Day 1: March 23th

Harvard Kennedy School - All times are EST

8:30 - 9:45

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:45 - 10:00

Opening Remarks

Speakers

  • Dominic Sudnik
  • Swati Shah Gupta
  • Aaisha Shah
  • Simona Stancov

10:00 - 10:45

Opening Keynote: Peter McGuinness

  • Peter McGuinness
    CEO, Impossible Foods
  • David Kay
    MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School

11:00 - 12:00

Breakout Sessions

The Future of Food
  • Rachel Atcheson
    Deputy Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy
  • Leah Garces
    President, Mercy for Animals
  • Peter McGuinness
    CEO, Impossible Foods
  • Suzy Welch
    Professor of Management Practice, NYU Stern; Investor; Philanthropist
  • Moderator – Jennifer Stojkovic
    General Partner, Joyful VC

Leveraging AI and Tech for Economic Development

  • Iqbal Quadir
    Entrepreneur and promoter of prosperity in low-income countries, HKS and MIT professor, Senior Fellow with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
  • Viviane Duarte
    Social Impact Entrepreneur
  • Carolina Rossini
    Young Global Leader at WEF; Co-founder Datasphere Initiative & Portulans Institute; ICTs and IP law & policy expert; Social entrepreneur, human rights advocate & Board member
  • Moderator – Veronica Deviá
    MC/MPA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Gender-Lens Investing: The Next Decade
  • Ajaita Shah
    Founder and CEO, Frontier Markets
  • Dalia Aga-Shaw
    Founder, 3SV; former director at British International Investment
  • Christine Cappabianca
    VP and Portfolio Manager-Gender
    Impax Asset Management
  • Rebecca Fries
    CEO at Value for Women
  • Moderator – Sue Suh
    Ex-Chief Impact and People Officer at Time
    Advisor to Impact Investment Exchange
  • Moderator – Manali Jain
    MPP Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Health Equity: How Structural Racism is Costing the US Healthcare System Billions
  • Jatin Dave
    CMO, MassHealth
  • Nasrien E. Ibrahim
    Founder and Director, The Equity in Heart Transplant
  • Moderator – Hannah Ratcliffe
    Leader at Waymark; Graduate of Chan HSPH

12:10 - 1:20

Lunch Break

1:30 - 2:30

Breakout Sessions

Fireside Chat: Past, Present and Future of Development Finance

  • Nick O’Donohoue
    CEO, British International Investment
  • Moderator –Fatema Sumar
    Executive Director, Harvard Kennedy School Center for International Development

Health as a Human Right: What Can We Learn from the War On Gaza?
  • Bram Wispelwey
    Affiliate, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
  • [Virtual] Lina Qasem Hassan
    Chairwoman, Physicians for Human Rights Israel
  • [Virtual] Guy Shalev
    Executive Director, Physicians for Human Rights Israel
  • Ella Watson-Stryker
    Humanitarian representative, Doctors without Borders
  • Moderator –Eman Ansari
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
  • Moderator –Akiva Leibowitz
    Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School

Innovating at the Intersection of Climate and Health
  • Neel Lakhani
    Senior Director of Innovation at Clinton Health Access Initiative
  • Ankit Saxena
    VP of Biopharma Business Development at Ginkgo Bioworks
  • Sam Crum
    Director of Membership, Greentown Labs
  • Temple Fennel
    Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Clean Energy Ventures
  • Kyle Myers
    Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Safiyah Bharwani
    MPP/MBA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School

A Look Inside Boston Public Schools
  • Megan Costello
    Senior Advisor, Office of the Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
  • Ana Carolina Brito
    Principal at Rafael Hernández K-8
  • Nate Camilo
    Boston Public Schools alum and Dartmouth College alum
  • Gavin Smith
    Principal of Boston Latin Academy
  • Moderator – Deanna Pan
    Reporter at the Boston Globe for the Great Divide

2:40 - 3:40

Breakout Sessions

Turnout 2024: Expanding Ballot Access Ahead of America’s Big Decision

  • Janet Domenitz
    Executive Director, MASSPIRG
  • Patricia Comfort
    Executive Director, League of Women Voters MA
  • Stephanie Thomas
    CT Secretary of the State
  • Marisol Santiago
    Policy and Organizing Director, MassVOTE
  • Moderator – Brandon Moore
    MPP/MBA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School

Building Better: A Cross-Sector Dialogue on Housing and Homelessness
  • Karim Huston
    CEO, Genesis Companies
  • Delphia Bizzell
    BACHome Council Member
  • Rosanne Haggerty
    President of Community Solutions and Founder of Breaking Ground
  • Catherine Buell
    Former Director of Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund
  • Sheila Dillon
    Chief of Housing and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing, Boston
  • Moderator – Chris Herbert
    Director, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies

