Youth Changemakers
2023 Design for Freedom Summit
Register Now
Date
Mar 30, 2023
9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Venue
Grace Farms, CT
Ticket price
early bird price: $100 | after February 7: $150 | Grace Farms member: $120 | student: $50
“All good revolutions begin like this.”
– Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, CEO of the International Peace Institute, 2022 Design for Freedom Summit keynote
Join us to design a more humane future at the Design for Freedom 2023 Summit at Grace Farms on March 30, 2023, as we come together for a day of action and awareness.
Accelerate the movement to eliminate forced labor from the building materials supply chain alongside leaders from the architecture, interior design and manufacturing industries, policy makers, owners and developers, as well as engaged community members and not-for-profits that are committed to a more humane future.
Focus Topics – Design for Freedom Pilot Projects | Material Deep Dives: Timber, Solar, Interiors, and more | The Business Case
To learn more about Design for Freedom, please visit: designforfreedom.org
This year’s speakers include:
- Sharon Prince, CEO, Grace Farms
- Adam Thatcher, Co-Founder, Grace Farms Foods
- Angel Dizon, Regional Commissioner, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
- Anna Dyson, Founding Director of the Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture (Yale CEA), Center for Ecosystems in Architecture at Yale
- Annie Bevan, CEO, Mindful Materials
- Amy Musanti, Sustainability Director, Assa Abloy
- Barbra BatShalom, CEO, BuildingEase
- Ben Dreith, U.S. Editor, Dezeen
- Buxton Midyette, VP Marketing & Promotions, Supima
- Christopher Sharples, Founding Principal, SHoP
- Curtis Clay, Director of Architecture, Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
- Daniel Thelesklaf, Project Director of the Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST), United Nations University
- Debbie Probst and Gabe Wing, MillerKnoll
- Evelyn Ritter, Senior Solutions Engineer, Toxnot
- Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, Principals, SO – IL
- Hayes and James Slade, Co-Founders, Slade Architecture
- Jacqueline Corbelli (Founder) and Joanna Hall (Executive Director), SustainChain
- Jim Vallette, Co-Founder and President, Material Research
- Dr. Jonathan Hermanson, University of Washington Center for Environmental Forensic Science
- Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, BIG
- Dr. Lee Schwartz, Director, Department of State, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues
- Nina Cooke John, Artist, Architect and Educator, Studio Cooke John
- Nora Rizzo (Ethical Materials Director), Rod Khattabi (Chief Accountability Officer and Justice Initiative Director), Grace Farms
- Pete Hamill, Senior Vice President, Turner Construction
- Peter Swartz, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Altana AI
- Paul Bradley, Global Supply Chain Manager, Lendlease
- Rebecca Best, EVP Sustainability, Material Bank
- Richard Lui, Anchor, MSNBC/NBC News
- Shawn MacDonald, CEO, Verité
Enjoy breakfast and lunch, cocktail hour, and ample networking opportunities, as well as an agenda designed to inspire collective action alongside leaders and partners in the Design for Freedom Movement.
For sponsorship opportunities—contact us at [email protected].
AIA CES pending
Early bird pricing ends Tuesday, February 7th.
MEDIA SPONSORS
Grace Farms Members enjoy a 20% discount on programs and events. Learn more about Membership.
Students ages 18 and up qualify for special student pricing. Please be prepared to show your student I.D. or proof of enrollment at check-in. Grace Farms offers 30% off to all students with the exception of a few select events.
Children ages 17 and under qualify for a special child price when available.
Grace Farms Foundation’s interdisciplinary humanitarian mission is to pursue peace through five initiatives — nature, arts, justice, community, and faith — and Grace Farms, a SANAA-designed site for convening people across sectors. Our stake in the ground is to end modern slavery and gender-based violence, and create more grace and peace in our local and global communities.
Design for Freedom
“All good revolutions begin like this.”
– Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, CEO of the International Peace Institute, 2022 Design for Freedom Summit keynote
Join us to design a more humane future at the Design for Freedom 2023 Summit at Grace Farms on March 30, 2023, as we come together for a day of action and awareness.
Accelerate the movement to eliminate forced labor from the building materials supply chain alongside leaders from the architecture, interior design and manufacturing industries, policy makers, owners and developers, as well as engaged community members and not-for-profits that are committed to a more humane future.
Focus Topics – Design for Freedom Pilot Projects | Material Deep Dives: Timber, Solar, Interiors, and more | The Business Case
To learn more about Design for Freedom, please visit: designforfreedom.org
This year’s speakers include:
- Sharon Prince, CEO, Grace Farms
- Adam Thatcher, Co-Founder, Grace Farms Foods
- Angel Dizon, Regional Commissioner, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
- Anna Dyson, Founding Director of the Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture (Yale CEA), Center for Ecosystems in Architecture at Yale
- Annie Bevan, CEO, Mindful Materials
- Amy Musanti, Sustainability Director, Assa Abloy
- Barbra BatShalom, CEO, BuildingEase
- Ben Dreith, U.S. Editor, Dezeen
- Buxton Midyette, VP Marketing & Promotions, Supima
- Christopher Sharples, Founding Principal, SHoP
- Curtis Clay, Director of Architecture, Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
- Daniel Thelesklaf, Project Director of the Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST), United Nations University
- Debbie Probst and Gabe Wing, MillerKnoll
- Evelyn Ritter, Senior Solutions Engineer, Toxnot
- Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, Principals, SO – IL
- Hayes and James Slade, Co-Founders, Slade Architecture
- Jacqueline Corbelli (Founder) and Joanna Hall (Executive Director), SustainChain
- Jim Vallette, Co-Founder and President, Material Research
- Dr. Jonathan Hermanson, University of Washington Center for Environmental Forensic Science
- Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, BIG
- Dr. Lee Schwartz, Director, Department of State, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues
- Nina Cooke John, Artist, Architect and Educator, Studio Cooke John
- Nora Rizzo (Ethical Materials Director), Rod Khattabi (Chief Accountability Officer and Justice Initiative Director), Grace Farms
- Pete Hamill, Senior Vice President, Turner Construction
- Peter Swartz, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Altana AI
- Paul Bradley, Global Supply Chain Manager, Lendlease
- Rebecca Best, EVP Sustainability, Material Bank
- Richard Lui, Anchor, MSNBC/NBC News
- Shawn MacDonald, CEO, Verité
Enjoy breakfast and lunch, cocktail hour, and ample networking opportunities, as well as an agenda designed to inspire collective action alongside leaders and partners in the Design for Freedom Movement.
For sponsorship opportunities—contact us at [email protected].
AIA CES pending
Early bird pricing ends Tuesday, February 7th.
MEDIA SPONSORS
Grace Farms Members enjoy a 20% discount on programs and events. Learn more about Membership.
Students ages 18 and up qualify for special student pricing. Please be prepared to show your student I.D. or proof of enrollment at check-in. Grace Farms offers 30% off to all students with the exception of a few select events.
Children ages 17 and under qualify for a special child price when available.
Grace Farms Foundation’s interdisciplinary humanitarian mission is to pursue peace through five initiatives — nature, arts, justice, community, and faith — and Grace Farms, a SANAA-designed site for convening people across sectors. Our stake in the ground is to end modern slavery and gender-based violence, and create more grace and peace in our local and global communities.
Export event:
Design for Freedom
Register Now
Date
Mar 30, 2023
9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Venue
Grace Farms, CT
Ticket price
early bird price: $100 | after February 7: $150 | Grace Farms member: $120 | student: $50