September 22, 2025
8:00am – 4:00pm
New York City,
NY
A CSO retreat at New YorkClimate Action Week
Rebalance/Recharge is an executive summit built to prime sustainability leaders for action on AI, business, and climate to accelerate their impact in 2025 and beyond.
A full day of curated content, structured networking, and hands-on collaboration will help set the tone for your Climate Action Week. Only Chief Sustainability Officers or heads of sustainability from global enterprises will be in attendance, and the venue and programming has been designed to make the most of your time.
This is an invite-only event with a handpicked guest list. Attendance will be confirmed upon approval.
This is an invite-only event with a handpicked guest list. Attendance will be confirmed upon approval
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Suzanne DiBianca
Executive Vice President & Chief Impact Officer
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Nat Bullard
Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Joe Speicher
Chief Sustainability Officer
Jessica Hyman
Chief Sustainability Officer
Dr. Matthew Bell
Global Climate Change & Sustainability Services Leader
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Chelsea Mozen
Head of Impact and Sustainability
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Shyla Raghav
Chief Climate Officer
Sophie Graham
Chief Sustainability Officer
Tenika Versey Walker
Global Head of Sustainable Futures
Sam Israelit
Chief Sustainability Officer
Isabelle Schuhmann
Global Director, Environmental Sustainability
Jane Abernethy
Chief Sustainability Officer
Michelle Lapinski
Senior Global Lead ESG Corporate Affairs
Agenda
Subject to change
Breakfast
Start the day with a healthy, filling breakfast and prepare for the morning’s sessions.
The urgent business case of sustainability
The climate impact of your sustainability strategy will depend on how you can maintain and grow your programs every year. That means being inseparably aligned to the company’s business goals and in support of its outcomes. It means deeply understanding cross-functional units and bringing them into your plans. This panel will focus on creating those alignments with C-suite executives and functional leaders.
Joe Speicher
Chief Sustainability Officer, Autodesk
Jessica Hyman
Chief Sustainability Officer, Atlassian
Shyla Rhagav
Chief Climate Officer, TIME
AI x Climate
Moderated by Brennan Spellacy, CEO & founder at Patch
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a force multiplier in climate work — transforming how we measure, predict, and act on environmental challenges. But alongside the promise comes a new set of risks, trade-offs, and questions of accountability. This session brings together leaders at the intersection of technology, business, and climate to examine how AI is reshaping the sustainability agenda — both for better and for worse.
Nat Bullard
Co-founder, Halcyon
Suzanne DiBianca
Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce
Coffee break
Enjoy craft coffee, healthy snacks, and unstructured networking with your peers between sessions.
CSO playbook: Climate leadership in pragmatic practice
This high-impact conversation brings together senior sustainability leaders from some of the world’s most influential brands to share candid, real-world strategies from the frontlines of corporate climate action. In an era of economic headwinds, shifting political landscapes, and heightened stakeholder scrutiny, Chief Sustainability Officers are navigating complex terrain.
Dr. Matthew Bell
Global Leader Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY
Sophie Graham
Chief Sustainability Officer, IFS
Chelsea Mozen
Head of Impact and Sustainability, Etsy
Lunch
Break for chef-prepared lunch and get to know other global sustainability leaders as you refuel for the afternoon.
From paper to practice: Turning climate commitments into action
Moderated by Bee Hui Yeh, Head of Climate Strategy & Solutions at Patch
A hands-on, interactive workshop designed for senior sustainability leaders ready to move beyond strategy decks and into measurable results. This session breaks big challenges into practical, peer-driven conversations led by experts who’ve been there—no theory, no fluff, just proven tactics you can take back to your organization.
Participants will rotate through themed tables, each focused on a core element of delivering credible climate action in 2025. At every table, a “resident expert” will share real-world experience, and Patch facilitators will guide discussion to surface practical takeaways.
Tenika Versey Walker
Global Head of Sustainable Futures, NVIDIA
Sam Israelit
Chief Sustainability Officer, Bain & Company
Isabelle Schuhmann
Global Director, Environmental Sustainability, McKinsey & Company
Jane Abernethy
Chief Sustainability Officer, Humanscale
Michelle Lapinski
Senior Global Lead ESG Corporate Affairs, Pinterest
Topics include:
- The Business Case: Making it stick without the spin
- Narrative Power in Storytelling: Telling authentic stories without skepticism or silence
- Resilience in the Role: Maintaining tenacity, impact and influence as sustainability leaders
- AI for Sustainability Leaders: Tools, trade-offs and tech stack
- Carbon Procurement: How to procure credits like an insider
Recharge session + networking
Build a Climate Week survival kit, enjoy some fun structured networking activities, and recharge with snacks and fresh-pressed juices.
Rebalance/Recharge will end at 4:00pm
About the space
Patch Rebalance/Recharge is taking place in Midtown Manhattan with unparalleled views of Central Park.
Throughout the day, a CSO Sanctuary lounge will be available to participants needing a quiet space to take a call, refreshments, or a place to step away for a one-on-one conversation.
To facilitate actionable and high impact conversations, this event is exclusive to corporate CSOs and sustainability executives and we will observe Chatham House Rules throughout our discussions.
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