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ENTREPRENEURS 24
CONTENT 30
SCHEDULE 36
PARTNERS 76
TEAM 88
IMPACT 94
WELCOME
Welcome
This year marks the beginning of a new decade for SOCAP,
having celebrated our ten-year anniversary at SOCAP17. What
have we learned from our first ten years, as an event and as a
field? And what will we anchor in and aspire to as we launch
into this next decade? These questions have been on my mind
since we all convened last year, and they have gained new
weight as I was promoted from Curator and Producer to CEO
of SOCAP this Spring.
Lindsay Smalling
CEO, SOCAP
WELCOME 9
Intentional Media is a family of media and event brands charged
with catalyzing our transition to an economy that ensures our social,
environmental and economic systems thrive together.
www.intentional.co // hello@intentional.co
WHAT WILL
IT TAKE
MOVEMENTS
ROBERT J. CARUSO
It is time for bold, collective, and transformative action to usher in a new economy in which
capital and business align to address the most critical issues of our time. With this in mind, we
are excited to announce the launch of Intentional Media—a family of brands working at the
intersection of money, business, and meaning to accelerate the transition to an economy that
ensures our social, environmental and economic systems thrive together.
Ten years ago when Social Capital Markets hosted their first flagship conference, impact
investing was just emerging. Today, forecasters predict that capital in the space will grow from
$60 billion in 2013 to over $1 trillion by 2020.
Over the coming decades, millennials will inherit trillions of dollars in assets from the baby
boomer generation. Today, women control 75% of disposable income. We know that these
two demographics invest and consume differently—76% of women say they want to invest
in organizations that promote social well-being, while 93% of millennials believe that a
company’s social and environmental impact is key to their investing decisions.
Simultaneously, while the capital markets are experiencing a significant shift toward impact,
so is business. Approximately 80% of global consumers now say that business must play a
role in societal issues, and nearly 70% of businesses worldwide are working to incorporate
sustainability into their overall mission and values.
Our family of brands including SOCAP, Conscious Company Media, Good Capital Project, and
What Will It Take Movements use the power of storytelling and networks to connect, educate,
and inspire people to intentionally consume, invest, and run their businesses for good.
Meet all of our brands in the Intentional Lounge and engage with
our leadership to explore opportunities to partner across our events
and media channels.
MONEY + MEANING
Unlikely Allies Building New Markets for Impact is a new podcast that seeks to expand the conversation around
important topics including the following: impact investing, strategies to finance & support social change, unlikely
partnerships across sectors, and how to utilize the tools of the capital markets for a greater good.
ONGOING EPISODES:
»» EP1: Welcome to the Impact Marketplace
»» EP2: Bring a Friend, Add a Zero — LIVE at SOCAP 365 in Philadelphia
»» EP3: Capital, Culture, and Artist Entrepreneurs
»» EP4: Unusual Investments — LIVE at SOCAP 365 in San Francisco
»» EP5: Investing for Racial Equity — LIVE at SOCAP 365 in New York City
»» EP6: Financial Activists and 21st Century Leadership
»» EP7: Financing Climate Action — LIVE at SOCAP 365 in Boulder, CO
»» EP8: Tech + Government for an Inclusive Economy
»» EP9: Pay for Success — LIVE at SOCAP 365 in Seattle
Visit us at SOCAP18 in the Intentional Lounge near the front of Festival Pavilion to discuss partnership opportunities, media
projects, and how to bring SOCAP to a city near you.
SHARADIYA DASGUPTA
At Good Capital Project, our mission is to support and facilitate the mainstreaming
of impact investment. We believe in incremental positive change and that impact, of
varying degrees, can be achieved across asset classes. The financial system, gradually
but inevitably, is transitioning to recognize the interdependence of purpose and profit.
Good Capital Project is educating, convening, and developing key partnerships to aid this
transition.
Please get in touch with us at connect@goodcapitalproject.com to learn more about
our work and to share your partnership ideas.
Good Capital Project (GCP) is a collaboration to drive more capital towards purpose-driven investments.
Good Capital Project is growing the marketplace for sustainable investments through a number of initiatives that connect the
current and next generation of asset owners, asset managers, and financial intermediaries to impact investment opportunities
across regions, themes, and asset classes. Learn more at www.goodcapitalproject.com
TOTAL IMPACT CONFERENCE SERIES TOTAL IMPACT PORTFOLIO CHALLENGE BLENDED FINANCE PROGRAM
Total Impact is a multi-city convening Total Impact Portfolio Challenge is a Good Capital Project will curate and
series providing advisors and investors collaboration between Wharton Social convene thought leadership and develop
the tools and insights to integrate Impact Initiative and Good Capital partnerships to facilitate and accelerate
impact across asset classes. Across Project. Total Impact Portfolio Challenge the flow of private capital towards the
cities, Total Impact will partner with is designed to inspire the next generation realization of the 2030 Global Goals.
the leading local investment and of at-scale capital mobilization to Good Capital Project, in partnership with
philanthropy networks to focus on place- address the world’s critical challenges. the United Nations Jordan country team,
based investment opportunities that The Challenge will provide aspiring recently launched 17Jordan. 17Jordan
are positively affecting communities, wealth managers, portfolio managers, is a forum to coalesce and engage
creating livelihoods, and addressing and investment advisors an on-ramp domestic and international stakeholders
inequality. Join us at Total Impact into portfolio construction with an across public, private, and multilateral
Philadelphia, Total Impact Boston, Total impact lens across asset classes and development institutions to catalyze
Impact San Francisco and others in 2019! the risk-return spectrum. Learn more at the flow of sustainable blended capital
Learn more at totalimpactportfoliochallenge.com towards the realization of the SDGs in
totalimpactconference.com Jordan.
MEGHAN FRENCH DUNBAR
WOMEN AND MONEY – MAKING MONEY MOVES THAT MATTER: with a gender lens and how it best serves social change/
WHAT WILL IT TAKE? APRIL 2019, SAN FRANCISCO, CA justice for our economic, political and financial systems?
Women and Money; Making Money Moves that Matter, will
Women make 85% of purchasing decisions, 80% of health gather a team of leaders to address these questions and
care decisions and control $20 trillion of investable assets. more.
88% of millennials want to make investments that have This gathering (in partnership with Tuti Scott and other
impact and 65% of high net worth women think that the industry leaders) will engage generous, humble, catalytic
social impact of investments is important. Trillions of dollars leaders in the fields of strategic philanthropy, social
will be inherited by women in the next two decades yet entrepreneurship, angel investing and impact/gender lens
most women and even 46% of women of influence still have investing to learn, connect and collaborate on tools and
fears of going broke. And more than 90% of women believe current and potential coalitions that can amplify women’s
they need to be involved with their financial strategies. The giving and investing. The time in person will be followed with
gender wealth gap (assets and income) for women is real and attendees committing to participate in peer coaching/small
most intensely felt by women of color. cohort conversations that build out further activities and
What will it take for all women to get in the game of pledges for moving money with a gender and impact lens.
money and move their entire purse in alignment with their Sign up to our mailing list to learn more on this upcoming
values? How can we show them that this is easier than they event and on other upcoming What Will It Take events
think? What are the tools and conversations that women including on Women & Sports, Women & Politics, Women &
need to have to more easily activate their capital as impact Media, Women & Wellness, Women & STEM and more.
investors and social justice givers? What information do they Learn more at whatwillittake.com
need to understand how critical it is for all people to invest
EXPERIENCE
Experience
MAXIMIZE YOUR SOCAP18 EXPERIENCE
If this is your first time attending SOCAP, it can be overwhelming. And if you’ve been many times,
we’ve got a few new features to enhance your experience. A quick review of the notes below will
help you make the most of your SOCAP experience and keep you from missing out on the variety
of activities going on throughout the week!
Located in Building D, the dressing rooms of Southside Fort Mason is a big campus and can be difficult to get
Theater are available for nursing parents attending around for anyone with accessibility challenges. We seek
SOCAP18. to be inclusive and accommodating for all attendees
needs—please inquire at the information desk for
assistance with any accessibility challenges.
ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
VOLUNTEERS
SOCAP is dedicated to providing a harassment-free
conference experience for everyone, regardless
of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual SOCAP18 welcomes more than 100 volunteers who
orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, will act as your guides to the gathering. Our volunteers
race, age, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment are inquisitive students, career changers, inspiring
of conference participants in any form. Conference entrepreneurs, and knowledgeable social enterprise
participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or staff who are available to answer questions and offer
expelled from the conference without a refund at the unique perspectives. Keep an eye out for the folks
discretion of the conference organizers. wearing this year’s gray volunteer t-shirt.
