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Spring 2015 Agenda

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Social Venture Network 2015 Spring Conference

The Real Purpose of Business


April 16-19, 2015, Paradise Point, San Diego
Thursday, April 16, 2015
1:30 8:00pm

Registration Open

3:30 4:45pm

Welcome and Networking Session:


How to Make the Most of an SVN Conference
Co-Facilitated by John Heymann, NewLevel Group, Donna Daniels and
Deb Nelson, Social Venture Network.

4:45 6:00pm

Outdoor Networking Reception

6:00 7:15pm

Dinner

7:15 7:30pm
7:30 8:30pm

Welcome Remarks
Plenary:
How Engaged Employees and a Strong Company Culture Drive
Success
Paul Saginaw, Zingermans Community of Businesses

8:30 8:45pm

Artist-in-Residence Performance

9:00 10:45pm

Film and Discussion: SlingShot


Introduced by Jon Fitzgerald, CineCause. Discussion facilitated by Paul
Lazarus, White Dwarf Productions, Inc.
Friday, April 17, 2015

7:45 8:30am
8:00 9:15am

Yoga
Led by Jocelyn Levy, Wee Yogis
Breakfast

8:30am 7:00pm

Registration Open

9:15 10:15am

Opening Plenary:
What Do We Stand For?
Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerrys in conversation with Phillip Agnew, Dream
Defenders

10:15 10:45am

Break

10:45am
12:00pm

Plenary:
Catalyzing Positive Change
Hosted by Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy
1. Alfa Demmellash, Rising Tide Capital
2. Artist-in-Residence Performance
3. Kevin Cleary, Clif Bar & Company

2/24/152:00AM

Friday, April 17, 2015


12:15 1:45pm

Lunch on the Terrace

12:15 1:45pm

Call-to-Action Round Tables Discussions

2:00 3:15pm

Plenary:
The Power of Voice
Eric Friedenwald-Fishman and Maria Elena Campisteguy, Metropolitan
Group

3:15 3:45pm

Break

3:45 4:45pm

Breakout Sessions:
1. Beyond Grantmaking and CSR: Leveraging all our Assets for
Community Impact
Tyler Norris, and Tommy Smith, Kaiser Permanente
2. Building a Caring Economy: Measuring What Matters
Riane Eisler, Center for Partnership Studies and the Caring Economy
Campaign in conversation with Lovely Dhillon, Jodevi

5:00 6:30pm
5:00 6:30pm
5:00 6:30pm
6:30 7:45pm

Intergenerational Mens Circle


Facilitated by Christian Forthomme, RealChange Network
Intergenerational Womens Circle
Open Circle
Facilitated by Judi Cohen, Warrior One
Dinner
Member-led Sabbath Celebration begins at 6:45pm. All are welcome.

7:45 8:45pm

Plenary:
A Climate for Change: Inspiring Stories from the Frontlines
Tzeporah Berman, ForestEthics and Greenpeace International Climate Unit

8:45 9:00pm

Artist-in-Residence Performance:
G Yamazawa, Beltway Poetry Slam and Kane Smego, Sacrificial Poets

8:00 9:00am

Saturday, April 18, 2015


Health and Wellness
Facilitated by Tyler Norris, Kaiser Permanente

8:30 9:30am

Breakfast

8:30am 2:00pm

Registration Open

9:30 10:45am

Plenary:
The Path to Equity and Inclusion
Jeff Chang, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University

10:45 11:15am
2

Break

2/24/152:00AM

Saturday, April 18, 2015


11:15am 12:30pm

Breakout Sessions:
1. Honest Commerce
Kate Cornick, Skills Connect Pty Ltd, Shana Schlossberg, EZBZ.
Facilitated by Steven Salsberg, Global Access Advisors
2. The Best and Worst Ways to Raise Capital
Facilitated by Michael Whelchel, Big Path Capital

12:45 2:15pm

Lunch on the Terrace

2:30 3:30pm

Music Hour
Hosted by Jocelyn Levy, Wee Yogis
Meditation
Led by Judi Cohen, Warrior One
Break

2:30 3:30pm
3:30 4:00pm
4:00 5:15pm

Breakout Sessions:
1. Unconscious Bias: How Well-Meaning People Can Still Screw
Things Up
Judith Williams and Bill Duane, Google
2. Staying Balanced in the Workplace: Mind-Body Transformation
Scott Blossom, Doctor Blossom and Alejandra Sosa Siroka,
Language Alchemy

5:15 6:30pm

Outdoor Networking Reception

6:30 7:30pm

Dinner

7:30 8:00pm
8:00 9:00pm

SVN Auction
Plenary:
Special guest to be announced soon!

9:00 9:15pm

Artist-in-Residence Performance
Sunday, April 19, 2015

8:30 9:30am

Breakfast

9:30 10:30am

Plenary:
No Excuses: Take the Lead and Live Without Limits
Gloria Feldt, Take the Lead and Planned Parenthood

10:45 11:45am

Plenary:
The Last Mile: From Lockup to Startup
Chris Redlitz, The Last Mile and Kenyatta Leal, The Last Mile and
RocketSpace Inc.

11:45am 12:15pm Break

2/24/152:00AM

Sunday, April 19, 2015


12:15 1:30pm

Closing Circle
Co-Facilitated by Vince Siciliano, New Resource Bank and Esther Park,
Commons Stock

1:30 2:30pm

Lunch

2/24/152:00AM

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