| Join us for the Mission-Driven Business Community Event on September 16 from 12:00 - 5:30pm EDT/9:00am – 2:30pm PDT. During this leg of the Spark Change journey, discover mission-driven brands and products via the Product Discovery Zone, take in thought-provoking panels and presentations, and navigate the Spark Change platform to continue to make new and impactful connections. Here's a sneak peek of the day: |
| | Mission-Driven Business Keynote: Tom Szaky Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of TerraCycle, is a mission-driven leader advancing sustainable practices, a zero-waste lifestyle, and circular economies at scale. Join us for Tom's keynote, highlighting opportunities for sustainable packaging solutions in the natural products industry. Whether you work in retail, manufacturing, distribution or directly with consumers, Tom has ideas and solutions for everyone to lessen their footprint and use business as a force for good. |
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What's Next in Mission-Driven Business? Data & Insights from New Hope Network & SPINS Join us for a session in which New Hope and SPINS present insights into the mission-driven business trends shaping the growth of the natural products industry. |
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Who's Sparking Change? New Hope Network Editors Share Their Product Picks These two sessions are designed to help you discover innovative food, beverage, supplement and personal care products from mission-driven brands. Building on trend insights from our What's Next in Mission-Driven Business? session, each dynamic presentation will feature a carefully curated lineup of products to help you navigate the Product Discovery Zone based on your category focus. Choose your adventure! |
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Zevia Hosted Experience! Zevia sparks change by helping us reduce our sugar intake and live our best lives! During this hosted experience, get ready to GET. UP. AND. GROOVE. This dance experience will get you out of your comfort zone, get your heart racing, and get you to express yourself through movement. Let's dance! | | Sponsored by |
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The Spotlight Brand Podium Join us for an exciting, fast-paced pitch event, where standout entrepreneurs take to our virtual stage to share their inspiring mission-driven business stories. In just three minutes, each of these brands will give you want you need to add new products to your shelves and put mission-driven products in front of consumers. | | Sponsored by |
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Spark Change with Storytelling: Panel & Community Forum Sparking change in the world requires an ability to share your mission and bring consumers along on the journey! Join us for a session about storytelling — how you can use your brand platform, website, packaging and more to further your brand mission in the world. |
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The Spotlight BIPOC Brand Podium A must-attend event for retailers focused on supporting more diversity in naturals, this event will help retailers reach new consumers looking for BIPOC-owned brands, drive incremental sales in key growth categories, and meet company-wide targets for supplier diversity. | | Sponsored by |
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Spark Change with Brand Activism: Panel & Community Forum Your brand is on a mission! To spark lasting change in the world, brand activism can play a huge role in making your mission come to life. Join us for a session that will look at the various ways you can use your brand platform to activate consumers and your community. Decisions made in 2020 will have a lasting impact on the future of the natural products industry, so now is the time to have your voice heard and to use business as a force for good. |
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Conversation Sparkers: Discovery-Based Networking with French Transit Get to know the Spark Change community! Just because we're not meeting in person, doesn't mean we can't stay connected. Our networking breakout rooms will connect Spark Change's Product Discovery Zone innovators with top influencers and retailers. | | Sponsored by
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