We are big fans of everyone in Ask at Info Desk if you need support!
the SOCAP community, and we
hope this pin will make it easier to Accessing Pathable (our online Twitter: Include #SOCAP18 in
recognize a fellow SOCAP-er out in SOCAP networking and scheduling your tweets for a global
the world. Add it to a bag, laptop platform) allows you to: audience who is following live. And
case, or jacket, and be delighted »» create a profile and meet fellow follow us at @SOCAPmarkets.
when it prompts an unexpected attendees
connection with another »» view SOCAP18 sessions Facebook: Like something you
changemaker who recognizes the »» locate the room assignments for see or hear at the event? Tag it
yellow star. If you missed yours the sessions you want to attend with #SOCAP18 and share it with your
when you checked in, you can pick »» create your personal schedule friends! We’ll be sharing too. Like us
one up at the registration desk. »» view speaker profiles at
»» start and join community facebook.com/SocialCapitalMarkets.
discussions
»» receive real-time event updates Instagram: Once you pick the
SOCAP18.pathable.com right filter for your SOCAP pics,
tag them with #SOCAP18, and share!
Follow us at @SOCAPmarkets.
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Extracurricular Activities
The first night of SOCAP is full of energy and the potential Located in Festival Pavilion in the Intentional Lounge,
of all the conversations and insights to come. Catered this on-site happy hour is an opportunity to connect with
by Acre Gourmet with delicious local fare, this welcome friends and make dinner plans in the fabulous city of San
reception kicks off your SOCAP experience, helps Francisco. (Additional local meet-ups are encouraged to
you connect with old friends, and lets you make new self-organize via Pathable! SOCAP18.pathable.com)
connections to build on through the week. Join us!
SOCAP is delighted to host a special screening of The Don’t miss a favorite SOCAP tradition: the Food Truck Party.
Ghost Fleet, a documentary feature that uncovers the vast With fifteen food trucks and two incredible bands lined up,
injustice of slavery in the Thai fishing industry through you can dance and dine the night away with an ocean front
thrilling escape stories. Thailand supplies a large portion view. This is our big bash of the week and we’re pulling
of America’s seafood, but Thailand’s giant fishing fleet is out all the stops for a lively evening to celebrate all of the
chronically short tens of thousands of fishermen per year. amazing work and impactful collaborations that spring
Human traffickers have stepped in, selling captives from from this community.
the region to the captains for a few hundred dollars each.
The screening will be followed by discussion and Q&A with
director Shannon Service.
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ENTREPRENEURS
Entrepreneurs @ SOCAP18
Growing the marketplace for impact depends on the ingenuity and persistence of outstanding
social entrepreneurs from around the world. In addition to offering scholarships to 150
entrepreneurs each year, we also find new ways to highlight and accelerate these ventures using
the SOCAP platform and this influential community. Take the time to hear their stories, their
ambitions, and challenges—they are the heart of SOCAP and the boots on the ground.
ZEGO SOKO
ZEGO makes nutrition-packed seed and fruit snacks that We’re pioneering Ethical Fast Fashion, aligning handmade
meet the dietary needs of almost all of today’s special diets— talent from emerging markets with the internationa fasion
from allergies to gluten-free to diabetic. Their products are consumer. We work with artisan entrepreneurs every day
delicious and nutritious, two things lacking in most special to build their businesses, improve production capacity, and
diet foods. sustainably increase income.
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SOCAP18 Social Entrepreneur Angie Eilers / United States / UR Turn, SBC
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CONTENT
SOCAP18 Programming
There are a lot of experiments taking place at SOCAP18 to bring a fresh approach to the next
decade of impact. What’s new this year?
FESTIVAL All the stages, all the time! The schedule is not uniform or linear—choose your own adventure
SCHEDULE and know that you can’t see it all.
ENHANCED More mainstage content, with amazing artist emcee’s to connect the various mainstage
MAINSTAGE segments to each other and to the audience. Plus more performances, because the content
that engages your heart, soul, and body is as essential as the content that stimulates your
mind.
MULTIPLE Join dynamic panels with Q&A, interactive workshops, and networking sessions. Try all three for
FORMATS opportunities to learn, engage, and connect.
NETWORKING All of the classrooms in Building C run for 75 minutes: 45 minutes of content followed by 30
SESSIONS minutes of facilitated networking. Hosting specific topics—like climate resilient agriculture in
Africa—they naturally attract the attendees that are knowledgeable, practicing, or interested in
that topic. We’re leaving space in the schedule for attendees to connect, to collectively activate
more of the wisdom in the room, and spark greater discovery and collaboration.
We also have more themes than ever before, and these have come to life thanks to deeply
committed practitioners who have lent their expertise and networks to make this content
possible. We are so grateful to all of these fine contributors: Andrea Armeni and Camille Kerr
for their support of the Alternative Ownership track; TJ Abood and Ben Siegel for coordination
of Blockchain content; John Kluge and Tim Docking for their passion around investing in
refugees: Chrystel Cornelius, Shaun Paul, David Karabelnikoff, Audrey Selian and Ken Hynes for
their collaborative effort to curate Indigenous Communities content; and James Moore, Sophie
Mukua, Andrew Feinstein, Liz Grossman, and Emma Giloth for their collective effort to bring
Africans to SOCAP18 for the Africa track. We also extend thanks to the 70+ session organizers
whose sessions were selected through SOCAP Open for their effort to propose, promote, and
produce their sessions. You all make this possible!
Though they are diverse, none of the ideas on the mainstage are disconnected. To help us connect with mainstage content in a
deeper, more integrated way, we have engaged two incredible emcees:
SOCAP18 Themes
This year’s themes feel particularly timely though each year we attempt to listen to the
growing chatter in the impact economy and pick out the freshest topics and most urgent
challenges. These new themes and topics bring additional leaders and expertise into the SOCAP
community and provide us all opportunities to expand our view of challenges, solutions, and the
collaborations to be pursued. Use this opportunity to step outside of your key focus areas—if you
focus on emerging markets, look at solutions in your backyard; if you invest with a gender lens,
take a closer look at the business case for racial equity; while digging into critical social justice
issues, dedicate a session or two to key environmental efforts. There is a lot of amazing content
to choose from—go explore!
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GENDER + MARKETS RACIAL EQUITY
TRANSFORMATIVE AFRICA
DEVELOPMENT
An amazing range of stakeholders in
Real estate is an anchor of the market the African impact ecosystem reached
in most places, and investors can out this year to support a greater
transform communities by applying presence of African entrepreneurs
a lens of affordability, walkability, and investors at SOCAP18. With help
transportation, access to healthy food from various ecosystem builders, we
and services, and other considerations will have a robust discussion about
Presented by: Presented by:
that bring a more holistic and the gaps and opportunities in social
sustainable approach to development. capital markets across the continent,
Institutional-scale investment and specific to regions and sectors,
opportunities are emerging that with African representation much Co-presented by:
build on conversations of affordable greater than in previous years.
housing, creative placemaking, and
social determinants of health from
previous SOCAP programs.
This year’s tax bill included the Wildcard sessions don’t particularly
“Investing in Opportunity Act”, fit within another theme, but they are
which has led to the designation of important or emerging conversations.
“opportunity zones” in every state. Though these topics may be out-
These can now attract significant of-the-box or undefined in the
private capital due to the capital sector, we have found great value
gains incentives laid out in the bill. in being responsive to the diversity
Ensuring that this new influx of capital of interests within our community.
results in the intended impact—to Many of the Wildcard sessions are
promote revitalization and inclusive selected through SOCAP Open, our
economic development for previously public session submission platform,
distressed communities—is one of the which this year generated a record
biggest opportunities and challenges 78 sessions, out of 427 submissions,
for the impact investing field this selected for presentation at SOCAP18.
year.
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SCHEDULE
FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE 36
COWELL THEATER 40
FIREHOUSE 43
GALLERY 308 47
GALLERY TENT 51
SOUTHSIDE THEATER 54
BATS THEATER 58
C BUILDING 62
SEMINAR 2 @ SFAI 73
FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE
INVESTING WITH A GENDER LENS: PAST, PRESENT, AND THE PURPOSE OF CAPITAL
FUTURE Jed Emerson / Blended Value
Joy Anderson / Criterion Ventures Laura Tyson / Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Suzanne Biegel / Catalyst at Large
Jackie Vanderbrug / Bank of America 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
MOVING TO ACTION ON RACE, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION: LUNCH IS SERVED IN FESTIVAL PAVILION AND THE BIG TOP
INSIGHTS FROM PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS TENT.
