8th Annual B Corp Leadership Development Conference PNW
June 7th, 2024 at Leftbank Annex, Portland Oregon
This year's BLD PNW conference theme is Progress on Purpose. We'll host conversations and workshops that recenter our "why" and our "how," emphasizing that progress only has meaning through common understanding and shared purpose. We'll celebrate the growing impact and collaboration among local B Corps as a model for what's possible, and we'll hold space for some challenging conversations where our movement is very much a "work in progress."
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Schedule
8:15 - 8:50 Registration
8:50 - 9:00 Welcome
9:00 - 9:50 Exploring Progress and Purpose
9:50 - 10:00 Grounding & Expectations
10:00 - 10:20 BREAK
10:20 - 11:35 Navigating Divergence in a Growing Movement with Abby Chroman
11:35 - 12:00 Movement Building Keynote with Se-ah-dom Edmo
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 1:50 Round 1 Breakouts
Business and Policy Engagement 101 @ Main Stage with Oregon Business for Climate
Marketing with Purpose @ Breakout Room 1 with Avenue Agency and Thread Creative
Giving on Purpose @ Breakout Room 2 with World Centric, Cotopaxi, & Seeding Justice
1:50 - 2:15 BREAK
2:15 - 3:15 Round 2 Breakouts
Principles for Partnership with Frontline Communities @ Main Stage with B Lab US/Can, BIPOC Network, NW Sustainable Wood, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Experiential Branding in Community @ Breakout Room 1 with Boly: Welch
B Keeper Cross Pollination @ Breakout Room 2 with Intuitive Digital
3:15 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30 - 4:20 Racial Equity is Still Good for Business @ Main Stage with Keecha Harris & Associates, Democratic Practice Program at Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Beneficial State Bank
4:20 - 4:30 Closing and Gratitude
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize that we are not the original inhabitants of this land. Indigenous communities stewarded the land for generations before colonial occupation, and continue to do so today. In the Portland-Metro area we occupy the unceded territory of multiple peoples, including, but not limited to the Multnomah, Cath-la-met, Chinook, Clackamas, Kalapuya, Molalla, Wasco, and Cowlitz tribes.
If you are joining us from outside the Portalnd area, we encourage you to find out which Indigenous communities are present in your region. Take a moment to reflect on the impact your presence has on the land on which you live, and the Indigenous communities native to it. We strive to build more meaningful, respectful, and mutually beneficial relationships with all tribal communities.
Find out whose land you’re on at https://native-land.ca
Agreements
We are all here today because we share the same vision that business can be a force for good. To ensure all interactions are respectful and productive, as an attendee you agree to the following codes of conduct:
Lead with Empathy
Get Comfortable with Discomfort
Value Diverse Perspectives
Stay Judgment Free
Maintain Confidentiality
Advocate for your Emotional Wellbeing
Move Up, Move Back
Practice Radical Inclusion
Thank you to our Sponsors!
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Keynote Speaker
Se-ah-dom Edmo | Executive Director at Seeding Justice (KEYNOTE SPEAKER)
Pronouns: She / Her / Hers
Se-ah-dom (Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce and Yakama) brings deep experience in community organizing for racial and social justice work across the nation. A hallmark of her career has been fostering relationships and collaborations between tribes and organizations doing social, racial, environmental, and economic justice work across the region. Previously serving as the Sovereignty Program Director at Western States Center. Se-ah-dom is also the co-editor of the Tribal Equity Toolkit 3.0: and American Indian Identity: Citizenship, Membership & Blood. She is an ALF Senior Fellow and a member of the Steering Committee of Oregon Recovers and the chair of the board of Oregon Consumer Justice.
Se-ah-dom’s ancestors are from Celilo, a fishing village along the Columbia River and one of the oldest known settlements in the West. She lives in Gresham with her husband James and their children Siale, Imasees and Miyosiwin, as well as her parents, Ed and Carol Edmo.
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About B Local PDX
B Local PDX exists to create boundless opportunities for the B Corp community in our region.
B Local serves the B Corp movement by ensuring B Corps are growing and thriving as a household name through four main categories of work – Certification, Community, Collaboration, and Celebration.
Certification
Our focus is on increasing the number of purpose-driven organizations that achieve B Corp certification, as well as providing support to existing B Corps to ensure they maintain their status.
Community
Our focus is to create a strong B Corp community by fostering meaningful connections among its members.
Collaboration
Our main objective is to strengthen and expand the B Corp movement by promoting collaboration amongst members and partners, which helps to enhance the collective impact.
Celebration
We celebrate the impactful organizations in the B Corp movement by recognizing their positive contributions to our community and beyond.
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