Upcoming Events
Rewilding Cities: Bringing Nature Back To Urban Landscapes
Join Ben Goldsmith and David de Rothschild on April 29th, 2025 for an inspiring webinar on how we can transform cities into thriving green spaces. Discover innovative solutions for rewilding urban landscapes, restoring biodiversity, and creating a more sustainable future.
Webinar | Scalable Solutions to Homelessness
Join Elizabeth Funk, founder and CEO of DignityMoves, and Cupid Alexander, Deputy Director of Housing in San José, in a thought-provoking discussion on the unsheltered and explore scalable models and policies that can change communities worldwide.
Elizabeth Funk is a pioneer in impact investing. As Senior General Partner at Dev Equity, she funds B-Corps in Latin America focused on housing, urban revitalization, and sustainable agriculture. A former Microsoft and Yahoo! executive, she played a key role in launching Microsoft Office and led Yahoo!’s e-commerce strategy, growing it to over two-thirds of the company's revenue. She later served as CEO of CML Global Capital, overseeing major transactions. Elizabeth founded the Dignity Fund, one of the first for-profit microfinance investment vehicles, and has served on numerous impact fund boards, including Deutsche Bank’s Microfinance Consortium. She is also the founder of DignityMoves, tackling homelessness in California, and an active leader in YPO and Toniic, advocating for sustainable business practices.
Cupid Alexander is the Deputy Director of Housing in San Jose, California, concentrating on enhancing the city's response to homelessness. His diverse career in public service spans roles such as Senior Vice President of Operations at the Houston Housing Authority and Assistant Director of Housing and Planning in the City of Austin, Texas. Before his roles in Texas, Cupid Alexander's work in Portland, Oregon—his hometown—involved direct engagement with vulnerable families and strategic roles, including Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor and Senior Policy Analyst. His efforts focused on community engagement and developing equitable policies, including anti-displacement strategies, density bonuses, and renter protections. These initiatives aimed to help families flourish and improve the quality of life across communities. With extensive experience in diverse communities, Cupid's deep commitment to social equity shapes his thoughtful and compassionate approach to housing issues.
Webinar | The Future Impact of AI
Within the next five years, we will reach a technological inflection point that will upend the world as we know it. Join futurist Stephen Ibaraki and AI expert Angelo Dalli to explore how the convergence of AI, quantum computing, supercomputing, chip technology, and biomedical innovation is shaping the future. Gain insights from leading voices at the forefront of technological disruption and discover how these advancements will redefine industries, economies, and society itself.
Stephen Ibaraki is a renowned entrepreneur and investor, impacting over 100 global initiatives and influencing more than $100 trillion in assets. With over 3,000 annual engagements, he collaborates with top CEOs, investors, and scientists to drive transformative innovation. As the founder of REDDS and a key figure behind UN ITU AI for Good, he has contributed to AI solutions benefiting over 3 billion people and advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. His leadership spans the WFP Innovation Accelerator, the Fintech Ideas Festival, and global advisory roles, including WITSA and YPO Impact Boards. Recognized with 22 Microsoft Global Awards and over 100 honors in tech and investment, Stephen continues to shape the future of finance, technology, and global impact.
Angelo Dalli is an AI expert, investor, entrepreneur and athlete. Angelo is an angel investor active in the high-tech startup scene, he has had a number of successful exits in transport and gaming. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in AI and natural language processing, including an early timestamp extraction method now widely used in email applications. He contributed to European language encoding in Unicode, particularly for the Common Locale Data Repository. In bioinformatics, Angelo discovered a key integer sequence for string alignment applications. Dalli also led Malta’s national informatics team at the IOI 2002 (Seoul) and IOI 2004 (Athens).
Webinar | Conscious Leadership and the Future of Sustainable Business
Join Dr. Jay Jakub, Chief of Staff of the Economics of Mutuality (EoM), and Meghan French Dunbar, Co-Founder of Stakeholder Business, for a webinar on sustainable business. Discover how forward-thinking organizations are redefining strategies by integrating purpose, profit, and positive impact and driving meaningful change in today’s economy.
Dr. Jay Jakub serves on the Board of Livanta, a US healthcare advocacy and IT company, is on the Advisory Board of the Thompson Family Office in Richmond, Virginia, and is an advisor to Singapore’s Alliance for Action on Corporate Purpose. He is an international speaker, author, former senior civil servant, and former Senior Director for External Research at Mars, Inc.
Meghan was the CEO of Conscious Company Magazine, launched TideTurnLab, and co-founded Stakeholder Business, which trains business leaders on how to transform their businesses through a stakeholder model. Meghan has spoken at TEDx, the 2019 World-Changing Women’s Summit, the 2019 Conscious Company Leaders Forum, the Conscious Capitalism Annual Gathering, Social Venture Circle, the Mission-Aligned Growth Summit, SOCAP, the Stagen Leadership Group Reunion, etc.
Webinar | Path of Perseverance: Journeys from Afghanistan
Join Freshta Ibrahimi, leader of The Unstoppable Project, and Brad Bandy, co-founder and executive director of community development at The Spero Project, on a thought-provoking webinar on incredible women of Afghanistan who are moving mountains in their lives and the world.
Freshta began her mountaineering journey in Afghanistan, where she managed the first group of Afghan women mountaineers for four years. She has climbed across various regions in Afghanistan and recently expanded her achievements by summiting 6,000-meter peaks in Nepal, hiking to Everest Base Camp, and training in the Alps.
Brad is the Co-Founder of The Spero Project, a U.S.-based NGO that helps resettled refugees build a sense of belonging by connecting them with people, resources, and learning opportunities. With over 25,000 hours of cross-cultural dialogue, he has developed deep relationships with resettled refugees, learning the value of faith, family, and community. Brad’s humanitarian work spans Southeast Asia, Central America, the Balkans, and East Africa, where he gained insights into the challenges of displacement and resettlement.
Webinar | Storytelling for Our Planet
Join Sil van der Woerd, visionary filmmaker and co-founder of Studio Birthplace, and Terry Tamminen, sustainability leader and founder of AltaSea, for a thought-provoking webinar. Explore how the power of storytelling can drive environmental awareness, inspire global action, and unite art, policy, and innovation to create a sustainable future.