Agenda

7:30 – 8:30 am	Registration, Continental Breakfast, Marketplace of Ideas South Entrance
8:30 – 8:35 am	Opening Remarks: Harbor Room Kristen Dailey, Executive Director, Global Washington
8:35 – 9:10 am	Opening Keynote: Harbor Room “Five Megatrends and Their Implications” presented by Kevin Baldwin, Pacific Northwest Market Managing Partner, PwC
9:10 – 9:55 am	Current Events Panel in Plenary: International Development in Uncertain Times Harbor Room Mark Ferdig, Senior Team Leader, Strategic Response and Global Emergencies, Mercy Corps KC Golden, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Solutions Jonathan Scanlon, Senior Advocacy Advisor, Oxfam America Moderator: Deborah Wang, News and Feature Reporter, KUOW
9:55 – 10:15 am	Break
10:15 – 11:30 am	Concurrent Panels: Failing Forward: Case study presentations of productive failures and lessons learned from practitioners. Cove Room Peter Drury, Director of Strategy, Splash Peter Thorp, Executive Director, Rwanda Girls Initiative John Tippett, Director, Mobile Health Innovations, Grameen Foundation Moderator: Chitra Hanstad, Philanthropic Advisor, Seattle Foundation Challenging Traditional Grantmaking: Funders will talk about new approaches to grantmaking that accelerate effective solutions. Marina Room Therese Caouette, Co-Executive Director,Partners Asia Birger Stamperdahl, President & CEO, Give2Asia Maya Winkelstein, Open Road Alliance Moderator: Peter Blomquist, Adjunct Professor, International Studies, Seattle University New Financials Models: Trends in NGO and social entrepreneurism financial models. Sound Room Lukasz Czerwinski, Deputy Director, Program Partnerships, Landesa Jason Henning, Vice President, Investor & Donor Relations, Global Partnerships Manisha Kathuria, Associate Director, Non-Profits at Russell Investments Steve Schwartz, Co-Founder and Director, External Relations, Upaya Social Ventures Moderator: Patricia Reiter, Executive Director, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives From Transactional to Transformational: Highlighting the Path/Abbott Ultra Rice collaboration to explore how business and nonprofit partnerships can improve lives. Topics include the roles of catalytic philanthropy and shared value in delivering social value, and characteristics that make for an effective partnership. Pacific Board Room Sponsored by PATH Susan Beverly, Director, Global Citizenship and Policy, Abbott Peiman Milani, Project Director, Maternal & Child Health and Nutrition, PATH Dan Schmitz, Director of Analytical Research and Development, Abbott Nutrition Moderator: Patty Russell, Managing Director, FSG Interactive “Un-Panels”: More than Rain and Coffee: Our region is in the process of building a global brand. Come give your input and help define Washington state’s identity. Is it more than coffee, software and rain? Pierside Room Facilitator: Hanson Hosein, Director, Communication Leadership, University of Washington From Advocacy to Results: Advocacy comes in many forms – from raising awareness to changing policy. It can create sustainable solutions by generating “buy-in” and better policies. It can also be challenging to implement and to measure progress. Join experts as they demonstrate tools that can help direct your advocacy efforts and produce desired outcomes. Inlet Room Julia Robinson, Cote d’Ivoire and Advocacy Programs, Health Alliance International Jonathan Scanlon, Senior Advocacy Advisor, Oxfam America Kammerle Schneider, Senior Policy Officer, PATH
11:45 – 1:10 pm	Lunch & Keynote: International Promenade Fast Pitch Presentations Kelsey Birnbaum, Construction for Change Carli Jones, Thriive Kennedy Leavens, Awamaki Marion McGowan, Mobility Outreach International Jennifer Tanaka, OneWorld Now! Presentation of Global Hero Award: Akhtar Badshah, Founder & CEO, Catalytic Innovators Group and Former Senior Director, Microsoft Corporation Introduction of Lunch Speaker: Paula Clapp, Co-Founder, Seattle International Foundation Lunch Keynote: Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former reporter for the Los Angeles Times
1:25 – 2:40 pm	*Concurrent Panels:Knowing When to Say When. An invite-only session for Executive Directors/CEOs:* Inlet Room Ed Bland, Former President & COO, Unitus, Inc. Kate Cochran, Former Strategic Advisor and COO, Vittana Cole Hoover, Co-Founder, Lumana Moderator: Mary Kay Gugerty, Associate Professor, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington The Business of Giving: Trends in corporate philanthropy and where we are headed. Sound Room Sponsored by Global Impact Patricia Devereux, Senior Advisor, Global Philanthropy, MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth Shaunta Hyde, Managing Director, Community Relations, Alaska Airlines Jane Meseck, Director, Global Citizenship & Public Affairs, Microsoft Corporation Moderator: Melissa Pailthorp, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Former Senior Manager, Global Citizenship & Public Affairs, Microsoft Corporation Beyond Bells and Whistles: How to use innovative technology to advance your work. Cove Room Tom De Blasis, Design Innovation Director, Nike Foundation Kevin Gallagher, Vice President, New Markets, Cascade Design Peter Scott, Founder, Burn Manufacturing Chris Sheach, Deputy Director, Disaster Response, World Concern Moderator: Emer Dooley, Executive Director, Alliance of Angels Seed Fund Bribes Without Borders: Stories and interactive case studies from NGOs, donors and businesses that explore practical solutions to corruption. Pacific Board Room Sponsored by Richter International Consulting Randi Hedin, Board Member, buildOn Chitra Nair, TRACE Scholar, UW Law School and formerly with Global Compact India Barbara Smith, Director, Governance & Law, The Asia Foundation Joe Whinney, Founder, Theo Chocolate Moderator: Radha Friedman, World Justice Project Moderator: Marion McGowan, Mobility Outreach International Interactive “Un-Panels”: Fast Pitch: Learn the techniques of pitching your organization and what’s unique about messaging for international programs. Marina Room Facilitator: Joy Portella, President, Minerva Strategies Sustainable Development Goals and You: How the new SDGs connect to your work and how you can best position your organization. Port Room Sponsored by Landesa Reem Gaafar, Attorney & Land Tenure Specialist, Landesa Micheline Mwendike, Activist, Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) Johanna Torres, Legal Advisor, Fundacion Entre Mujeres
2:40 – 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm	Plenary Panel Discussion: Funding Innovation Harbor Room Renee Kaplan, Chief Strategy Officer, Skoll Foundation Will Poole, Managing Partner, Unitus Seed Fund Dipender Saluja, Managing Director, Capricorn Investment Group (invited) Moderator: Kate Cochran, CEO, Skinny Rat Social Impact Solutions
4:00 – 4:30 pm	Closing Keynote: Harbor Room Debora Comini, Deputy Regional Director for Latin America & Caribbean, UNICEF
4:30 – 5:30 pm	Reception & Global Socials: Sponsored by Alaska Airlines International Promenade Winner of the door prize announced – two first class tickets on Alaska Air!