Value Creation and Sustainability Working Session: what actually works?

17 Nov 2026
Plenary
The moderator presents an anonymised portfolio company situation: the investment thesis, operational context, and sustainability challenges , and where AI could realistically be deployed. Panellists discuss how they would approach value creation and which levers they would prioritise, before revealing what the firm actually did and the outcome.
Speakers
Tensie Whelan
Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice Emerita - NYU Stern School of Business
Jennifer Flood
Jennifer Flood, Senior Vice President, ESG - Investindustrial
Devon Leahy
Devon Leahy, Global Head of Sustainability - L Catterton
Aditya Vikram
Aditya Vikram, Head of Private Equity - UN PRI