Sharon Alpert / Nathan Cummings Foundation
Fred Blackwell / San Francisco Foundation 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
LEAN IMPACT: HOW TO INNOVATE FOR RADICALLY GREATER THE ALTERNATIVE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
SOCIAL GOOD Andrea Armeni / Transform Finance
Ann Mei Chang / Lean Impact Kat Taylor / Beneficial State Bank
Eric Ries / The Lean Startup Robin Varghese / Open Society Foundation
THE ELITE CHARADE OF CHANGING THE WORLD 57 YEARS OF LEADING THE WAY: THE IC-SVN VISION
Anand Giridharadas FORWARD
Valerie Red-Horse Mohl / Investors’ Circle-Social Venture
Network (IC-SVN)
SCHEDULE 37
FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE
SOCIAL IMPACT: WHY EVEN BOTHER? LUNCH IS SERVED IN FESTIVAL PAVILION AND THE BIG TOP
Warren Valdmanis / Bain Capital Double Impact TENT.
SCHEDULE 39
COWELL THEATER
SCHEDULE 41
COWELL THEATER
THE ALPHA IN IMPACT: HOW DRIVING IMPACT DRIVES IMPACT-WASHING: TENSION BETWEEN AUTHENTICITY
RETURNS AND THE PROFIT MOTIVE
11:30 am - 12:30 pm 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
In the face of persistent discussion about whether maximizing Concern about ‘impact-washing’ is on the rise. As large
impact can also maximize returns, impact investment investment banks and asset managers create financial
managers achieving this goal have put the debate to rest. products in the ESG and impact investing categories, legacy
Participants will highlight specific, tangible ways that stakeholders and observers are increasingly skeptical of their
integrating impact into their investment strategies—from true motivations and their claims of benefits to society and
sourcing and due diligence through successful exits—drives the environment. This panel will explore impact-washing
growth and performance in their portfolios. The insights with an emphasis on the role of due diligence to reward
shared will provide language and evidence for others who honest industry players and withhold assets from those who
seek to drive returns by driving impact. misrepresent their investment offerings.
Kesha Cash / Impact America Fund Patricia Farrar-Rivas / Veris Wealth Partners
Jacob Haar / Community Investment Management Eric Stephenson / Cordes Foundation
Brian Trelstad / Bridges Fund Management Jesse Simmons / Align Impact
Nancy Pfund / DBL Partners
Amy Bell / Tideline
Wednesday, October 24
MAKE IT HAPPEN: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY INVEST FOR
IMPACT
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Are you new to impact investing, or are you a seasoned
investor looking to increase your effectiveness? This
interactive workshop offers you the tools
to effectively invest across the spectrum of
impact. We’ll provide a practical framework
for evaluating opportunities, examine
concrete case studies, and explore innovations
in the impact space. You’ll leave our session
empowered, energized, and armed with
resources to engage more effectively in the
impact investment process.
Emily Winslow / Peak Impact Consulting
Julia Sze / Julia Sze Consulting
Pam Rothenberg / Womble Bond Dickinson
Mark Newberg / Womble Bond Dickinson
DEMOCRATIZING IMPACT
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Investing with one’s values should be a right
not a privilege. However over 99% of impact
financial vehicles are reserved for accredited
investors. Join this interactive session to
discuss what current and future efforts are
underway to unlock everyday dollars for
social good. Leave with actionable next steps
on how to engage non-accredited investors,
colleagues, and friends in voting with their
dollars.
Rehana Nathoo / Spectrum Impact
Dorrit Lowsen / Change Finance
Yuliya Tarasava / CNote
Jake Raden / Swell Investing
SCHEDULE 43
FIREHOUSE
BEYOND THE SIB: NEW APPLICATIONS FOR OUTCOMES- investment landscape. Topics covered will include micro-
BASED FINANCING finance, digital and energy access, water, blended finance,
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Joanne Edelman / Refugee Investment Network
Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) has expanded beyond SIBs Tim Docking / Refugee Investment Network
to incorporate many new innovative financing mechanisms. Premal Shah / Kiva
Join a group of practitioners in a working session to evaluate Seth Hoedl / Post Road Foundation
projects with OBF tools, including impact measurement and John Morris / Good Capital Project
data alignment. You’ll have the opportunity to focus on a
specific issue area and learn how to bring elements of OBF
into your work. Together, we will walk through the OBF Thursday, October 25
decision-making process and mock feasibility studies in an
energetic working session. NATIVE WEALTH CREATION STRATEGIES:
Elly Bringaze / Social Finance ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMMUNITY FUNDING
Jake Segal / Social Finance MODELS
Linda Li / Social Finance 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Annie Chor / Social Finance This panel will highlight innovative, Indigenous-
led companies that are engaging in or supporting
GETTING HANDS-ON WITH BLOCKCHAIN: A entrepreneurship models to build individual and community
WORKSHOP! assets. Utilizing a mixture of financing agents (public, private,
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm debt), this panel will showcase the vast opportunities and
We’ve all heard a lot about the blockchain hype, but what successes that Native leaders and trendsetters have achieved
exactly is “the blockchain?” And how do you develop a good to build and to revitalize the entrepreneurial spirit within the
use case? Join us for an interactive workshop in which you U.S. for Native people and Tribal communities.
will work with blockchain experts to test your ideas on how Chrystel Cornelius / First Nations Oweesta Corporation
the technology may address social problems. Learn by doing. Robin Puanani Danner / Homestead Community Development
No experience required! Corporation
Jon Lewis / ConsenSys Social Impact Fern Orie / Wisconsin Native Loan Fund
Ian Lee / IDEO CoLab Dawn Sherman / Native American Natural Foods
Moses Icyishaka / Access Ventures Mike Hodson, Native Hawaiian / WOW Tomato Farm
Subhashish Bhadra / Omidyar Network
TJ Abood / Access Ventures MARKETING AND BRANDING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
ORGANIZATIONS
COLLECTIVE VOICES BEYOND #METOO: SESSION 1 10:15 am - 11:15 am
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm When your mission drives every decision you make,
This session will be an interactive workshop on proximity gaining a competitive advantage requires articulating and
and power facilitated by Conveners.org and will abide by communicating your impact. This panel of experts from the
Chatham House rules. Participants will break off into small worlds of marketing, branding, video, content marketing,
groups to process, reflect, and share incidents when they social media, and campaign strategy will share today’s best
felt they did or did not have power and incidences of sexual practices for effective, authentic digital communications
harassment or assault in the social entrepreneur/impact for mission-driven businesses, from startups to established
investing space. It is important to share stories from the enterprises operating multi-million dollar campaigns. The
participant’s personal journey to ground and emphasize the group will offer tactical strategies, tips, and campaign
lived experience. examples for both small and large organizations.
Avary Kent / Conveners.org Justin Belleme / JB Media Group
Emily Allbritten / Athleta
DEAL DESIGN WITH THE REFUGEE INVESTMENT Anthea Kelsick / B Lab
NETWORK: A STRUCTURING WORKSHOP FOR NORTH Thomas Cumberbatch / Godzspeed Communications
AMERICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND AFRICA Heather Watkins / Better Impact Marketing
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
In this facilitated workshop, come ready to roll up your
sleeves and step into the frontier of refugee and forced
migration investing. Working together with deal sponsors
and facilitators, participants will advance live deals in three
different displacement and regional contexts, exploring
blended finance mechanisms, creative partnerships, and
pathways to overcoming challenges inherent in a new
SCHEDULE 45
FIREHOUSE
Friday, October 26
BUILDING THE TEAM BEHIND THE
ENTREPRENEUR
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Entrepreneurs and investors don’t build great companies;
their teams do. In this session, we’ll explore best practices
that accelerators and investors can and should take to ensure
that entrepreneurs are building the strongest possible teams,
being intentional about organizational culture, and building
processes and systems that will result in success. We’ll also
explore how investors and accelerators can best support this
vital, often overlooked task.
