BLD Southeast 2026

BLD Southeast 2026

Adrian Gershom

Boomerang Information Services

Chief Marketing Officer

Chicago, IL

https://boomerangis.com/

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About me

Please introduce yourself and talk to me about how B Corps can build one another's bottom lines to power our movement, create more social and environmental impact, and prove that business is a force for good. Or...just to say hi if that's not your thing.

8:00am EDT

🏛️ PLEASE READ: Welcome to BLD Southeast: Building a Monumental Movement 🏛️

9:00am EDT

Breakfast and Networking Meetup Western Market

10:15am EDT

National Museum of African American History & Culture National Museum of African American History & Culture

10:30am EDT

Gabs & Grabbers (Clean Up)

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Longsworth Cafeteria, Sweet Home Café, or Compliments Only

3:30pm EDT

Black History Walking Tour - PAID EXCURSION Ben's Chili Bowl

6:30pm EDT

Opening Reception Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - 5th Floor

8:00am EDT

Breakfast & Registration The George Washington University, Student Center, 3rd Floor

8:45am EDT

Opening Remarks Grand BallroomU.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen • Raj Aggarwal

9:00am EDT

Keynote Grand BallroomAurora Archer

9:15am EDT

10:25am EDT

10:35am EDT

From Proof to Power: Building the Infrastructure for Systems Change Room 301George Chmael II • Shaibya Dalal • Holly Ensign-Barstow • Abby Maxwell • J. Dontrese Brown

11:35am EDT

11:45am EDT

Lunch Continental Ballroom

12:45pm EDT

Mini Keynote: 1% for the Planet Grand BallroomKate Williams

1:00pm EDT

1:10pm EDT

Buy, Build, Share: A Practical Workshop on Mission-Driven M&A and Employee Ownership Room 307Hannah Sandmeyer

2:10pm EDT

2:20pm EDT

Congressional Plenary: Building the Conditions for Shared Prosperity Grand BallroomU.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan • U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin • Aurora Archer • George Chmael II

3:20pm EDT

3:30pm EDT

From Proof to Power: Designing the Next Phase of the Movement Room 301Holly Ensign-Barstow • Shaibya Dalal • J. Dontrese Brown • Abby Maxwell • Holly Fowler • Jeffrey Lue

4:30pm EDT

4:40pm EDT

Continuing Our Collective Work Together Grand BallroomNarissa Turner • Nathan Stuck • Lavonya Jones • Rodney Bullard

5:20pm EDT

Closing Remarks Grand Ballroom

9:00am EDT

DC Urban Hike + B Corp Tour Lincoln Memorial