining performance, quality, and scale.
Session 7: Break
1815 CET | 1715 BT | 1215 ET | 0915 PT
Session 8: Workshop 4
1830 CET | 1730 BT | 1230 ET | 0930 PT
Future Pressures: AI, E-Waste,
and Systemic Impact
AI, satellites, and e-waste are reshaping sustainability challenges. Explore emerging risks, unintended consequences, and how the industry can balance innovation with environmental responsibility.
Session 9: Closing Remarks
1915 CET | 1815 BT | 1315 ET | 1015 PT
Closing Remarks
Lisa Collins & Barbara Lange
Platform Closes
1930 CET | 1830 BT | 1330 ET | 1030 PT
PLEASE NOTE: The program is subject to change
Speaker
Bob Willard
Bob is a leading expert on sustainability justifications, sustainability reporting frameworks, and sustainable procurement. Over the last 23 years, he has given over 1,800 presentations, has authored six books and published two white papers. He provides six Master Slide Decks and over a dozen free, open-source tools and resources for sustainability champions and procurement professionals. For the last few years, Bob has focused on Sustainable Procurement and Net-Zero Procurement as market forces to mobilize businesses in the race to net-zero GHGs. He currently serves on the Circular Innovation Council board and the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) board – he co-developed the SPLC Navigator with SPLC staff. Bob is on the core faculty of the Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) Sustainable Procurement Fellowship program, is an Ambassador for the Sustainable Procurement Pledge, and is an Advisor to the Mission from MaRs – Net-Zero Procurement Mission. He teaches a 4-webinar ISSP course on Sustainable Procurement which provides guidance on how to use his free, open-source Sustainable Procurement Toolkit and Net-Zero Procurement Toolkit. Bob is a currently a Buy Social Canada Community Champion, and serves on the B Corp Standards Advisory Council, the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) board, the Circular Innovation Council board, and the Whitby Sustainability Advisory Committee, He was one of five inaugural inductees into the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) Hall of Fame in 2011, has received three Clean50 awards including a Lifetime Achievement award in 2023, and has earned six “Best for the World - Overall” and five “Best for the World – Community” awards since becoming a Certified B Corp in 2012. Sustainability Advantage was the first company to reach the highest Diamond tier of Canada’s Net-Zero Challenge in 2023.
