Social

Innovation

Summit

 ATLANTA | June 2-3, 2026

2025 Summit Agenda (Past Event)

Social Innovation Summit 2025 featured a dynamic lineup of speakers and sessions designed to elevate, inspire, and mobilize cross-sector action across corporate, philanthropic, investment, policy, cultural, and innovation landscapes.
Below is the final agenda from our 2025 flagship event including recap videos which provides a great representation of the caliber of conversations, topics, and thought leaders you can expect at each year’s Summit. Stay tuned for our 2026 agenda!

day One — June 3, 2025

8:00am

Registration, Coffee, Breakfast & Networking

SESSION #1: Navigating the Moment

9:00am

Welcome to Social Innovation Summit [video]
  • Mel Ochoa, Chief Operating Officer; General Partner – Landmark Ventures
  • Zeev Klein, Founder & Curator of Social Innovation Summit; General Partner – Landmark Ventures

9:10am

A Special Welcome to San Francisco [video]
  • The Loose Interpretations

9:20am

AI as a Force for Inclusive Progress [video]
  • Michael Boone, Manager, Trustworthy AI Product – NVIDIA
  • Allison Scott, PhD, Chief Executive Officer – Kapor Foundation
  • Stephanie Kim-Poston, Principal Program Manager, Social Impact – Cadence Design Systems

9:40am

Headfirst Into the Unknown [video]
  • Robert Swan, OBE, BA, FRGS, Polar Explorer & Founder – 2041 Foundation

9:50am

Balancing Risk and Responsibility: Navigating Uncertainty in 2025 [video]
  • Karen Little, Global Lead, Rapid Response & Strategic Partnerships – PayPal
  • Joel Arquillos, Executive Director – Snap Foundation
  • Roma McCaig, Former Chief Public Affairs & Impact Officer, REI; Principal – PRPSFL Group
  • Moderator: Caroline Barlerin, CEO & Founder – Platypus Advisors

10:15am

Transition to Morning Breakouts

10:30am

INTERACTIVE MORNING BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1

Preparing Students and Educators for an Unpredictable Future
  • Virginia Vought, Senior Executive Director of Community Engagement – Purdue University
  • José Magaña, Executive Director of the Bay Area – Latinos for Education
  • Noah Lightman, Manager, Children’s Savings Accounts Initiatives – ScholarShare Investment Board
  • Jessica Forman, Head of New Community Development Partnerships, Google Data Centers – Google
  • Moderator: Bria Barker Lee, Vice President of Partnerships – EVERFI

Breakout #2

Amplifying and Investing in Gen Z’s Social Impact
  • Abrianna Morales, Program Manager, Victim Advocacy Corps – National Organization for Victim Assistance
  • Adam Smith, Coordinator of Civic Engagement – Bowling Green State University
  • Cherie Animashaun,  Founder – Her Rising Initiative
  • Moderator: Alex Quian, Head of Youth Empowerment – The Allstate Foundation

Breakout #3

Bright Minds, Healthy Futures: Supporting Mental Health Globally
  • Kathy Gu, Senior Lead, Impact Fund – Pinterest
  • Sarah Kline, Co-Founder & CEO – United for Global Mental Health
  • Dr. Zeinab Hijazi, Global Mental Health Lead – UNICEF
  • Charlotte Rosario, Youth Representative – UNICEF
  • Moderator: Anne Wintroub, Head of Social Impact & Engagement – lululemon

Breakout #4

Recipes for Effective Philanthropy: From Transactional to Transformative
  • Alison Mathias, Vice President, MassMutual Foundation; Head of Corporate & Foundation Giving – MassMutual
  • Alex Amouyel, President & CEO – Newman’s Own Foundation
  • David Onek, Chief Executive Officer – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)
  • Moderator: Andrea Wood, President & CEO – Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP)

