Heather Caygle
Managing Editor
Punchbowl News
The Findings
The Findings will bring together a diverse set of leaders in the business world, government and nonprofit sector to gather as a community and engage in an open and robust dialogue about racial equity and environmental sustainability. The conference will include conversations with cohort members, working group sessions and powerful keynote interviews.
Our goal is to engage our community and bring together a dynamic group of leaders to amplify and create a space for inclusive and equitable dialogue. Breaking down silos, we want to facilitate productive conversations that can translate to collective action.
The Findings will take place on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST.
Learn more below.
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Welcome coffee and networking session
Opening remarks by Punchbowl News CEO and Founder Anna Palmer and Isaac Reyes, senior vice president of risk management and government affairs at Target.
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“The Reckoning: A conversation on racial equity in a post-George Floyd world”
We bring our community into the conversation with members of The Punch Up racial equity cohort. Key leaders in this space will guide a discussion about the challenges and opportunities ahead to bring together the public and private sector together in these turbulent times.
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“Be the Change: Turning commitments into action”
How do we improve our climate for future generations? It’s a question being asked by elected leaders at all levels, company leaders, investors and others. Bringing together our cohort of leaders, we will lead a spirited discussion on what they think is working and what we can collectively do better to create a more sustainable future.
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“The Punch Up: In their own words”
A fireside chat with Target leadership. More details to be announced soon.
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Working Session
The Punch Up is all about empowering our community to get involved and be change agents. Attendees will play an active role in this working session with selected leaders serving as a catalyst to jumpstart the conversations.
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Keynote Conversation featuring Martin Luther King III with Arndrea Waters King
More details be announced soon.
Agenda
Speakers & Leaders
Tasha Cole
Deputy Executive Director & Chief Diversity Officer
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Kristy Drutman
Co-Founder, Green Jobs Board Founder
Brown Girl Green
Joshua DuBois
CEO
Values Partnerships, Gauge
Kiera Fernandez
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, SVP of HR
Target
Worku Gachou
Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability
Visa Inc
Laura Haynes Gillam
Senior Policy Advisor for Clean Air and Climate
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Caitlin Haberman
Senior Professional Staff Member
House Committee on Energy & Commerce
Kemba Hendrix
Senior Advisor to the Director
Office of Personnel Management
Jonay Foster Holkins
Senior Director of Policy
Business Roundtable
Arndrea Waters King
President, Social Justice Advocate
Drum Major Institute
Martin Luther King III
American Human Rights activist, Philanthropist and Advocate
Lori Castillo Martinez
EVP & Chief Equality Officer
Salesforce
Adam Met
Founder & Executive Director
Planet Reimagined
Heidi Nel
COO and Chief of Staff
New Theory Ventures
Amanda Nusz
VP of Corporate Responsibility, Target
President, Target Foundation
Anna Palmer
Founder and CEO
Punchbowl News
Keenan Austin Reed
EVP
Alpine Group
Isaac Reyes
SVP Risk and Government Affairs
Target
Cristina Rohr
Managing Director, Food & Agriculture
S2G Ventures
Rachel Schindler
Co-Founder, VP Growth & Product
Punchbowl News
Nick Simpson
Head of North American Policy & Public Affairs
Klarna
Amanda Slater
SVP, Public Policy, Head of U.S. Federal Affairs
Mastercard
Paul Thornell
Principal
Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas
Antonio Tijerino
President & CEO
Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Puru Trivedi
VP External & Corporate Affairs
Meridian International Center
Rick Wade
SVP Strategic Alliances & Outreach
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Carla Walker
U.S. Director, Environmental Justice & Equity
World Resources Institute
Jeffrey Zubricki
Head of Americas Advocacy and Public Policy
Etsy
More from the Punch Up
Racial Equity
Public and private institutions have vowed to take an active role in addressing racial disparities and advancing equity for marginalized communities. We bring together these leaders to examine how they’re meeting those goals and how they can work together to do more.
Sustainability
Nationwide, companies, nonprofits and government agencies have made individual commitments to creating a more sustainable world. These leaders will come together to examine how to turn those singular promises into collective action.