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Ceres at GreenBiz 26
February 17-19, 2026 | JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ
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Ceres Events
Ceres Executive Dinner: The Future of Business
Tuesday, February 17 | Scottsdale, AZ
Invite Only
Hosted in partnership with The Climate Pledge, this exclusive, invitation-only dinner during GreenBiz 26 will bring together business leaders, investors, and Ceres experts for a candid, off-the-record conversation focused on operationalizing sustainability and navigating policy. Set in an intimate setting, the evening will foster high-level dialogue on what it takes to move from commitments to implementation across every corner of the enterprise.
Stakeholder Engagement at a Crossroads: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next
Desert Suite 4
Thursday, February 19 | 10-11:30am MT
Ceres experts, Courtney Bednaz, Director, and Dan Saccardi, Program Director, Ceres Company Network, will convene a facilitated, peer-learning discussion to bring together corporate sustainability professionals to reflect candidly on how stakeholder engagement is evolving in today’s complex and polarized environment. Participants will share both more and less effective examples of past engagement efforts and explore how companies can adapt their approaches to the perception or reality that stakeholder expectations, regulatory pressures, and business realities may be increasingly diverging. Rather than aspirational models, the conversation is designed to surface practical insights, tradeoffs, and positive examples fit for the current moment and what lies ahead. This session will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
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Ceres Experts at GreenBiz 26
Steven Rothstein, Dan Saccardi and Holly Li: The State of Corporate Transition
Steven Rothstein, Ceres Chief Program Officer, Dan Saccardi, Program Director, Ceres Company Network, and Holly Li, Program Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Net Zero Finance, lead February 17 tutorial “The State of Corporate Transition” at 9:30am-12pm MT.
Steven Rothstein: (Roundtable Lunch) How do we reimagine the insurance industry due to climate change?
Steven Rothstein, Ceres Chief Program Officer, leads February 17 Roundtable Lunch “How do we reimagine the insurance industry due to climate change?” at 12:15-1:15pm MT.
Carolyn Ching: Supplier Engagement: Building on Scope 3 Efforts
Carolyn Ching, Director, Food and Forests, Research, Ceres, joins February 17 breakout session "Supplier Engagement: Building on Scope 3 Efforts" at 1:30-3pm MT.
Steven Rothstein: (Roundtable Lunch) What has been the impact of "The Freedom to Invest"Â response to the anti-ESG efforts?
Steven Rothstein, Ceres Chief Program Officer, leads February 18 Roundtable Lunch “What has been the impact of "The Freedom to Invest" response to the anti-ESG efforts?” at 12:15-1:15pm MT.
Courtney Bednaz and Dan Saccardi: Stakeholder Engagement at a Crossroads: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next
Courtney Bednaz, Director, and Dan Saccardi, Program Director, Ceres Company Network, lead discussion "Stakeholder Engagement at a Crossroads: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next," on February 19, 10-11:30am MT in Desert Suite 4.
Ceres Staff on the Ground
These Ceres experts will join stakeholders at GreenBiz 26.
Courtney Bednaz
Director, Company Network, Technology, Financial Services
Carolyn Ching
Director, Climate Research, Food and Forests
Anne L. Kelly
Vice President, Government Relations
Holly Li
Program Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Net Zero Finance
Alex Mandanas
Associate, Policy Network
Shama Perveen, Ph.D.
Director, Water, Research
Dan Saccardi
Program Director, Company Network
Clausell Stokes III
Ryan Martel Fellow, Policy Network
Steven Rothstein
Chief Program Officer
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