Krishna Sridhar Murthy / Sattva Consulting
Kate Cochran / Upaya Social Ventures
Maria Lynne Dayton / Transterra Media
Mark Horoszowski / MovingWorlds.org
INVESTING WITH INTENTION AND IMPACT IN THE WOMEN LEADING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
FOOD SYSTEM 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm This session will feature women leaders of industry disruptive
How can access to healthy food help ignite broader social enterprises focused on impact. Both entrepreneurs
community change? The Michigan Good Food Fund, a $30 and intrapreneurs, the speakers will detail their journey to
million private-public loan fund, is working to improve racial creating new social business ventures, describe the financial
and social equity through investment in food systems in and impact measures their business’ prioritize, and outline
underserved communities. Learn about how sector-specific their insights into financing structures and the emotional
scorecards quantify social impact across five focus areas, resilience it takes to endure the early start up years as well
allowing for more accurate, up-front impact scoring and as in planning for future growth.
improved outcomes and accountability of investments. Taryn Bird / On Purpose Kate Spade New York
Olivia Rebanal / Capital Impact Partners Molly Hayward / Cora
Emilie Engelhard / Fair Food Network
SCHEDULE 47
GALLERY 308
SOCIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH Dr. Agnes Binagwaho / University of Global Health Equity
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES Pauline Mbayah / African Enterprise Challenge Fund
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm James Thuch Madhier / The Rainmaker Enterprise
Indigenous communities offer some of the best opportunities
for socially responsible investors looking to grow innovative,
community responsive projects and products. Indian Country Thursday, October 25
— while offering a myriad of diverse opportunities — can
often be a confusing place. Attendees will gain an overview TRANSFORMING REAL WORLD INDUSTRIES IN THE
of Indian Country including opportunities and insight into DIGITAL AGE
successfully navigating tribal relationships. Examples of 9:00 am - 10:00 am
successful collaborations in renewable energy, healthcare In the last 25 years, we’ve seen the rise of digital in the digital
management, economic development, tourism, joint ventures, world. In the next 25 years, we’ll see the rise of digital in the
and food systems will be discussed. non-digital world. In order to transform traditional real-world
Michael Johnson / Native American Rights Fund industries such as education, healthcare, and construction,
Dave Archambault II / First Peoples Investment Program companies will need to take a different approach to building
Lacey A. Horn / Cherokee Nation successful businesses. This panel will discuss how companies
Carla Fredericks / First Peoples Investment Program need to rethink everything from organizational design to
Donald M. Ragona / Native American Rights Fund product development processes to fundraising.
Chrystel Cornelius / First Nations Oweesta Corporation Kanyi Maqubela / Kindred Ventures
Andrew Rodriguez / Change Finance Max Ventilla / AltSchool
Tracy Young / PlanGrid
INNOVATIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN CIRCULAR Adrian Aoun / Forward
FASHION
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
The fashion industry is an extractive and highly toxic
model that needs to shift. This session will explore the
growing innovations and investments surrounding
circular fashion. Circular fashion is a solution that
is restorative and regenerative by design. Thought
leaders will aim to redefine how fashion products
are designed and produced from molecule up to
build a truly circular economy. We’ll discuss highly
collaborative initiatives such as Fashion for Good that
are cleaning up the industry!
Scott Leonard / Indigenous
Dimple Sahni / Anthos
Isabelle Laurencin / Plug and Play
Karla Moore / Alante
Lewis Perkins / Apparel Institute
Milos Ribic / Adidas
INVESTING IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: UNLOCKING RENEWABLES IN AFRICA: FROM TALK TO ACTION
BILLIONS IN OPPORTUNITY 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Over 600 million Africans are living without electricity, with
By harvesting value from waste, reducing waste in new stunted economic development, and without access to clean
products, and designing for reuse, companies participating in water, health, and education across the continent. While the
the circular economy are building profitable business models number of renewable energy funds has increased, actual
that create financial value and minimize resource extraction. investment in infrastructure is minimal, and the processes
Circular economy experts and investors with allocation in are cumbersome and slow. It’s time to galvanize the financial
this sector across several asset classes share the basics of community to answer this urgent need. This session will
circular economy, the scale of this multi-billion investment explore practical, immediate steps we can take to radically
opportunity, and how to assess the social, environmental, and increase investment in renewable energy in Africa.
financial impact of circular economy. Aryeh Green / Gigawatt Global
Ellen Martin / Closed Loop Partners Lisa Jordan / Shine
Jennifer Signori / Neuberger Berman Morgan Simon / Candide Group
Emily Landsberg / Ultra Capital Rick Needham / The Rise Fund
Jim Pass / Guggenheim Partners
Jo Opot / Acumen
Matt Patsky / Trillium
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GALLERY TENT
insights on why systems-thinking matters and with practical A HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF
tools for impact. The session will be interactive, allowing for OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND OPPORTUNITY FUNDS
the cross-pollination of ideas, thoughts, and perspectives. 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ryan Honeyman / Lift Economy Investment capital flooding into Opportunity Zone taxhavens
Susan Fairchild / Green Canopy has the potential to rapidly displace communities and create
Jane Reisman / Jane Reisman PhD outcomes inconsistent with local goals. This workshop will
Kevin Bayuk / Lift Economy focus on actionable strategies to ensure this capital works to
Nwamaka Agbo / Nwamaka Agbo Consulting create inclusive, vibrant, and resilient neighborhoods. We will
break into small groups to evaluate both rural and urban OZ
BREAKING THE PARADIGM OF THE 10X RETURN investment scenarios and discuss how they can achieve social
10:30 am - 11:45 am and environmental objectives alongside investor returns.
The rarity of exits indicates that the traditional venture Molly McCabe / HaydenTanner, LLC
model for seed investments is not the right fit for most impact Aaron Fairchild / Green Canopy
startups. Meanwhile, other investment structures exist that
can achieve desired returns without relying on 10x exits. How CREATIVE TENSIONS: INVESTMENT & IMPACT
do we shift the paradigm from investing for exits to revenues? 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
This hands-on workshop will provide evidence that this new Creative Tensions is a format for collective conversation
investment strategy works, and it will demonstrate how it can in which participants reveal where they stand on an issue
be executed effectively. by where they stand in the room. It demonstrates three
Morgan Simon / Candide Group fundamental concepts of human-centered design — empathy,
Luni Libes / Fledge curiosity, and optimism. This Creative Tensions exercise will
Andrea Armeni / Transform Finance explore the many vantage points of impact investing and
Aner Ben-Ami / Candide Group identify areas of tensions within the industry. The exercise
Rodrigo Villar Esquivel / New Ventures Mexico will be followed by a panel discussion highlighting key
Jenny Kassan / Jenny Kassan Consulting insights and takeaways.
Shalu Umapathy / IDEO.org
Mara Bolis / Oxfam America
Pamela Roussos / Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship
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SOUTHSIDE THEATER
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SOUTHSIDE THEATER
THE FINANCIAL COOPERATIVE: BUILDING A MORE JUST HOW IMPACT INVESTING CAN HELP SAVE DEMOCRACY
AND REGENERATIVE ECONOMY 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
10:15 am - 11:15 am This election cycle, over $4 billion will be spent on campaign-
The Financial Cooperative is an exciting new model that related activities. Where does all this money go, and which
gives the power of scaled capital to community-based investments really matter? Where can impact investors,
investing. This session will help attendees understand how with our cross-sector thinking and creative use of capital,
a democratically-controlled, networked financial commons play a role in the American electoral process? Hear from
can facilitate a shift in ownership of productive assets back investors working at the intersection of democracy, political
to communities. Through interactive discussions, participants engagement, and investing as they lay out clear examples of
in this session will be invited to explore topics on democratic how to build a more robust democracy in 2018 and beyond.
decision-making at the community level and on how investors Sarah M. Williams / Propel Capital
can promote radical inclusion that centers historically Julie Menter / New Media Ventures
marginalized communities. Anna Fink / Amalgamated Bank
Brendan Martin / The Working World Tory Gavito / Way to Win
Kate Khatib / The Financial Cooperative/BRED Sara Hudson / Investing in US
Ed Whitfield / The Fund for Democratic Communities
Vivian Yi Huang / Cooperation Richmond A USER’S GUIDE TO IMPACT INVESTING USING DONOR-
ADVISED FUNDS
HOW CHRISTIAN FAITH SHAPES THE PERSONAL AND 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY IN IMPACT INVESTING With $85 billion in assets under management and annual
11:30 am - 12:30 pm charitable disbursements nearing $16 billion, donor-advised
Many in the Christian investor community have yet to fully funds (DAFs) have grown tremendously. Savvy donors
embrace impact investing. This is partially due to a lack of use DAFs to make traditional grants with no expectation
understanding of the effectiveness of impact investing to of financial return and traditional investments with no
do good as opposed to more traditional philanthropy and expectation of impact. But DAFs also support impact
partially due to a misinformed bias towards some the values investments across asset classes that deliver on charitable
shaping the industry. In this session, leaders will share stories missions while providing a financial return. This session
of how their Christian faith has shaped their personal and highlights the nuances of using DAFs to execute an array of
professional journeys in the impact investing industry. impact investing strategies.
Robert Kim / The Caprock Group Sarah Kearney / PRIME Coalition
Gloria Nelund / TriLinc Global Ryan Macpherson / Autodesk Foundation
Todd Johnson / iPAR Liesel Pritzker-Simmons / Blue Haven Initiative
Bryce Butler / Access Ventures, Inc. Ellen Remmer / The Philanthropic Initiative
Jimmy Ellis / Ellis Family Fund
LINKING PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING TO IMPACT
PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Join us for a discussion with the inventors and participants
of the first ever Impact Security deal. The Impact Security
represents a powerful new way to fund impact using a
standardized financial product that explicitly links capital
with impact. NPX developed the financial product to benefit
all three participants — nonprofits, donors and investors. The
first deal, benefiting nonprofit The Last Mile, launched in May
2018 and included 27 top philanthropists and foundations.
