Wed April 4, 2018
Innovating for Good Conference
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at The Commonwealth Club - Embarcadero
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In Partnership with the University of San Francisco School of Management
Businesses face new expectations in the 21st century. We look to enterprises to create a positive impact in the manner that they source their materials, produce their products, and engage their communities. But is it possible to “do good” and still run a profitable business? This conference features business leaders who are succeeding at just that, building brands at the top of their market sector and embedding positive social impact into the core of their enterprises. An increasing body of companies now go beyond charity; Their enterprise is their mission.
Schedule
10 a.m. Opening welcome: Father Paul Fitzgerald
10:10 a.m. Overview of our Conference: Professor David Batstone
10:20am Presentation of Harari Prize: Dean Elizabeth Davis
10:30 a.m. Opening Keynote: Jolstein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerrys
“Social Impact and Profitability: The Double Dip”
(20 minute speech and 15 minute Q&A)
11:05 a.m. TBD – special presentation
11:20 a.m. Start-up Intel: Session One
Theme: Taking Social Good Mainstream. Social enterprises do not get a pass simply because they aim to bring about a better world. With Denis Ring, founder, Ocho Bar; co-creator 360 Brand, Whole Foods. Sarah Heck, Head of External Markets, Stripe; formerly director of Global Engagement, National Security Council, US Govt; advisor to the Obama Foundation. And Damian Bradfield, Founder, WeTransfer
12:05 p.m. Break for Lunch. Tasting Sessions at Booths Provided by Innovative Food Enterprises
1:15 p.m. Afternoon Keynote: Holding for Carolyn Rafaelian, Founder, Alex and Ani (Alternatively, a celebrity actress; candidates Jaimie Alexander “Blindspot” TV series or Serinda Swan Marvel’s “Inhumans”
1:45 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session 2: Theme: Closing the Funding Gaps. We hear large amounts of investment dollars are moving to the impact sector; why are they so hard to find? Where should new startups should look, and how to cross the chasm once you reach $2m-10m in annual revenue? With Tripp Baird, The Builders Fund. Michael DeVille, Chief Operating Officer, TCHO Chocolates. And a female equity investor.
2:30 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session Three. Theme: Building a Big Brand on a Small Budget. With Sarah Gordon, Cofounder, Square Organics. Zachary Batstone, Cofounder, Z Shoes Organic
3:45 p.m. Wrap Up
4:30 p.m. VIP Happy Hour Offsite
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Auditorium
Time: 9:15 am Check in, 10am to 4pm Conference Note: Lunch included
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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Businesses face new expectations in the 21st century. We look to enterprises to create a positive impact in the manner that they source their materials, produce their products, and engage their communities. But is it possible to “do good” and still run a profitable business? This conference features business leaders who are succeeding at just that, building brands at the top of their market sector and embedding positive social impact into the core of their enterprises. An increasing body of companies now go beyond charity; Their enterprise is their mission.
Schedule
10 a.m. Opening welcome: Father Paul Fitzgerald
10:10 a.m. Overview of our Conference: Professor David Batstone
10:20am Presentation of Harari Prize: Dean Elizabeth Davis
10:30 a.m. Opening Keynote: Jolstein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerrys
“Social Impact and Profitability: The Double Dip”
(20 minute speech and 15 minute Q&A)
11:05 a.m. TBD – special presentation
11:20 a.m. Start-up Intel: Session One
Theme: Taking Social Good Mainstream. Social enterprises do not get a pass simply because they aim to bring about a better world. With Denis Ring, founder, Ocho Bar; co-creator 360 Brand, Whole Foods. Sarah Heck, Head of External Markets, Stripe; formerly director of Global Engagement, National Security Council, US Govt; advisor to the Obama Foundation. And Damian Bradfield, Founder, WeTransfer
12:05 p.m. Break for Lunch. Tasting Sessions at Booths Provided by Innovative Food Enterprises
1:15 p.m. Afternoon Keynote: Holding for Carolyn Rafaelian, Founder, Alex and Ani (Alternatively, a celebrity actress; candidates Jaimie Alexander “Blindspot” TV series or Serinda Swan Marvel’s “Inhumans”
1:45 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session 2: Theme: Closing the Funding Gaps. We hear large amounts of investment dollars are moving to the impact sector; why are they so hard to find? Where should new startups should look, and how to cross the chasm once you reach $2m-10m in annual revenue? With Tripp Baird, The Builders Fund. Michael DeVille, Chief Operating Officer, TCHO Chocolates. And a female equity investor.
