Flagship Summit 2024 - Social Innovation Summit

2024 Summit Agenda

The Social Innovation Summit program features a diverse mix of Speakers and elevates, inspires, and mobilizes cross-sector action spanning the corporate, philanthropic, investment, policy, cultural, civil society, and innovation landscape.

Please see below for the latest agenda on the 2024 program, and check back for updates as they are announced!

Day one Agenda | Tuesday, June 4, 2024

8:00am

Registration, Coffee, Breakfast & Networking

SESSION #1: Leading with Purpose

9:00am

Welcome to Social Innovation Summit: CHICAGO!

Zeev Klein, Founder & Curator of Social Innovation Summit; General Partner – Landmark Ventures
Mel Ochoa, Chief Operating Officer; General Partner – Landmark Ventures
Olivia Brooks Allan, Executive Vice President & Head of Events – Landmark Ventures

9:05am

A Special Welcome to Chicago

(courtesy of the Chicago Bulls)

9:15am

Leading with Values

Julie Gehrki, Vice President, Philanthropy – Walmart

9:30am

Advancing Health Equity Through Innovation

Claudia Carravetta, President, AbbVie Foundation; Vice President, Corporate Responsibility – AbbVie
Steven Collens, Chief Executive Officer – MATTER

9:45am

Dreaming Big and Breaking Barriers: Sending the Next Generation of Girls into Outer Space

Katya Echazarreta, Citizen Astronaut, Electrical Engineer; Board Member – Space for Humanity

9:55am

Uplifting Communities: The Power of Sport

Danny Wirtz, Chairman & CEO – Chicago Blackhawks
Beth Swanson, Chief Executive Officer – A Better Chicago
Moderator: Kevin Martinez, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship – ESPN

10:15am

Transition to Morning Breakouts

10:30am

INTERACTIVE MORNING BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1

Tech & AI for Good

Pooja Shaw, Senior Advisor for Technology & Delivery – The White House
Dena Trujillo, Chief Executive Officer – Crisis Text Line
Charisse Dean, Managing Director, US Social Sustainability & Advisory Technology Media & Telcom – KPMG LLP
Moderator: Hilary Noon, Head of Strategy & Go-to-Market for the Nonprofit Business – AWS

Breakout #2

Workforce Development: Creating Opportunity Through Skills-based Pathways

Lisa Schumacher, Director, Education Strategies & Workforce Policy – McDonald’s
Laura Demarse, Vice President, Future of Work – Charles Koch Foundation
Maha Jweied, Chief Executive Officer – Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
Moderator: Patti Constantakis, Director, Economic Opportunity – Walmart.org

Breakout #3

Health Equity & Access

Barb Short, Senior Director, CSR – Sanofi
Wandy Hernandez, Founder & Past Board Chair – National Association of Community Health Workers
Paurvi Bhatt, President & Chief Impact Officer – Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI)
Moderator: Lakshmi Iyer, Managing Director – FSG

Breakout #4

Effective Approaches to Corporate Philanthropy

Reginald Humphrey, HR Director, DEI Center of Excellence – General Motors
Kate Nack, Director, Social Impact and The Allstate Foundation – Allstate
Katherine Colsher, Chief Executive Officer – Girls Who Invest
Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder & CEO – Braven
Moderator: Lauren Coape-Arnold, Global Head of Citizenship – Apollo Opportunity Foundation

Breakout #5

Civic Engagement & Democracy

Heather Foster, Senior Director, Federal & International Public Policy – Lyft
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, Co-Founder & CEO – Her Campus Media
Jason Palmer, Co-Founder, CEO – TOGETHER!

