2018 Agenda
Resources and powerpoints for each session may be found by clicking on the session titles.
Thursday, September 6, 2018 – The Boston Foundation
2:00 pm Registration
2:30-2:45 pm Welcome and Opening
Paul Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation
2:45-4:00 pm "Innovations in Scaling Global Solutions"
Chris Anderson, Curator, TED; Founder, The Audacious Project
Raj Panjabi, Co-founder and CEO, Last Mile Health
4:00-4:45 pm Inspire and Learn - Speed Networking
4:45-5:00 pm Transition
5:00-7:00 pm Welcome Reception
Friday, September 7, 2018 – Samberg Conference Center, MIT
7:00 am Registration
8:00-9:00 am Breakfast and Plenary
"Changing Communities through an Equity and Gender Lens"
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General; Executive Director, UN Women; former Deputy President of South Africa
Joseph Scantlebury, Vice President for Program Strategy, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
9:15-10:45 am Workshop Series I
Ramping Up Your International Philanthropy
Maggi Alexander, Partner and Director, The Philanthropic Initiative’s Center for Global Philanthropy
Rebecca Miller, Global Philanthropic Advisor, The Philanthropic Initiative
An Action Plan for Launching Your Impact Investing Strategy
Vilas Dhar, Social Impact Investor and Founder, Next Mile Project
Taking a Participatory Approach to Grantmaking
Jen Bokoff, Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Foundation Center
Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director, Disability Rights Fund
Understanding Philanthropy’s Role in Launching and Scaling Solutions
Nish Acharya, CEO, Equal Innovation Consulting
Ina Breuer, Executive Director, New England International Donors
Katie Bunten-Wamaru, Director of Strategy, Segal Family Foundation
Brendan Cullen, Managing Director, Co-Impact
10:45-11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am-12:30 pm Workshop Series II
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Building a Culture of Engagement in Global Companies
Joseph McGrail, Chief Operating Officer, State Street Foundation, Inc; Managing Director, State Street
Leslie Pine, Managing Partner, The Philanthropic Initiative
Lauren Ryan, Employee Community Engagement and Strategic Programs, Global Human Resources and Corporate Citizenship, State Street
Carlyle Singer, President, Acumen
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Revolutionizing Relationships with Your Grantees
Andy Bryant, Executive Director, Segal Family Foundation
Tory Dietel Hopps, Managing Partner, Dietel & Partners
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Is Systems Thinking the Right Approach for Your Organization? (And if so, now what?)
Robert Ricigliano, Systems and Complexity Coach, The Omidyar Group
12:30-12:45 pm Transition
12:45-2:00 pm Lunch and Plenary
"Philanthropy's Role in Making Water Safe for All"
Vikki Spruill, President and CEO, New England Aquarium
Gary White, CEO and Co-founder, Water.org and WaterEquity
Ridgway White, President, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
2:00-2:15 pm Transition
2:15-3:45 pm Workshop Series III
Crystal Barnes, Executive Director, Nielsen Foundation; Senior Vice President, Global Responsibility and Sustainability, Nielsen
Leslie Pine, Managing Partner, The Philanthropic Initiative
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Aligning Your Philanthropy with the SDGs
Natalie Ross, Vice President of External Relations, Council on Foundations
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Introducing a Gender Lens to Your Philanthropy
Lisa Jackson, Managing Partner, Imago Dei Fund
Emily Nielsen Jones, Founding Partner and Trustee, Imago Dei Fund
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Empowering Community Foundations to Support International Donors
Maggi Alexander, Partner and Director, The Philanthropic Initiative’s Center for Global Philanthropy
Kate Guedj, Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, The Boston Foundation
Michele Frix, Chief of Staff, Seattle Foundation
Karen Ansara, Co- founder of Ansara Family Fund and Founder of New England International Donors
3:45-4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00-5:00 pm Closing and Plenary
"The Future of International Philanthropy"
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, Founder, Deshpande Foundation
If you have any questions regarding the agenda, please do not hesitate to contact Odette Ponce, at info@innovatephilanthropy.org.