Breakout #5

Workshop: Leading Your Team Through Disruption with Confidence
  • Workshop Host: Caleb Gardner, Co-Founder & Managing Partner – 18 Coffees

11:20am

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #2: Pioneering New Solutions

11:30am

Introduction by Session Leader [video]
  • Wm. Jahmal Miller, Chief Administrative Officer – Dignity Health’s Mercy Medical Group – CommonSpirit Health

11:40am

From Fixers to Builders [video]
  • Trabian Shorters, CEO & Founder – BMe Community

11:50am

A Just Climate, An Inclusive Future [video]
  • Ben Jealous, Executive Director – Sierra Club
  • Leigh Barnes, President of the Americas – Intrepid Travel
  • Moderator: Lauren Riley, Chief Sustainability Officer – United Airlines

12:10pm

Redefining School [video]
  • MacKenzie Price, Co-Founder – Alpha School

12:20pm

The Power of Mothers: Reimagining Maternal Health for All [video]
  • Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & President – Every Mother Counts
  • Elaine Welteroth, Award-Winning Journalist, NYT Bestselling Author, Television Host & Founder – birthFUND
  • Moderator: Onouwem Nseyo, MD, Medical Director of Women’s Health & OBGYN Physician – Sutter Health – Bay Area

12:40pm

LUNCH & NETWORKING

1:45pm

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #3: Transforming Perceptions

1:55pm

Introduction by Session Leader [video]
  • Nancy Bonges, Director of Community Engagement – William Blair

2:05pm

The Path to Shared Prosperity: Catalyzing Economic Thriving in the Age of AI [video]
  • Jim Shelton, Chief Executive Officer – Blue Meridian Partners

2:15pm

The State of DEI [video]
  • Katie Mooney, Managing Director – Seramount

2:30pm

Special Performance by SIS Poet-in-Residence [video]
  • Charles Ray Patton II, Author & Poet – Red Lion Poetry

2:40pm

Thinking Big: Funding That Unlocks Innovation [video]
  • Matthew Rea, Director of Strategic Partnerships – The Nature Conservancy
  • Simon Moss, Co-Founder & COO – Global Citizen
  • Moderator: Lauren Stovall, Global Head of Nonprofit Programs & Business Development – Amazon Web Services (AWS)

3:00pm

Transition to Afternoon Breakouts

3:15pm

INTERACTIVE AFTERNOON BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1

Purpose-Driven Planet: Business as a Force for Nature
  • Ann Canela, Head of Niagara Cares – Niagara Bottling
  • Lauren Riley, Chief Sustainability Officer – United Airlines
  • Denise Lee, Vice President, Engineering Sustainability Office & Engineering Alliances – Cisco
  • Claire FitzGerald, Director of Environmental Sustainability & ESG – Twilio
  • Moderator: Leigh Barnes, President of the Americas – Intrepid Travel

Breakout #2

Driving Human Connection in the AI Era
  • Carrie Varoquiers, Chief Philanthropy Officer – Workday
  • Aaron Hurst, Founder – United States Chamber of Connection
  • Kate Carney, Deputy Director – More in Common USA
  • Moderator: Meg Garlinghouse, Vice President, Social Impact – LinkedIn

Breakout #3

Building Lifelong Career Opportunities for All
  • Jerry Golden, Chief Policy Officer – Lyft
  • Maria Kim, President & CEO – REDF
  • Henry Deng, Lead, Employer Partnerships – Grow with Google
  • Jenny Sharfstein Kane, Program Lead, Career & Technical Education – Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Moderator: Tami Rosen, Board Director, Chief Development Officer – Pagaya

Breakout #4

Catalyzing Tech Innovation Through Strategic Investment
  • Dr. Stephanie A. Royal, Chief People & Culture Officer – Robin Hood Foundation
  • Emily White, Senior Director, Philanthropy – Salesforce
  • Victor Cordon, Director of Social Impact – Okta
  • Moderator: Hilary Noon, Head of Strategy, Engagement & Growth, Nonprofits – Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Breakout #5

