Good Business Is Good Business Conference London

8:30 - 9:00 AM ~ Breakfast and Registration

9:00 - 9:10 AM ~ Welcome

9:10 - 10:00 AM ~ Structured Discussion: AI & Nature

As artificial intelligence revolutionizes the ways we live and work, its environmental impacts are coming under increased scrutiny. This discussion takes up one of the key questions of our time: is there such a thing as “sustainable” AI use? Our speakers will approach this question from a variety of angles, considering if – and how – using AI constitutes “good business” when it comes to preserving the future of our planet.

Break (15 minutes)

10:15 - 10:45 AM ~ Fireside: Natural Capital & Stewardship in Business

The Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG) is at the forefront of “nature-positive investment.” Guided by their commitment to stewardship and regeneration, IEG has developed a new business model geared for the shift to a nature-based economy: the Natural Asset Company (NAC). In this fireside chat, Olivia Vitali, IEG’s Managing Director for Strategic Growth, will speak with Leigh Anne Statuto, Executive Director of Fordham’s Responsible Business Center, about how treating nature as an asset is good business. They will also highlight the work being done at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business in developing natural capital accounting principles.

Break (15 minutes)

11:00 - 11:45 AM ~ Discussion: How will you support the younger generation?

Young people are the future: they always have been and they always will be. But the shape of that future is rapidly changing, and it is more difficult than ever to know how to implement our shared commitment to preparing young people for the challenge of “good business.” In this discussion, we will hear from industry leaders about what skills young people entering the workforce need and, crucially, how they work to develop those skills in young people. We will also hear from our students about how best we can support them for what lies ahead.

Break (15 minutes)

12:00 - 1:00 PM ~ Lunch and Learn: What is the Future of Good Business?

This interactive concluding session will bring participants into dialogue with one another and with session leaders Elizabeth Ostler, Assistant Dean for Student Engagement at the Gabelli School of Business and Ergem Şenyuva Tohumcu, Head of Experiential Learning at Fordham London. By surveying different trends in good business, everyone will be encouraged to review the themes that have emerged over the course of the day and reflect on what is most achievable for them in their workplaces.

Structured Discussion: AI & Nature

Dr Bamo Nouri

Senior Lecturer and Journalist, University West London

Bamo Nouri is an award-winning senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of West London, an Honorary Research Fellow at City St George’s, University of London, and a One Young World Ambassador. He is also an independent investigative journalist and writer with interests in American foreign policy and the international and domestic politics of the Middle East and writes regularly for the Amargi and the Conversation. He is the author of Elite Theory and the 2003 Iraq Occupation by the United States.

Bill Kelvin

Lecturer, Fordham University London

Bill Kelvin is a professor at Fordham London, where he teaches a course on "Media and the Environment." This course uses and builds on his research into environmental debates in the mainstream media. In all his scholarly work, Bill attends to political economy and environmental ideologies to approach humanity’s current moment. New to the UK, Bill enjoys exploring London’s parks and reading speculative fiction in his free time.

Abby Seneor

TBC

Dr. Zeynep Hizir

AI Strategy and Governance Executive

Dr. Zeynep Hizir is an AI strategy and governance executive focused on helping regulated enterprises move AI from experimentation into operational capability. Her work spans enterprise AI operating models, agentic systems, intelligent automation, and governance frameworks for financial services and other highly regulated industries. She is particularly interested in the intersection of AI transformation, risk, and organisational design, with a focus on making AI scalable, accountable, and board-ready.

Fireside: Natural Capital & Stewardship in Business

Olivia Vitali

Managing Director, Strategic Growth at Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG)

Olivia Vitali has nearly a decade of experience across traditional finance and ESG investing spanning large global banks to boutique asset managers. She began her career at J.P. Morgan Private Bank advising high net worth clients, endowments, and foundations on appropriate asset allocation and investments. She subsequently moved to a $2 billion systematic macro hedge fund where she led business development and investor relations.

Directly prior to IEG, she worked at Kepos Capital, a $2 billion boutique asset manager, where she had the opportunity to assist in launching several carbon transition focused funds and to develop proprietary research in the climate space, including a publication in the Climate Policy journal. Olivia holds a B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from Villanova University and an M.B.A. in Sustainability from Stern School of Business at New York University.

Discussion: How will you support the younger generation?

Greg Minson

Global Head of Asset Management at Intermediate Capital Group and Chair of the Fordham University London Advisory Board

Gregory Minson has over 25 years of experience as a senior leader within the financial services industry.  Most recently, he served as the global chief operations officer of the Real Estate strategy for Goldman Sachs. Prior to this position, he served as head of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific and global COO of the Realty Management Division at Goldman Sachs.  

He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1998 as a financial analyst, shortly after graduating from Fordham. In 2009, he was made a managing director of the firm and recently left the firm to pursue new opportunities.

Minson has served on the Fordham College at Rose Hill Board of Visitors. He received his undergraduate degree in economics from Rose Hill in 1998 and was a Dean’s Scholar. He lives in London with his wife, Ros and their two children.

Isabella Villalobos

Fordham Student and Summer Intern

Isabella Villalobos is a rising senior at Fordham College, Lincoln Center. She is from Houston, Texas and is majoring in International Studies with a Spanish minor. In the future, Isabella hopes to live abroad and work in international affairs. This summer, she is interning for HandsOn London and is serving as a Project Assistant intern.

Erickson Rankin

Fordham Student and Summer Intern

Erickson is from New York City, studying Business Administration with a concentration in Finance at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. He is a student athlete on the Fordham University Sailing Team, where he helped the team reach the 2026 College Sailing National Championship. This summer, he joined Intermediate Capital Group as a Client Relations Intern, gaining hands on experience in private markets and investor relations.

Lunch and Learn: What is the Future of Good Business?

Ergem Senyuva Tohumcu

Head of Experiential Learning at Fordham University London and Co-Founder at FutureWise Partners

Ergem Senyuva Tohumcu is a sustainability expert and faculty member at Fordham University London. Ergem is the co-founder of FutureWise Partners, a strategic advisory that supports companies in embedding sustainability into their supply chains and operations, and assists financial institutions in aligning their ESG goals and build resilience in their portfolios. She is an adjunct faculty member at Fordham University’s London Centre, lecturing on sustainability marketing and strategy at Gabelli School of Business, and is head of experiential learning, where she curates experience-based learning opportunities with industry leaders. She has been a climate leader with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project since 2009, a member of the BMW Foundation’s Responsible Leaders network, and a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce. She is a co-founder and trustee of Turkey Mozaik Foundation, a UK-based grant-giving institution to grassroots in Turkey, and a steering committee member of Turquoise Coast Environment Fund, a marine conservation-focused NGO. 

Ergem holds a BA in International Affairs and Environmental Affairs from George Washington University, an MS in Management and Systems from New York University, and an MS in Finance from George Washington University. She has also received a postgraduate certificate in sustainable supply chains from Cambridge Institute of Sustainable Leadership and is a recognized climate risk professional by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.