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Speaking Highlights

Moving worlds institute

Overcoming the Corporate Antibodies for Social Intrapreneurship

Moving Worlds Institute Fellows Training Session. June 2017, Seattle, WA USA.

Nate led an interactive session for Moving Worlds Institute Fellows clarifying the business case for social impact and how companies differ in how they integrate social impact. Nate also shared his personal experience overcoming barriers to social change within a corporate setting and invited participants to brainstorm ideas to take action as a "social intrapreneur."

Points of Light

Empowering the Changemaker

Corporate Service Council Meeting: Scaling Collaborations for Good. February 2016, Washington, DC USA.

Nate shared the results of his latest publication on "The purpose-driven professional." Even as organization invest in social impact initiative, these activities often remain disconnected from a part of the business where they should be intimately connected: talent and leadership-development programs. In an hour-long breakout, Nate discussed six strategies field pioneers have found effective in connecting social impact to talent development. IBM, Neilsen, and Fidelity also shared their experiences.

UN Foundation

Making SDGs Count: Corporate Archetype Models

Expert Training Session. United Nations Foundation, January 2016, Washington, DC USA.

Nate and his Deloitte colleagues led one of many discussions around the launch of the pioneering report "Driving corporate growth through social impact" showcasing recent trends in how corporations are using social impact strategies to protect and create value. Through an interactive session, Nate shared insights into Deloitte's research around four social impact archetypes and how the UN Foundation could utilize these findings to better partner with key corporate stakeholders.

World Business Council for sustainable development

Corporate Social Venturing

Liaison Delegate Council Meeting. World Business Council for Sustainable Development, December 2015, Paris, France.

Nate presented on his research on Corporate archetypes with his Deloitte colleagues as part of a broader research effort called "License to Innovate: Breakthrough strategies for social impact." His talk discussed the recent trends among Fortune 500 companies to integrate social impact into their core business. It laid the groundwork for a talk that discussed five distinct innovation strategies that leading companies are taking around social innovation.

UN Women

Gender Inclusive Leader

Accelerating Gender Equality in Practice - Male Middle Managers' Role. United Nations 2016 Women's Empowerment Principles Annual Event, March 2016, New York, NY USA.

Nate was a panelist in a key discussion drawing upon recent research exploring how male middle managers can support gender parity efforts. The discussion highlighted practices to engage men as supporters of gender inclusion in the workplace. Nate shared his on-the-ground experiences supporting gender inclusion through team norms, empowering staff, and creating space for hard discussions.

Innovation Exchange

Developing Models and Systems for Scaling Humanitarian Innovation

Developing Models and Systems for Scaling Humanitarian Innovation. The Innovation Exchange, December 2015, The Hague, Netherlands.

Nate, as sponsored by War Child Holland, led an interactive workshop to discuss models and systems for scaling humanitarian innovation. As part of this workshop, Nate presented the latest research in advance of the World Humanitarian Summit on Promoting Innovation Exchanges. The session convened humanitarian-related stakeholders from the private, public, and social sectors (largely based in Europe).

Other Recent Speaking Events

Jun 2017, “High Design Meets Non-profit Problem Solving," Inscape Publico: Creative Thinking for Non-profits Conference, Washington, DC

Feb 2017, “Making Waves: How to drive social impact in your corporation: Understanding your organizational system so you can make transformative change," Corporate Volunteers of New York (CVNY), New York, NY

Oct 2016, "Strategic Partnerships for NPO: Introducing the Value Exchange Tool," bbcon 2016 Conference: Where Technology and Social Good Meet, Washington, DC

Jun 2016, “Growing Your Purpose-Driven Talent," Points of Light Service Unites Conference Panel, Detroit, MI

Apr 2016, “Creating lasting Strategic Social Partnerships,” State Department’s Young SE and Central Asia Leaders Initiative, Washington, DC

Apr 2016, “Adapting Global Brands to Local Contexts,” UNC Kenan-Flagler Emerging Markets Conference, Chapel Hill, NC

Apr 2016, “Intrapreneurship Workshop,” Social Impact 360 (formerly Compass) Shift Series Conference, Washington, DC

Mar 2016, "Talent, Purpose and Sustainability: How can a culture of sustainability and purpose drive talent acquisition, retention and growth?" Aspen Business and Society: First Movers Program, Silicon Valley, CA

Jan 2016, “Social Innovation Workshop,” World Business Council for Sustainable Development Leadership Program 2016, New Haven, CT (Yale University)