Tom Scott / The Nantucket Project
Lindsay Beck / NPX
Fred Blackwell / The San Francisco Foundation
Beverly Parenti / The Last Mile
Anna Pinedo / Mayer Brown
Scott Wu / Omidyar Network
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BATS THEATER
Wednesday, October 24
THE FUTURE OF BANKING FOR IMPACT
8:30 am - 9:30 am
There are 5,000+ banks in America. Most offer similar
products and services and have only minor differences in
fees and interest rates. The big difference between banks is
what they stand for and the impact they have. This discussion
will focus on what it means to be an impact bank, the role of
banks in politics, and how and why we all need to move our
money to ensure we are building a better world.
Penelope Douglas / Culture Bank
Keith Mestrich / Amalgamated Bank
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All of the classrooms in the C Building run for 75 minutes:
C BUILDING 45 minutes of content followed by 30 minutes of facilitated
networking. We’re leaving space in the schedule for attendees to
connect, to collectively activate more of the wisdom in the room,
and spark greater discovery and collaboration.
Tuesday, October 23 terms of becoming owners of the firm. This session explores a
model for fostering employee ownership at scale via a buyout
fund for businesses in a succession context.
IS DIVESTMENT NOW A FIDUCIARY DUTY Camille Kerr / Transform Finance
FOR TRUSTEES? Aner Ben-Ami / Candide Group
ROOM A 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Jessica Rose / The Democracy Collaborative
Is the most effective way to achieve divestment from fossil Paul Hudnut / New Belgium Family Foundation
fuels to obtain a court ruling that it is the fiduciary duty
of all charitable trustees not to invest in anything that BLOCKCHAIN IS FOR IMPACT, TOO!
demonstrably reduces our chances of staying within two ROOM A 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
degrees? Experts from the U.S. and the U.K. will inform a Blockchain was one of the hottest buzzwords of 2017,
facilitated conversation among participants around the and its use cases continue to grow. Big banks are using it,
arguments to adopt this strategy and the best ways to as are government and private enterprises. The primary
achieve change at scale. characteristics of this emerging technology, namely security
David Hunter / Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP and transparency, have numerous potential applications
Georges Dyer / Intentional Endowments Network in the impact world. This session will feature social
Sian Ferguson / The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts entrepreneurs in the sector talking about their use of the
Robert Nava / San Francisco State University Foundation blockchain and their visions for a more decentralized and
Keith L. Johnson / Reinhart Law equitable world.
Ben Siegel / ConsenSys Social Impact
BLUEPRINT FOR AN EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP Thea Sommerseth Myhren / Diwala
CONVERSION FUND Raphael Mazet / ALICE
ROOM B 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm TJ Abood / Access Ventures
Employee ownership has emerged as one of the main ways of
tackling the wealth gap. The current wave of business owner
retirements presents both a threat to workers, in the form
of businesses shutting down, as well as an opportunity, in
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doesn’t have to be this way. At its core, learning about impact Learn how to create healthy, equitable communities through
is grounded in a simple activity: listening to feedback from collaboration.
customers. This session will explore the partnership between Lisa Davis / PGIM Real Estate
the DFID Impact Programme and Acumen Lean Data to create Clare Newman / Brooklyn Navy Yard
a customer-centric approach to impact measurement. Lois Fried / Urban Atlantic
Sasha Dichter / Acumen John Moon / Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Nicola Doetzer / Impact Programme, DFID
UNLIKELY PARTNERSHIPS AND THEIR POTENTIAL TO
BUILDING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AROUND IMPROVE THE IMMIGRATION CRISIS
THE WORLD ROOM D 10:00 am- 11:15 am
ROOM A 10:00 am - 11:15 am Restrictive border legislation, aggressive detention
How have a handful of courageous and dedicated individuals and deportation actions, and destructive separation of
created infrastructure for social entrepreneurs in their families all represent our current immigration crisis. These
countries without the benefit of government support, complex challenges cannot be solved by a single funder or
university curriculums, or philanthropic support? Hear from organization. They demand a coordinated response. This
people around the world who have built business incubators panel of unlikely collaborators will discuss partnerships
from the ground up, educated generations of new social accelerating impact in the field of immigration. Find out how
entrepreneurs, and sourced the capital to support them. What these stakeholders came together, what critical issues they
are the lessons learned, and how can the SOCAP community are tackling, the challenges they overcame, and what work
support further development in other regions of the world? lies ahead.
Julia W. Sze / Julia Sze Consulting Roxana Shirkhoda / Tides
Shuyin Tang / Patamar Capital ST Mayer / Code for America
Nicolas Rouhana / IM Capital Marisela Esparza / Dolores Street Community Services
Adnane Addioui / Moroccan Center for Innovation and Navin Moul / Zellerbach Family Foundation
Entrepreneurship
NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND: HOW BLOCKCHAIN WILL
BLENDED FINANCE IN SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES UPLIFT WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE
DEVELOPMENT ROOM A 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
ROOM B 10:00 am - 11:15 am The “Blockchain Epoch” will change our world even more
Fisheries are inherently risky. While other sectors have than the internet has at a dramatically faster rate in every
established models for funding sustainable development, area of our lives. Female blockchain entrepreneurs are
fisheries lag in mobilizing capital to drive long-term resource leveraging blockchain’s inherently feminine values of trust,
security and better social and economic conditions. Some transparency, equality, and distributed power to create next
fisheries-focused organizations are seeing great potential generation companies with innovative social impact. Learn
in applying blended finance to fund transformation in these the economic opportunities being created with blockchain
complex systems. This panel will explore evolving case and why this new, wide-open playing field holds unique
studies in creating deal and capital flow in global fisheries potential for women.
from the perspectives of private investors, philanthropic Ruby Yeh / Heart of All Women
funders, and implementing agencies. Sarah Maxwell / Unify.Earth
Greg FitzGerald / Future of Fish Julie Bissinger / Sela Labs
Jan Yoshioka / Conservation International Ventures LLC Ada Jonuse / Lympo
Renu M. Saini / Walton Family Foundation KJ Erickson / Public Market
James Dien Bui / Lotus Impact
Serge Mayaka / Akipeo RE-THINKING INVESTABILITY IN RURAL AMERICA:
MODELS FOR OVERCOMING PIPELINE CHALLENGES
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ROOM B 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
POSITIVE IMPACT ON PEOPLE AND PLACES How are rural stakeholders rethinking economic
ROOM C 10:00 am - 11:15 am development and investment strategies needed to stimulate
Where you live affects your life outcomes–life expectancy, sustainable, equitable prosperity? Despite perceptions
earning potential, even what chance your children have about “the future of rural,” innovative grassroots solutions
at advancement. This panel will discuss how mixed-use are cropping up in rural communities across the country,
development can change the calculus for low income solutions that better leverage resources and provide flexible
communities and their inhabitants. Beyond just creating gap capital. Hear from four place-based practitioners on
housing units, placemaking involves public realm, jobs, how their organizations are working to creatively deploy
retail, and other services that positively affect the outcomes philanthropic and other assets to address financing gaps and
of people who live, work, and play in these communities. capital absorption obstacles that are unique to rural America.
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THE SOUND AND THE FURY: IMPACT INVESTING AND particularly for people without post-secondary educations.
THE MEDIA Join us for a conversation about different approaches to
ROOM A 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm workforce development. Presenters will also share insights on
It takes Google less than a second to find 164 billion references how they are aligning the American workforce and education
to “impact investing”. Journalists—from podcasters to print— systems to promote economic advancement for all.
will be covering all the moves as impact investing continues Christina Sass / Andela
to expand into the mainstream and deeper into the margins. Maria Flynn / JFF
Join an extremely timely discussion bringing journalists from a Yscaira Jimenez / LaborX
variety of media niches together to discuss the changing media Claudine Emeott / Salesforce Impact Fund
industry, trends in impact investing, and what they’re looking for
when covering the evolving impact landscape. CONSERVATION FINANCE: INVESTING IN NATURE
Meghan French Dunbar / Conscious Company ROOM A 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
David Bank / ImpactAlpha Environmental degradation is occurring at an alarming
Sherryl Kuhlman / Dollars and Change rate. We urgently need to create and scale new funding
Abby Schultz / Dow Jones channels that monitor, conserve, and enhance environmental
Morrison “Mo” Shafroth / Momentum Communication Strategy resources. This session will explore different modalities
for financing conservation, including the opportunities
INVESTING IN CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE and challenges presented by each. The panel will feature
ROOM B 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm perspectives from leading conservation organizations, banks,
Climate smart agriculture boosts agricultural productivity, and impact investors on the best opportunities for effectively
reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and increases farmer and successfully investing in nature.
resilience to climate change. However, despite the potential Tanja Havemann / Clarmondial
for both social and environmental impact, investment into Melissa Moye / WWF US
climate smart agriculture lags behind other industries. Our Fabian Huwyler / Credit Suisse
panel of entrepreneurs and investors will discuss the current Tammy Newmark / EcoEnterprises Fund
barriers to investment, including impact measurement and Camilla Seth / New Venture Fund
communication, and the opportunities this industry presents.