2:30 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session Three. Theme: Building a Big Brand on a Small Budget. With Sarah Gordon, Cofounder, Square Organics. Zachary Batstone, Cofounder, Z Shoes Organic
3:45 p.m. Wrap Up
4:30 p.m. VIP Happy Hour Offsite
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Auditorium
Time: 9:15 am Check in, 10am to 4pm Conference Note: Lunch included
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
In Partnership with the University of San Francisco School of Management
Businesses face new expectations in the 21st century. We look to enterprises to create a positive impact in the manner that they source their materials, produce their products, and engage their communities. But is it possible to “do good” and still run a profitable business? This conference features business leaders who are succeeding at just that, building brands at the top of their market sector and embedding positive social impact into the core of their enterprises. An increasing body of companies now go beyond charity; Their enterprise is their mission.
Schedule
10 a.m. Opening welcome: Father Paul Fitzgerald
10:10 a.m. Overview of our Conference: Professor David Batstone
10:20am Presentation of Harari Prize: Dean Elizabeth Davis
10:30 a.m. Opening Keynote: Jolstein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerrys
“Social Impact and Profitability: The Double Dip”
(20 minute speech and 15 minute Q&A)
11:05 a.m. TBD – special presentation
11:20 a.m. Start-up Intel: Session One
Theme: Taking Social Good Mainstream. Social enterprises do not get a pass simply because they aim to bring about a better world. With Denis Ring, founder, Ocho Bar; co-creator 360 Brand, Whole Foods. Sarah Heck, Head of External Markets, Stripe; formerly director of Global Engagement, National Security Council, US Govt; advisor to the Obama Foundation. And Damian Bradfield, Founder, WeTransfer
12:05 p.m. Break for Lunch. Tasting Sessions at Booths Provided by Innovative Food Enterprises
1:15 p.m. Afternoon Keynote: Holding for Carolyn Rafaelian, Founder, Alex and Ani (Alternatively, a celebrity actress; candidates Jaimie Alexander “Blindspot” TV series or Serinda Swan Marvel’s “Inhumans”
1:45 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session 2: Theme: Closing the Funding Gaps. We hear large amounts of investment dollars are moving to the impact sector; why are they so hard to find? Where should new startups should look, and how to cross the chasm once you reach $2m-10m in annual revenue? With Tripp Baird, The Builders Fund. Michael DeVille, Chief Operating Officer, TCHO Chocolates. And a female equity investor.
2:30 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session Three. Theme: Building a Big Brand on a Small Budget. With Sarah Gordon, Cofounder, Square Organics. Zachary Batstone, Cofounder, Z Shoes Organic
3:45 p.m. Wrap Up
4:30 p.m. VIP Happy Hour Offsite
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Auditorium
Time: 9:15 am Check in, 10am to 4pm Conference Note: Lunch included
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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Businesses face new expectations in the 21st century. We look to enterprises to create a positive impact in the manner that they source their materials, produce their products, and engage their communities. But is it possible to “do good” and still run a profitable business? This conference features business leaders who are succeeding at just that, building brands at the top of their market sector and embedding positive social impact into the core of their enterprises. An increasing body of companies now go beyond charity; Their enterprise is their mission.
Schedule
10 a.m. Opening welcome: Father Paul Fitzgerald
10:10 a.m. Overview of our Conference: Professor David Batstone
10:20am Presentation of Harari Prize: Dean Elizabeth Davis
10:30 a.m. Opening Keynote: Jolstein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerrys
“Social Impact and Profitability: The Double Dip”
(20 minute speech and 15 minute Q&A)
11:05 a.m. TBD – special presentation
11:20 a.m. Start-up Intel: Session One
Theme: Taking Social Good Mainstream. Social enterprises do not get a pass simply because they aim to bring about a better world. With Denis Ring, founder, Ocho Bar; co-creator 360 Brand, Whole Foods. Sarah Heck, Head of External Markets, Stripe; formerly director of Global Engagement, National Security Council, US Govt; advisor to the Obama Foundation. And Damian Bradfield, Founder, WeTransfer
12:05 p.m. Break for Lunch. Tasting Sessions at Booths Provided by Innovative Food Enterprises
1:15 p.m. Afternoon Keynote: Holding for Carolyn Rafaelian, Founder, Alex and Ani (Alternatively, a celebrity actress; candidates Jaimie Alexander “Blindspot” TV series or Serinda Swan Marvel’s “Inhumans”
1:45 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session 2: Theme: Closing the Funding Gaps. We hear large amounts of investment dollars are moving to the impact sector; why are they so hard to find? Where should new startups should look, and how to cross the chasm once you reach $2m-10m in annual revenue? With Tripp Baird, The Builders Fund. Michael DeVille, Chief Operating Officer, TCHO Chocolates. And a female equity investor.
2:30 p.m. Start-up Intel: Session Three. Theme: Building a Big Brand on a Small Budget. With Sarah Gordon, Cofounder, Square Organics. Zachary Batstone, Cofounder, Z Shoes Organic
3:45 p.m. Wrap Up
4:30 p.m. VIP Happy Hour Offsite
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Auditorium
Time: 9:15 am Check in, 10am to 4pm Conference Note: Lunch included
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
show less
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110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105
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