Plenaries

These speakers, plus many more, will help us to build shared vision and alignment about the issues and opportunities relevant to our community's mission.

Chris Yura, Founder/CEO, SustainU Clothing, will share ways clothes can be made to improve the environment and reinvigorate America's textile manufacturing sector.

Scott Goodson, Founder, Strawberry Frog, and Author,"Uprising: How to Build a Brand and Change the World by Sparking Cultural Movements" ,will speak on the need for every marketing campaign to drive a movement among the populous.

Peter Nowlan, Chief Marketing Officer, Molson Coors , on moving beyond cause marketing to achieve success via brand led CSR initiatives.

Umair Haque, Author, Betterness: Economics for Humans, on the need for a Sustainable Brand Revolution and how brands from here forward will be called to create higher-order wealth than before.

Christiaan Maats, Founder/Owner, OAT Shoes, will share his breakthrough effort to design and bring to market compostable shoes that grow flowers when composted -- who'd have imagined!

Hunter Lovins, Co-author of the landmark book, "Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution", will update us on the current state of the global environment crisis reminding us why our leadership is needed to drive revolutionary shift toward a sustainable economy.

Abigail Rodgers, VP Sustainability Strategy and Communication, The Coca-Cola Company will share inside details on this past season's arctic home campaign and why it's a milestone on the march toward purpose driven brand marketing.

Breakouts

Hear from these and many other engaging speakers during 1 hour break out sessions in the afternoon.

David Griswold, President/ Founder, Sustainable Harvest Specialty Coffee Importers, on the importance of creating shared value in the supply chain.

Mathieu Turpault, Managing Partner, Design, Bressler Group, will inspire us with ways to reduce impacts and eliminate waste in the design phase of product development.

Shama Alexander, Director of Sustainability, North America, Lush Cosmetics, on how Lush Cosmetics is working to build a revolutionary brand from within.

Jonah Sachs, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Free Range Studios This viral storyteller will share how you can take your breakthrough brand and tell the story that the world is waiting to hear.

James Gregory, CEO, CoreBrand, will share his thoughts on the value of brand alignment in the age of transparency.

Co-create - Collaborate

From sustainable consumption to packaging and labeling, some of the questions put forth to co-create groups include the following:

• How can we make sustainability irresistible?
• How can we help consumers use less water in the shower?
• How can we improve the recyclability of #5 polypropylene?
• How can we bring a multi-stakeholder approach to drive radical shift in our supply chain?

Tuesday night is when small groups of your peers will come together to spark out of the box ideas from these and many other questions.

Workshops

These are some of the half or full day pre-conference workshops. Remember to purchase an ALL EVENT pass in order to participate in these productive work sessions.

Al Lannuzzi, Sr. Director in Worldwide EHS, Johnson & Johnson, and Author of "Greener Products: The Making and Marketing of Sustainable Brands" A great introduction to sustainable brand building, you'll find practical advice on how to design and market more sustainable products.

Kevin Wilhelm, Author "Return on Sustainability: How Business Can Increase Profitability & Address Climate Change in an Uncertain Economy" Understand how to strategically position your company around today's market forces and learn about companies that have enhanced their brand value and financial performance by improving their social and environmental performance.

Gregory Unruh, Professor of Global Business and Director of the Thunderbird School of Global Management This session focuses on the effective leadership traits and skills needed to manage global sustainable brands.

Chris Jarvis & Angela Parker, Co-authors "CSR for HR: A Necessary Partnership for Advancing Responsible Business Practices" Understand how CSR and HR can together create the necessary partnership to build employee engagement from within.

Startup Competition (SBIO)

This year's expert judging panel will narrow the field to our top 10 semi-finalists. Meet some of this year's influential industry leaders who will help take these entrepreneurial ideas to the next level.

Phil Giesler, Director of Innovation, Unilever Corporate Ventures
Kate Heiny, Manager of Sustainability, Target
Olivia Khalili, Sr. Partnerships Manager, Ashoka's Changemakers
Renée Morin, President, PRé North America, Inc
Rahul Raj, Director of Sustainability, Walmart.com
William B. Rosenzweig, Partner, Physic Ventures
Sandy Skees, CEO/Founder, Communications4Good
KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, Founder, Sustainable Brands
Andrew Winston, Founder, Winston Eco-Strategies
Ian Yolles, Chief Sustainability Officer, Recyclebank

Our entry form asks applicants to submit an overview of their business plan outlining the social/environmental impacts, economic viability, success measurement and scalability. Our expert judging panel will narrow the field to our top ten semi-finalists who will present their ideas at the Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego, California this June!

Causeway

Each select Cause has the opportunity to join us in a CauseWay Breakout Session, with 3-5 minutes to explain what they do and offer ways our audience can purposefully partner with them; followed by Q&A.

'Causes' is helping facilitate this discussion as a MC and CauseWay Sponsor, and we're thrilled to have their insight and commitment onboard!

Causeway Partners

Expo

Find a sustainable solution to help meet your business needs. Meet representatives from these and many more companies as you learn about new tools and technologies. Now open to the local business community on Monday afternoon.

Special Events

Monday night, "Chemistry Creates Connections" when attendees get the co-create and collaborative juices flowing. Jump start the week with Birds of a Feather dinners, the Alumni Get-Together, and an evening where the SB community drives their revolutions forward.

Tuesday night, find firepit discussions along the island, a Sustainable Solutions Booth Crawl, and more Birds of a Feather dinners followed by open space for co-creation and collaboration activities.

Wednesday night, don't miss the beachside BBQ followed by the return of SB Playhouse. Celebrate the evening with friends as 1% for the Planet's music artist Chris Velan takes the stage under the stars at the Barefoot Grill & Bar.