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Social Innovation Summit 2014 Agenda

Social Innovation Summit 2014 will be held on November 19th - 20th in San Francisco. We are looking forward to planning another amazing event bringing together the top leaders from around the world for an intense series of discussions, debates and networking.

Please find the working agenda here and check back for updates!

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014


12:30pm - 1:30pm
CONFERENCE BEGINS (WELCOME & REGISTRATION)
Session 1 | PERSPECTIVE

Session Leader: Talya Bosch, Vice President, Social Ventures – Western Union

1:30pm - 1:40pm

 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
1:40pm - 1:50pm

 CONNECTING THE GLOBAL WORLD [video]
  • Andrew Dunnett, Director, Vodafone Foundation – Vodafone
1:50pm - 2:10pm

 HACKING THE HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM [video]
  • Risa Stack, General Manager, GE Ventures, Incubations – GE
  • Esther Dyson, Chairman – EDventure Holdings
  • Moderator: Dr. Daniel Grossman, Senior Director, Global Health Innovation – Medtronic
2:10pm - 2:20pm YOUR BODY IS MY CANVAS [video]
  • Alexa Meade, Artist
2:20pm - 2:30pm THE POWER OF POSITIVE DESTRUCTION [video]
  • Seth Merrin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer – Liquidnet
2:30pm - 2:40pm CAN PHARMACEUTICALS BE REPLACED WITH BIOELECTRONICS? [video]
  • Dr. Kevin Tracey, President, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research – North Shore-LIJ Health System
2:40pm - 3:00pm KEYNOTE: THE IMPACT OF AGING IN AMERICA: A CONVERSATION WITH ROB LOWE [video]
  • Rob Lowe, Actor, Author, and Philanthropist
  • Moderator: Janice Luvera, Global Brand Leader – Genworth
3:00pm - 3:10pm TRANSITION TO AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
3:10pm - 4:00pm NETWORKING & INTERACTIVE BOARDROOM WORKSHOPS
BOARDROOM A
CLOUD TECH & NONPROFITS: ENABLING “GOOD” OUTCOMES
  • Michelle Chaplin, Senior Marketing Manager – PBS
  • Gayle Samuelson Carpentier, Chief Business Development Officer – TechSoup Global
  • Ken Weber, Executive Director – Zynga.org
  • Dan Lammot, President & Founder – roundCorner
  • Moderator: Bryan Breckenridge, Executive Director, Box.org – Box
 BOARDROOM B
CONNECTING ORGANIZATIONAL, PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY PURPOSE
  • Marlon Evans, Global Partnerships Manager – HP
  • Neil Grimmer, Co-Founder & CEO – Plum Organics
  • William McNulty, Vice President & Co-Founder – Team Rubicon
  • Kim Almedia, Program Manager – Levi Strauss Foundation
  • Moderator: Jeff Senne, Director of Corporate Responsibility & Operations Lead – PwC
BOARDROOM #1
ENGAGING MILLENIAL WORKFORCE IS THE ROADMAP TO ACHIEVING SOCIAL IMPACT AND SUCCESS
  • Mike Marriner, Co-Founder – Roadtrip Nation
  • Pat Gottfried, VP, Corporate Social Responsibility – Apollo Education Group
  • Moderator: Margaret Coady, Executive Director – CECP
 BOARDROOM #2
DRIVING IMPACT THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA
  • Brian Sirgutz, SVP, Social Impact – The Huffington Post
  • Paul Polizzotto, President & Founder – CBS EcoMedia
  • Mary Anne Petrillo, Global ‎Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Digital Strategy – Cisco
  • Moderator: Mel Ochoa, Chief Strategy Officer – Landmark Ventures
4:00pm - 4:10pm TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
Session 2 | PROGRESS

Session Leader: David Steel, Executive Vice President – Samsung Electronics North America

4:10pm - 4:20pm

 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
4:20pm - 4:30pm EMPOWERING WOMEN WORLDWIDE [video]
  • Anne Rohosy, Executive Vice President; President, Americas – Levi Strauss & Co.
4:30pm - 4:40pm INNOVATION, ALIGNMENT, AND THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION [video]
  • Bill Goodwyn, CEO, Discovery Education – Discovery Communications
4:40pm - 4:50pm

 SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY [video]
  • Hanoch Piven, Artist, Illustrator and Educator
4:50pm - 5:00pm HEALTH AND POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE [video]
  • Kara Goldin, Founder & CEO – Hint Water
5:00pm - 5:30pm THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE BRANDS [video]
  • James White, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer – Jamba Juice
  • Roger McClendon, Chief Sustainability Officer – Yum! Brands
  • Rick Ridgeway, VP, Environmental Initiatives – Patagonia
  • Moderator: Daryl Brewster, Chief Executive Officer – CECP