Strategic Design for Scalable Impact
  • June Sugiyama, Director – Vodafone Americas Foundation
  • Abbie Clary, Executive Director, Strategies & Growth – Health for All – CannonDesign
  • Thomas Both, Director of Designing for Social Systems – Stanford d.school
  • Moderator: Amanda Lenaghan, Social Impact Advisor, AI for Good & Emerging Tech

4:05pm

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #4: Leading With Purpose

4:15pm

Introduction by Session Leader [video]
  • Sid Espinosa, Head of Social Impact – GitHub

4:25pm

Resilience in Uncertainty: Driving Engagement and Innovation [video]
  • Dale Strange, President & COO, Corporate Impact Solutions – Blackbaud

4:35pm

The Power of Partnerships: Transforming Mental Health Impact [video]
  • Kimberly Baker, Senior Director, Peace on Purpose – United Nations Foundation
  • Elisha London, Founder & CEO – Prospira Global
  • Anne Wintroub, Head of Social Impact & Engagement – lululemon

4:55pm

Creating Ripples of Change [video]
  • Aliscia Brorman, Ambassador, Foster Love; Co-Founder – Full Circle

5:00pm

Unlocking the Power of Kindness [video]
  • Jane Seymour, Emmy & Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress; Founder – Open Hearts Foundation
  • Moderator: Shawna Chen, San Francisco Reporter – Axios

5:20pm

Cocktails & Networking Reception

Day two — June 4, 2025

7:00am

Morning Yoga with lululemon

8:00am

Registration, Coffee, Breakfast & Networking

SESSION #5: Voices of Now

9:00am

Introduction by Session Leader [video]
  • Lesly Simmons, Head of Community Innovation – Amazon

9:10am

A Special Welcome to San Francisco [video]
  • Daniel Lurie, Mayor – City and County of San Francisco

9:20am

Leadership at the Intersection of Policy & Participation [video]
  • Julián Castro, Former U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development; CEO – Latino Community Foundation
  • María Teresa Kumar, President & CEO – Voto Latino
  • Moderator: Natalye Paquin, Chief Operating Officer – The Rockefeller Foundation

9:40am

Reclaiming Our Power [video]
  • Veronica Lightning Horse Perez, Owner & Practitioner – The Healing Ground

9:50am

The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff: How AI Can Make Workplaces More Human [video]
  • James Slavet, Former Co-Managing Partner, Greylock; Founder – The Solid Foundation
  • Van Jones, Founder, RAPPORT.co; NYT Bestselling Author; Host – CNN

10:10am

Transition to Morning Breakouts

10:25am

INTERACTIVE MORNING BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1

Living Long, Happy Lives: Impactful Solutions for Wellbeing and Longevity
  • Staci Alexander, Vice President, Thought Leadership – AARP
  • Elyse Cohen, Chief Impact Officer, Rare Beauty; President – Rare Impact Fund
  • Lisa Kasteler-Calio, Executive Director & Board Member – Matthew Perry Foundation
  • Rebecca O. Bagley, President & CEO – The Kennedy Forum
  • Moderator: Rachel Gerrol, Co-Founder & CEO – NEXUS

Breakout #2

Global Collaboration for Local Impact
  • Jennifer Lotito, President & COO – (RED)
  • Dewald Heath, Strategic Information & Communications Manager – Zoë-Life
  • Will von Schrader, Managing Director of Localization – Save the Children
  • Moderator: Erica Ciaraldi, Manager, Wireless Reach Initiative – Qualcomm Inc.

