SPEAKERS

Lance Pierce is the CEO of NetHope. NetHope is a consortium of nearly 60 leading global nonprofits representing 60% of the world's international aid delivered through NGOs annually, united with major technology companies and funding institutions to design, fund, implement, adapt, and scale innovative approaches to solve some of the world’s most complex humanitarian, development, and conservation challenges.

Over his career Lance has been a strategic advisor and executive with companies and non-profits; building new ventures and partnerships for sustainable investing, climate, corporate responsibility, international development, and policy. Lance's NGO executive roles include President of CDP North America, the world's largest platform for investors, corporations and cities to share data, manage performance and build action programs on climate change, energy, water, forests and supply chains, and Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer of leading sustainability organization, Ceres, where he oversaw policy and strategic planning, launched signature program initiatives and co-founded the $22 trillion Global Investor Coalition.