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✓ Event Completed — June 10, 2026

Carbon-First Marketing:
The Future of Responsible Growth

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the UN Plaza for the first Carbon-First Marketing Forum. The conversation has only begun.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
821 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

Hosted & Supported By

New York TurkeviCity of New YorkAd Net ZeroIPG Interpublic GroupUN Global Compact Network Caribbean
August Leadership
IBM

Marketing drives growth.

It also drives carbon.

Introducing

Carbon-First
Marketing Intelligence

The world's first forum dedicated to this shift.

The outcome

Cost.

Carbon.

Performance.

Together.

Event Programme

Wednesday, 10 June 2026 · UN Plaza, New York

Doors Open
5:30 PM

Registration & welcome

Welcome Remarks
5:50 – 5:55 PM

Ahmet Yazal — Turkish Consulate General, New York.

Opening Speech
5:55 – 6:00 PM

Duygu Ozen — Founder & CEO, WE7 AI. Keynote on Carbon-First Marketing.

Panel Discussion
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Main Event

Expert dialogue on regenerative marketing, responsible AI, and SDG-aligned business transformation.

Audience Q&A
7:00 – 7:15 PM

Open floor for questions directed to the panel.

Closing Speech
7:15 – 7:20 PM

Wendy Gerber — Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, International Consulting Group.

Networking Reception
7:30 – 8:30 PM

Connect with sustainability leaders, marketing executives, and AI innovators.

Speakers & Moderator

Leaders who shaped the conversation at the June 10 Forum

Duygu Ozen
Duygu OzenOpening

Opening Speech · 6:00 PM

Founder & CEO

WE7 AI

Ahmet Yazal
Ahmet YazalWelcome

Welcome Remarks · 5:50 PM

Consul General of Turkey

Turkish Consulate, New York

Umran Beba
Umran BebaModerator

Panel Moderator

Partner

August Leadership

Jemma Gould
Jemma GouldPanelist

Sustainable Marketing & Transformation

Advisor

Ad Net Zero

Matt Konwiser
Matt KonwiserPanelist

Enterprise AI & Sustainable Innovation

Market Ecosystem Leader & Field CTO

IBM USA

Zafer Karaca
Zafer KaracaPanelist

Enterprise AI & Sustainable Innovation

General Manager

IBM USA

Tyler Reinmund
Tyler ReinmundPanelist

Responsible AI & Governance

Advisory Board Member

WE7 AI

Preetham Hegde
Preetham HegdePanelist

Strategy and Policy (AI & Tech)

Strategy and Policy

City of New York

Wendy Gerber
Wendy GerberClosing

Closing Speech · 5-Minute Closing Remarks

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer | CEO & President, Founder

International Consulting Group

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