The AI–Sustainability Paradox for CIOs and Sustainability Leaders
Sustainability initiatives are under pressure from every direction: shifting regulations, tighter budgets, and competing enterprise priorities.
At the same time, AI is rapidly becoming one of the largest drivers of energy consumption and infrastructure expansion, putting sustainability commitments at risk. Yet these technologies also represent one of the most powerful tools organizations have to reduce waste, cut operational costs, and accelerate sustainability outcomes.
That’s the paradox.
And IT and sustainability leaders are caught in the middle. How do you scale AI responsibly when teams are under-resourced, expectations are rising, and both success and failure carry enterprise-level consequences?
This is what organizations are grappling with right now. So, to ground this conversation in reality, we’ll be joined by Kai Martin, Chief Sustainability Officer of The Pasha Group a $1B+ integrated logistics and transportation company and Ralph Loura, former Chief Information Officer of HP, Clorox, and Lumentum, and co-founder of SustainableIT.org. Together, they will share real stories from inside global enterprises on what leaders are actually doing, what’s working, and where theory breaks down in practice.
This Roundtable Explores HOW to:
- Build coalitions that drive results: Identify and activate passionate change agents across the organization, forge strategic partnerships with key executives (CFO, CHRO, COO), and create momentum when small teams need to lead enterprise-wide change
- Turn constraints into a strategic advantage: Reframe energy-efficient AI from a compliance requirement into a competitive differentiation, lowering costs, attracting talent, and creating market separation as regulations shift.
- Navigate AI as both the problem and the solution: Explore real examples where organizations are using AI to reduce operational and environmental impact while still scaling critical capabilities.
Who Should Attend: CIOs, CTOs, Chief Sustainability Officers, and transformation leaders making AI infrastructure decisions in the next 12-18 months.
Format: Expert perspective + peer discussion on real implementation challenges
Bring your toughest “how do we actually do this?” questions. Leave with frameworks for identifying Catalysts, building stakeholder buy-in, and creating the cultural movement needed to execute when resources are scarce.
Please apply here and we’ll get back to you within 48-hours. Only 20 slots are available.
