Name
Collective Action Summit: Food Security and Disaster Response
Date & Time
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Michelle Kreger Joe Mendrala Lakshmi Iyer Erin Gore
Description

We’re operating in a moment defined by constraint: limited resources, shrinking teams, and growing need. In this session, leaders reflect on insights from the Collective Action Summits, where corporate and nonprofit changemakers came together to confront the real barriers to collaboration and reimagine what’s possible when we move beyond silos.

Through candid discussion and rapid prototyping, participants explored shared challenges—from competition for funding to the pressure of demonstrating impact—and co-created bold, early-stage solutions in areas like food security and disaster response. This conversation will unpack what it takes to collaborate in complexity, how to design for collective impact, and why the future of social change depends on solutions that are greater than the sum of their parts.

Location Name
Esmeralda Ballroom
Full Address
Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells
44400 Indian Wells Ln
Indian Wells, CA 92210
United States
Session Type
Mainstage