Speakers & Special Guests
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Speaker Highlights
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Georgie Benardete, Co-Founder and CEO, Align17
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May Boeve, Executive Director, 350.org
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Dr. Nelson I. Colon, President and CEO, Puerto Rico Community Foundation
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Jed Emerson, Founder, Blended Value
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Gabe Gonzalez, Writer and Comedian
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Luis A. Miranda Jr., Founding Partner, The MirRam Group, and Philanthropist
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Regan Pritzker, Board Member, Libra Foundation
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Santhosh Ramdoss, Principal, Skoll Foundation
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Greg Ratliff, Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
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Rey Ramsey, Independent Trustee, Member of the Investment Committee and interim CEO, Nathan Cummings Foundation
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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Climate Interactive
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Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto of San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Edgar Villanueva, Bestselling Author, Decolonizing Wealth
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Marilyn Waite, Climate Finance Program Officer, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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Emira Woods, Trustee, Wallace Global Fund
Practitioners Gathering Speakers
SPEAKERS A-E
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Fatima Angeles, Vice President of Programs, The California Wellness Foundation, and Confluence Board Member
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Melba Ayala, Co-founder, Excursiones ECO
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Georgie Benardete, Co-Founder and CEO, Align17
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Karina Claudio Betancourt, Director, Open Society Foundations’ Puerto Rico Project
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Suzanne Biegel, Chief Catalyst, Catalyst at Large, and Co-Producer, GenderSmart Investing Summit
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May Boeve, Executive Director, 350.org
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Christine Bradford, Principal and Senior Investment Consultant, Mercer
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Jessica Brooks, Chief Development Officer, Sunwealth Power
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Catherine Burnett, Chief Impact Officer, Phillips Foundation
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Lynelle Cameron, CEO, Autodesk Foundation
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Ramphis Castro, Co-Founder and General Partner, ScienceVest
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Jim Chowdry, Program Manager, Confluence Philanthropy
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Dan Chu, Executive Director, Sierra Club Foundation, and Confluence Board Member
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Dr. Nelson I. Colon, President and CEO, Puerto Rico Community Foundation
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Adam Connaker, Principal Innovative Finance, The Rockefeller Foundation
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Adam Cummings, Trustee, The Nathan Cumming Foundation
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Marie Custodio, Outreach Manager , Parallel18
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Donna Daniels, Director, Client Engagement, RSF Social Finance
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Tory Dietel Hopps, Managing Partner, Dietel & Partners
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Andrea Dobson, Chief Operating & Financial Officer, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
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Susan N. Dorsey, Senior Vice President – Finance, Administration, and Impact Investing, Gates Family Foundation
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Jason Donofrio, External Relations Officer, Ocean Foundation
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Timothy P. Dunn, CFA - Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Terra Alpha Investments
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Cara Early, Assistant Vice President, Breckinridge
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John Egan, Chief Investment Officer, Coastal Enterprises Inc (CEI)
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Jed Emerson, Founder, Blended Value
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Shawn Escoffery Executive Director, Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation
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Raimundo Espinoza, Founder and Executive Director, Conservación ConCiencia
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David Estrada, Managing Director, Confluence Philanthropy
SPEAKERS F- K
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Stacey Faella, Executive Director, Woodcock Foundation, and Confluence Board Member
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Patricia Farrar-Rivas, CEO, Veris Wealth Partners
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Luis Alberto Ferré Rangel, Chief Social Innovation Officer, Grupo Ferré Rangel
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Kim Foley, Director, Investor Relations, EFM
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Adrian Franco, Ph.D., Officer & Director of Community Development Finance (CoDeFi), Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Ivan Frishberg, Director, Impact Policy, Amalgamated Bank and Amalgamated Foundation, and Confluence Board Member
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Tracy Gray, Trustee, California State University Dominguez Hills Foundation (CSUDH)
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Steve Godeke, Godeke Consulting
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Catherine Godschalk, Vice President of Investments, Calvert Impact Capital’
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Gabe Gonzalez, Writer and Comedian
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Andrew Harris, Principal, North Sky Capital
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Brad Harrison, Managing Director, Tiedemann Advisors
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Lisa Hayles, Vice President, Institutional Investment Services, Boston Common Asset Management
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Meredith Heimburger, Director of Impact, Global Endowment Management
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Kristin Hull, Founder, Nia Community Foundation
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Ivy Jack, Head of Equity Research, NorthStar Asset Management
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Jon Jensen, Former Executive Director, Park Foundation and Co-Founder Confluence
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Maria Jobin-Leeds, Board Chair, Access Strategies Fund
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Jordan Keny-Guyer, Trustee, Penney Family Fund
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Brent Kessel, CEO & Co-Founder, Abacus Wealth Partners, and Author of It’s Not About the Money
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Sonia Kowal, President, Zevin Asset Management
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Michael Kramer, Managing Partner, Natural Investments
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Katherine Kroll, Sustainable Investing Analyst, Brown Advisory
SPEAKERS L-P
