FACT SHEET
Celebrate Social Enterprise at the April 24-25 SEEED Summit at Brown University! Register HERE.
The SEEED Summit convenes 750+ social entrepreneurs, academics, business leaders, impact
investors and policymakers who are working together to build social enterprises –and an
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ecosystem that advances social enterprises overall. The goal: an economic and community
development engine that creates sustainable impact.
SEEED 2015’s theme celebrates “The Power of Local.”
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
CONFERENCE TRACKS:
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Thomas Perez, US Secretary of Labor
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Diversity in the Impact Field
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Jim Schorr, President and CEO of
Social Enterprise Alliance
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Early Stage Venture Development
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Effective Communication
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Gus Schumacher, Founding Board Chair
and Vice President of Wholesome Wave
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Innovative Financing and Engagement
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Judy Wicks, Founder of White Dog Cafe
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Matt Stinchcomb, Vice President
of Values and Impact at Etsy
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Tony Tolentino, Vice President of
the Blackstone Charitable Foundation
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Rink Dickinson,
Co-Founder of Equal Exchange
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Anjali Kumar,
Head of Social Innovation at Warby Parker
Strategies
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Later Stage Venture Development
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Leadership
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Social Innovation in the Food Industry
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Universities and Businesses as
Change Agents
SEEED will be held : APRIL 24-25, 2015 BROWN UNIVERSITY IN PROVIDENCE, RI.
See full program for schedule details.
Social Enterprise Greenhouse(SEG) is the lead curator of the SEEED Summit. SEG creates positive
social and economic impacts by supporting social entrepreneurs and enterprises with the tools
and networks they need to thrive. We are a network of business and community leaders who
contribute time, expertise and money to create jobs and support positive change through social
enterprise.
SEEED at Brown creates connections for students to help them realize their passion, gain the skills
and resources they need, and achieve appropriate and meaningful social impact.
The Social Innovation Initiative, housed within the Swearer Center for Public Service, has served as
a hub for social impact and innovation at Brown, supporting the work of student leaders through
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strong community partnerships and personalized advising. SII provides opportunities for students
to pursue their passions through cross-disciplinary courses, student-led initiatives, support for new
ventures, and connections to jobs, internships, and other opportunities to apply learning.
Worldways Social Marketing is a full service agency with global reach exclusively serving the
needs of social enterprises, social ventures, nonprofits and other social purpose organizations.
Worldways has worked with over 150 distinguished client organizations, successfully accelerating
the adoption of brands, beliefs and behaviors that are good for individuals and their communities.
Worldways was founded as social enterprise, and supports SEEED as part of its mission to fuel the
social enterprise movement on a global scale.
The SEEED Summit has grown to become a leading gathering for the champions of the social
enterprise movement. See all the sponsors that have made this possible and find out about
sponsorship opportunities.
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Any questions, please contact Kelly Ramirez at [email protected] or 401-272-2558.
PAST CONFERENCE RESULTS
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Convened 610+ social enterprise leaders
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The conference featured keynote speakers
from over 20 states
including Ira Magaziner, CEO of the Clinton
The agenda included peer learning groups,
Health Access Initiative, Jim Gibbons,
keynotes, workshops and discussions that
president and CEO of Goodwill Industries
featured more than 100 social enterprise
International, Dennis Whittle, co-founder
thought leaders
of Global Giving, Robert Kaplan, co-
The Buy with Heart Marketplace
chairman of global venture philanthropy
featured 40 ventures
firm Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation,
22 accomplished business leaders coached
Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder of Seventh
more than 65 social entrepreneurs
Generation
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Meals and breaks featured food from more
than 20 social enterprises