BLD Southeast 2026

BLD Southeast 2026

Shannon Bone

B Local Charlotte

Founder

Charlotte, NC

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About me

Sustainability translator. Strategy wrangler. Community builder.I align teams, build partnerships, and create programs that drive measurable change. Whether it's developing a climate strategy or leading employee engagement efforts, I bring purpose and performance together with clarity, creativity, and care.

10:30am EDT

Pamper in Provence with L'Occitane L'Occitane en Provence

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Longsworth Cafeteria, Sweet Home Café, or Compliments Only

3:00pm EDT

National Portrait Gallery Tour National Portrait Gallery

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

9:25am EDT

Why Should Anyone Choose You? How Purpose-Driven Businesses Win Better Clients at Better Prices Room 308Peter Georgariou

10:25am EDT

10:35am EDT

Keeping Your People When Budgets are Stretched and Attention Fractured Room 308Lia James

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

One Team. Every Generation. Creating workplaces where people feel valued, connected, and inspired Room 302Karina Muller • Barb Agoglia

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

Money Talks: How Money Beliefs Shape Leadership, Culture, and Impact Room 308Brandon Hatton

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

6:00pm EDT

B1 Happy Hour (Hosted by Patagonia) Tonic at Quigley’s - Third Floor

7:00pm EDT

Closing Reception Tonic at Quigley’s - All Floors

9:00am EDT

DC Urban Hike + B Corp Tour Lincoln Memorial