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 Regenerative Food, Farming and Fashion for Climate Action. Held in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, The Regenerative Earth Summit: Food + Fiber + Climate gathers influencers, innovators, change agents and leaders for transformative conversations and action planning. The Summit convenes to devise strategy and match resources across food and fashion industries to influence and accelerate systemic change in land to market systems that consider and regenerate the quality of soil, air, water and life systems.
re·gen·er·
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.
Why The Summit
Soil is a powerful solution for drawing down legacy carbon in the atmosphere. How fiber and food sources are grown has huge implications for transforming and revitalizing soil health. At the Regenerative Earth Summit, we will co-create an ecosystem of peers across multiple disciplines. Together, we’ll work to discover and devise how we can meaningfully collaborate in service to our shared vision of a vibrant, regenerative and health affirming food and fiber system world-wide that nourishes our communities, protects our natural capital and mitigates the effects of climate change.
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.
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.
Monday, November 6
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Set up for Marketplace of Ideas
Breakfast Sponsors
9:00 AM
Welcome
Opening Ceremony
Mindfulness Practice lead by Greg Burdulis, 21st Century Monk
9:45 AM
Keynote
Keynote via LiveStream from Hazel Henderson, President, Ethical Markets – Author, futurist, writer and evolutionary economist, Hazel is a wealth of thought provoking information that inspires action for climate prosperity and ethical principles in business.
10:30 AM
Building a Path to Regenerative Food and Farming
Plenary Session Roundtable
Phil Graves, Sr. Director, Corporate Development, Patagonia
Daniela Ibarra-Howell, Co-founder/CEO, Savory Institute
Tom Newmark, Co-founder, The Carbon Underground
Timothy LaSalle, Ph.D., Co-founder, Regenerative Agriculture Institute, Chico State
Alisa Gravitz, Executive Director, Green America
Elizabeth Candelario, President, Demeter USA
Moderator: Seleyn DeYarus, Executive Director, At the Epicenter
11:15PM
Let’s Take a Short Break
11:45 AM
Building Regenerative Markets Starts at the Farm
Plenary Session Roundtable
Mark Guttridge, Ollin Family Farms, Longmont, CO
Les Szabo, Director of Constructive Capital, Dr. Bronner’s
Mark Shepard, CEO, Forest Agriculture Enterprises
Katie Forrest, Co-founder/CEO, Epic Provisions
Marc Ian Barasch, CEO, Green World Ventures
Victoria Keziah, Managing Director, Land to Market Strategic Initiative, Savory Institute
Moderator: Nova Sayers, Senior Manager Business Development, NSF
12:30PM
Small Group Strategy Session
Working groups aligned with panel conversation topics
1:30 PM
Enjoy a Healthy Lunch
Explore the Marketplace of Ideas
2:30 PM
A Purposeful Pause
An experiential practice lead by Ralph Freelink, Transformative Coach, Amsterdam, NL
2:45 PM
Transforming Supply Chains to Regenerative Supply Webs
Plenary Session Roundtable
Greg Fleishman, Co-Founder/COO, Foodstirs
Scott Marcus, VP Marketing, Vital Farms
Rebecca Hamilton, Co-owner and VP of Research & Development, Badger Company
Kyle Garner, CEO, Organic India USA
Sara Newmark, VP Social Impact, MegaFood
Moderator: Gregory Landua, Co-founder, Terra Genesis International
3:30PM
Let’s Take a Short Break
4:00 PM
Policy for Supporting Carbon Farming
Plenary Session Roundtable
Claudine Schneider, former US Congresswoman from Rhode Island
Mark Lipson, Senior Policy and Program Specialist, Organic Farming Research Foundation
Aria McLauchlan, Co-founder, Land Core USA
Larry Kopald, Co-founder/President, The Carbon Underground
Lisa Stokke, Founder/Executive Director, Next 7
