Empowering Change: Leadership and Technology in Climate Action

Steve is a Vice President and Industry Principal at Workiva.

Previously, Steve served as an accounting leader in multiple roles including Vice President and Controller for Backcountry.com, a private equity owned, online retailer of outdoor products, and as the Director of SEC Reporting for Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK), a $2 billion revenue, online retailer of home goods and blockchain technology company. His experience includes multiple acquisitions, debt offerings, an IPO, and the world’s first digital debt and equity offering (by Overstock). Steve is the Executive Advisor of the SEC Professionals Group, and a former member of the US XBRL Data Quality Committee. He began his career as an auditor in public accounting, received his Accounting degree from the University of Arizona, graduating summa cum laude, and received a Master of Accountancy and Information Systems degree from Arizona State University.

Ilaria is Emissions Abatement Executive Director at Bker Hughes.

Dynamic and passionate technology leader with entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, digital and AI evangelist.

Significant background in the energy and industrial sector covering engineering, product management and field initiatives.

Inclusive and carrying about people growth.

Laia Barbarà is the Head of Climate Strategy at the World Economic Forum. She is an Aerospace Engineer and holds a PhD in Climate Change.

Laia counts with experience supporting the net-zero transition within the UN system and across the public, private and academic sectors.

‍Mauricio Bermudez Neubauer is Managing Director at Accenture Strategy & Consulting and is Carbon Strategy & Intelligence Global Lead and Net Zero Industry Transitions co-lead

Strategist, business and thought leader with 20+ years' experience supporting organisations in the transition to the Future Economy - the intersection between the Low Carbon, Circular, Ethical and Digital economies.

Deep expertise in markets and assets in the utilities, energy and energy intensive industries. Helps utilities, renewable energy producers, oil and gas companies, energy intensive industrials and large energy users protect and create value across multiple functional and thematic areas including:

- sustainability / renewables / new energies / net zero strategy
- decarbonisation strategy & programmes, including energy efficiency, renewable energy sourcing, Hydrogen & Ammonia, CCUS
- emissions offsetting and compensation strategy and execution
- TCFD, climate-related risk and opportunity strategy, readiness and disclosure
- carbon, circular and ESG intelligence, integration
- sustainability, ESG and extra-financial performance analytics & insights
- portfolio optimisation & risk management for energy capital projects
- asset valuations & risk assessments
- renewable energy projects
- energy and emissions trading & risk management / CTRM - strategies, operating models & systems
- emissions performance management / EHS - strategies, operations & systems
- energy and emissions regulatory and market design
- circular economy policies and impact assessments

Member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the International Association for Energy Economics. Tech London Advocate.

Dad of 2, partner of 1, humbled musician, even more humbled snowboarder, part time handyman.

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