Regenerative Earth Summit
Food + Fiber + Climate

“There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet”
~ Brooke Medicine Eagle

Plan to participate in the premier gathering of leaders in Organic and Regenerative Food, Farming and Fashion for Climate Action. Held in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, The Regenerative Earth Summit: Food + Fiber + Climate gathers influencers, designers, producers, ranchers, academics, and industry and community leaders for transformative conversations and action planning. The Summit is designed to provide a context to build strategies and match resources across food and fashion industries to influence and accelerate systemic change in land to market systems. Together, the two industries can contribute to the regeneration of critical ecosystems while supplying raw materials of the highest quality and efficacy to meet consumer demand for traceability and eco-conscious products.

Regeneration
re·gen·er·a·tion rəˌjenəˈrāSH(ə)n/

Regeneration is the process of renewal, and restoration that makes life and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage. Regenerative concepts take sustainability to the next level, moving from ‘doing less bad’ to actually ‘doing good’ for people and planet.

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Why The Summit

Fashion and Food are two of the biggest polluters on the planet. Agriculture plays a role in both and offers a pathway toward more restorative and regenerative practices for each industry to reduce its toxic impact. The Regenerative Earth Summit is boldly breaking down silos. Together these industry leaders will explore how new approaches to sourcing, traceability and partnerships with producers can transform their carbon footprint, restore ecosystem resilience and mobilize their industries for systemic change.

Who’s Coming

At the Epicenter convenes visionaries from the food and fashion industries, farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, investors, activists, and academics who are willing to work collaboratively to tackle the audacious vision of shifting how agriculture is practiced. With mindfulness practice, interactive working sessions, Regenerative Slams, and panel conversations, colleagues will generate ideas and actionable steps to change the status quo and bring new vigor and rigor to sourcing and partnerships across sectors. By focusing on restoration of soil health we cure a host of challenges. Deficient nutrient density in food, excessive carbon in the atmosphere, hydrology and ground water recharge, biodiversity and pollinator health – the list is endless and it begins beneath our feet.

If you are bold, passionate and willing to be a catalyst for change — this event welcomes YOU.

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Who’s Coming

At the Epicenter is bringing visionary food and fashion industry leadership, farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, investors, activists, and academics together to deep dive in a Summit experience designed for the robust flow of ideas, a shared sense of purpose, and the fostering of collaborative relationships. With mindfulness practice, interactive working sessions and inspired presentations, we seek to empower the food and fashion industries and their many stakeholders to bring regenerative principles to the agriculture system. Let’s begin the restoration of our relationship to all the life and envision a new approach to business that restores ecosystems, provides meaningful work and shared prosperity.

If you are bold, passionate and willing to be a catalyst for change — this event welcomes YOU.

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Day One

Wednesday, December 5

7:00 AM

Registration

Set up for Marketplace of Ideas
Enjoy Continental Breakfast, Tea and Coffee

8:00 AM

Welcome

Opening Ceremony — Guided by Tré Cates and Seleyn DeYarus

Mindfulness Practice — Guided by Greg Burdulis, Mindfulness Teacher

8:45 AM

Themed Working Group Activation

Introductions at Tables and Goals for Day

9:00 AM

Keynote Regenerative Slam™

Rose Marcario, CEO and President, Patagonia

9:15 AM

Pause and Reflect

9:20 AM

Forging a Path to Regenerative Food and Fashion

Plenary Panel Roundtable

Rose Marcario, CEO/President, Patagonia
Daniela Ibarra-Howell, Co-founder/CEO, Savory Institute
Edouard Rollet, Co-founder, Alter Eco Americas Inc.
Marci Zaroff, Founder, MetaWear and Co-founder, Good Catch
Paul Rice, Founder/President, Fair Trade USA
Dr. Helen Crowley, Head of Sustainable Sourcing Innovation, Kering

Moderator: Seleyn DeYarus, Executive Director, At The Epicenter

10:20 AM

Pause and Reflect

10:25 PM

Regenerative Slam™ Savory’s Land to Market Program – Connecting Brands to the Land

Katie Forrest, Founder/Chief, Epic Provisions
Jenni Harris, White Oak Farms
Victoria Keziah, Managing Director, Land to Market Program, Savory Institute

Moderators: Chris Kerston, Director of Market Engagement and Public Outreach, Land to Market Program, Savory Institute

10:55 AM

Regenerative Slam™ Soil and Scale – Bringing a Global Vision to the Ground Level

Tina Owens, Senior Director, Agriculture, Danone North America
Jennifer Jenson, Manager of Sustainable Practices and Environmental Analytics, EcoPractices
Deanna Bratter, Senior Director, Public Benefit and Sustainable Development, Danone North America

11:25 AM

Pause and Reflect

11:30 AM

Regenerative Slam™ Climate Beneficial Fashion

Lani Estill, Rancher, The Bare Ranch, Sunrise Valley, CA
Carol Shu, Sustainability Manager, The North Face
Keith Paustian, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University

Moderator: Rebecca Burgess, Executive Director, Fibershed

12:00 PM

Pause and Reflect

12:05 PM

Enjoy a Healthy Lunch

Explore the Marketplace of Ideas

1:05 PM

Body Tune and Mindful Pause

Guided by Greg Burdulis, Mindfulness Teacher

1:20 PM

Building Blocks of Regenerative Supply Networks

Plenary Panel Roundtable

Rebecca Hamilton, Collaborative Executive Officer, W.S. Badger Company
Scott Miller, Director Business Development, Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Gina Asoudegan, Vice President of Mission and Innovation Strategy, Applegate
Jeff Moyer, Executive Director, Rodale Institute
Kenneth Lee, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Lotus Foods

Moderator: Daniela Ibarra-Howell, Co-founder/CEO, Savory Institute

2:20 PM

Pause and Reflect

2:25 PM

Growing Traceability and Transparency in Brand Voice

Plenary Panel Roundtable

Elena Lécué, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Gaia Herbs
Matt Reynolds, President/Co-Founder, INDIGENOUS
Ethan Soloviev, Executive Vice President of Research, HowGood
Amy Hall, Vice President of Social Consciousness, Eileen Fisher
Erin Heitkamp, Managing Director, Strategy, Sustainability and Assurance, Pipeline Foods
Jeff Haack, Vice President of Global Marketing, prAna

Moderator: Carlotta Mast, SVP, Content and Insights, Informa’s Global Health and Nutrition Network

3:25 PM

Themed Working Group Session

Guided by peer Discussion Leaders each group of ten people will brainstorms ideas to a unique set of questions.

*The Summit will feature 3 primary themes with nine sub-themes to support the food and fashion industries to re-imagine sourcing as a path to empower regenerative agriculture to build healthy soils that enhance carbon sequestration.

5:30 PM

Synthesizing the Day

This session will allow sharing from table groups with all participants

Guided by Tré Cates and Seleyn DeYarus

6:30 PM

Farm to Table Dinner

Ticketed separately, this tantalizingly delicious meal is prepared by Chef Daniel Asher and hosted at his restaurant River and Woods, Boulder, CO. Featuring wine pairing with Demeter Certified Biodynamic Wines all enjoyed in a warm and inviting atmosphere to relax and unwind.

Day Two