CSO Future Skills Lab: Green Skills, AI and Mindset for Climate Leadership
Join Sustained Futures during Climate Week NYC for an interactive CSO Future Skills Lab designed specifically for sustainability decision-makers.
Building on our sold-out session during London Climate Action Week, this working morning brings together CSOs, climate executives, and sustainability leaders to address the core capability gaps facing modern ESG and sustainability teams:
Green Skills in Demand: What capabilities are organizations scrambling to hire and build right now?
AI as a Teammate: How leading sustainability teams are leveraging AI to scale operations, emissions tracking, and disclosure?
Leading through complexity: What mindset drives successful climate action inside complex, matrixed organizations?
This isn’t a passive sit-and-listen event. Come ready to contribute, evaluate your organization's Green Skill Gap, and leave with clear, actionable strategies.
Agenda
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Arrivals & Networking Breakfast
Grab a coffee, enjoy a fresh continental breakfast, and connect with peers from around the globe.
9:15 AM – 9:35 AM | Welcome & Expert Panel
Opening remarks from Katie Neck, CEO of Sustained Futures, followed by a dynamic 20-minute panel moderated by Maddie Booth, Future Skills Architect at Sustained Futures.
Michael Chen, Sustainability Program Manager – Okta (Trellis 30 Under 30 recipient; former Meta & JLL @ Google sustainability manager)
Paull Young, Head of Sustainability – GitHub
Speaker Representative – LinkedIn (Unconfirmed)
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM | Audience Q&A
Put your burning questions directly to our panellists.
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM | Hands-On Breakout & Capacity Planning
Collaborate in small groups to map out your organization's future skills gaps. Work through live challenges and receive bespoke guidance and capacity-building resources directly from the Sustained Futures team.
Who Should Attend?
Chief Sustainability Officers, Sustainability Directors, ESG Leads, Operations Executives, and People/Talent leaders looking to build future-ready climate capabilities within their organizations.
Expect a smart, energetic room of sustainability leaders, a networking breakfast, honest discussion, and a hands-on breakout focused on one goal: identifying the future skills missing from our organisations, and what to do next.
This is a working session, not a passive sit-and-listen event, so come ready to think, contribute, and leave with sharper questions and clearer next steps.
Hosted By
Sustained Futures
Sustained Futures is a Future Skills social enterprise working with organizations like Dyson, Arsenal FC, Adobe, Shoosmiths, SailGP, and the United Nations to build internal climate capability. Our learning community spans 6,000+ people across 22 countries, and our profits fund free upskilling sessions for young people.