Social Venture Network 2014 Spring ConferenceWhat Matters Most…

April 24-27, 2014, Paradise Point, San Diego

Thursday, April 24, 20141:30 – 8:00pm Registration Open3:30 – 4:45pm Welcome and Networking Session:

How to Make the Most of an SVN Conference 4:45 – 6:00pm Outdoor Reception6:00 – 7:15pm Dinner7:15 – 7:30pm Welcome Remarks

Deb Nelson, Social Venture Network7:30 – 8:30pm Opening Plenary:

Leadership and the Road AheadGary Hirshberg, Stonyfield and Walter Robb, Whole Foods Market

8:30 – 8:45pm Artist in Residence Performance: Dana Hanchard8:45 – 10:30pm Evening Connections9:00 – 10:30pm Film and discussion:

Finding HillywoodFacilitated by Leah Warshawski, Director and Producer

Friday, April 25, 2014

8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast7:45 – 8:30am Morning Meditation8:30am – 7:00pm Registration Open9:00 – 10:00am Plenary Talks and Performances: Catalyzing Positive Change

Hosted by Pam Chaloult, BALLE and Deb Nelson, Social Venture Network

1. The Rules of Business and the Laws of NatureAmy Larkin, Author of Environmental Debt: The Hidden Costs of a Changing Global Economy

2. Performance by Garett Brennan 3. The Full Effect

Neil Grimmer, Plum Organics

10:00 – 10:30am Intermission10:30 – 11:30am Plenary Talks and Performances: Catalyzing Positive Change continued

1. Commitment to Self, Commitment to Service: A Healing Path for VeteransLee Klinger Lesser, Honoring the Path of the Warrior and Megan Lowry, Honoring the Path of the Warrior and US Marine Corps Veteran

2. Performance by Dana Hanchard 3. Peak Inequity

Konda Mason, Impact HUB

11:30am – 1:15pm Lunch

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Friday, April 25, 2014

11:30am – 1:00pm Optional Lunch Workshop: How to Write and Promote a Great BookFacilitated by Mal Warwick, One World Futbol Project and Steve Piersanti, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

1:15 – 2:30pm Interactive Breakout Sessions

1. Leading the Way through Collaboration Fred Miller and Judith Katz, Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group and Susan Schor, EILEEN FISHER

2. Case Study: How to Effectively Scale a Mission-Driven Company Justin Guilbert and Douglas Riboud, Harmless Harvest. Facilitated by Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield.

2:30 – 3:00pm Break3:00 – 4:45pm Plenary:

Values and Action Aligned: Seeing Class and Challenging ClassismFacilitated by Betsy Leondar-Wright, Class Action

5:00 – 6:30pm Intergenerational Men’s CircleCo-Facilitated by Ted Ning, LOHAS and Yuzen and Chris Mathias, The GIS Institute

5:00 – 6:30pm Intergenerational Women’s CircleFacilitated by Akaya Windwood, Rockwood Leadership Institute

6:30 – 7:45pm DinnerMember led Sabbath will begin at 6:45pm on the deck.

7:45 – 8:45pm Plenary:Beneficial Banking and Conscious CommerceKat Taylor, One PacificCoast Bank in conversation with Michael Kieschnick, CREDO Mobile

8:45 – 9:00pm Artist in Residence Performance: Spogga9:00 – 10:30pm Evening Connections

Saturday, April 26, 20148:00 – 9:00am Thrive Hour: Bringing the Gift of Spirit, Mind and Body to Business

Led by Christopher Heslin, Michael Moreno, MD and Tyler Norris, Kaiser Permanente

8:30 – 9:30am Breakfast8:30 – 9:30am Call to Action Round Table Discussions: Seeing Class, Challenging

Classism

Facilitated by Betsy Leondar-Wright, Class Action8:30am – 2:00pm Registration Open9:30 – 10:45am Plenary:

Building a LegacyJoel Solomon, Renewal Partners

10:45 – 11:15am Break11:15am –12:45pm Interactive Breakout Sessions:

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

1. Innovation and Impact: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges Soraya Darabi, Zady and Reem Hassani, Numi Organic Tea. Facilitated by Adnan Durrani, American Halal/Saffron Road.

2. Reinventing Fire: The Business-Led Journey Beyond Fossil Fuels in the US…and China?Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute

1:00 – 2:30pm Lunch and Optional Round Table Discussions:

1. The Great Work Cultures Initiative led by Anna McGrath, WonderWorks Consulting

2. Stakeholder Dynamics on Carbon Tax led by Danna Pfahl, Future 500

3. Propelling SVN India led by Mike Rowlands & Peter ter Weeme, Junxion Strategy

4. Public Policy – Your Voice Matters! led by Richard Eidlin, American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC)

5. The New Founding Family led by Lora O’Connor & Betsy McKinney, The Founding Family

6. Divest-Invest Initiative led by Tom Van Dyck, RBC Wealth Management

2:45 – 4:15pm Pitch Workshop:How to Appeal to Investors

3:00 – 3:45pm YogaLed by Jocelyn Levy, Wee Yogis Play

3:00 – 4:00pm Soccer GameHosted by One World Futbol Project

4:30 – 6:00pm Outdoor Networking Reception6:00 – 6:15pm Fire Dancing by Spogga6:15 – 7:15pm Dinner7:15 – 7:45pm SVN Auction7:45 – 8:45pm SVN Service Awards Celebration

Honoring:1. Mal Warwick , One World Futbol Project2. Amy Hall , EILEEN FISHER3. Adnan Durrani , American Halal/Saffron Road

8:45 – 9:15pm Artist in Residence Performance: Toshi Reagon9:30 – 9:45pm Fire Dancing by Spogga

Sunday, April 27, 20148:30 – 9:30am Breakfast 9:30 – 10:15am Plenary:

Community by Design: Multiple Layers of GoodBonny Meyer, Meyer Family Enterprises and Thriving Communities and Bob Massaro, Healthy Building Companies

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Sunday, April 27, 201410:15 – 11:15am Plenary:

True Confessions: Lessons about Leadership, Ownership and LoveDale Rodrigues and Mary Waldner, Mary’s Gone Crackers. Interviewed by Bryan Welch, Ogden Publications.

11:15 –11:45am Break11:45am –1:00pm Closing Circle

Co-Facilitated by Brooke Deterline, Courageous Leadership Consulting and Darian Rodriguez Heyman, BetterWorld Wireless

1:00 – 2:00pm Lunch

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