Conference Agenda

Social Capital is a content-rich, invitation-only conference for senior leaders from top corporations, foundations and causes who are paving the way for achieving greater social impact.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2022
11 am – 2 pm PST | 12 – 3 pm MST
1 – 4 pm CST | 2 – 5 pm EST

Segments will include Social Capital Insights and sessions from highly-curated corporate, foundation and cause leaders, followed by a networking session.

TOPICS:

Social Capital 2022 Insights:
The greatest drivers of impact to meet the times.

Paula Berezin, Co-Founder & CEO, Social Capital


Corporate Luminaries:
How leading corporate partners are changing business practices, policies and cultures

Kabir Kumar, Senior Director, Global Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (CDEI), Walmart

Alice Rodriguez, Managing Director, Head of JPMC Community Impact, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Naria Santa Lucia, General Manager, Digital Inclusion and US Community Engagement, Microsoft Philanthropies

Leah Ray, Chief Strategist—Chicago, Social Capital Moderator


Sports & Social Change:
What’s new and next in leveraging sports to drive culture and social change

Kevin Martinez, Vice President Corporate Citizenship, ESPN

Kimberly Davis, Senior Executive Vice President of Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs, National Hockey League

Renata Simril, President and CEO, LA84 Foundation, Social Capital Moderator


Philanthropic Innovators:
Revelations from leading impact players on solving our greatest challenges

Asha Varghese, President, Caterpillar Foundation

Jean Oelwang, Founding CEO and President, Virgin Unite

Alison Canavan, Chief Strategist—D.C., Social Capital Moderator


Leadership Keynote:

Inspiration from James Rhee—acclaimed transformational leader, goodwill strategist,
impact investor, community connector

James Rhee, Founder, Red Helicopter; John H. Johnson Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Howard University; Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Executive-in-Residence and Strategic Advisor, MIT Leadership Center; former Executive Chairman and CEO, Ashley Stewart

Carrie Hodges Thomas, Senior Strategist., Social Capital Interviewer

Networking Session:
Six-degrees-of-separation networking session with Social Capital Community members


thurSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022 – nonprofits only
9 – 11 am PST | 10 am – 12 pm MST
11 am – 1 pm CST | 12 – 2 pm EST

Segments will include Social Capital Truths and a candid exchange with Social Capital chief strategists and highly-curated nonprofit thought leaders. 

TOPICS

Social Capital Truths:
What nonprofit leaders will require to drive greater social impact to meet the times

Paula Berezin, CEO & Co-Founder, Social Capital

Leah Ray, Chief Strategist—Chicago, Social Capital

Alison Canavan, Chief Strategist—D.C., Social Capital


Advancing Inclusivity and Belonging for Impact:
How leading nonprofits are changing their culture and shifting to more inclusive partnerships, funding and impact models

Ami McReynolds, Chief Equity & Programs Officer, Feeding America

Leah King, President & CEO, United Way of Tarrant County

Jose Rico, Executive Director, Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Greater Chicago

Leah Ray, Chief Strategist—Chicago, Social Capital Moderator


Evolution of Partnerships:
How partnerships are becoming the catalysts for building transformational outcomes

Nazanin Ash, Chief Executive Officer, Welcome.US

Kristine Templin, Chief Development Officer, Meals on Wheels America

Shad Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer, Opportunity@Work

Alison Canavan, Chief Strategist—D.C., Social Capital Moderator


Stories of Inspiration and Resilience:
Sharing from Social Capital Community members

Birgit Smith Burton, Founder and Executive Director, African American Development Officers Network

Dr. Joia Mukherjee, Chief Medical Officer, Partners In Health

Manu Meel, Chief Executive Officer, BridgeUSA

Introducers: Paula Berezin, CEO & Co-Founder; Leah Ray, Chief Strategist and Alison Canavan, Chief Strategist, Social Capital

Additional speakers to be announced

*The conference schedule reflects current speaker commitments and all efforts are made to maintain the schedule as published. However, if any extenuating circumstances require speaker changes, the schedule will be updated as soon as possible.