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THE IMPACT CONFERENCE ... WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 2014 ... LOS ANGELES

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

THE IMPACT CONFERENCE ENTIRE IMPACT AGENDA 1st ROUND, PARTIAL AGENDA ONLY (note: more speakers, more panels to be added later) ** FOR HYATT HOTEL VISITORS: MORNING YOGA with Keith Mitchell & MORNING TM with DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION** WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 8:00AM- 9:00 AM: REGISTRATION 9:00AM- 10:00 AM: OPENING PLENARY PANEL (1) OPENING REMARKS: JOHN ROSSER, FOUNDER (2) PLENARY PANEL: THE FUTURE OF IMPACT INVESTING - (MODERATOR) MITCHELL STRAUSS, OPIC - PETER JOHNSON, DEVELOPING WORLD MARKETS - SAUNDRA GIBSON, CREDIT SUISSE - MAXWELL DREVER, DREVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT - TODD JOHNSON, JONES DAY - R. PAUL HERMAN, HIP INVESTOR 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM: POWER NETWORKING 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) INCREASING CAPITAL FLOWS TO IMPACT INVESTING - Jacqueline Holmes, Kopali // Midori Managment - Fran Seegull, ImpactAssets - Todd Johnson, Jones Day - Silda Wall Spitzer, New World Capital - Garvin Jabusch, Green Alpha Advisors (2) MARKETING IMPACT for GOOD - Jo Singel, World+ - Clint White, WIT Media - Nick Aster, Triple Pundit - Colin Mangham, Daily Brand Group - 5th Speaker to be Announced 11:30AM- 12:30 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) THE BIG RAISE (Exploring Raises from 20m to 50m+) - Beau Seil, Unitus Capital - Kelly Bianucci, Discover Capital - Jamie Rantanan, Deutsche Bank (Invited) - Ron Boehm, Boma Investments (Invited) - Anthony Zolezzi, Investor (2) IMPACT VEHICLES FOR PHILANTHROPY - Karla Newendrop, Eleos Foundation - Doug Shoemaker, Mercy Housing - Tara Roth, Goldhirsh Foundation - Allison Kelly, Pacific Coast Ventures - Vivienne Lee, REDF (3) CREATING ECOSYSTEMS FOR GOOD - Betsy Densmore, Academies For Social Entrepreneurship - Terry Waghorn, Katerva - Jacob Gray, Wharton Social Impact (Invited) - Mike Colismo, ThrdPlace - 5th Speaker (To Be Announced) 12:30 PM-2:00 PM: LUNCH BREAK 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM: AFTERNOON PLENARY THE FUTURE OF DESIGN- (Panelists to be Announced) 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) EARLY STAGE INVESTING: The EXPERTS PRESENT - Jim Villaneuva, Eleos Foundation - Dan Crisafulli, Potrero Impact Advisors - Mark Chasan, AWE Global & Transformative - Andy Lower, ADAP Capital - Elizabeth Stewart, The HUB- LA (2) HOW I DID IT: STORIES OF IMPACT SUCCESS - Brook Eddy, Bhakti Chai - Bryan Cowley, VEEV - Maxwell Drever, Drever Capital Management (3) EXPLORING SUPPLY CHAINS & TRANSPARENCY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY - Jennifer Gilbert, I:CO - Lewis Perkins, Cradle-to-Cradle - Dr. Sarah Lewis, The Sustainability Consortium - Amber Valletta, Master & Muse - 5th Speaker (To Be Announced- Representative from Target or Levi’s) 4:00 PM- 4:30 PM: POWER NETWORKING 4:30 PM-5:30 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) BALANCING VALUES, SPIRITUALITY & CAPITALISM - Grant Hunter, Lumeter Networks - Greg Wendt, Stakeholders Capital - Julie Hammerman, JLens Network - Hamza Yusuf Hanson, Islamic Scholar (Invited) - Brent Kessel, Abacus Wealth Partners (2) NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEMS- PART 1 - Brent Collins, Slow Money - Peter Johnson, Developing