Embarking on the Future: Sustaining Innovations in Development Finance
  • Alison Germak
    DVP of DFC, Health and Agribusiness
  • Jake Cusack
    Managing Director / Co-Founder of CrossBoundary
  • Arsalan Mahtafar
    Head of JPM DFI
  • Moderator –Kusi Hornberger
    Partner & Global Knowledge Lead, Dalberg Advisors

3:50 - 5:00

Networking Session

Day 2: March 24th

Harvard Business School - All times are EST

8:30 - 9:30

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:30 - 9:45

Opening Remarks

  • Aaisha Shah
  • Simona Stancov
  • Dominic Sudnik
  • Swati Shah Gupta

9:45 - 10:50

Obama Foundation: Ethical and Values-Based Leadership for Global Social Entrepreneurs

  • Sameera Chukkapalli Holmes
  • Laura Coryton MBE
  • Bjørn Ihler
  • Fatimè Souckar Terab
  • Moderator – Nien-he Hsieh
    Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

11:00 - 12:00

Breakout Sessions

Investing in Social Justice: Bettering Lives and Building a Stronger Economy

  • Julia Parker
    Chief Impact Officer, Appalachian Community Capital & Advising Director, Boston Ujima Project
  • Chris Bentley
    Founder, Decarceration Fund
  • Ellen McClain
    CEO, YearUP
  • Moderator – Abi Rajkumar
    MC/MPA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School

 

Degrees of Disruption: AI’s Influence on Education and Workforce

  • Natalie Van Kleef
    Head of Current & Future Technologists for Google Cloud Learning Services
  • Mark Racine
    Chief Information Officer for Boston Public Schools
  • Santiago Garces
    Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Boston
  • Naomi Caselli
    Director, Boston University AI & Education Initiative; Assistant Professor of
    Deaf Education, Boston University
  • George Westerman
    Principal Researcher at MIT’s Office of Learning; Member of the Digital Strategy
    Roundtable for the US Library of Congress
  • Moderator – Kate Swain-Smith
    MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School

Financial Inclusion Through Fintech

  • [Virtual] Monica Brand Engel
    Co-founder and Managing Partner at Quona Capital
  • Udayan Goyal
    Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Apis Partners
  • Ajaita Shah
    Founder and CEO, Frontier Markets
  • Moderator – Constantinos Shiatas
    2024 ALI Fellow at Harvard

12:10 - 1:20

Lunch

1:30 - 2:30

Breakout Sessions

Architecture, Government, Investment, Policy: Explore
Paths to Green Infrastructure and Housing 

  • Mallory Taub
    Sustainability Director, Gensler
  • Jeremy Keele
    Partner at Sorenson Impact Group
  • Amy Cotter
    Director of Climate Strategies, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
  • Kate England
    Green Infrastructure Director, City of Boston
  • Moderator – Winston Tang
    MPP Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School

Education Investing & Funding to Accelerate Innovation in Education Landscape

  • Julie Maier
    Former Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer, Charter School Growth Fund
  • Max Polaner
    Partner, New Profit
  • Pamela Leins
    Executive Director, BEDF
  • Jean Hammond
    Co-Founder & General Partner, LearnLaunch Accelerator
  • Moderator – Eleanor Laurans
    Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Do We Need Degrees? The Apprenticeship Paradigm in Higher Education

  • Rebecca Agostino
    VP Learning, Multiverse
  • John Colborn
    Executive Director, Apprenticeships for America
  • Jade Grieve
    Chief of Student Pathways, NYC Public Schools
  • Beth Berwick
    Partner, Grads of Life
  • Moderator – Robert Schwartz 
    Professor Emeritus of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

From Purpose to Practice: Lessons and Tactics from Harvard Founders

  • Quinn Fitzgerald
    Co-Founder & CEO, Flare
  • Madhav Datt
    Founder, Nostos Homes
  • Jerren Chang
    Co-Founder and CEO, GenUnity
  • Moderator – DJ DiDonna
    Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

2:50 - 3:50

Pitch Competition

  • Julie Smith
    Marketing Director, E for All
  • Ebehi Iyoha
    Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Brett Cook
    Partner, F-Prime Capital
  • Moderator – Archie Jones
    Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

4:00 - 4:45

Closing Keynote: David Young

  • David Young
    Managing Director & Partner, BCG
    Former COO of World Vision
  • Moderator – Simona Stancov
    MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School

4:45 - 5:00

Closing Remarks

  • Aaisha Shah
  • Simona Stancov
  • Dominic Sudnik
  • Swati Shah Gupta

March 4-5, 2023

Harvard Kennedy School &
Harvard Business School