BLD Southeast 2026: Full Schedule

9:25am EDT

Radical Inclusion: Aligning Your Digital Presence with Your Inclusion Commitments, Legal Requirements, and B Corp V2 JEDI Standards

Thursday September 17, 2026 9:25am - 10:25am EDT

Room 307

Your brand is a B Corp because you believe in a world that works for everyone. But is your digital "front door" locked for 1 in 4 people who want to be your customer?

In the B Corp world, we don’t just check boxes; we break barriers. Unfortunately, many small business owners are unaware of the website accessibility barriers that mean 25% of your potential customers cannot buy from you.

Equally troubling: as a small or medium sized business, you are much more likely to get sued than larger or enterprise companies. The lawyers looking to make easy money know that, unlike a giant company which might fight the lawsuit in court, small and medium sized businesses are going to settle. We don’t want this to be the case for a single B Corp - especially you.

This interactive session moves beyond the (very real) fear lawsuits and dives into the heart of the new B Corp V2 JEDI standards. We’ll explore how website accessibility isn't just a legal requirement—it’s a fundamental human right and a powerful engine for SEO and revenue.

Denise Páne will show you how to turn digital compliance into a competitive advantage that honors the dignity of every user.

Participants will leave with

What You’ll Learn:

1. The JEDI Evolution
How the new B Corp standards include website accessibility as a core pillar of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

2. Market Share with a Mission
Why digital inclusion unlocks a $13 trillion global market and boosts your market share by 25%.

3. SEO That Sees Everyone
How accessible code makes your site a favorite for both human beings and search engine crawlers.

4. Risk Mitigation Through Radical Caring
Avoiding $50,000 accessibility lawsuits by creating a culture of digital "open doors" that protects your bottom line.

5. Beyond the Label
How accessibility supports people with ADHD, Color Blindness, Dyslexia, Epilepsy, Autism, and more—creating a better user experience for every single visitor.

6. $5,000 Tax Credit!
Who doesn’t love a good tax credit? There is a $5000 tax credit for small businesses when they make their website websites accessible.

Speakers

Denise Pane

CEO & Founder, Access Design Studio

Denise Páne is the CEO and Founder of Access Design Studio. Access Design Studio helps mission-driven, sustainable brands make their websites accessible—thus aligning their digital experiences with their sustainability and inclusion commitments and the new V2 JEDI standards.

De... Read More →

Thursday September 17, 2026 9:25am - 10:25am EDT
Room 307

Session, Breakout

Track People

10:35am EDT

Keeping Your People When Budgets are Stretched and Attention Fractured

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:35am - 11:35am EDT

Room 308

You already chose the harder path in how you build your business: better systems, more human, less, less extractive. The question is whether you're choosing it in how you lead your people, now that every choice is under more pressure.

Budgets are tight and attention is pulled in multiple directions, and work becomes more transactional — “just this one emergency,” “just until we get back to solid ground” — while the conversations that matter fall away.

People don’t leave for one reason; compensation, workload, and pressure all matter. But under constraint, what most shapes whether they stay is an intangible force that holds people together when everything is pulling them apart: Relational Gravity

This experiential lab will build your practice for building Relational Gravity, so that you can design for the conditions that retain great talent, instead of leaving it to chance.

Grounded in behavioral science and built from years of designing connection across communities, and movements, this session provides a repeatable practice you can use the next time you walk into a room of capable, scattered, under-resourced people and need them to stay connected.

Through footage from &Human’s Strangers on the Street and Traveling Table series and hands-on practice in small clusters, you’ll learn by observing real interactions and reflecting on what actually shifts connection in the moment — no new platform, no big budget, and no theory to translate later.

Speakers

Lia James

CEO / Facilitator, &Human

Lia James designs spaces where people move past surface-level exchange into something more honest and generative. She's the founder of &Human, a connection design studio working in live gatherings, film, and participatory training that help teams and communities build trust on purpose.Her... Read More →

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:35am - 11:35am EDT
Room 308

Session, Workshop

Track People

1:10pm EDT

One Team. Every Generation. Creating workplaces where people feel valued, connected, and inspired

Thursday September 17, 2026 1:10pm - 2:10pm EDT

Room 302

Multi-generational friction starts when expectations go unspoken. This workshop gives leaders and employees the tools to communicate, set, and understand what they need from each other — so every generation can thrive.
It's an interactive, energetic, and fun workshop designed to spark real conversation, challenge assumptions, and create genuine connection across every generation in the room. Everyone leaves with tangible tools they can use with their own teams, starting Monday morning.

Speakers

Karina Muller

Founder, Maripossa Wellness

Founder of Maripossa Wellness, with extensive expertise in health, wellness, stress management, and leadership development. Respected corporate educator and facilitator.

Barb Agoglia

Founder, FreshEyesOn Consulting

Founder of FreshEyesOn Consulting with 18+ years in product, brand, and marketing leadership at American Express. Certified public speaker and facilitator.

Thursday September 17, 2026 1:10pm - 2:10pm EDT
Room 302

Session, Panel

Track People

3:30pm EDT

Money Talks: How Money Beliefs Shape Leadership, Culture, and Impact

Thursday September 17, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

Room 308

Every organization has a relationship with money. That relationship influences culture, leadership, employee wellbeing, decision-making, and long-term impact.

Yet many of the beliefs driving those outcomes remain unspoken.

In this interactive workshop, Brandon Hatton helps participants uncover the money beliefs shaping their organizations and explore how scarcity and abundance mindsets influence leadership and culture. Through guided reflection and practical exercises, attendees will learn frameworks for creating healthier conversations about money, purpose, and impact.

Participants will leave with practical tools they can immediately apply within their teams and organizations.

Speakers

Brandon Hatton

CEO, Chief Investment Officer, Conscious Wealth

Brandon Hatton is CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Conscious Wealth®, where he advises founders, business owners, executives, and multigenerational families on the intersection of wealth, leadership, purpose, and impact. He is the author of Conscious Wealth: Money, Investing... Read More →

Thursday September 17, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Room 308

Session, Workshop