World Markets - Marco Vangelisti, Essential Knowledge for Transition - Todd Johnson, Jones Day - 5th Speaker (To Be Announced) 5:30 PM- 6:30 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) MASTERING CROWDFUNDING & ALTERNATIVE FINANCING - Dr. Victoria Silchenko, Creator of Next Gen Crowdfunding Forum - Howard Leonhardt, Leonhardt Ventures - Chris Tyrrell - 4th Speaker (TBA) (2) THE NEW, INCLUSIVE ECONOMY (Unlocking the Potential of Underserved) - Arjan Schutte, Core Innovation Capital - Arno Hesse, Impact Carbon/Credibles - Stefanie Histed, Everyone Counts - Robert Egger, LA Kitchen - Nikki Silvestri, Green for All (3) THE POWER OF ONE: AWAKING A CORPORATE GIANT – Bart Skorupa, Groundwork Opportunities – Matt Scott, Team Rubicon – Lori Freeman, Salesforce.com Foundation 7:00 PM NIGHT TIME RECEPTION including SUSTAINATOPIA HONORS ========================================================= THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3Oth 9:00 AM- 9:20 AM: KEYNOTE, BETSY HENNING, AHA! TITLE: IGNITE EMPLOYEE PASSION WITH YOUR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY 9:20AM- 10:00AM: PLENARY PANEL FUSE- with Paul Polizzotto, CBS ECOMEDIA 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM: POWER NETWORKING 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH INVESTMENT - Karla Newendrop, Eleos Foundation - Fran Seegull, ImpactAssets - Shamin Dhana, Dhana // Elevate - Nancy Metzger, WCCN (2) TRIAL & TRIUMPH IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP - John Roulac, Nutiva - Gunnar Lovelace, ThriveMarket - Ryland Engelhart, Café’ Gratitude (3) BEYOND CRADLE-TO-CRADLE: A STUDY OF UPCYCLE PARTNERSHIPS - Albe Zakes, Teracycle - Scott Hamlin, Looptworks - Representative from Southwest Airlines (to be named) - April Crow, The Coca-Cola Company (Invited) 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEMS- PART 2 - Arno Hesse, Impact Carbon/Credibles - Vince Siciliano, New Resource Bank - Greg Wendt, StakeHolders Capital - Don Schaffer, RSF (Invited) (2) BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH IMPACT - Carla Javitz, REDF - Omar Brownson, LA River Revitalization - Renata Gomez, Hitachi Foundation - Dr. David J. Erickson, Federal Reserve Bank of California - Grace Kim, GOOD Magazine (3) A DISCUSSION OF LOCAL FOOD ECO-SYSTEMS – Dwight Detter, Whole Foods – Mark Bernstein, Proteus Environmental – Elizabeth Candelario, Demeter 12:30 PM-2:00 PM: LUNCH 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM: AFTERNOON PLENARY Bonnie Nixon, Mattel: What’s in Your Toy Box? 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) BEYOND ADVOCACY: Addressing Sustainability through Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Public-Private Partnerships, led by Daniella Russo (Think Beyond Plastic) (2) EXPLORING NEW FORMS OF SOCIAL INVESTMENT - Lauren Harper, CSC Centers - Bill Burdette, CSC Centers - Elizabeth Stewart, Impact Hub- LA - Jo Opot, Acumen - Suzanne Skees, Skees Family Foundation (3) LEAD BY EXAMPLE: MAINTAINING AUTHENTICITY - Bryan Welch, Ogden Publications – Steven Sashen, Xero Shoes – Kevin Maggiacomo, Sperry Rand 4:00 PM- 4:30 PM: POWER NETWORKING 4:30 PM- 5:30 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE FOR GOOD - Craig Wichner, Farmland - Mark Bernstein, Proteus Environmental - Jim Norton, Ecotrust (invited) - 4th Speaker (To Be Announced) (2) Fair is Fair: The Progression of Fair Trade Across Industries - Lucky Sharma, Fair Trade Expert - Sarah Endline, Sweetriot - Anne Gillespie, Textile Exchange - Alicia Culver, Responsible Purchasing Network - Jacqui Holmes, Kopali // Midori Capital Management (3) TO BE ANNOUNCED 5:30 PM- 6:30 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) Leading Developments at the Base of the Pyramid - Leslie Cordes, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves - Jacque-Phillipe Piverger, MPowerd - Megan Fielding, (formerly) Microplace - Christina Tarner, Invested Development - Dr. Bhagwan Chowdhry, UCLA (2) Empowering Women- Part 2 – Faith Taylor, Wyndham Hotels – Debbie Farah, Bajalia – 3rd Speaker (to be Announced) 3- It’s Shareable: How Collaborative Consumption is Revolutionizing the World 1. Lisa Gansky, The Mesh (Invited) 2. Chelsea Rustum, Collaborative Consumption 3. Molly Turner, Airbnb (Invited) 4. Eric Amgal, Good Mind Hunting 5. 5th Speaker (To Be Announced) 6:30 PM: KEYNOTE- HOW LOS ANGELES LEADS: MATT PEDERSEN, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES ** 7:00 PM: BRANDED PARTIES IN BEVERLY HILLS & SANTA MONICA ** ========================================================= FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31st 9:00 AM- 10:00 AM- KEYNOTE: TO BE ANNOUNCED 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM: POWER NETWORKING 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) Understanding Creating Impact in Haiti - John Engle, Haiti Partners - Jimmy Jean-Louis, Actor (Invited) - Jacque-Philipe Piverger, MPowerd - 4th Speaker to Be Announced (2)- The Intersection of Impact & Public Capital Markets - Kyle Scrimgeour, Core Capital - Jeremy Deems, Green Alpha Advisors - Kristin Hull, Nia Solutions/Domini - Brent Kessel, Abacus Wealth Partners - 5th panelist (To Be Named) (3) Change the Course: Redefining Global Water Challenges Through Global Public Engagement – Val Fishman, B.E.F – Christian McGuigan, Participant Media – Brooke Harper, 1% for the Planet – Jennifer Regan, We Bring It On 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) Greening Your Retirement Plan for GOOD – Timothy Yee, Green Retirement Plans – Garvin Jabusch, Green Alpha Advisors – Dr. Ellen Dorsey, Wallace Global Funds (Invited) – Michael Brune, Sierra Club (Invited) (2) Solving Sanitation Through Public/Private Partnerships - John Sauer, Water for People - Daniella Pedi, The Gates Foundation - James McHale, American Standard (3) 500 Billion Pounds: Transitioning from Plastic - Dianna Cohen, Plastic Pollution Coalition - Todd Gasperik, Smart Planet Technologies - Mike Biddle, MBA Polymers 12:30 PM- 2:00 PM: LUNCH 2:00 PM- 3:00PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) Talking Trees & Biodiversity - Antonio Barzagli, Treedom - Jennifer Smith, Community Carbon Trees - David Knight, Resource Fiber - Andy Lipkis, TreePeople (Invited) (2) Utilizing Peace as a Platform for Impact - Jud Ireland, the Naked Foundation - Ben Ghalmi, YogiCeo - Charles Phillps, Service for Peace - Diana Marie Lee, Sweet Livity - Ambassador David Kam, Mother Earth Trust 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS) (1) Exploring Global Water Challenges - Rachel O’Reilly, Wildlife Works - Jena Thompson, Conservation Fund - Garrett Russo, Verified Carbon Standard - Pat Nye, B.E.F. (2) Changing the World for GOOD: Social Entrepreneurs Leading the Charge - Ian Fisk, William James Foundation - Monika Wiela, Give Back Box - Robert Styler, Crew, Inc. - 4th Speaker (To Be Announced) 4:00 PM- 4:30 PM CLOSING CIRCLES AND NETWORKING ** END OF CONFERENCE **