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B Corp Champions Retreat 2026

Yi Ming Ng

Northwestern University

PhD Researcher

Chicago, IL

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Yi Ming is a PhD student in Management & Sociology at Northwestern University. His research examines how companies can pursue both profit and purpose, focusing on the role of standards, stakeholders, culture, and governance. For this work, he received the 2024 SSSP Best Paper Award in Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation and was named 2025 Student of the Year by B Academics, the global B Corp research network. He's from Singapore!

P.S. I'm currently studying the ongoing standards evolution and how companies are adapting to the new certification — I'd love to chat all about it!

7:30am CDT

🌊 Welcome to Champions Retreat 2026: Ripples to Waves! 🌊 Milwaukee

1:30pm CDT

Hunger Task Force Service & Pizza Cooking Class ($) Hunger Task Force

6:00pm CDT

Opening Reception & Keynote at Mitchell Park Domes Mitchell Park Domes

7:00am CDT

Breakfast & Marketplace at the Baird Center and Breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

8:00am CDT

Breathwork for Inner Clarity and Purpose Baird Center, Room N204C

9:15am CDT

Opening Plenary Session & Keynote Address: We Are the Founders Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

11:00am CDT

Break Baird Center, Outside Ballroom DEFG

11:30am CDT

From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: Innovating Through the New B Lab Standards Baird Center, Ballroom C Stewarding Your Legacy: Values-Driven Pathways for Growth and Ownership Transitions Baird Center, Room N206AB

12:30pm CDT

Lunch & Visit the Marketplace Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG Who Owns the Future? Employee & Purpose-Driven Ownership Networking Lunch Baird Center, Room N206AB

12:45pm CDT

Join a Lunchtime Roundtable Conversation Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

2:00pm CDT

Academic + B Corp Collaboration for Collective Action Baird Center, Ballroom A Ripples to Roadmaps: Early Adopters on Bringing B Lab’s Standards V2 to Life Baird Center, Ballroom C

4:00pm CDT

Afternoon Plenary: Honoring the Legacy of Andrew Kassoy, B Lab Co-Founder Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

7:00am CDT

Breakfast & Marketplace at the Baird Center and Breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

8:00am CDT

Visit the B Lab Standards Basecamp + Join a Breakfast Conversation Baird Center, Ballroom C

9:15am CDT

Morning Plenary: Visioning Our Collective Future Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

11:00am CDT

From Intention to Implementation: Turning B Corp Standards V2 into Action Baird Center, Ballroom C Reclaiming Free Enterprise: Rebuilding Trust in Business as a Force for Freedom and Fairness Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

12:00pm CDT

B Lab Standards Basecamp: B Lab Consultations & Lunch Conversations Baird Center, Ballroom C Lunch & Visit the Marketplace Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

12:15pm CDT

Join a Lunchtime Roundtable Conversation Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG

1:30pm CDT

In the Same Boat: Building Team Readiness for the B Lab Standards Baird Center, Ballroom C

3:20pm CDT

Closing Plenary: Celebrating the Optimism of the B Corp Community Baird Center, Ballroom DEFG