5:30pm - 7:30pm
NETWORKING & COCKTAIL RECEPTION



DAY TWO: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014


8:00am - 9:00am
WELCOME & REGISTRATION
Session 3 | PEOPLE

Session Leader: Rachel Hutchisson, Director, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy – Blackbaud

9:00am - 9:10am

 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER
9:10am - 9:30am

 PUTTING PURPOSE AT THE HEART OF STRATEGY [video]
  • Chris Librie, Senior Director, Global Sustainability – HP
  • Premal Shah, Chief Executive Officer – Kiva
9:30am - 9:40am WHAT'S YOUR "CAN'T-NOT-DO"? [video]
  • Paul Shoemaker, Executive Connector – Social Venture Partners Seattle
9:40am - 9:45am HELPING HUMANITY: FROM BRAIN SURGERY TO AUTISM SCREENING [video]
  • Guillermo Sapiro, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering – Duke University
9:45am - 9:55am A VALUES BASED APPROACH TO CHANGE [video]
  • Bret Perkins, Corporate Vice President – Comcast Corporation
9:55am - 10:25am DRIVING THE TRANSFORMATION WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD [video]
  • Rebecca Van Dyck, Head of Consumer & Brand Marketing – Facebook
  • Pam Scott, Philanthropist & Founder – The Curious Company
  • Marcia Cardamore, Entrepreneur, Professor, Philanthropist; Founder – PeopleSense Foundation
  • Moderator: Kate Roberts, Senior Vice President for Corporate Partnerships & Philanthropy – PSI
10:25am - 10:35am TRANSITION TO MORNING COFFEE BREAK
10:35am - 11:25am NETWORKING & INTERACTIVE BOARDROOM WORKSHOPS
BOARDROOM A
SOCIAL INNOVATION: CASE STUDIES AND BEST PRACTICES IN ACTION
  • Jose Quinonez, Chief Executive Officer – Mission Asset Fund
  • Chris Thomas, Chief Innovation Officer – Sierra Club
  • Scott Gullick, Director of Corporate Engagement – Year Up
  • Moderator: Brian Komar, VP, Marketing & Outreach – Salesforce Foundation
 BOARDROOM B
CREATING DISRUPTION: HOW INNOVATIVE BRANDS DRIVE ADOPTION & ENGAGEMENT
  • Sydney Price, SVP, Corporate Social Responsibility – Kate Spade
  • Carolina Martin, SVP, Partnerships & Business Development – DonorsChoose.org
  • Mihir Gandhi, General Manager – Munchery
  • Moderator: Seema Bhende, Vice President, Social Innovation Practice – Waggener Edstrom
BOARDROOM #1
THE RISE OF ACTIVISM: WHAT’S YOUR SUPERPOWER?
  • Rick Ridgeway, VP, Environmental Affairs – Patagonia
  • Jeff Sheinbein, Co-Founder & CEO – Social Imprints
  • Karina Kogan, Executive Vice President, Digital – Participant Media
  • Doniece Sandoval, Founder & Executive Director – Lava Mae
  • Moderator: Max Steinman, Senior Strategist – Purpose

 BOARDROOM #2
DATA & DISASTERS: WHAT MINING INFORMATION MEANS FOR RELIEF
  • Kat Townsend, Open Data Expert
  • Laura Howe, Vice President, Public Relations – American Red Cross
  • Akhtar Badshah, Founder & CEO – Catalytic Innovators Group
  • Moderator: Trisa Thompson, VP, Corporate Social Responsibility – Dell
BOARDROOM #3
THE GIRL EFFECT ACCELERATOR: STARTUPS & FEMALE EMPOWERMENT
  • Tom De Blasis, Director of Design and Innovation – Nike Foundation
  • Moderator: Daniel Epstein, Founder – Unreasonable Group
11:25am - 11:35am TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
Session 4 | PURPOSE

Session Leader: Shannon Schuyler, Principal, Corporate Responsibility Leader – PwC

11:35am - 11:45am

 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
11:45am - 12:00pm LEVERAGING BIG DATA FOR BIG IMPACT [video]
  • Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Founder & Chief Executive Officer – Center for Youth Wellness
  • Moderator: Jacquelline Fuller, Director – Google.org
12:00pm - 12:10pm PLANTING SEEDS OF INNOVATION FOR 21ST CENTURY LEADERS AND LEARNERS [video]
  • Stephen Ritz, Founder – Green Bronx Machine
12:10pm - 12:25pm A VISION FOR CREATING SHARED VALUE [video]
  • Kathy Pickus, Divisional Vice President, Global Citizenship & Policy – Abbott
  • Moderator: Lalitha Vaidyanathan, Managing Director – FSG
12:25pm - 12:35pm ICE BUCKET CHALLENGES: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? [video]
  • Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer – ALS Association
12:35pm - 12:45pm COMPOSING YOUR WORLD [video]
  • Kai Kight, Violinist, Composer