Calla Rose Ostrander, Independent Consultant
Moderator: Richard Eidlin, American Sustainable Business Council
4:45 PM
Small Group Strategy Session
Working groups aligned with panel conversation topics
5:45 PM
Synthesizing the Day
This session will allow ample time for interaction from all participants
6:30 PM
Regenerative Earth Reception & Celebration
(For Summit Registrants Only)
Catered by with product donations from these awesome folks
Tuesday, November 7
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Explore Marketplace of Ideas
9:00 AM
A Very Special Surprise
Followed by Mindful Practice lead by Greg Burdulis, 21st Century Monk
9:45 AM
Creating Culture in Business for Regeneration
Plenary Session Roundtable
John Foraker, Co-founder/CEO, Once Upon a Farm
Brook Eddy, Founder, Bhakti Chai
Steve Farrell, Executive Director, Humanity’s Team
Steve Savage, Founder/CEO, 1908 Brands
Mila Popovich, Ph.D, Founder, EVOLvED Leadership
Moderator: Seleyn DeYarus, Executive Director, At the Epicenter
10:30 AM
Let’s Take a Short Break
11:00AM
How Do We Pay for Regenerative Transition
Plenary Rountable Discussion
Tracy Miedema, VP of Innovation & Brand Development, Presence Marketing
Steve Hughes, Founder, Sunrise Strategic Partners
Vince Siciliano, President/CEO, New Resource Bank
Woody Tasch, Founder/Chairman, Slow Money Institute
David Haynes, Managing Director, Greenmont Capital Partners
Tina Owens, Senior Manager Sustainability & Procurement, Kashi
Moderator: Robyn O’Brien, Founder, AllergyKids
11:45 AM
Small Group Strategy Session
Working groups aligned with panel conversation topics
12:45 PM
Enjoy a Healthy Lunch
Explore the Marketplace of Ideas
1:45 PM
A Purposeful Pause
An experiential practice lead by Ralph Freelink, Transformative Coach, Amsterdam, NL
2:00 PM
Measuring for Impact
Plenary Session Roundtable
Dan Kittredge, Founder & Executive Director, Bionutrient Food Association
Britt Lundgren, Director of Organic & Sustainable Agriculture, Stonyfield Farm
Keith Paustian, Ph.D., Univ. Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University
Katherine DiMatteo, Executive Director, Sustainable Food Trade Association
Jeff Herrick, Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS
Moderator: Steve Hoffman, Managing Director, Compass Natural
2:45 PM
Let’s Take a Short Break
3:15PM
Building a Movement
Plenary Session Roundtable
Finian Makepeace, Co-founder, Kiss the Ground
Eric Pierce, Director of Business Insights, NEXT Data & Insights, New Hope Network
Kate Dillon Levin, VP of Marketing for North America, Ecosphere+
Walt Freese, CEO, Teton Waters Ranch
Sara Harper, Founder/Executive Director, Noble Growth Network
Moderator: Larry Kopald, Co-founder/President, The Carbon Underground
4:00 PM
Small Group Strategy Session
Working groups aligned with panel conversation topics
5:00 PM
Synthesizing the Day
This session will allow ample time for interaction from all participants
5:30 PM
Oh the Places We Shall Go…
Speaker Line Up
Check out our AMAZING line up of world class speakers!
Rebecca Burgess
Rebecca Burgess is the Executive Director of Fibershed, and Chair of the Board ...
Daniela Ibarra-Howell
A native Argentinean, born and raised in Buenos Aires, Daniela is an ...
Finian Makepeace
Finian co-founded Kiss The Ground because for the first time in his ...
Seleyn DeYarus
Seleyn DeYarus is founder and executive director of At the Epicenter, a ...
Tré Cates
Consulting with organizations in a variety of industries across 6 continents and ...
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Travel & Accommodation
We encourage you to use public transportation from DIA (Denver International Airport) to Boulder. If you take the express bus from DIA it arrives at Downtown Boulder Transit Center. If you are staying at the Best Western, it is a short ride from the bus station. If you are staying at the Hotel Boulderado, it is walkable.