Sustainability 2.0: Unlocking Sustainable Business Transformation with Advanced Analytics & AI
Featuring Microsoft’s Chief Sustainability Officer for Western Europe and Oxford Alum, Dr Laura-Marie Töpfer, and Advanced Analytics & AI Specialist, Claudio Mirti, this Oxford Talk explores the role that digital technology plays in aligning people, planet and profit to futureproof entire business models. The talk deep dives into the Art of the Possible and unpacks real-life case studies on how data becomes a strategic asset to unlock AI-powered green value creation – from greater cost savings, over smarter risk management to better business performance. By the end of the talk, you will have mastered both the Business case of data-driven Sustainability as well as the fundamentals of how AI and Advanced Data Analytics are transforming the nature of corporate sustainability.
Date: 13 March 2025, 16:30
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: East Lab, Environmental Change Institute
Speakers: Dr Laura-Marie Töpfer (Chief Sustainability Officer, Area Leader Western Europe, Microsoft), Claudio Mirti (Senior Advanced Analytics & AI Specialist EMEA (Global Black Belt), Microsoft)
Organising department: Environmental Change Institute
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: avidesh.seenath@eci.ox.ac.uk
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Avidesh Seenath