12:45pm - 1:50pm
LUNCH & NETWORKING
Session 5 | POSSIBILITY

Session Leader: Lori Forte Harnick, General Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs – Microsoft

2:00pm - 2:10pm

 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
2:10pm - 2:20pm DESIGNING FOR CHANGE: CODING A BETTER GOVERNMENT [video]
  • Jennifer Pahlka, Founder & Executive Director – Code for America
2:20pm - 2:40pm THE SERVICE YEAR: TACKLING PROBLEMS & BUILDING CITIZEN LEADERS [video]
  • Shirley Sagawa, Chief Service Officer – National Conference on Citizenship
  • Michael Gerson, Senior Advisor – The ONE Campaign; Nationally Syndicated Columnist – Washington Post
  • Moderator: Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs – Cisco
2:40pm - 2:45pm DISCOVERING HIDDEN GENIUS [video]
  • Kimberly Bryant, Founder & Executive Director – Black Girls Code
2:45pm - 3:00pm COMPUTER SCIENCE IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL – WHAT ARE WE LEARNING? [video]
  • Kevin Wang, TEALS Founder and Ringleader – Microsoft
  • Moderator: Jane Broom, Director of Community Affairs – Microsoft
3:00pm - 3:10pm OLYMPIC-SIZED ENGAGEMENT IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM [video]
  • Steve Mesler, Olympic Gold Medalist; Co-Founder & CEO – Classroom Champions
3:10pm - 3:20pm TRANSITION TO AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
3:20pm - 4:10pm NETWORKING & INTERACTIVE BOARDROOM WORKSHOPS
BOARDROOM A
CITIZENSHIP PHILANTHROPY: INDIVIDUALS IN ACTION
  • Lynn Luckow, Chief Executive Officer – LikeMinded (formerly Craigslist Foundation)
  • Kathy Marshall, Director, Culture & Leadership – Blackbaud
  • Amy Merrill, Vice President, Partnerships – Change Heroes
  • Moderator: Lee Johnson, Event Success Manager – everydayhero
 BOARDROOM #1
DOING GOOD IS GOOD BUSINESS
  • Bryan Hurren, Strategic Partnerships Manager – Facebook
  • Ian Ferguson, Vice President, Segment Marketing – ARM Holdings
  • Denise Gershbein, Executive Creative Director – Frog Design
  • Shannon Farley, Co-Founder & Executive Director – Fast Forward
  • Moderator: Blair Palmer, Lab Lead: San Francisco, Innovation Unit – UNICEF
BOARDROOM #2
FAILING FORWARD: THE SUCCESS OF FAILURE AND MOVING FORWARD
  • James Higa, Executive Director – Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
  • Rebecca Stockley, The Improv Lady
  • Sara Potler LaHayne, Founder & CEO – Move This World
  • Moderator: Julie Trell, Advisor to All Things Fun, Meaning & Rewarding

 BOARDROOM #3
ECONOMIC VITALITY – SMALL BUSINESS MEANS BIG BUSINESS
  • Jamie Sears, Director, Community Affairs – UBS
  • Natika Washington, Director, Global Programs, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues – U.S. Department of State
  • Avery McCall, Author – Enlightened Global Voices
  • Moderator: William Rosenzweig, Managing Director – Physic Ventures
4:10pm - 4:20pm TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
Session 6 | PLAY

Session Leader: Julie Trell, Advisor to All Things Fun, Meaning & Rewarding

4:20pm - 4:30pm

 INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
4:30pm - 4:50pm THE ROLE VENTURE CAPITAL PLAYS TO YIELD SOCIAL IMPACT AND BUSINESS VALUE [video]
  • Michael Taylor, Vice President, Finance – Tesla Motors
  • Michael Dorsey, Managing Partner – Bay Area Growth Fund
  • Moderator: Noah Wintroub, Managing Director, Global Head, Internet & Digital Media – JP Morgan Corporate Investment Bank
4:50pm - 5:00pm THE POWER OF SPORT & PLAY [video]
  • Kevin Carroll, Founder – Katalyst
5:00pm - 5:05pm CREATIVE CARDBOARD CHALLENGE [video]
  • Nirvan Mullick, Founder; Documentary Filmaker of Caine's Arcade – Imagination Foundation
5:05pm - 5:15pm PLAYING TO WIN: THE RACE TO RESULTS [video]
  • John Riccitiello, Former CEO – Electronic Arts; Advisor & Investor – GlassLab Games
5:15pm - 5:25pm YOU ARE A MUSIC MAKER [video]
  • David Wish, Chief Executive Officer & Founder – Little Kids Rock

5:25pm - 7:30pm
NETWORKING & COCKTAIL RECEPTION