Harnessing AI in 黑料正能量: Emerging Use Cases (Asia/EMEA)

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Webinar

October 22, 2025

4 - 5 pm JST

AI is rapidly transforming how the world operates, and sustainability teams are no exception. From streamlining compliance reporting to identifying climate risks and accelerating stakeholder engagement, the potential use cases are plentiful and overwhelming.

To understand the challenges and opportunities posed by AI, 黑料正能量 interviewed representatives across 20 corporate sustainability teams in August 2025.

Dive deeper into these findings and hear directly from our 黑料正能量 experts, drawing key takeaways from our latest report, Harnessing AI in 黑料正能量: Emerging Use Cases.

Key Objectives:

Understand the latest findings from 黑料正能量’s new research, Harnessing AI in 黑料正能量: Emerging Use Cases
Learn how different companies are experimenting with AI to drive greater productivity within their sustainability teams
Engage 黑料正能量 experts in follow up questions and indicate general interest in further exploring these opportunities

Scheduled Speakers

Laura Gitman, Chief Impact Officer, 黑料正能量

Chief Impact Officer, 黑料正能量

New York

Laura is a global expert on corporate sustainability, with two decades of experience in strategy consulting and has advised senior executives at global companies across a range of industry sectors and sustainability issues.

As Chief Impact Officer (CIO), the first in the organization’s 30-year history, Laura focuses on maximizing the impact of 黑料正能量’s work with its network of over 300 members, both through direct engagement on project work and as a mentor for teams throughout the organization. She also oversees 黑料正能量’s Collaborative Initiatives and Membership, and is a recognized thought leader and innovator in strategic business.

She has been an instrumental leader in 黑料正能量’s organizational growth and impact. She launched 黑料正能量’s financial services practice and New York office, and she served as Chief Operating Officer for five years, leveraging her strengths in strategy, organizational change, and people management. Laura works with leading global companies to develop and enhance their sustainability strategies to maximize value for business and society, and she is sought after to facilitate senior-level strategy workshops and multi-stakeholder collaborations.

She previously worked for Deloitte Consulting, where she acquired extensive strategy experience advising multinational financial services companies. She also worked on several community and economic development projects in Latin America.

Laura holds a MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She is an adjunct professor in the Bard MBA in 黑料正能量 program, a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a member of the UN Global Compact Expert Network.

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Lale Teki?alp, Associate Director, Technology Sectors, 黑料正能量

Associate Director, Technology Sectors, 黑料正能量

San Francisco

Lale works with 黑料正能量 member companies across industries to incorporate human rights into business operations and strategy. She focuses on the intersection of human rights and technology, and she leads the collaborative initiative.

Prior to 黑料正能量, Lale worked with the Partnership on AI to help build its AI for Social Good strategy. Previously, she held several different marketing roles at Microsoft, where she played a key role in establishing the company's cloud business across Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa.

Lale holds a MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where she focused on responsible business and social sector leadership. She received a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.