Thriving in 2030: How to Build a More Resilient Company Using Future Scenarios (and Silent Disco)

Austin, TX

March 12, 2024

3 - 6:30 pm CT

Is your company resilient enough to withstand whatever comes at it over the rest of the Turbulent Twenties? How can your business grow its positive impact on society and the environment while navigating the uncertainty ahead?

As recent years have shown, the world can change in an instant. Artificial intelligence, climate change, and sweeping regulatory shifts are just some of the forces creating rapid disruption for business.

Business success—and the well-being of people and the planet—will depend on strategies that are resilient to the profound changes underway and imagine new opportunities to create a more just and sustainable world.

Join the BSR team of sustainability professionals as we put on our silent disco headsets and immerse ourselves in three different scenarios that challenge our assumptions about what the future may hold and allow us to wind tunnel ideas to create a better future.

This event is open to BSR members and partners. All others will be placed on the waitlist and will be notified by March 10^th if space is available. Please register to receive confirmation and event location details (space, err, headsets, are limited so be sure to register in advance). Dancing during the session is encouraged but entirely optional!

Scheduled Speakers

Faraz Ansari, Associate, Technology Sectors, BSR

Associate, Technology Sectors, BSR

New York

Faraz works with BSR member companies across industries in human rights and technology.

Prior to BSR, Faraz was an Advocacy Fellow at Access Now, where he contributed to digital rights campaigns. Previously, he worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Human Rights Initiative, where he researched business, human rights, and technology.

Faraz holds an MA from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in International Law and Economic Policy. Prior to SAIS, he graduated from the Ohio State University, where he served as a John Glenn Fellow at the US Department of Justice and as a Critical Language Fellow at the US Department of State.

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Kelly Gallo, Director, Technology Sectors, BSR

Director, Technology Sectors, BSR

San Francisco

Kelly helps technology companies achieve their sustainability goals, with a focus on supporting high-growth companies in embedding resilient and inclusive practices that both support business strategy while addressing societal and environmental impacts. Through BSR’s Business Transformation advisory service offerings, Kelly works with members to prioritize material sustainability issues, develop issue-specific strategies, set ambitious yet realistic goals, and communicate sustainability initiatives to key stakeholders.

Prior to BSR, Kelly spent more than six years consulting on energy efficiency, sustainability, and renewable energy for California’s utilities and public-sector clients. She has also served as a Board Member for the US National Committee for UN Women, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and Spark, a non-profit that seeks to advance gender equality by engaging the next generation in accessible forms of philanthropy.

Kelly holds a MA in International Relations from San Francisco State University and a BA in Global Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara.