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Welcome to the 2016 SEEED Summit! Whether you’re a social entrepreneur, student, academic, impact investor, policymaker, or plain ol’ fan of ’do well, do good’ business, we are so excited to have you join in the fun in learning, sharing, and collaborating to spur positive social change! This year’s conference theme is Growing Businesses with Impact. We will explore the unique challenges facing a social enterprise at three stages - launching, growing, and transforming - with half day modules. As you begin customizing your sched, please note that the schedule is subject to change, but fear not! We will keep you up to date with any changes so that you can curate accordingly.
Friday, April 29 • 9:45am - 10:00am
Michael Brown Be Better Award
The Michael Brown Memorial Fund was created to honor the legacy of Michael Brown, founder of Packaging 2.0, Rhode Island's first benefit corporation and B Corp certified company. Each year, the Fund will support an entrepreneur or venture who is going through the B Corp certification process.

Speakers
avatar for Kelly Ramirez

Kelly Ramirez

CEO, Social Enterprise Greenhouse
Kelly is the CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG), and grew the organization from a small informal group of engaged philanthropists with a annual budget of $25K to a $1 Million + organization with 8 staff, and a community of 200+ volunteers that serves a portfolio of 220 companies in just six years.  Kelly is also the founder of... Read More →
avatar for The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse

The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse

Senator, United States


Friday April 29, 2016 9:45am - 10:00am EDT
Narragansett Ballroom Omni Providence Hotel