Diligent Fireside Chat: Navigating the Political Landscape of ESG
Marble Bar - Hilton Sydney, Level B1/488 George St, Sydney, NSW
June 5, 2023 |
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5:45 PM |
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Forward-thinking boards are already taking action to meet today’s long list of demands, but many others are drowning in an overload of information. While much of the responsibility lies with board members themselves, functional leaders in areas like ESG, risk, audit, compliance and cybersecurity play a big role as well. It’s their responsibility to share the right information with the board at the right time, and in a format that board members can easily review and assess for informed decisions.
Join us for this fireside chat between, Patrick and Ray where they will explore what it means to be board ready to meet the rising expectations of effective reporting.
Speakers
Patrick Gibbons - Partner, Orizontas
Ray Wizbowski - Chief Marketing Officer, Diligent
Patrick Gibbons
Patrick is a former diplomat, policy advisor and business consultant with specialist expertise in climate change, energy, resources, environmental, investment and public policy issues. He understands the connections between these real-world commercial issues and politics. For almost 20 years he has been at the forefront of Australian climate policy development, advising both sides of politics as a senior member of staff in Federal and State ministerial offices, working for major international energy and resource firms, and the financial sector. He helped establish key parts of Australia’s current climate policy framework including the Emissions Reduction Fund and Safeguards mechanism. Patrick commenced his career in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and represented Australia in the Middle East and at international climate change negotiations. He has an MBA in Energy Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, a MA International Relations and Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from Monash University.
Ray Wizbowski
Ray Wizbowski serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Diligent, the leader in modern governance providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG with $600 million in revenue. He is responsible for driving global marketing strategies through product marketing, corporate brand, demand generation and other essential go-to-market efforts. Ray previously served as Chief Marketing Officer for global FinTech company Solifi, where he was responsible for accelerating the company’s growth plan including expansion into new markets. During this time Ray led the ground-up build of Solifi’s business development representative function which grew to contribute >50% of new business to its top-of-funnel pipeline. Prior to his role at Solifi, Ray worked as Chief Marketing Officer for Entrust, where he led P&L management, company strategy, product management, demand generation, and corporate brand. Ray graduated from Fresno Pacific University and holds certifications from Stanford School of Business’ LEAD program and MIT in Digital Marketing Analytics. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife of 26 years and has two adult children.