11:20am

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #2: Urgency of Now

11:30am

Introduction by Session Leader

Lynette Bell, President – Truist Foundation

11:40am

Diversifying the Future AI Workforce

Ashlee Davis, Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Ancestry
Judith Spitz, Executive Director & Founder – Break Through Tech
Moderator: Nicole Johnson, Director of Global Social Impact, Diversity & Employee Engagement – Cadence Design Systems

12:00pm

Power Talk

12:10pm

Special Presentation: Social Innovation Anthem Awards

Presented By: Claire Graves, President – The Webby Awards

12:20pm

A Point of Pride: LGBTQIA+ Youth Empowerment

Colton Underwood, American TV Personality, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur & New York Times Best Selling Author – Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation
Brandon Wolf, National Press Secretary – Human Rights Campaign

12:40pm

LUNCH & NETWORKING

1:45pm

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #3: Innovating for Impact

1:55pm

Introduction by Session Leader

Lauren Stovall, Global Head of Nonprofit Programs – Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2:05pm

Tools to Transform the World of Impact

Julie Cordua, CEO – Thorn

2:15pm

Driving Ahead: A More Equitable & Accessible Future

Michele Lee, Public Affairs, Accessibility at Cruise; Member of the Board – Chicago Transit Authority
Dr. Shelley Francis, Co-Founder & Managing Partner – EV Noire
Valerie Lefler, Founder & CEO – Feonix
Moderator: Amanda Leneghan, Director, Social Impact – Cruise

2:35pm

Harnessing Technology & AI for Good

Paul Rice, Founder & CEO – Fair Trade USA

2:45pm

Breaking Barriers & Going Further

Tiffany Drake, Executive Director – Girls Opportunity Alliance
In Conversation With: Anne Wintroub, Head of the Centre for Social Impact – lululemon

3:05pm

Transition to Afternoon Breakouts

3:20pm

INTERACTIVE AFTERNOON BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1

The Current Landscape of ESG

Nia Mathis, VP & Chief ESG Engagement Officer – Verizon
Brooke Hanson, Head of Sustainability & Impact – Agilon Health
Lane Jost, Managing Director, Head of ESG Advisory – Edelman Smithfield
Moderator: Beth Spurgeon, ESG Director, Purpose & Inclusion – PwC

Breakout #2

The Intergenerational Economy & Workforce

DeNora M. Getachew, Chief Executive Officer – DoSomething.org
Lina Walker, Senior Vice President, Thought Leadership & AARP International – AARP
Moderator: Lauren Lake, VP of Education Partnerships – Goalsetter

Breakout #3

Sustainability & Environment

Lara Littlefield, Executive Director of Partnerships & Programs – Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Jennifer Lawson, President & CEO – Keep America Beautiful
Fred Tan, Head of Global Social Impact – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Moderator: Ann Canela, Director of Corporate Giving – Niagara Bottling

Breakout #4

Workshop: Using GenAI to Enhance Communications

Workshop Host: Caleb Gardner, Co-Founder & Managing Partner – 18coffees

Breakout #5

Education, Technology & Innovation

Yousef Alhammadi, Executive Director, Knowledge & Impact – Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA)
Kara Thorstenson, Director of Digital Learning & Libraries – Chicago Public School
Moderator: To be announced…

4:10pm

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #4: Opportunity for the Next Generation

4:20pm

Introduction by Session Leader

Marvin Carr, Director of the Center for Racial Equity – Walmart

4:30pm

Empowering Narratives: Storytelling to Shape Your Brand’s Impact

Al Roker, Host & Weatherman, NBC’s Today Show & CEO – Al Roker Entertainment
Michael Counter, VP Branded Entertainment & Strategic Partnerships – Al Roker Entertainment

4:40pm

Money & Meaning: Driving Impact from Private Philanthropy

Ayele Shakur, President – Redstone Family Foundation
Kathy Pickus, Vice President, Sustainability & Global Impact – Tyson Foods

5:00pm

Second Chances: Anti-Recidivism & Taking the Next Step

Shaka Senghor, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Award-winning Speaker & Coach

5:10pm

Building a Legacy of Impact & Service

Valerie Jarrett, Chief Executive Officer – Barack Obama Foundation
Moderator: Ali Velshi, Chief Correspondent & Host, ‘Velshi’ – MSNBC

