2022 Speakers
As part of our mission to move the world toward environmental responsibility, WM brings together leading voices from various fields to offer insight on the biggest issues in sustainability.
Past Speaker Highlights
Check out some of the most memorable moments from the past few years of the Forum.
2021
Jonathan Foley
Executive Director, Project DrawdownRachel Goldstein
U.S. Public Policy Director, Mars, IncorporatedCharles Harbison
Founder & Creative Director, Harbison StudioTim Juliani
Director of US Corporate Climate Engagement, WWF USJoel Makower
Chairman & Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group, Inc.Cooper Martin
Director of Sustainability & Solutions, Center for City Solutions at the National League of CitiesDoug McMillon
President & CEO, WalmartSatya Nadella
CEO, MicrosoftIndra Nooyi
Former Chairman & CEO, PepsiCoDavid Tulauskas
Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, Nestlé WatersWM Speakers
Jim Fish
President & Chief Executive OfficerTara Hemmer
Chief Sustainability OfficerSusan Robinson
Senior Director of Sustainability & Policy
2020
Mark Benioff
Chairman / Co-CEO, SalesforceChristiana Figueres
Former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC (2010-2016), Founding Partner, Global Optimism Ltd & Convenor, Mission 2020Jim Fish
President & CEO of Waste ManagementJim Fitterling
CEO, DowStacy Flynn
CEO / Co-Founder, EvrnuNatasha Franck
Founder / CEO, Eon, Trustee to the CircularID™ InstituteDana Gunders
Executive Director, ReFEDBrent M. Heist
Head of Global Packaging Sustainability, Procter & GambleJohn Kerry
68th Secretary of State (2013-2017)Hayley Romer
Publisher / Chief Revenue Officer, The AtlanticPeter Zeihan
Geopolitical Strategist / Founder, Zeihan on GeopoliticsDriving Sustainability Speakers
Nathaniel Bullard
Chief Content Officer, BloombergNEFJasmine Crowe
Founder & CEO, GoodrChristiana Figueres
Former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC (2010-2016), Founding Partner, Global Optimism Ltd & Convenor, Mission 2020Alex Wagner
American Journalist & Author
2019
Dr. Leyla Acaroglu
Designer & SociologistClarence Anthony
CEO & Executive Director, National League of CitiesValerie Craig
Deputy to the Chief Scientist & Vice President, Impact Initiatives, National Geographic SocietyAndrew Winston Mick Ebeling
Best-Selling Author and Founder of Winston Eco-StrategiesMick Ebeling
Founder & CEO, Not Impossible LabsJason Hale
Communications & Recycling Professional, SYSTEMIQRob Kunzig
Senior Environment Editor, National Geographic MagazineNicholas Mallos
Director of Trash Free Seas, Ocean ConservancyDavid Pogue
Disruptive & Future Technology Columnist, New York Times Columnist, CBS Tech ContributorSteve Sikra
Materials & Technology Manager, P&G
2018
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
City of ChicagoIn his presentation, "The Case for Chicago," Mayor Rahm Emanuel shared policies enacted by the city that protect the environment while being economically beneficial and socially inclusive.
Jim Fish
President & CEO of WMJim Fish, President & CEO of WM made the keynote speech at the WM Sustainability Forum 2018, encouraging the audience to take bold, active measures to preserve the future's ability to meet their needs.
Keller Rinaudo
Founder & CEO of ZiplineZipline founder and CEO Keller Rinaudo felt that it was unacceptable that the "lack of logistics" resulted in the inability to deliver medicine to those in need. His desire to put an end to this resulted in the leveraging of autonomous aircraft.
2017
Dana Perino
Co-Host of The Five on Fox News Channel and Former Republican White House Press SecretaryJulie Roginsky
Democratic Party Strategist and Regular Fox News Channel Contributor
2016
Adam Minter
Author and Columnist at BloombergDana Perino
Co-Host of The Five on Fox News Channel and Former Republican White House Press SecretaryJohn Tierney
Author and New York Times Science Writer