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Dana Lanza, CEO and President, Confluence Philanthropy
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Tamara Larsen, Executive Director, Agility/PWP
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Sarah Malachowsky, Trustee and President, Penney Family Fund
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Andreica Maldonado, Grants Program Director, Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust
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Jerry Maldonado, Director of Cities and States, Ford Foundation
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Peter Martin, Director of Philanthropy, Tides
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Arturo Massol-Deyá, Founder, Casa Pueblo
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Justin Maxson, Executive Director, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
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Bill McKibben, Co-founder and Senior Advisor, 350.org
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Jorge A. Montalvo, Professional Tour Guide Founder, Patria Tours
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Mario Núñez Mercado, Executive Director, Corporación del Proyecto ENLACE
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Liz Michaels, Chief of Staff and Director of ESG/SRI, Aperio Group
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Luis A. Miranda Jr., Founding Partner, The MirRam Group, and Philanthropist
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Tom Mitchell, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
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Amy Mullen, Chief Development Officer, Root Capital
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Cynthia Muller, Director Mission Investments, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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Christine Nieves, Co-founder and President, Emerge Puerto Rico
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Timothy P. O’Donnell, CAIA- Senior Vice President, FEG Investment Advisors
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Millard “Mitty” Owens, Program Director, Confluence Philanthropy
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Matt Patsky, CEO, Managing Partner, and Portfolio Manager, Trillium Asset Management
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Rachel Payne, Managing Director, FullCycle, Founder, The Tree Pledge
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Katherine Pease, Managing Director of Impact Strategy, Cornerstone Capital Group
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Kristi Petrie, Executive Director, AJL Foundation
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Raúl Pomares, Founder, Sonen Capital
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Regan Pritzker, Board Member, Libra Foundation
SPEAKERS Q-U
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Santhosh Ramdoss, Principal, Skoll Foundation
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Rey Ramsey, Independent Trustee, Member of the Investment Committee and interim CEO, Nathan Cummings Foundation
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Greg Ratliff, Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
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Lisa Renstrom, Board Member, Bonwood Social Investments, and Confluence Board Member
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Bill Repplinger, CFO, General Service Foundation
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Lucy Cruz Rivera, President, G-8
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Myrna Rivera, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Consultiva Internacional Inc. (“Consultiva”)
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Vanessa Roanhorse, CEO, Roanhorse Consulting
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Rachel J. Robasciotti, Founder and CEO, Robasciotti & Philipson
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Nina Robinson, Director, The Runway Project Oakland, Buen Vivir Finance Fellow, Buen Vivir Fund
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Isabel Rullán, Co-Founder and Executive Director, ConPRmetidos
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David Sand, Chief Impact Strategist, Community Capital Management
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Estrella D. Santiago Pérez, J.D., Environmental Affairs Manager, Corporación del Proyecto ENLACE
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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Climate Interactive
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Dr. Tamara Heartsill Scalley, Research Ecologist, International Institute of Tropical Forestry
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Morgan Simon, Founding Partner, Candide Group, Libra Foundation
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Jeff Scheer, Managing Director, Pathstone
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Jason Scott, Board Member, Encourage Capital
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Lori Scott, Chief Credit Officer, The MacArthur Foundation
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Shuaib Siddiqui, Director of Impact Investing, Surdna Foundation
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Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto of San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Eric Stephenson, Director of Client Services, Align Impact
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Susan Phinney Silver, Director of Mission Investing, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
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Kathleen Simpson, CFO & Interim CEO, The Russell Family Foundation, and Confluence Board Member
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Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation, and Confluence Board Chair
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Edward Tillinghast, Partner and Practice Group Leader, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Diana Trump, Trustee and Treasurer, Penney Family Fund, and Confluence Board Member
SPEAKERS V-Z
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Ben Valore-Caplan, Founder and CEO, Syntrinsic Investment Counsel
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Heidi Vanni, Managing Director, Boston Trust Walden Company
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Erica Barbosa Vargas, Director of Solutions Finance, McConnell Foundation
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Edgar Villanueva, Bestselling Author, Decolonizing Wealth
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Marilyn Waite, Climate Finance Program Officer, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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Mark Watson, Managing Director, Fair Food Fund, Fair Food Network
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Matthew Weatherley-White, Managing Director, The Caprock Group
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Emira Woods, Trustee, Wallace Global Fund
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Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the, Hip Hop Caucus
Special Guests
CONFLUENCE IS HONORED TO HOST THE FOLLOWING THOUGHT LEADERS TO ENRICH OUR DISCUSSIONS THIS YEAR
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Paul Dickinson, Executive Chair, CDP Worldwide
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Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network (OFN)
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Vanessa Roanhorse, CEO, Roanhorse Consulting
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Delilah Rothenberg, Founder and Managing Director, Development Capital Strategies
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Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus