November 2021

Hot on the heels of the COP 26 conference in Glasgow, Echo hosted its annual Summit virtually. The Summit focused on developing sustainable thinking in the Boardroom, delivering for the people and the planet. View the Summit programme here.

With Mubadala’s sponsorship and involvement, Echo was proud to continue its tradition of hosting high-level annual summits to address the latest thinking, practice and challenges facing leaders from industry, government and academia to share and explore.

Please view the full sessions below:

Welcome 

• Sandra Macleod, Group CEO, Echo Research and Britain's Most Admired Companies

Shaping the lives of future generations

• Mubadala - keynot panel discussion led by Ahmed Saeed Al Calily, Chief Strategy and Risk Officer, Mubadala with Brian Lott, Chief Communications Officer, Mubadala and Derek Rozycki, Head of Responsible Investing, Mubadala

The implications of radical transformation of ‘hard to abate’ sectors 

• Sir Ian Davis, Chairman, Rolls-Royce and former global managing partner, McKinsey 
• Rachael Everard, Head of Sustainability, Rolls-Royce

Developing sustainable decision-making for boards

• Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO of Competent Boards

How to ensure leaders delivers for people and the planet 

• Kate Grussing, Founder of Sapphire Partners
• Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, former director-general of the Confederation of British Industry

Panel session wrap up with Echo Advisory Board

• Neil Sherlock, Non-Executive Chair, Echo Research
• Jon Chandler, Echo Advisory Board
• Rosie Halfhead, Echo Advisory Board
• John McLaren, Echo Advisory Board