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A four day virtual conference featuring fireside chats & networking events with sustainability pioneers & a design challenge around better water use.
OUR SPEAKERS THIS YEAR ARE:
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MARCH 17, 2021
Anna Hammond
Founder & CEO,Matriark Foods
Anna Hammond is the Founder & CEO of Matriark Foods, making upcycled food products for a sustainable future. Matriark upcycles farm surplus & fresh-cut remnants into healthy, affordable products for foodservice, simultaneously diverting vegetables from landfill while providing healthy options to communities in dire need of healthy food. Previous to the founding of Matriark, Hammond spent 25 years as nonprofit leader successfully scaling programs & teams into dynamic, stable, endowed organizations. Most recently, she collaborated with farmers, institutions, funders, & foundations committed to solving food insecurity through education & reimagined food systems.
MARCH 18, 2021
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director, Obvious Ventures
Andrew helps build companies with category-creating entrepreneurs that are decarbonizing the global economy, electrifying all modes of transportation, & upgrading urban environments. Before joining Obvious, Andrew led Distributed Generation for Nextera Energy, the largest clean energy developer in the United States. Before his clean tech career, Andrew spent a decade building Web 1.0 companies like Bigstep.com, an e-commerce platform designed to serve the needs of small businesses entering the Internet age. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
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MARCH 19, 2021
Paul Polman
Co-Founder & Chair, IMAGINE
Paul Polman is Co-founder & Chair of IMAGINE, a social venture which mobilizes business leaders around tackling climate change & global inequality. Paul is the Honorary Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce. He was the CEO of Unilever between 2009 & 2019, where he demonstrated that a long-term, multi-stakeholder model goes hand-in-hand with excellent financial performance. Paul was also a member of the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel which developed the Sustainable Development Goals, & as an active SDG Advocate he continues to work with global organizations & across industry to push the 2030 development agenda.
Stephen Spinelli
President, Babson College
Stephen Spinelli Jr., PhD, MBA'92 is the 14th president of Babson College. A successful entrepreneur, academic leader, & scholar, President Spinelli assumed the role of president in July 2019, guiding the College through its centennial year & into its second century. A lifelong entrepreneur, President Spinelli has spent his career at the intersection of academia, business, & philanthropy.
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Dave Stangis
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Babson College
Dave Stangis is the Founder & CEO of 21C IMPACT. He most recently served as Chief Sustainability Officer & VP Corporate Responsibility/ Public Affairs at Campbell Soup Company, where he reported to Campbell's President & CEO. Dave currently advises leading companies on ESG, technology, & reputation & resiliency strategies. Over the course of 20 years, Dave led two very different Fortune 500 corporations, Intel & Campbell, from a standing start to clear & consistent world-class leadership in ESG, Sustainability & Social Responsibility.
Nicholas R. Parker
Founding Managing Partner, Global Acceleration Partners Inc
Nick pioneers sustainability ventures, funds & initiatives around the world, working with leading public & private sector organizations. Over the past three decades, he has started Canada's leading environmental strategy firm, created the world's largest innovation platform of its kind, launched an $800M investment group & founded a state-owned water company. As Chairman of Parker Venture Management he makes catalytic investments - presently in solar, fintech & analytics, while advising asset managers, governments & entrepreneurial businesses.
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Cheryl Yaffe Kiser
Executive Director, The Lewis Institute & Babson Social Innovation Lab
Cheryl is the founding Executive Director of the Lewis Institute for Social Innovation at Babson College, which amplifies the College's mission to educate entrepreneurial leaders to create social & economic value simultaneously. Thanks to Cheryl's vision & leadership for the past ten years, the Lewis Institute has become an influential entity at Babson & beyond.
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