Duncan Gromko / UNIQUE forestry and land use CRACKING THE CODE ON WORKFORCE HOUSING
Lini Wollenberg / CCAFS ROOM B 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Sylvia Wisniwski / Finance in Motion In numerous regions around the country, high housing costs
Aakash Parekh / CropIn Technology are a significant problem affecting economic stability,
Agustin Silvani / Conservation International mobility, and the fabric of communities. Our nurses, teachers,
Julia Santander / EcoEnterprises Fund firefighters, police officers, EMT’s, civil servants, and other
key community members have been priced out of housing
LEGISLATION FOR ALTERNATIVE OWNERSHIP in the very communities they serve. This panel will explore
ROOM C 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm ways to finance development of quality workforce housing,
Alternative ownership structures are gaining momentum as including partnerships and innovative financial tools, to crack
a legislative tool to address inequality and to reduce the the code on workforce housing.
wealth gap. From the Main Street Employee Ownership Act— Pam Rothenberg / Womble Bond Dickinson
the farthest reaching pro-employee ownership legislation in Jim Cauley / Motive Investment Partners, LLC
20 years—to Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act, Debbie Campbell / Community Housing Capital
to millions of dollars in municipal funding for cooperative
development, alternative ownership is showing up in BEYOND SILICON VALLEY: FRONTIERS OF TECH IN
political platforms and legislative proposals in the U.S. and EMERGING MARKETS
internationally. ROOM C 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Yassi Eskandari / Sustainable Economies Law Center High-tech solutions for global problems are increasingly
Doug O’Brien / National Cooperative Business Association coming from places that have traditionally been considered
Jose Corona / Oakland Mayor’s Office low-tech. Frugal innovators in emerging markets are building
Camille Kerr / Transform Finance commercial-grade products to solve local problems. What
can these innovations, pioneered by tech entrepreneurs in
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS Africa, teach the rest of the world, and how can these new
AND THE U.S. frontiers share knowledge and exchange best practices with
ROOM D 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm established hubs like Silicon Valley?
Rapid technological changes promise to raise global income Stephen Ozoigbo / The African Technology Foundation
levels and improve quality of life for populations around the Ngozi Dozie / OneFi
world, but these shifts could also yield greater inequality, Rob Eloff / Lateral Capital
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Friday, October 26 session will describe how their market-based approach has
catalyzed technological and business model innovation and
is beginning to attract greater public and private sector
AZURE: A BLENDED FINANCE FACILITY FOR WATER investment.
AND SANITATION Shrikant Avi / Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
ROOM A 9:00 am - 10:00 am Dymphna van der Lans / Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
In July 2018, Catholic Relief Services and IDB’s Multilateral Gabriella Oken / Accenture Development Partnerships
Investment Fund launched Azure, a blended finance facility Colm Fay / William Davidson Institute at the University of
catalyzing both investment and grant capital to improve water Michigan
and sanitation services for underserved communities in El Sachin Rudra / Acumen
Salvador. Azure is comprised of two integrated components: 1)
loan capital to expand water and sanitation infrastructure and EXPANDING THE MENU: BLENDED FINANCE IN THE
2) a technical assistance facility. This session will detail the AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN
innovative model, highlight insights from the development of ROOM A 11:30 am - 12:30 am
the facility, and share successes to date. Agriculture and its supporting value chains have long
Mitchell Strauss / OPIC driven economic development, yet the smallholder farming
Ambassador (ret.) John Simon / TOTAL Impact Capital & Azure model has proven difficult to scale for external investment.
Source Capital Recently, however, new models of ecosystem mapping and
Maren Barbee / Catholic Relief Services & Azure Technical commodity chain integration have used blended capital
Services to create attractive investment opportunities across the
Sarah Forcino / Catholic Relief Services capital spectrum. In this session, panelists will discuss new
approaches that bring together bankers, IFIs, foundations,
LEVERAGING MARKETS TO SERVE THE BOP: A CASE food industry players, and policy makers to drive economic
STUDY IN CLEAN COOKING development through agriculture.
ROOM A 10:15 am - 11:15 am Richard Lackey / World Food Bank
What are the challenges that exist in reaching out to and Daniel Ohonde / African Enterprise Challenge Fund
serving the world’s poorest and most remote customers? Sophie Mukua / Fair Trade Organization of Kenya
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is harnessing the
power of markets to achieve its goal of universal adoption
of clean cookstoves and fuels in the Global South. This
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PARTNERS
Building Community
Through Partnership SUCCESS PARTNER
Having handled our SOCAP partnerships for four years now,
I have become certain that this conference holds a special
place in our collective heart. Since SOCAP17, my own life has
changed for the better with the addition of two pups and a
newborn baby boy. And as part of a transracial LGBT family, I
have found the word “community” at the center of my world.
What communities do I belong to, and how do I make those
communities stronger for our son?
W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION
wkkf.org
And one of the greatest examples of community is what I
see each year at SOCAP and other Intentional events. For The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as
eleven years, all while investing in the important work of an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal
entrepreneurs around the world, you’ve also invested in this pioneer Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic
space where we come together each year to find and foster foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all
this incredible community of folks. We are honored to have children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF
as supporters large and small organizations, some with works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable
generations of experience in investing for good, some who children so they can realize their full potential in school,
just opened their doors this year. Either way, we thank you for work, and life.
your dedication and commitment to our community.
Jamie McGonnigal
Director of Business Development
BUSH FOUNDATION
bushfoundation.org/social-business-ventures PRUDENTIAL
The Bush Foundation invests in great ideas and the prudential.com
people who power them. We encourage individuals and Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services
organizations to think bigger and think differently about leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management
what is possible in communities across Minnesota, North as of March 31, 2018, has operations in the United States,
Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and
the same geographic area. talented employees are committed to helping individual
We launched the Social Business Ventures initiative with a and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth
three-part strategy: through a variety of products and services, including life
-Inspire, equip and connect people of all backgrounds to insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual
create and grow social purpose businesses. funds, and investment management. In the U.S., Prudential’s
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invest more capital in social purpose businesses. expertise, and innovation for more than a century. For more
-Create a supportive ecosystem for business creators and information, please visit news.prudential.com.
growers and investors in social purpose business.
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
rockefellerfoundation.org/our-work/initiatives/innovative-finance
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION (OPIC) The Rockefeller Foundation’s mission—unchanged since
opic.gov 1913—is to promote the well-being of humanity throughout
the world. One area of focus in service of this mission is our
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is innovative finance work in which we look to support the next
a self-sustaining U.S. Government agency that promotes generation of impact financing mechanisms through our Zero
private-sector led development in emerging markets. As Gap portfolio.
the largest impact investor in the U.S. government, OPIC is
partnering with SOCAP to support social enterprises globally
and to accelerate the flow of capital for good. OPIC fulfills its
mission by providing social enterprises and other businesses
with debt financing, political risk insurance, and support for
private equity investment fund managers.
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INNOVATION PARTNERS
The AECF is a development institution supporting businesses BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to
to innovate, create jobs, and leverage investments and helping its clients manage and service their financial assets
markets to create resilience and sustainable incomes in throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing
rural and marginalized communities in Africa. The AECF financial services for institutions, corporations, or individual
has mobilized over $356 million, leveraging more than investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment
$658 million in matching capital and improving the lives management and investment services in 35 countries and
of more than 16 million people in 2017 alone through jobs more than 100 markets. Started by Alexander Hamilton in
and increased household incomes. AECF now supports 267 1784, BNY Mellon is one of the longest-lasting financial
companies in 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa across 40 institutions in the world.
value chains in agribusiness and renewable energy.
