NEW YORK 2025

Climate Week and UNGA 80, New York

Purpose in Motion: WIN to Lead Global Conversations in New York during Climate Week alongside UNGA 80

Building on the momentum of Cannes 2025, WIN is pleased to host its next WIN Lounge at Climate Week on September 24, alongside the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80).

As world leaders, policymakers, and change-makers convene in New York, WIN will spotlight women-led innovation, sustainability, and transformative leadership driving positive change. Set in the vibrant heart of NYC, this edition of the WIN Lounge will bring together trailblazers to foster meaningful dialogue on resilience, inclusive growth, regenerative business practices, and creative solutions for a sustainable future, across Climate change, AI, Generational Health and Wealth, Design, and other critical themes. Please scroll to peruse our powerful panels and plan of action.

Event Venue
WIN Lounge in New York
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Winthrop Room, 28th Floor
31 West 52nd Street
New York,
NY 10019, USA

Morning Session 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Opening Remarks -9:50am

The Culture of Sustainability: Leading Businesses with Purpose, People, Planet, Philanthropy & Provenance Building conscious businesses where values drive value10:00 am – 10:30 am

Prat Panda

Social Impact Strategy & Innovation Executive, Accenture

Karen Quintos

Visionary Leader | Advocate for Women & Ethical Innovation | Former CCO & CMO, Dell Technologies

Parnasha Banerjee

Director, Dasra | Urban WSH & ClimateRISE Collaboratives

Geetha Murali

Chief Executive Officer, Room to Read

Sanjeev Joshipura

Executive Director, Indiaspora

Fireside Chat with Hon'ble Minister Jayant Chaudhary - India 2047: People powering a green future
10:30am - 11:00am

The Eco Algorithm: AI and Data Powering a Sustainable Tomorrow Unleashing the force of intelligence—human and artificial—for a cleaner, smarter planet11:00am -11:30am

Japneet Kaur

Founder, GreenKid chronicles & Cyber Services Program Director

Kate Muchenthaler

Platform Strategist, Trend Micro

Christy Slay

CEO, The Sustainability Consortium

Maggie Liu

Senior Director, Principal Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft

Andrea Markstrom

Global Chief Information Officer, Cadwalder LLP

Sophie Venecia Reyes

Impact Producer, Filmmaker, Actress and Designer

Capital Markets Driving Systems-Level Climate Action 11:30am -12:10pm

Mathew Kittay

Co-Chair, National M&A Practice Group, Fox Rothschild

Ruth Dagan

Partner, Head of Environment & Climate Change, Herzog Law

Fabian Roobeek

Managing Partner, STX Commodities LLC

Sandra Leyva Martinez

Head of Sustainability for CHEP Americas, part of Brambles

The Earth Reimagined: Art, Design & the Power to Transform Harnessing creative force to inspire, disrupt, and rebuild for a regenerative world12:15 pm- 12:45pm

Kanhai Gandhi

Co – founder, KNS Architects & BouleyGandhi

Payal Jain

Fashion Designer

Aishwarya Nair

Director, Araiya Limited

Jussara Lee

Designer

Ambriel Pouncy

Founder and Executive Director, Fusion Fashion Tech Society

Gender and Climate and the Role of Catalytic Capital to Build Resilience 12:45pm - 1:05pm

Peter Hall

Senior Advisor, Ambition Loop | Advisor, Frontier Markets

Ajaita Shah

Founder & CEO, Frontier Markets

Isabella Grosmaitre

Founder & CEO, Goodness & Co.

Lindsey White

Assistant Director, Partnerships, Prime Coalition

Networking Mixer- 1:05 pm - 2:00 pm

Afternoon Session – 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Clean Energy: Regenerative Business for the Climate-Ready Generation Rethinking growth, profit, and purpose for planet-positive impact2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Lillian Kim

Corporate Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Elina Tepinsky

Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Priya Agarwal

Director, Vedanta Limited | Founder, YODA & TACO Animal Welfare Organisation I Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc

Manoj Sinha

CEO & Co-founder, Husk Power Systems

Seema Chaturvedi

Founder, Managing Partner, AWE Funds

The Planet Playbook: Women leaders Reshaping the Climate Economy Leading the charge with courage, clarity, and climate conviction2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Tea Trumbic

Manager of the Women, Business and the Law project in the World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency

Amanda Ellis

Senior Director Strategic Partnerships & Networks, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory

Emma Hinchliffe

Most Powerful Women Editor, Fortune

Inna Braverman

Co-founder & CEO, Eco Wave Power

Mihaela Gjorcheva

Founder and CEO, Kinoverzum

Plastic in Humans Revealing the hidden cost of pollution—one microplastic at a time3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Dr. Beizhan Yan

Lamont Research Professor, Columbia University

Benjamin Von Wong

Environmental Artist and Activist

Dr. Leisha Martin

Texas A&M University and Chief Technology Officer, MNT Smart Solutions

Sarah McCue

PhD, Chair, Knowledge Impact Network Plastic in Humans Expert Group

Oana Tucker

Founder, OP Global Events and ONOR Foundation

Mariah Dahrieh

Founder & CEO, Earth05

Pola Kurczych

CEO & Founder, Exuviator

Shellan Saling

Youth Plastic Action Network

Stuti Jalan

Founder, Women Inspiring Network

Climate Legacy: Generational Health, Wealth, and What We Leave Behind Rethinking legacy through the lens of climate resilience and generational equity4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Janet Salazar

Founder & Managing Partner, ALPHAWIN Ventures

Nita Sardana

VP Community Outreach and Corporate Giving, Innova Solutions

Karima Hudda

Founder and Chief Catalyst, illumine.earth

Patricia Johnston

CEO, Earthberries Capital Ltd

Dr Maliha Hashmi

Global Health Leader and WEF Global Future Council Expert

Women in Wealth Fireside Chat 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Emma Hague

Investor

Lisa Morris

Entrepreneur, Theater Producer, Impact Investor, Family Office Executive and Philanthropist

Ajaita Shah

Founder & CEO, Frontier Markets

Courtney Curtsinger

Family Office Advisor

Cocktail for Catalysts - 5:00pm - 6:30pm (By Invitation Only)

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