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The curated leadership evening
Annual summer gathering in Tuscany, Italy
Türkiye, Antalya
November 2026
Terras New York 2025 convened sustainability and business leaders for bold conversations and strategic collaboration during Climate Week New York City.
80
Senior leaders
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Engaging day
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Unique location
Hosted at The Yale Club of New York City, that offers privacy, space, and a setting designed for reflection and exchange.
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer at Estée Lauder
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Dirk Voeste
Chief Sustainability Officer at Volkswagen Group
Sandrine Dixson-Declève
President at The Club of Rome
Melissa James
Vice Chairman at Morgan Stanley
Valerie Smith
Chief Sustainability Officer at Citi
Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Chief Sustainability Officer at Rivian and President & Trustee of Rivian Foundation
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Michael Kobori
Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks
Kurt Harrison
Founder and Co-Head, Global Sustainability Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates
Christina Shim
Chief Sustainability Officer at IBM
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Teresa Johnson
Partner at WilmerHale
Gregg Meyer
Chief Sustainability Officer at Steve Madden
Kristen Siemen
Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer at General Motors
Subhagata Mukherjee
Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Nokia
Eva Riesenhuber
Global Head of Sustainability at Siemens
Robert H. Edwards Jr.
Managing Director at Hamilton Clark
Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director at WJI 2030
What is shared in the room stays in the room.
We give as much as we receive.
No solicitation.
Progress comes from cooperation across sectors.
Impact is strongest when values and business align.
How media and storytelling influences our understanding of greenwashing and greenhushing.
This panel explored how companies turn regulatory pressure into tangible climate action, bridging CSRD, CSDDD, and energy transition with real-world execution.
Robert H. Edwards Jr.
Managing Director, Hamilton Clark
Teresa Johnson
Partner, WilmerHale
Elena Morettini
Chief Solutions Officer, Globant
This masterclass provided actionable insights from top global leaders on how to drive bold sustainability strategies, secure executive buy-in, and lead lasting transformation across industries.
Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Rivian
Michael Kobori
Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer, Starbucks
We discovered how regenerative agriculture, water stewardship, and food system innovation can strengthen climate resilience and secure our planet’s future.
Denise Janer
Director of Sustainability and Impact at Wovoka
Monica Altamirano
Monica Altamirano, Board Member at CAEI
Jimena Villamizar
Executive Director, Evertree Partners
This panel explored how AI can accelerate climate solutions while balancing energy demands, ethical use, and real-world implementation.
Mona Naqvi
Founder and Principal at The Market Futurist
Mary Wilson
Founder and CEO, Taza
Laura Puustjärvi
Head of Sustainability Strategy, Siemens
We discussed how leading companies turn Scope 3 goals into actionable strategies across complex global supply chains.
Sree Kancherla
Global Director of Sustainability, Kearney
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, Estée Lauder
Get an overview of what is happening at Terras Tuscany, where to find the locations for sessions and meals, and how to make the most out of the event. Moderator: Marvin Rottenberg, CEO at Terras
Marvin Rottenberg
CEO & Founder, Terras
In this keynote, Sarah Galloway explored how Chief Sustainability Officers are evolving from risk managers to strategic leaders, examining the shifting role of CSOs in driving long-term business impact.
Sarah Galloway
Co-Head, Global Sustainability Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
Kurt explored how today’s CSOs are evolving from risk managers to strategic leaders driving growth, resilience, and business transformation.
Kurt Harrison
On the power of human-to-human connections.
Gregg Meyer
Chief Sustainability Officer, Steve Madden
Simon led this interactive roundtable exploring how trust, media, and bold storytelling shape the public climate narrative and drive action.
Simon Glynn
Founder at Zero Ideas
In this panel, moderated by Sarah Galloway, Co-Head of Global Sustainability Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, Dirk Voeste, Chief Sustainability Officer at Volkswagen Group, and Subho Mukherjee, Vice President and Global Head of Sustainability at Nokia, explored how technology can accelerate climate solutions while balancing energy use, ethics, and real-world application.
Sarah Galloway
Co-Head, Global Sustainability Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
Dirk Voeste
Chief Sustainability Officer, Volkswagen Group
Subhagata Mukherjee
Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Nokia
In this panel, Nancy Mahon, Chief Sustainability Officer at Estée Lauder, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Former President of The Club of Rome, and Christina Shim, Chief Sustainability Officer at IBM, discussed leadership effectiveness in sustainability, sharing actionable insights and strategies from private and public sector leaders.
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, Estée Lauder
Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Honorary President, The Club of Rome
Christina Shim
Chief Sustainability Officer, IBM
In this panel, Valerie Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer at Citi, and Michael Kobori, Former Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks, discussed the rise and fall of corporate sustainability, an assessment and implications for the future.
Valerie Smith
Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi
Michael Kobori
Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer, Starbucks
We discovered how regenerative agriculture, water stewardship, and food system innovation can strengthen climate resilience and secure our planet’s future.
Monica Altamirano
Monica Altamirano, Board Member at CAEI
Denise Janer
Director of Sustainability and Impact at Wovoka
Nancy explored how global brands must evolve beyond ESG to stay relevant, credible, and impactful in a rapidly shifting sustainability landscape.
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, Estée Lauder
Iris and Anisa discussed why advancing gender equity is key to effective climate leadership,and how inclusive leadership drives stronger, more resilient outcomes.
Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Rivian
Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director, WJI 2030
Lucia showed how insurers like Generali are redefining risk, advancing energy security, and shape climate resilience in a volatile world.
Lucia Silva
In this panel, moderated by Robert H. Edwards Jr., Managing Director at Hamilton Clark, Melissa James, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and John Eleotorio, Head of Sustainability Banking at Goldman Sachs, discussed mobilizing capital for sustainability, from early beginnings to today's strategies and tomorrow's opportunities.
Robert H. Edwards Jr.
Managing Director, Hamilton Clark
Melissa James
Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley
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