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BIG PATH CAPITAL
AARP Foundation works to end senior poverty by helping
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opportunity and social-connectedness. As AARP’s charitable Big Path Capital is impact investing’s investment bank.
affiliate, we serve AARP members and Big Path Capital works exclusively with positive impact
non-members alike. Bolstered by vigorous legal advocacy, companies and funds helping in company exits, capital
we spark bold, innovative solutions that foster resilience, raises, and founder liquidity. Big Path’s company and fund
strengthen communities, and restore hope. clients are leveraging the engine of capitalism for greater
profit and greater good, bearing a new vision of capitalism,
demonstrating that every transaction represents an
opportunity for profit and prosperity to manifest. As a global
firm, Big Path Capital has worked with more impact clients
ACCESS VENTURES
than any other firm in the sector advancing a sustainable
accessventures.org economy connecting mission-driven companies and fund
Access Ventures is a catalyst building a more inclusive and managers with mission-aligned investors.
creative economy by changing the way the world invests.
We envision an economic environment guided by the
pursuit of equitably distributed growth — opportunities that
provide upward mobility to every citizen. We believe that by
prioritizing relationships over isolation and by offering a seat BLACKSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
at the table to the underestimated and underrepresented, we
build the community we all desire to live in. bxcfideas.com
Blackstone Charitable Foundation aims to empower a
global community of engaged citizens who have access to
the resources and networks necessary to pursue their ideas,
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bank and a proud member of the Global Alliance for Banking studio working to accelerate the shift towards a more just
on Values. We don’t just have a mission. We are on a mission: and regenerative future. Through our unique engagement
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opportunity for all. measurable positive impact. We are proud to be a sponsor
and collaborator with SOCAP18, and we look forward to
another year of partnership with this growing community.
AUTODESK FOUNDATION
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The Autodesk Foundation supports the design and creation of
innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social and
environmental challenges.
Capital Impact Partners believes every underserved The Netherlands are leading social entrepreneurship in
community has the potential to be a strong, vibrant place Europe, and the Dutch impact ecosystem is flourishing. Dutch
of opportunity. We seek to address key social and economic entrepreneurs are known for their pioneering, collaborative,
justice issues and help ensure that communities are built and system-changing attitude.
on a foundation of equity, opportunity, and inclusiveness.
A nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution, Representing the Netherlands at SOCAP18, seventeen
Capital Impact Partners provides the capital and commitment successful and innovative social entrepreneurs will be joining
to catalyze this potential and break the barriers to success. the Dutch organizing delegation, including the following:
- RVO
We work with communities to create a strong fabric of - The municipality of Amsterdam (Amsterdam Impact)
high-quality services that foster good health, job creation, - The municipality of The Hague (Impact City)
economic growth, and interconnectedness—empowering - PwC the Netherlands
individuals to improve their lives and livelihoods. - Social Enterprise NL
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finance-in-motion.com
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Finance in Motion is a global impact asset manager
Deutsche Bank is Germany’s leading bank, with a strong exclusively focused on micro, small, and medium enterprise
position in Europe and a significant presence in the Americas (MSME) finance and green finance. An expert at blending
and Asia Pacific. We provide banking services to companies, public and private capital, the company develops and
governments, institutional investors, small and medium- advises impact investment funds with the primary goal of
sized businesses, and private individuals. We believe that achieving significant economic, social, and environmental
banking must become more sustainable. For us this means impact in low and middle-income countries. Backed by a
that integrity and responsibility must guide all our actions. dedicated international team of around 200 staff members
In everything we do, we aim not only to create value for based in seventeen offices, Finance in Motion’s hundreds of
our clients, shareholders, and employees, but also to meet investments for a cumulative $4.2 billion dollars have made a
environmental and social challenges. difference in Southeast Europe, the Caucasus, Latin America,
the Middle East, and North Africa.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR
FOUNDATION
habitat.org/impact/our-work/terwilliger-center-innovation-in-shelter
macfound.org
DOMESTIC. Habitat for Humanity is a leader in affordable
homeownership. In 2017, its affiliates provided over 4,000 The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports
affordable mortgages in the US. Habitat Mortgage Solutions creative people, effective institutions, and influential
was created to increase production and provides mortgage- networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.
related services, including unique financing options that MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant
target non-traditional financers and investors. progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing
social challenges, including over-incarceration, global
climate change, nuclear risk, and significantly increasing
INTERNATIONAL. Habitat for Humanity launched the financial capital for the social sector. In addition to the
Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter (TCIS) to catalyze MacArthur Fellows Program, the Foundation continues
more inclusive housing markets to serve the 330 million its historic commitments to the role of journalism in a
households worldwide living in slums or inadequate housing. responsible and responsive democracy, as well as the
TCIS launched the Shelter Venture Fund in 2017 to invest in strength and vitality of our headquarters city, Chicago.
entrepreneurs tackling the housing challenge with disruptive
products and services for low-income households.
OMIDYAR NETWORK
omidyar.com
IMPACTASSETS
Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm
impactassets.org dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create
ImpactAssets is a nonprofit financial services firm that opportunity for people to improve their lives. Established
increases the flow of capital into investments that deliver in 2004 by eBay founder, Pierre Omidyar, and his wife,
financial, social, and environmental returns. Our signature Pam, the organization invests in and helps scale innovative
product, The Giving Fund, an innovative donor advised fund, organizations to catalyze economic and social change.
was created “of, by and for impact investors” to provide a Omidyar Network has committed more than $1 billion
flexible solution for innovative and creative impact investing to for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations that
that philanthropists were seeking. foster economic advancement and encourage individual
participation across multiple initiatives, including Digital
Since 2010, ImpactAssets has become the leading facilitator Identity, Education, Emerging Tech, Financial Inclusion,
of direct impact investing within donor advised funds. Our Governance & Citizen Engagement, and Property Rights.
portfolio represents more than 380 impact investment
positions and $443 million in assets. We are also dedicated To learn more, visit www.omidyar.com and follow on Twitter
to field-building through the ImpactAssets 50 database of @omidyarnetwork #PositiveReturns
private debt and equity fund managers, The ImpactAssets
Handbook for Impact Investors, and the ImpactAssets Issue
Brief library.
REDF
redf.org
REDF invests in and advises high-impact social enterprises
to employ and empower people overcoming barriers to
work. For over 20 years, REDF has used the principles of
venture philanthropy and business to create economic and
social inclusion. We provide financial capital, in the form of
grants and loans, and specialized consulting services that
help employment-focused social enterprises increase their
impact and grow to serve more people. We measure our
results through an investment lens by jobs created, lives
transformed, and public costs reduced.
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SYMBIOTICS
ARABELLA ADVISORS
symbioticsgroup.com
arabellaadvisors.com
Symbiotics is an investment company specialized in
emerging, sustainable, and inclusive finance. Since its Arabella Advisors provides a comprehensive platform
inception in 2005, it has invested USD 3.75 billion in of advisory and implementation services that enables
more than 300 financial institutions in over 70 emerging foundations, philanthropists, and investors to deploy capital
countries, working as an advisor or manager of about 30 effectively for social change. Founded in 2005 to offer
investment funds and many institutional investors. The firm strategic guidance for effective philanthropy, Arabella has
is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in Cape evolved into a mission-driven Certified B Corporation that
Town, London, Zurich, Mexico City, and Singapore, regrouping has helped scale the impact of clients whose portfolios
over 100 employees globally. Symbiotics currently reaches collectively represent more than $100 billion in philanthropic
out, indirectly through its investments, to 1,600,000 small assets. Arabella has partnered with hundreds of funding
enterprises and low income households at the base of the organizations—including ultra-high-net-worth individuals
pyramid in emerging and frontier markets. and families, community and family foundations, leading
institutional foundations, corporations, social entrepreneurs,
and nonprofits—to design, implement, accelerate, and
IDEA PARTNERS evaluate the impact of their grants and investments.
BLUEHUB CAPITAL
bluehubcapital.org
BlueHub Capital—formerly Boston Community Capital—is
AERIS
a leading CDFI, providing expertise and capital to finance
aerisinsight.com projects and services that serve people and organizations
Since 2004, Aeris has guided capital to good. We provide in low-income neighborhoods. Since our founding in 1985,
performance data, analysis, and ratings of both financial risk we have provided a total of $1.4 billion in financing for
and impact management. Aeris helps investors to screen, projects that create good-paying jobs, high-quality education,
underwrite, and monitor investments that meet their risk healthy food, affordable housing, good health care, energy
parameters and social/environmental impact goals. resilience, and foreclosure relief. BlueHub Capital believes
that low-income people deserve safe, vibrant neighborhoods
and the same quality of services that their more prosperous
neighbors enjoy. To that end, we offer an array of innovative
tools united by a common purpose: connecting low-income
neighborhoods with the resources they need to create
ALSISAR IMPACT healthy communities.
alsisarimpact.com
Alsisar Impact is a leading impact investment focused
transaction advisory firm. Alsisar provides a one-stop solution
to social enterprises and impact investors for investment
activity through a 360° holistic integrated services model GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA, TRADE COMMISSIONER
covering areas of Legal, Financial, Structuring, regulatory SERVICE
compliance, and taxation services. It has brought together
international.gc.ca
under one roof experts and professionals experienced in the
area of impact investing, right from the intricacies of any The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) helps
investment deal to the essentials of regulatory authorities. Canadian companies navigate the complexities of
With unique fee payment structures, Alsisar’s focus is to international business.
deliver services in a cost and time efficient manner without
compromising on quality.
