Name: Afternoon Plenary: Honoring the Legacy of Andrew Kassoy, B Lab Co-Founder
Start: 2026-04-22T16:00:00-0500
End: 2026-04-22T17:00:00-0500

Afternoon Plenary: Honoring the Legacy of Andrew Kassoy, B Lab Co-Founder

Wednesday April 22, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT

Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

Join us for this powerful and moving plenary session, as we honor the history of the B Corp movement and pay tribute to the legacy of B Lab's late co-founder, Andrew Kassoy. This session will share heartfelt words and dialogue, grounding our collective journey in the wisdom of those who have shaped this community since its inception.

Reflections of the past and present & remembering Andrew Kassoy, with Andy Fyfe
Fireside Chat with Bart Houlahan, Co-Founder, B Lab and Margot Brandenburg, Ford Foundation
Closing music and reflection

Speakers

Dr. Kimberly McGlonn

Emcee, Author, CEO, Build it Boldly

Dr. Kimberly McGlonn is a social entrepreneur, executive leader, and founder of Build It Boldly, a media and leadership development company equipping principled leaders to practice the work that shapes how they show up: for their lives, their teams, and the world they are responsible... Read More →

Andy Fyfe

Community, B Lab

Margot Brandenburg

Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation

Margot Brandenburg is a senior program officer on the foundation’s Mission Investments team, focused on building and strengthening the infrastructure of the impact investment market—with the ultimate goal of shaping the broader capital markets. She has spent two decades working... Read More →