Cause Marketing Summit

Tuesday • December 3 • 2024

• 8:30 AM Breakfast & Registration
• 9:25 AM Opening Remarks

  Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

  Arielle Russo, Vice President, Content & Community, Head of Center of Excellence, Brand Innovators

  Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

  Adam Vasallo, Chief Marketing Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

  Emcee: Ed Martin, Senior Advisor, Visionary Private Equity Group and Co-Founder, 100billionmeals.org

• 9:30 AM VIP Starbucks Tasting & Starbucks Opening Remarks
• 9:50 AM Mission Every One: Purpose Led Partnership with Impact

  Bobby Amirshahi, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications + Public Affairs, Macy’s, Inc.

  Artis Stevens, President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

  Moderated by: Dani Bruce, Senior Director, Demand Generation Marketing, EVERFI from Blackbaud

• 10:20 AM Supporting the Next Generation of Champions & Leaders

  Kim Clijsters, ICL Champion Mentor, President of the Tennis Hall of Fame, The ICL Foundation

  Joshua Kruger, ICL Fellow, The ICL Foundation

  Kirk Spahn, Founder, ICL Foundation

  Arra G. Yerganian, President, The ICL Foundation

  Moderated by: Dani Bruce, Senior Director, Demand Generation Marketing, EVERFI from Blackbaud

• 10:50 AM Networking Break
• 11:05 AM Building Brands with Purpose

  Fernando Machado, Operating Partner, Garnett Station Partners

• 11:35 AM Doing Well & Doing Good Is Possible

  CJ Garton, Recording Artist and Hit SongWriter,

  Danny Leckie, Chief Executive Officer, HATCH for Hunger™

  Andrea Schwenk, Chief Marketing Officer, Egglife Foods, Inc.

  Moderated by: Jeff Snyder, Chief Inspiration Officer, Inspira

• 12:05 PM Inspire Change Initiative: The Role of Sports in Breaking Down Barriers & Creating Access

  Tim Ellis, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, National Football League

  Artis Stevens, President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

  Little Shane, National Little of the Year and Youth Leadership Council Member

  Moderated by: Jessica Ricaurte, Chief Revenue Officer, Adsmovil

  With a special announcement from: Ryan Detert, Chief Executive Officer, Influential

• 12:40 PM Lunch
• 1:25 PM Gamechangers Unite: Leveraging the Power of Influential Brands & Leaders to Drive Impact

  Sway Calloway, Sway in the Morning

  Dan Levi, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Clear Channel

  Moderated by: Adam Vasallo, Chief Marketing Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

• 1:55 PM Wellbeing Goes Beyond the Bottom Line: Partnerships that Empower Youth and Transform Society

  Angie Ahn, Director of Media Strategy, Ulta Beauty

  Adam Vasallo, Chief Marketing Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

  Moderated by: Harry Markuse, Senior Director of Sales, PadSquad

• 2:20 PM Networking Break
• 2:45 PM Brand and Child Flourishing in the Age of AI

  Rob Hall, President, Trauma Free World

  Rita L. Soronen, President & CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

  Alex Steinhilber, Director, National Acct Sales, Keurig Dr Pepper Foodservice Solutions

  Wendy Thomas, Franchisee, Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

  Moderated by: Bryan McGuirk, Chief Revenue Officer, Stingray Advertising

• 3:15 PM Partnerships with Purpose: Creating Lasting Change

  Kelly Cobb, Vice President of Impact, Bombas

  Kayli-Joy Cooper, Founder, Girl Well

  Kensington Tallman, Actress (Riley from Inside Out 2) & Brand Ambassador, Girl Well

  Moderated by: Kathryn Pfau, Vice President of East Coast Sales, Influential

• 3:45 PM Networking Break
• 3:55 PM Fireside Chat

  Mele Melero, Chief Growth Officer, Dove Masterbrand & Personal Care, Unilever

  Moderated by: Nidia Serrano, VP, Sales Marketing, SiriusXM Media

• 4:25 PM The Future of Food: Creating Local & Global Impact Through Pasta

  Lynne Homrich, Founder & Chief Changemaker, Mental Health Community Fund

  Ed Martin, Senior Advisor, Visionary Private Equity Group and Co-Founder, 100billionmeals.org

  Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Hip Hop Legend, Philanthropist & Author

  Carl Zuanelli, CEO, Nuovo Pasta, International Pasta Association

  Moderated by: Steve DeMain, EVP, Streaming Sales, Locality