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KATE SPADE
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
katespade.com/collections/on-purpose/learn-more/
crs.org
Women are strong agents of change in the communities
Catholic Relief Services is the official international
where they live and do business, anywhere in the world.
humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the
When women are empowered, their families and communities
United States. The agency alleviates suffering and provides
are empowered, as well. We at kate spade new york believe
assistance to people in need in more than 110 countries,
we play a role in catalyzing community empowerment
without regard to race, religion or nationality. Our programs
wherever our product is being made.
touch 130 million lives with innovative solutions and
responses to poverty.
Our social enterprise division, on purpose, creates supplier
partners that empower women, who in turn transform their
communities. Coupled with these efforts is our community
impact fund, providing philanthropic capital and igniting
local partnerships that accelerate the transformative impact
CROSSBOUNDARY empowered women in their communities will have. Improved
crossboundary.com health, economy and education of all girls and boys, women
and men in the on purpose supplier communities result from
CrossBoundary is a frontier market investment firm advising these combined efforts.
private equity funds, impact investors, local enterprises,
and development finance institutions seeking to raise or
mobilize capital. CrossBoundary’s mission is to unlock the
power of capital to make a strong return and a lasting
difference in frontier markets. CrossBoundary has over 50 KORN FERRY
full time investment professionals located across its offices
in Bamako, Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, New York City, and kornferry.com
Washington, DC. Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We
help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior
performance. We work with organizations to design their
structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the
right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise
ICA FUND GOOD JOBS them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.
icafundgoodjobs.org
ICA Fund Good Jobs is the nation’s only fully-integrated
advising and investing model dedicated to the creation
of good jobs and economic freedom. For over 22 years, it
has addressed the inter-related economic development SCHWAB CHARITABLE
challenges of increasing inequality, gaps in investment schwabcharitable.org
capital for women and entrepreneurs of color, and poor
Schwab Charitable is a donor-advised fund established
career advancement opportunities for low-income families.
as a service for individual investors to help increase their
The organization has been nationally recognized for
charitable giving. Since its inception in 1999, Schwab
innovative approaches, practical insights, and a unique ability
Charitable has facilitated over $10 billion in grants to
to spark collaboration between disparate partners. Through
approximately 131,000 charities on behalf of its donors.
tailored investments of capital and expertise, ICA Fund Good
Schwab Charitable serves a wide range of investors and
Jobs ensures that entrepreneurs are positioned to create
has been a pioneer in enabling registered investment
catalytic and sustainable community change.
advisors to manage the investments of donor-advised fund
accounts. Schwab Charitable also offers a private foundation
conversion service for private foundations considering a
donor-advised fund as a complementary or alternative
charitable vehicle. For more information, including a short
video describing the benefits of donor-advised funds, visit
schwabcharitable.org.
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TEAM
Team
As SOCAP expands from our annual flagship conference to a year-round events and media platform,
our team is growing. With a more robust content and programming team at SOCAP, and leveraging
the strengths of Intentional Media and our sister brands, we are working throughout the year to
amplify the excellent research, practice, and thought leadership in this field, to bring new people
into the conversation, and to connect across silos to accelerate the market at the intersection of
money and meaning.
This year’s team that has brought you SOCAP18 includes these amazing folks:
Event Staff
VASHONE HUFF • Sponsor Associate
VaShone returns to SOCAP again this year with the Business Development Team to support sponsors. A
California native, VaShone is an educator, advocate, and servant leader. After teaching in Oakland, VaShone
spent more than 15 years in Government Affairs working with the California State Senate, Port of Oakland, and
Oakland Mayor, Ronald V. Dellums. Her passion for diversity and inclusion took her to the East Coast where she
worked with New Organizing Institute and George Washington University. VaShone has her own government
relations and public affairs firm. She loves music, writing, dancing, traveling, and spending time with her family.
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Intentional Media Executive Leadership
ROBERT CARUSO • Chair and Managing Partner
Bob is Founder and Chairman of The Human Elevation Company, a global media and digital technology
company; and he is the Founder of Kantian Social Ventures, an investment company that invents, incubates,
and invests in a new generation of purpose-driven companies. He is Managing Partner and Chairman of
Intentional Media, a portfolio company of Kantian Social Ventures. Prior to these positions, he was President of
Select Equity Group, Inc., which manages more than $24 billion in client funds. Prior to Select Equity, Bob was
a Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of Highbridge Capital
Management. Highbridge managed more than $40 billion in AUM. Prior to Highbridge, he was a Managing
Director, Chief Financial Officer, and the Treasurer of Robertson Stephens, a San Francisco-based global
investment bank. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife Michelle and five kids.
Marianne’s latest book is What Will It Take to Make A Woman President? Conversations About Women,
Leadership and Power featuring interviews with politicians, public officials, thought leaders, writers, artists,
and activists in an attempt to discover the obstacles that have held women back and what needs to change to
support more women in leadership.
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IMPACT
Impact @ SOCAP18
One of the high priorities we set for SOCAP is to produce as sustainable a conference as
possible. Below are some of the ways we have found to do that.
Venue Catering
FORT MASON CENTER FOR ARTS & CULTURE ACRE GOURMET • acregourmet.com
fortmason.org Acre Gourmet is a solid SOCAP staple. We are all so nourished
SOCAP18 returns for the eleventh year to its dynamic, by the integrity of the people in this organization that shines
waterfront home at Fort Mason Center, a unique landmark through in the exquisite buffets they create for us each year.
that hosts an ever-evolving rotation of artistic programming, Acre Gourmet makes choices that support sustainability.
including theatre and dance performances, as well as Acre sets an example by committing to their principles
educational and cultural classes, for over 1.2 million annual of using local, organically-grown produce and humanely
visitors. Hosting SOCAP here significantly decreases the raised meats; buying directly from local purveyors; following
carbon footprint of our event compared to hosting at a hotel, sustainable practices like a full composting and recycling
and it allows us to support a National Historic Landmark program that aims for ‘zero waste;’ no use of pre-packaged,
and part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the processed foods; using modern energy-saving equipment
country’s largest urban national park. and high temperature dishwashers that cut down on the use
of chlorine; using the freshest, least-processed ingredients
available and, whenever possible, using organic products
Accommodations that are naturally low in sugar and saturated fats. Acre’s
menus are consistently diverse, balanced, and exceed USDA
TRIPZERO • tripzero.com
guidelines for nutrition.
SOCAP has partnered with TripZero since 2016 to find great
hotel rates for SOCAP attendees and also to offset the carbon
U.S. PURE WATER • uspurewater.com
footprint of their trip. We offset over 3,400 tonnes of carbon
in 2016 and 4,200 tonnes in 2017, erasing the estimated travel The drinking water provided for SOCAP comes from U.S. Pure
footprint of all SOCAP attendees the last two years. TripZero Water Corporation. The full spectrum water treatment service
has been invaluable in 2018 helping us find hotels with the and sales company’s aim is to reduce plastic waste and the
limited availability caused by the Oracle conference. When use of fossil fuels in the delivery and production of plastic
you book your accommodations through TripZero, they bottles by providing equipment that treats at the point-of-
calculate the carbon footprint created by your trip. Then, they use (POU) rather than at a treatment plant far away. USPW
offset your footprint by funding reforestation and renewable converted SF City and County to POU systems and is helping
energy projects – at no charge to you. TripZero is a certified B to green events, preventing hundreds of thousands of bottles
Corp and has created a different kind of travel agency to help from landing in the waste stream.
protect the planet.
IMAGE4 • image4.com
To print the large signs around campus, we selected Image
4, which INC Magazine has called the “Greenest Exhibit
Manufacturer in America.” Their USGBC LEED accredited staff
are trained in the latest approaches to project sustainability
in the built environment, use 25% sustainable materials,
and have sustainability metrics built into their process for
continuous improvement.
Waste Management
CLEAN VIBES • cleanvibes.com
San Francisco leads the world in waste management, with
over 80% of waste diverted from landfills and a goal of zero
waste by 2020. Clean Vibes is dedicated to responsible on-
site waste management of outdoor festivals and events and
helps us to reduce our ecological footprint by increasing the
amount of material that is recycled and composted. They
actively encourage and promote recycling, composting, and
proper waste disposal and work to educate and inspire a new
generation of responsible stewards.
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