Internationally recognized educator, author and filmmaker Jackson Katz explored some of the ways that male culture contributes to sexual and domestic violence, and suggested strategies to enlist men in the fight against all forms of men’s violence toward women.

Founder of design nonprofit Project H Design, Emily presented the story of Project H's first year in existence, including 4 key projects, both global and chapter-based. She highlighted lessons learned for social impact, tactics, case studies, and imperatives for the new design revolution: one in which design is a process of empowerment, a catalyst to enable individuals, communities, and economies, and a process by which we can solve real problems for the real world.

Technology entrepreneur and engineer Jim Fruchterman Jim Fruchterman shared how his nonprofit tech company, Benetech, manages to lead in providing technology that serves the needs of the disability, human rights and environmental movement. He described how the tech community can help raise the floor for people around the globe, ensuring that everybody on the planet has access to technology and the information they need for education, employment, health and social inclusion.

Andy Bales brings over 20 years of experience in community outreach and service as he leads Union Rescue Mission into a new era of unique and innovative services for Los Angeles/ Skid Row community. Andy spoke on the challenges of "NIMBY" - Not In My Backyard - where service providers are often confronted by a community that is all for the providing services to the homeless, but don't want them to be near their homes or businesses.

Morgan Simon, executive director of the Responsible Endowment Coalition, discussed the Socially Responsible Investment movement and how it has been used by universities to promote social good.

For the last decade Sam Childers has been traveling to Sudan and Uganda in eastern Africa to bring relief to people in the crisis-laden area. A former bike gang member and hardened criminal, Sam's heart broke on his first trip to Sudan when he witnessed the unrelenting horrors of the war waged on the people there by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army). Sam knew he had to take action, so with nothing more than his faith, a mosquito net hanging from a tree and an AK-47, he began rescuing children and built an orphanage known as Children's Village to give them a safe space.