Breakout #3

Sparking Change with Tech Innovation
  • Julia Backon, Executive Director, Tech for Social Good – JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Alix Guerrier, Chief Executive Officer – DonorsChoose
  • Kimberly O’Donnell, Chief Fundraising & Engagement Officer – Bonterra
  • Scott Onder, Chief Investment Officer – Mercy Corps Ventures
  • Moderator: Jonathan Perri, Senior Manager, Global Social Impact – Ripple

Breakout #4

Empowering Youth to Be Future-Ready
  • Andrea Riehl, Director, Social Impact – Best Buy
  • Kapena Alapai, Director, ‘Ōlino Pathways – Arts & Culture – Lili’uokalani Trust
  • Brandon Nicholson, PhD, Chief Executive Officer – The Hidden Genius Project
  • Anupama Shekhar, Senior Director, Skills for Social Impact Programs – Microsoft
  • Moderator: Jamie Bruning-Miles, President & CEO – YMCA of Greater San Francisco

Breakout #5

Workshop: From Panic to Purpose: A Roadmap to Resilience
  • Jennifer Butte-Dahl, Senior Director – APCO Worldwide
  • Kimberly Gardiner, Deputy Managing Director – APCO Worldwide
  • Ramya Ravichandran, Associate Director – APCO Worldwide
  • Stephanie Green, Director – APCO Worldwide

11:15am

TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION

SESSION #6: Inspiring Action

11:25am

Introduction by Session Leader [video]
  • Lynette Bell, President – Truist Foundation

11:35am

Fearless Finance: Partnerships Driving Impact [video]
  • Henry Hipps, CEO & Co-Founder – Diffusion Venture Studio
  • Harold Pettigrew, President & CEO – Opportunity Finance Network
  • Moderator: Alison Mathias, Vice President, MassMutual Foundation; Head of Corporate & Foundation Giving – MassMutual

11:55am

From Survivor to Architect of Change [video]
  • Amanda Nguyen, Astronaut; Civil Right Activist; CEO & Founder – Rise

12:05pm

Special Presentation: Social Innovation Anthem Awards [video]
  • Ani Rivera, Executive Director – Galería de la Raza
  • Presented By: Patricia McLoughlin, General Manager – The Anthem Awards
  • Presented By: Jesse Feister, Executive Director – The Webby Group

    12:15pm

    From the Streets to the C-Suite [video]
    • Larry Miller, Chairman of the Board at the Jordan Brand – Nike
    • Moderator: Molly Bloom, Speaker & Author, Molly’s Game

    12:35pm

    LUNCH & NETWORKING

    1:35pm

    Transition Back to General Session

    SESSION #7: Power of Partnership

    1:45pm

    Introduction by Session Leader [video]
    • Elle Arlook, Senior Director, Equity & Justice – APCO Worldwide

    1:55pm

    Engaging a Robust Disability Community [video]
    • Jerome Core, Head of Inclusive Content – Amazon MGM Studios & Prime Video
    • Debbie Wishart, Vice President, Enterprise – T-Mobile for Business
    • Moderator: Nancy Weintraub, Chief Advancement Officer – Easterseals Southern California

    2:15pm

    Special Performance by SIS Poet-in-Residence [video]
    • Charles Ray Patton II, Author & Poet – Red Lion Poetry

    2:25pm

    Practicing Trust-Based Philanthropy: A Candid Conversation [video]
    • Esta Soler, President – Futures Without Violence
    • Moderator: Kate Nack, Vice President, The Allstate Foundation & Social Impact – Allstate

