2025 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 agenda for the 2025 flagship Summit, and check back for more updates!
day One — June 3, 2025
8:00am
Registration, Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
SESSION #1: The World As It Is
9:10am
Welcome to Social Innovation Summit: SAN Francisco!
- Mel Ochoa, Chief Operating Officer; General Partner – Landmark Ventures
- Zeev Klein, Founder & Curator of Social Innovation Summit; General Partner – Landmark Ventures
9:15am
A Special Welcome to San Francisco
9:25am
AI as a Force for Inclusive Progress
- NVIDIA
- Stephanie Kim-Poston, Principal Social Impact Program Manager – Cadence Design Systems
9:45am
Headfirst Into the Unknown
- Robert Swan, OBE, BA, FRGS, Polar Explorer & Founder – 2041 Foundation
9:55am
Balancing Risk and Responsibility: Navigating Uncertainty in 2025
10:15am
Transition to Morning Breakouts
10:30am
INTERACTIVE MORNING BREAKOUTS
Breakout #1
Leveling Up Learning
Breakout #2
Amplifying and Investing in Gen Z’s Social Impact
Breakout #3
Building Bridges, Driving Solutions
Breakout #4
Redefining Giving: Innovative Partnerships in Modern Philanthropy
Breakout #5
Shaping the Story: Narrative Power for Social Impact
11:20am
TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
SESSION #2: Systems That Shape Us
11:30am
Introduction by Session Leader
11:40am
From Fixers to Builders
- Trabian Shorters, CEO & Founder – BMe Community
11:50am
Resilience in Uncertainty: Driving Engagement and Innovation
- Dale Strange, President & Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Impact Solutions – Blackbaud
12:00pm
Redefining School
- MacKenzie Price, Co-Founder – Alpha School
12:10pm
The Power of Mothers: Reimagining Maternal Health for All
- Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & President – Every Mother Counts
- Elaine Welteroth, Award-Winning Journalist, NYT Bestselling Author, Judge on Project Runway, & Founder – birthFUND
12:30pm
LUNCH & NETWORKING
1:45pm
TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
SESSION #3: Levers of Change
1:55pm
Introduction by Session Leader
2:05pm
The Path to Shared Prosperity: Catalyzing Economic Thriving in the Age of AI
- Jim Shelton, Chief Executive Officer –Blue Meridian Partners
2:15pm
Thinking Big: Funding That Unlocks Innovation
- Lauren Stovall, Global Head of Nonprofit Programs –AWS Nonprofit
- Niraj Swami, Conservation Technology Strategy & Enablement – The Nature Conservancy
- Simon Moss, Co-Founder & COO – Global Citizen
- Moderator: Aisha Glover, Global Head of Urban Innovation – Audible
2:35pm
IGNITING IMPACT THROUGH PURPOSE
- Charles Patton – Red Lion Poetry
2:45pm
Thrive on Her Terms: Health, Access, and Empowerment
- Alexis McGill Johnson, President & CEO – Planned Parenthood Federation of America
3:05pm
Transition to Afternoon Breakouts
3:20pm
INTERACTIVE AFTERNOON BREAKOUTS
Breakout #1
Purpose-Driven Planet: Business as a Force for Nature
Breakout #2
Rethinking Mental Health Through Motion
Breakout #3
Building Equitable Careers for the Next Generation
Breakout #4
Funding Tech That Transforms
4:10pm
TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
SESSION #4: Stories That Move Us
4:15pm
Introduction by Session Leader
4:25pm
From Prison to the C-Suite
- Larry Miller, Chairman of the Advisory Board at the Jordan Brand – NIKE
4:35pm
Empowering Communities: Pathways to Progress
- Anne Wicks, The Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity & Democracy – George W. Bush Institute
- Henry Hipps, CEO & Co-Founder –Diffusion Venture Studio
4:55pm
Creating Ripples of Change
- Aliscia Broman, Co-Founder – Full Circle
5:00pm
Unlocking the Power of Kindness
- Jane Seymour, Emmy & Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress and Founder – Open Hearts Foundation
5:30pm
Cocktails & Networking Reception
Day two — June 4, 2025
8:00am
Registration, Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
SESSION #5: Leading Together
9:00am
Introduction by Session Leader
9:20am
A Just Climate, An Inclusive Future
- Ben Jealous, Executive Director – Sierra Club
- Leigh Barnes, President of the Americas – Intrepid Travel
- Moderator: Natalye Paquin, Chief Operating Officer – Rockefeller Foundation
9:40am
Reclaiming Our Power
- Veronica Lightning Horse Perez, Owner & Practitioner – The Healing Ground
9:50am
The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff: How A.I. Can Make Workplaces More Human
- James Slavet, Venture Partner – Greylock Partners
- Van Jones, CNN Host, Founder of DreamMachine.org and Co-founder of RAPPORT.co – CNN
10:10am
Transition to Morning Breakouts
10:15am
INTERACTIVE MORNING BREAKOUTS
Breakout #1
Living Long, Happy Lives: Impactful Solutions for Well-Being and Longevity
Breakout #2
Breaking Barriers: Social Media’s Role in Social Impact
Breakout #3
Sparking Change with Tech Innovation
Breakout #4
Empowering Youth to Be Future-Ready
Breakout #5
Amplifying Impact Through Messaging
11:15am
TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
SESSION #6: Fueling Bold Ideas
11:25am
Introduction by Session Leader
- Lynette Bell, President – Truist Foundation
11:35am
Fearless Finance: Partnerships Driving Impact
- Jay Lundy, Managing Director – NAACP Capital
- Harold Pettigrew, President & Chief Executive Officer – Opportunity Finance Network
- Moderator: Alison Mathias, Vice President, MassMutual Foundation; Head of Community Responsibility Strategy – MassMutual
11:55am
From Survivor to Architect of Change
- Amanda Nguyen, Astronaut, Civil Rights Activist, and CEO & Founder – Rise
12:05pm
SIS Webby Anthem Award
- Anthem Awards
12:15pm
Voices That Move Policy
- María Teresa Kumar, President & CEO – Voto Latino
- Julián Castro, Chief Executive Officer – Latino Community Foundation
12:35pm
LUNCH & NETWORKING
1:35pm
Transition Back to General Session
SESSION #7: The Edge of What’s Next
1:45pm
Introduction by Session Leader
1:55pm
Empowering Ability
- Jessica Rafuse, Director, Accessibility Strategic Partnerships & Policy – Microsoft
- Moderator: Nancy Weintraub, Chief Advancement Officer – Easterseals Southern California
2:15pm
Practicing-Trust Based Philanthropy: A Candid Conversation
- Esta Soler, President – Futures Without Violence
- Moderator: The Allstate Foundation
2:35pm
Themed Roundtable Discussions
3:35pm
Drink & Thinks!
SESSION #8: A Future Worth Building
3:40pm
Introduction by Session Leader
3:50pm
Moving for Mental Health
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Kim Baker, Senior Director, United Nations Foundation – Peace on Purpose
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Moderator: Anne Wintroub, Head of Social Impact & Engagement – lululemon
4:20pm
Gamechangers In Action
- Somesh Dash, General Partner – IVP
- Baron Davis, Two-Time NBA All-Star; Founder & CEO – Business Inside the Game
4:40pm
Closing Remarks & See You Next Year!
4:45pm