5:30pm

Cocktails & Networking Reception

Day two agenda | wednesday, june 5, 2024

7:00am – 8:00am

MORNING YOGA WITH lululemon

8:00am

Registration, Coffee, Breakfast & Networking

SESSION #5: Partnering With Intention

9:00am

Introduction by Session Leader

Gerald Chertavian, Founder & Former CEO – Year Up

9:10am

I’m Lovin’ Day 2

9:15am

Charting a Path Towards a Brighter Future

Arne Duncan, Former United States Secretary of Education; Managing Partner – Chicago CRED

9:30am

Collaboration to Maximize Impact: Aligning our Mission Internally & Externally

Greg Cunningham, Senior Executive Vice President, Global Chief Diversity Officer – U.S. Bank
Reba Dominski, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Social Responsibility Officer & President, U.S. Bank Foundation – U.S. Bank
Sunil Rajpurohit, Chief Investment & Product Officer – U.S. Bank

9:50am

Intersectional Impact: Where Environmental and Economic Equity Meet

Naomi Davis, Founder & CEO – Blacks in Green

9:55am

Training for a Lifetime

Tiffanie Boyd, Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer – McDonald’s USA
Kendall Hurns, Entrepreneur, Artist & Founder – The Arte Haus, Robotic Minds Concepts
Moderator: Daryl Brewster, Chief Executive Officer – CECP

10:15am

Transition to Morning Breakouts

10:25am

INTERACTIVE MORNING BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1

Workshop: Navigating Employee Activism in Today’s Sociopolitical Landscape

Jillane Rochin, Senior Director – Gagen MacDonald
Ami Copeland, Senior Director & Public Affairs Lead – APCO
Tyler Blackburn, Senior Associate Director, Equity & Justice – APCO

Breakout #2

Partnerships for Good

Jill Baldock, Partnerships Manager, Strategic Growth – Best Buy Co., Inc.
Celena McCord, Director of Generosity – Jasco Giving Hope Foundation
Hana Haile-Mariam, Managing Director, Partnerships – The Robin Hood Foundation
Adrienne Scherenzel, Vice President of Community Engagement – Chicago Bulls
Moderator: To be announced…

Breakout #3

Career Pathways & Economic Mobility

Maria Kim, President & CEO – REDF
Maura Pally, Executive Director – Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Valarie Wafer, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Council Chair – Rotary International
Kara May, Founding Principal – Arts in Motion Creative Arts School
Moderator: Donielle Lee, Senior Communications Officer – Walton Family Foundation

Breakout #4

Innovative Technology for Building Inclusive Communities

Debbie Wishart, Vice President, Enterprise – T-Mobile US, Inc.
Nancy Weintraub, Chief Advancement Officer – Easterseals Southern California
Moderator: Andraéa LaVant, Founder & President – LaVant Consulting Inc

Breakout #5

Workshop: New Literacies to Design for the Future

Speakers to be announced…

11:15am

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #6: Transforming Perceptions

11:25am

Introduction by Session Leader

11:35am

Breaking Boundaries: 3 Keys to Accelerate Social Change

Dale Strange, President & Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Impact Solutions – Blackbaud & EVERFI

11:45am

The Power of Storytelling

Special Introduction: Jamie Sears, Managing Director, Co-Head of Social Impact & Philanthropy, US – UBS
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist; Domestic Correspondent – The New York Times Magazine
Regina Miller, Executive Director – Array Alliance
Moderator: Natalie Moore, Columnist – Chicago Sun-Times

12:05pm

Iron Man’s Social Impact Theory: Scaling Up by Stepping Back

Dion Dawson, Founder & Chief Dreamer – Dion’s Chicago Dream

12:10pm

Partnerships of Purpose

Dr. Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair – The Clinton Foundation

