Stanford Leadership Forum 2026: Environmental Sustainability, Real Progress Beyond the Hype

This Stanford Leadership Forum breakout explores how amidst deep currents of global economic, social, and political change, business, government, and NGOs can address the real and mounting challenges and opportunities of environmental sustainability to change the world. Speakers include Bill Barnett (moderator) the Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations, Stanford Graduate of Business; Maxine Burkett, the Emerson Collective Professor of Climate, Environment, and Society and Faculty Director, Center for Just Environmental Futures, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability; David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission; and Bob Litterman, Chair, Climate-related Financial and Macroeconomic Risk Initiative. Part of the 2026 Stanford Leadership Forum: Shaping the Future, hosted by the Stanford Leadership Institute at Stanford Graduate School of Business. #stanfordgsb #environmentalsustainability #leadership #stanfordleadershipinstitute