Native communities are the original stewards of the land and practitioners of regenerative farming and food cultivation. Yet many Indigenous producers and communities remain at risk—facing threats from climate change, loss of access to land and resources, and inequitable economic systems. Chef and entrepreneur Ben Jacobs challenges us to celebrate and honor Native heritage, culture, and knowledge year-round—not only during Native American Heritage Month—and to understand that meaningful allyship means taking action. Understand how Indigenous leadership, traditional knowledge, and community-based production models offer powerful pathways toward resilience and regeneration—and why brands and individuals alike must partner with and invest in these communities to advance shared prosperity and planetary and human well-being.

Impact is an everyday choice. Join business and brand strategists Joel Hatter and John Burgess in their “highlight reel” presentation of the most compelling and inspirational ideas they have gleaned from over 30 different interviews conducted this year with sustainability leaders working across the globe. Their perspectives, key lessons, and practices will be shared to help us all meet the moment of these challenging times.

As regulations force packaging transparency, most brands see the overwhelming burden. But what if mandatory data collection is actually handing you the keys to consumer trust, operational efficiency, and market differentiation? rePurpose Global co-founder Svanika Balasubramanian and will reveal how forward-thinking brands are leveraging packaging data to:

• Transform compliance requirements into credible sustainability stories consumers actually believe
• Uncover thousands+ in hidden cost savings through component-level visibility
• Build one data story that powers packaging across legal, marketing, AND operations needs
• Quickly generate credible sustainability assets that differentiate your brand on shelf without greenwashing

The packaging data you're required to collect from regulations like EPR, contains SKU intelligence: every material specification, every supply chain data point. These are building blocks for competitive advantage that most brands miss entirely.

This provocative and timely keynote explores how to bridge the cultural divide that too often stalls environmental progress, and reveals how shared values can form common ground for advancing sustainability across political lines. Understand how to connect across differences with empathy and insight, finding renewed inspiration—and practical hope—for building a shared, sustainable future. Discover how we can engage authentically, reframe environmental action as a shared American priority, and move from polarization to partnership in pursuit of a thriving future.

In this video segment from the impactful television documentary series, 50 States of Sustainability, see how The Red Lake Nation is rapidly transitioning from fossil fuel power generation to solar power. Bob Blake--the founder of solar developer Solar Bear and Native Sun, a non-profit policy/ educational organization--is spearheading this effort for his tribe the Chippewa Indians of Northern Minnesota. Bob is encouraging other native tribes across the country to accelerate the energy transition by building out utility scale solar on their sovereign lands.