12:30pm

LUNCH & NETWORKING

1:35pm

Transition Back to General Session

SESSION #7: Engaging Community

1:45pm

Introduction by Session Leader

Denielle Sachs, Senior Director & Global Head of APCO Impact – APCO

1:55pm

Our Indigenous Future: Looking to Our Future by Looking to Our Past

Joshua Arce, President & CEO – Partnership with Native Americans
Amanda Smith, President – Native American Business Association (NABA)
Rachel Salinas, President of the Inter-Tribal Council of Employees – AT&T

2:15pm

The Value of Values

Alexis McGill Johnson, President & CEO – Planned Parenthood Federation of America

2:35pm

Innovate … Ideate … Improve … Improv!

Kelly Leonard, VP, Creative Strategy, Innovation & Business Development – The Second City

2:50pm

Deep-Dive Roundtable Conversations

Themed Roundtable Conversations

Mobility & Urban Design

Franziska Ehrhardt, Managing Director – Berlin Business Office USA

Storytelling for Impact

Susan Jin Davis, Social Impact Officer – Al Roker Entertainment

Corporate Sustainability

Sean Knierim, Partner, Co-Founder – SidePorch

Social Impact Side Hustle

Erica Bauer, Director of Community Relations – Chicago Bulls

AI for Good

Sid Espinosa, Head of Social Impact – GitHub

Food Justice

Alex Amouyel, President & CEO – Newman’s Own Foundation
Curt Ellis, Co-Founder & Co-CEO – FoodCorps

Moonshots & Big Bets

Euria Min, Director of the Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize & Lipman Fellows Program – Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Employee Engagement

Melissa Conrad, Social Impact Manager – Zillow Group

Navigating the DEI Landscape

Natalie Diamond, Vice President – Hello Alice

Procurement & Supporting the DEI Pipeline

Jacqueline Umbles, Information Specialist, Department of Procurement Service, Public Affairs – City of Chicago
Joel Pollick, Founder & CEO – Percent Pledge

Global Development Strategies

Abraham Leno, Executive Director – Eastern Congo Initiative

Girls in STEM

Katya Echazarreta, Citizen Astronaut, Electrical Engineer; Board Member – Space for Humanity

Health Equity

Amy Terpeluk, Global Purpose & Social Impact Lead – FINN Partners

Disability Inclusion

Diego Mariscal, Founder, CEO & Chief Disabled Officer – 2Gether-International.org

Reproductive Rights

Nadia Khamis, Senior Director of Corporate Engagement – Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Global Workforce Cultures of Giving

Sukhendra Rompally, Founder & CEO – Chezuba

Ask an Impact Lawyer Anything!

Scott Curran, Founder & CEO – Beyond Advisors

Business Case for ESG

Kedra Newsom Reeves, Managing Director & Partner, Chicago – Boston Consulting Group

Relationship Building, Purpose & Philanthropy

Kathleen Boyle Dalen, Founder & Principal – KBD Consulting
Tracy McFerrin, Founder & Principal – Credo Philanthropy Advisors

Criminal Justice Reform

Natika Washington, Founder & CEO – Tomorrow Owned By You

3:35pm

Drink & Thinks!

SESSION #8: Our Shared Future

3:40pm

Introduction by Session Leader

Mel Ochoa, Chief Operating Officer; General Partner – Landmark Ventures

3:50pm

Standing Up for What’s Right

Gretchen Carlson, Former CBS & Fox News Journalist & Co-Founder – Lift our Voices
Julie Roginsky, Television Personality & Founder – Lift our Voices

4:10pm

A Symphony of Inclusive Impact

Edith Yokley, Violinist – Chicago Sinfonietta

4:20pm

Appetite for Impact

Eric Ripert, Chef, Author & Television Personality; Co-Owner – Le Bernardin
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Chief Executive Officer – Feeding America
Thomas Jonas, CEO & Co-Founder – Nature’s Fynd
Moderator: Andrew Kaplan, Vice President, Culinary Operations – Rachael Ray