A Safe, but Social Virtual Event
Meet and mingle with a diverse group of entrepreneurs
Don't forget the hallway track. We are planning ample breaks between talks for snacks, networking, sponsor expo, and more
Gather sustainability insights from business owners and leaders
Join the break time activities from polls to guided meditation
Know where to shop for your local, sustainable, and ethical gifts
Bonus content will be provided to registrants after the event
If you visit a local speaker venue, grab an IFW sticker
THE SCHEDULE
Session details and calendar links are below! Most sessions will be held on the main Panther City Stage using Hopin as a streaming service thanks to CauseLabs' partnership with Global Entrepreneurship Week Fort Worth and The DEC. This will require a separate login for Hopin if you don't have one already. We'll provide instructions to registrants.
Miss the spontaneous hallway chats at conferences? Us too!
Turn your camera on and join 30 minutes of networking and connection with local changemakers. Click on the Hopin Networking Tab to get started.
Stage: Funkytown Sessions
Let's kick off a great day together. Sheryle Gillihan, CEO of CauseLabs, host of Impact Fort Worth will welcome attendees, introduce our emcee Jasmin Brand, Founder of Her Texas, and then we'll dive right in to a live panel.
Stage: Funkytown Sessions
Session Title: A Roadmap for Business as a Force for Good
Panelists:
- Benjamin Vann, Impact Ventures
- Darlisa Diltz, NTEETC
- Marco Johnson, Sparkyard @ UNTHSC
- Melody Kresser, KERNEL @ United Way of Tarrant County
- Tyler Emler, KERNEL @ United Way of Tarrant County
- Stacy Landreth Grau, Idea Factory @ TCU
Moderator: Sheryle Gillihan, CauseLabs
Add this session to your calendar.
Miss the spontaneous hallway chats at conferences? Us too!
Turn your camera on and join 10 minutes of networking and connection with local changemakers. Click on the Hopin Networking Tab to get started.
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: The Impact of Your Technology
Presented by: Sheryle Gillihan, CEO of CauseLabs
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Making Sustainability Sexy
Presented by: Marissa Heyl, Founder of Symbology
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Environmental Entrepreneurial Equity - Redefining Priorities that Benefit Your Community
Presented by: Ben Novak Hudgins, Founder of Novak Hair Studios
Stage: Panther City Stage
Lourdes Brown is a visionary leader. With a playful spirit, compassionate heart, creative eye and down-to-earth pragmatism she is able to catapult ideas into viable opportunities. She believes that innovation is the epitome of change and when fueled by courage, a real difference can be made. Her experience and perspective is a cumulation of decades as a brand marketer supporting a range of industries and as a fitness coach. As Founder and Chief Idea Catalyst of Ideas Move the World she is able to serve others to get ideas into motion and through this process her greater mission to connect the world to the joy of what is possible rings true.
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: The Rise of Benefit Corporations
Presented By: Dr. Vanessa Bouché, Co-Founder of Savhera
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Hispanics Need Wellness Education With a Twist
Presented by: Aideé Granados, Founder of Rosa Es Rojo
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: The Solution Is Texas Women
Presented by: Jasmin Brand, Founder of Her Texas
Miss the spontaneous hallway chats at conferences? Us too!
Turn your camera on and join 10 minutes of networking and connection with local changemakers. Click on the Hopin Networking Tab to get started.
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Disability and Innovation
Presented By: Jakayla Dixon, Founder of Feel The Color
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Creating Sustainability
Presented By: Anna Crelia, Co-founder of Loot Rentals and Loot Finer Goods
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Stage: Panther City Stage
Take a moment of creative self-care and join Volta for a brief watercolor meditation. This short exercise combines the power of mindful breathing with colors for a relaxing and soothing experience.
Guided by: Volta Voloshin-Smith, founder of Color Snack
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: The School That Works
Presented By: Nathan Knuth, President and CEO of Cristo Rey Fort Worth
Stage: Panther City Stage
Contrary to popular belief, opportunity, isn’t a product of luck, chance or circumstance, but by design and procedure. It is a science. If we can learn that process and learn how to identify, find, and execute on opportunities that come our way, we can manifest the lives that we want personally and professionally. In this guided session, we'll share a couple of strategies to get you started.
Guided by: Baylor Barbee
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: How a Binder Clip Can Change the World
Presented By: Vanessa Barker and Taylor Willis, Co-founders of The Welman Project
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Addressing Sex Trafficking through Social Enterprise
Presented By: Melissa Ice, Co-founder of The Worthy Co
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Furniture Changing Lives
Presented By: Andrew Seibert, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Tarrant County Furniture Bank
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Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: The Worth of Community
Presented By: Nichole Masters-Henry, Founder of Shared Worth and Vice President of Residential Services at SafeHaven
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: An Inclusive Vision in an Excluded World
Presented By: Darlisa Diltz, Founder and Entrepreneur Educator at NTEETC
Stage: Panther City Stage
Session Title: Together We Can
Presented By: Jeff Williams, CEO of Taste Project
Stage: Panther City Stage
Closing Remarks by Sheryle Gillihan, CEO of CauseLabs, the host of Impact Fort Worth.
6:00 pm Sponsor & Speaker Networking
While there are several open networking sessions throughout the day, our Sponsors & Speakers are invited to join a special networking event at 6:00 pm. Not a speaker? That's okay, community sponsorships start at $25. Click here to read more about our sponsorship levels and benefits.
2020 SPONSORS
Catholic Charities Fort Worth
William Sampson