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Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT
Grab your lunch and join a designated table for an intimate conversation around a specific topic, or choose to meet with others in a B Local or B Network. No advance sign up required - seats at tables are first come, first served.

Lunch buffets will be available in the 4th floor and 2nd floor hallways. You are welcome to grab your lunch from one of the buffet stations and bring it into the meeting room to eat during the session.

Table numbers will be added and displayed on site so you can find the corresponding tables.

Roundtable topics & hosts:
  • Table 1: Finding the Route: Dilemmas in Sustainable Shipping & Freight with Paul Courtney & Robin Sauve, Courtney Agencies
  • Table 2: Dignified Departures: The Overlooked Phase of The Employee Lifecycle - Darrie Matthew Burrage, Prosocia
  • Table 3: The Power of B Corps: Visioning Belonging and Safety for Survivor Workers - Mary Beth Wilkinson & Ana Van Balen, Futures Without Violence
  • Table 4: Growing Stronger Together: 1% for the Planet & B Corp Movements - Mark Steinbuck, 1% for the Planet
  • Table 5: Finance as a Force for Good: Accelerating Capital into Underserved Communities [2 tables] - Carrie Sanders & Annabel Kuhn, Hope Community Capital
  • Table 6: Built to Last: Purpose that Weaves Generations into Waves of Impact — Revitalizing Japanese Crafts with a 300-Year Heritage - Aya Sengoku, Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten & Nozomi Torii, VALUE BOOKS / B Market Builder Japan

Networks with tables:
  • Table 7: B Beauty Coalition - Andrea Chase
  • Table 8: B Academics - Jessica Yinka Thomas
  • Table 9: B Local Philly - Michael Schweisheimer
  • Table 10: B Local Bay Area - Brad Handel 
  • Table 11: CPG Network - Briana Humes
  • Table 12: JEDI Accountability Network - Megan Fuciarelli
  • Table 13: Florida for Good - Lorin Augeri
  • Table 14: Vermont B Corp Collective - Diana Wood
  • Table 15: On Purpose Oregon - Wes Griffin


Speakers
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Nozomi Torii

Co-Lead, CEO, B Market Builder Japan, VALUE BOOKS Inc.
Nozomi Torii co-leads B Market Builder Japan and serves as CEO at VALUE BOOKS Inc., a certified B Corp and circular business based in Nagano, Japan. After working in finance, she joined VALUE BOOKS in 2015, where she helped integrate purpose into business and community, and began serving as CEO in 2024.Her story—told through her dual roles at B Market Builder... Read More →
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Aya Sengoku

Company President, Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Co., Ltd.
Aya Sengoku is the 14th President of Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten, founded in 1716 in Nara — Japan’s ancient capital with over a thousand years of history. The company is dedicated to revitalizing Japanese craftsmanship through business, sustaining and evolving traditional crafts by connecting artisans, design, and everyday life.After beginning... Read More →
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Francis Janes

Senior Industry Relations Director, Beneficial State Foundation
Francis leads the foundation’s industry relations strategy and develops partnerships to advance the field of social impact banking. Francis developed a strong understanding of the social and environmental impact of values-based banking while serving in the role of Vice President... Read More →
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Darrie Burrage

Vice President, B Local Wisconsin

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Ana Van Balen

Vice President of Economic Security & Opportunity, Futures Without Violence

I lead the Center for Economic FUTURES, working to reimagine economic opportunity for low-income workers, survivors, women, and youth. I want to support employers in creating safer workplaces, and also in thinking critically about how they embrace AI as part of their work and cul... Read More →
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Lorin Augeri

Communications Director, For Good Movement
Lorin (she/her) is a public relations professional with a special focus on the travel, tourism and non profit sectors. The University of Central Florida Grad is an advocate of the B Corp movement and inspired by their global vision of an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic... Read More →
avatar for Jessica Yinka Thomas

Jessica Yinka Thomas

Executive Director, B Academics
Jessica Yinka Thomas is an academic, author, and activist. She is an Associate Professor of the Practice and leads the Business Sustainability Collaborative at NC State University's Poole College of Management. As co-founder and Executive Director of B Academics, she is building a... Read More →
avatar for Andrea Chase

Andrea Chase

Vice President of Corporate Environmental Responsibility & Social Impact, Arbonne
Andrea Chase is an inspiring sustainability leader and Vice President of Corporate Environmental Responsibility & Social Impact at Arbonne, a Certified B Corporation dedicated to holistic wellbeing for people and the planet. With over 15 years of experience, Andrea has led sustainability... Read More →
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Paul Courtney

President, Courtney Agencies

avatar for Robin Sauve

Robin Sauve

Sustainability consultant, Courtney Agencies
Greening ways to move product around the globe.
How to best address issues with labour and environmental standards in the supply chain.
Fun stuff to do in and around Vancouver.
Introduce yourself if you're from Calgary! (I work in Vancouver but I live in Calgary.)
avatar for Annabel Kuhn

Annabel Kuhn

Analyst, Hope Community Capital

avatar for Carrie Sanders

Carrie Sanders

CEO & Founder, Hope Community Capital
I’m Carrie Sanders, Founder and CEO of Hope Community Capital, a certified B-Corp, national community development consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin. My work focuses on mobilizing mission-aligned capital for affordable housing, community facilities, and faith-based development... Read More →
avatar for Mary Beth Wilkinson

Mary Beth Wilkinson

Workplaces and Economic Opportunity, Futures Without Violence


Wednesday April 22, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT
Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53203

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