Some scene-setting remarks from some inspiring community members.

This parallel panel-led session deep-dove into questions such as:

• What are the expected poverty trends and challenges in 2023?
• How can business support the most vulnerable people and communities?
• How can we better measure poverty impacts and set ambitious targets?
• What are the priorities for collaborative action?

Lead Discussants:

Ilaria Ida Walton, Global Socioeconomic Impact Lead, Mars

Simon Bishop, Chief Executive Officer, Power of Nutrition

Maggie Rarieya, Global Partnerships Director, Amref

Prof. Judy Muthuri, Professor of Sustainable Business and Development, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), Nottingham University Business School

Jacques-Chai Chomthongdi, Regional Private Sector Engagement Lead-Asia, Oxfam

Helen King, Head of Department, Economic Cooperation and Growth, FCDO

Chloe Christman, Lead, Country Engagement, Inclusive Value Chains & Private Sector, Oxfam America

Ada Osademey – Udechukwu, Senior Gender Advisor, Africa, Program Lead, Nigeria2Equal, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Darja Vrščaj, Technical Lead on the Intergenerational Fairness Incubator, School of International Futures (SOIF)

Myriam Sidibe, Founder and Chief Mission Officer, Brands on a Mission

Jamie Coats, Co-Founder & CEO, Wise Responder

Zahid Torres-Rahman, CEO & CO-Founder, Business Fights Poverty (Moderator)

After an opening session, this parallel session deep-dove into questions such as:

• What is the 2023 outlook for progress on equity, including with respect to gender, race, disability, and sexual identity and orientation?
• What is the latest thinking on the actions businesses can take across their workforces and value chains?
• What should be the priorities for collaboration?

Lead Discussants:

Natalie Deacon, Executive Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, President Avon Foundation for Women, AVON

Hamzah Sarwar, Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director, Reckitt

Fiona Smith-Laittan, VP Global Health, VP Global Health, GSK

Rudaba Zehra Nasir, Global Lead, Economic Inclusion, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Fatou Giwa, Global Lead – Women’s Insurance Programm, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Anita Gurgel, Private Sector & Early Education and Care Specialist, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Jane Pillinger, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Open University

Leonor Gutiérrez, Director of the Women in Agriculture Initiative, Root Capital

Alice Allan, Director of Collaboration, Business Fights Poverty (Moderator)

After an opening session, this parallel session deep-dove into questions such as:

• How we can ensure people are put at the heart of climate action, including in the run up to COP28
• What role can business play to drive climate justice?
• What should be the priorities for collaboration?

Lead Discussants:

Justin Perrettson, Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Scouting & Ventures, Novozymes

Matteo Squire, Global Sustainability Manager – Social Equity and Inclusion, Unilever

Victoria Clause, Digital Climate Smart Agriculture Manager, Agrifin Programme, Mercy Corps

Sarah Roberts, CEO, Practical Action

Tamanna Rahman, Project Manager-Flood Resilience, Bangladesh, Practical Action

Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, LSE

Ian White, Special Representative to the UK and Ireland, World Bank Group

Alison Ward, CEO, Cotton Connect

Kazi Jawoad Hossain, Climate, Resilience and Agriculture Manager, iDE

Ritu Bharadwaj, Team Leader and Principal Researcher, Climate Change Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership & COO, Business Fights Poverty (Moderator)

Our final reflections on priorities for action in 2023.