    2:45pm

    Themed Roundtable Discussions

    THEMED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

    Celebrating and Strengthening Civic Culture in Our Cities
    • Manny Yekutiel, Founder, Manny’s; Executive Director – Civic Joy Fund
    How Supporting Small Business Helps Big Business
    • Ashley Singer, Director of Business Development & Impact Partnerships – Hello Alice
    Designing for Respect in a Fractured World
    • Jenn Graham, Founder & CEO – Inclusivv
    The Life-Changing Impact of Sports
    • Kevin Martinez, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship – ESPN
    Cultivating Equitable, Healthy, and Supportive Workforces
    • Sue Crystal-Mansour, PhD, Vice President, Program Impact – National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
    How Startups and Corporations Drive Impact Together
    • Dominique Reese, Director, Social Impact – Plug and Play Tech Center
    • Anna-Sophia Haub, Corporate Innovation Manager, Sustainability & Circular Economy – Plug and Play Tech Center
    Building Worker Power in the AI Era
    • Casey Budesilich, Chief Operating Officer – The James Irvine Foundation
    Thinking Differently About Hunger in America
    • Gary Oppenheimer, Founder & Executive Director – AmpleHarvest.org
    How Businesses Can Leverage Social Impact Storytelling
    • Kelsey Orens, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility – Disney
    Early Childhood Education
    • Kent Johnson, Chief Executive Officer – Highlights for Children
    The Trust Factor in Strategic Measurement
    • Annie Choi, Manager III, Global Philanthropy Learning & Insights – Salesforce
    The Power of Second Chances
    • Larry Miller, Chairman of the Board at the Jordan Brand – Nike
    • Ken Oliver, Chief Innovation Officer – JUMP
    Aging Amidst Generational Shifts
    • Julia Elrod, Senior Program Analyst – AARP
    Social Justice as a Bedrock Religious Practice
    • Rabbi Michael Lezak, Director for the Center for Social Justice – Glide Memorial Church
    Digital Assets for Social Good Impact
    • Shana Douglass, Founder – Another Awesome Day
    • James Citron, Chief Executive Officer – Pledge
    Health Equity
    • Morgan Callahan, Director, Corporate Engagement – Planned Parenthood Federation of America
    Harnessing Institutional Partnerships in Uncertain Times
    • Hana Haile-Mariam, Managing Director, Partnerships – Robin Hood
    The Power of Business to Create Solutions for Communities
    • Howard Byck, Senior Vice President of Partnerships & Head of Development – U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
    Navigating Philanthropy in Turbulent Times
    • Heather Haines, Director, Convening & Engagement – Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
    Enabling Community-Centered Care
    • Emily Kingsley-Ma, Director, Global Health Equity – Johnson & Johnson
    Building Activations That Actually Serve
    • Erica Trejo, Senior Vice President, Philanthropy & Community Impact – Wells Fargo
    Partnering with LGBTQ+ Youth for Change
    • Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, EdD, Vice President of Research & Evaluation – Born This Way Foundation
    Social Sector Data Needs Amid Federal Cuts
    • Sarah Rosen Wartell, President – Urban Institute
    Neurodiversity and the Future of Work
    • Isabel Fields, Manager, ESG – Hearst
    Reenvisioning Leadership and Representation in Tech
    • Kalina Bryant, Founder – UnapologeTECH

    SESSION #8: Next Starts Now

    3:40pm

    Introduction by Session Leader [video]
    • Zeev Klein, Founder & Curator of Social Innovation Summit; General Partner – Landmark Ventures

    3:50pm

    Harnessing AI as a Transformative Partner [video]
    • Clarence Wooten, Director & Entrepreneur in Residence – Google X

    4:00pm

    Special Presentation: The Social Innovation Crypto For Good Award [video]
    • Aliyah Redding, Founder – Teens4LA
    • Presented By: James Citron, Chief Executive Officer – Pledge
    • Presented By: Shana Douglass, Founder – Another Awesome Day

    4:10pm

    Power Rewired: How Cultural Institutions Can Shape Inclusive Capitalism [video]
    • Jay Lundy, Managing Director – NAACP Capital

    4:20pm

    Gamechangers In Action [video]
    • Guthrie Dolin, Executive Director, Global Design DNA – Ford Motor Company
    • Somesh Dash, General Partner – IVP
    • Moderator: Baron Davis, Two-Time NBA All-Star; Founder & CEO – Business Inside the Game

    4:40pm

    Closing Remarks & See You Next Year! [video]

    4:45pm

    Closing Networking & Cocktail Reception

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