The Climate Resilience Innovation Forum USA

2nd - 3rd December 2026

New York City, USA

Karimah Hudda

Founder and Chief Catalyst

illumine.earth

Karimah Hudda is the Founder and Chief Catalyst of illumine.earth. From roots in small-town India, Karimah became a global citizen, living, working, and traveling across nearly 50 countries.

For over 20 years, she has driven leadership, strategy and systems change across business, economic development, agriculture, supply chains, environment, and human rights, spanning diverse sectors, including in-house enterprise and sustainability leadership at Fairtrade, Mondelez, and Nike. Before founding illumine.earth, Karimah worked with companies worth a cumulative $80 billion, influencing industries worth over $10 trillion.

With illumine.earth, she is accelerating visionary leadership, strategy, and systems change towards a flourishing future for both people and planet.

 

Karimah's sessionsView full agenda

Day 1 - Balancing mitigation and adaptation

Time
Session title
Session type
08:45 - 09:15
Plenary
10:20 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
From risk to resilience: How are companies embedding climate adaptation into wider business strategy? 
Gitterman Asset Management & Perigon Wealth Management | Mars | Colgate-Palmolive | Meta
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:15
16:15 - 17:00
Plenary
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2 - Finance, accountability, and ROI

Time
Session title
Session type
10:30 - 11:00
11:45 - 12:30
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00