9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking
10:00 a.m. Welcome
10:05 a.m. Context and Agenda
10:10 a.m. Keynote Address by Joyce Chang, JPMorgan Chase
10:40 a.m. Panel Discussion
11:30 a.m. Q&A Session
11:45 a.m. Summary
11:55 a.m. Closing Remarks
Anil Khurana
Executive Director of the Baratta Center for Global Business and Research Professor, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Anil Khurana is the founding executive director of the Baratta Center for Global Business and research professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. He is an industry leader and business executive with expertise in strategy, operations, investing, digitization, finance, innovation, AI, climate-tech and sustainability, and mobility. Khurana was formerly a senior partner with PwC and managing partner of PwC’s $7.5B global industrials and automotive business unit. He now serves on public and private corporate boards in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Khurana also supports several social causes such as education equity, children’s education and emotional health, homelessness, and family care. He received his Ph.D., MBA, and M.S. in engineering degrees from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, where he was a Ford Fellow and a fellow with the William Davidson Institute.
Gally Mayer, co-founder of Buena Vida Specialty Coffee, leads innovative efforts in reshaping the coffee industry. Formerly in banking and venture capitalism, she shifted her focus to creating a sustainable business model. With Buena Vida, founded nearly four years ago in Costa Rica, Mayer champions profitability without exploiting farmers or soil. She actively promotes farmer prosperity through true farm-direct trade and regenerative agriculture, advocating for soil regeneration as a climate crisis solution. She serves as an advisory board member for Kiss The Ground and an associate producer for the Common Ground documentaries. Mayer institutes financial systems for farmers, helping to facilitate low-interest microloans and education. Collaborating with Costa Rica’s Coffee Institute, ICAFE, top universities, and agricultural organizations, as well as Transforma Innova (funded and led by GIZ and the European Union), farmers, and volunteers, she is developing a regenerative agriculture practical manual. The manual is designed to be vetted and implemented by farmers. Additionally, she works with industry leaders to redesign the coffee value chain, aiming to uplift millions of farmers out of poverty and heal soil. Mayer serves on the Board of Directors at the Baratta Center for Global Business.
Barron Segar
President and Chief Executive Officer, World Food Program USA
Barron Segar is the president and chief executive officer of World Food Program USA, the nonprofit charged with inspiring and mobilizing people in the United States to support the United Nations World Food Program’s mission to save and protect the world’s most vulnerable lives against hunger. He has more than 25 years of experience growing philanthropic and cause marketing platforms for organizations spanning global humanitarian aid, public broadcasting, and finance. A leading voice on global food security, Segar has been featured in major media outlets. He has led visits to field operations in multiple countries including Lebanon, Liberia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Guatemala, El Salvador, and the Polish border of Ukraine to shine a light on the lifesaving work of the U.N. World Food Program. Prior to the World Food Program USA, Segar served as the executive vice president and chief development officer at UNICEF USA, with organization-wide responsibility for strategy, budget, and critical operational priorities. Segar is a founding board member of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, serving on the National Board of Directors. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for Open Hand Atlanta and on the Board of Directors for the Nonprofit Alliance.
