May 14, 2026
Join us for an event brimming with inspiration, innovation, and meaningful connections. Dive into engaging sessions featuring interactive exercises, lively discussions geared towards actionable insights, and meaningful networking. Plus, enjoy complimentary breakfast and lunch to fuel your day of learning and collaboration. We can’t wait to see you there!
Aligned and Amplified
The Strength of Local Collaboration
In an ever-changing business landscape, New Hampshire’s business community is discovering that our greatest strength lies in local solutions and collaborative action. Aligned & Amplified: The Strength of Local Collaboration brings together mission-driven business leaders, sustainability champions, and community innovators who are ready to turn challenges into opportunities.
Whether you’re navigating the complexities of maintaining your organization’s principles while securing funding, seeking skills to step into leadership roles, or ready to implement bold solutions in your community, this event provides structured spaces for meaningful conversation, solution-sharing, and the kind of local collaboration that moves us forward when waiting for external change isn’t an option. Join us to re-accelerate progress, strengthen community bonds, and discover how aligned local action amplifies impact far beyond what any single organization can achieve alone.
New Hampshire’s leading conference for corporate social responsibility includes morning and afternoon break-out sessions that help attendees take sustainable aspirations to actionable efforts.
Shaylyn Romney Garrett is a writer and changemaker pursuing connection, community, and healing in a fragmented world. She is the co-author with Robert D. Putnam of The Upswing: How America Came Together A Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. Her work also includes the uniquely revealing portraits of religious communities across the United States in American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, which won the Woodrow Wilson Award for best political science book of 2010-2011. She is a founding contributor to the Aspen Institute’s initiative, Weave: The Social Fabric Project, and writes about her personal journey back to community on her blog, Project Reconnect. Shaylyn has also had a successful career as a social entrepreneur. With her husband, James, she co-founded Think Unlimited, a nonprofit venture working to catalyze social innovation in the Middle East. In 2011 she was honored with the Draper Richards Kaplan Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship.
Conference Schedule
Program
8:00-8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:00-8:20 AM Mindfulness and Tai Chi Session
8:30 – 9:00 AM Morning Kickoff
9:00 – 10:15 AM First Breakout Session
25 min Networking Break
10:40 – 11:55 AM Second Breakout Sessions
11:55 – 12:45 PM Lunch and Awards Presentation
12:45- 2:00 PM Keynote Speaker
15-minute transition break
2:15- 4:00 PM Community Solutions Lab
4:00 – 5:00 PM Networking Reception
Join the Community Solutions Lab!
Join us at the upcoming spring conference for our interactive Community Solutions Lab! Taking place from 2:15 PM to 4:00 PM, this dynamic session is designed to foster connections and drive collective action on systemic challenges.
- Collaborate on Key Issues: Engage in solution-focused discussions around “business-friendly” policy frameworks.
- Targeted Topics: Focus areas include housing, education, child care, energy, and more.
- Interactive Format: Workshop ideas, provide feedback, and explore community solutions alongside business leaders, coalition experts, and stakeholders.
- Action-Oriented Outcomes: Discover possibilities for collaboration and leave the session with clear next steps and action items.
Breakout Sessions
Conference Breakout Sessions are designed to engage participants across the spectrums of Sustainable and Socially-Responsible Business Operations.
First Session
Courageous Leadership in Complex Times: Navigating Identity, Power, and Accountability at Work
In this era of changing rules and expectations, we will explore fundamental ways that companies can demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and satisfy the ever-evolving expectations of a wide variety of stakeholders.
Equipping leaders to navigate identity, power, and accountability with courage and resilience.
Speaker:
Gerardo Gauthier-Zayas, Ed.D.
Founder and President of Avant Consultant and Training
Educator
Finding Unity and Solutions Beyond “Either/Or” Dynamics
Transcending polarization and finding win-win solutions using “Polarity Mapping.”
Speaker:
Beth Tener
Fostering a Supportive and Caring Culture: Mental Health in the Workplace
Understanding mental health challenges and improving communication strategies for staff support.
Speakers:
Liz Hodgkins, Deputy Director, NAMI New Hampshire
Sarah Horne, In Our Own Voice speaker and board member, NAMI New Hampshire
Operationalizing Sustainability with Purpose
Equipping participants with frameworks and quick wins to operationalize sustainability.
Speaker:
Sifonobong Ekanem
Experiencing Collaboration through the 2030 SDGs Game
A fast-paced simulation connecting global sustainability goals to local NH opportunities.
Speakers:
Carolyn Eastman
Colleen Spear
Stay, Work, Thrive: Engaging NH’s Future Workforce
Bridging workforce experience gaps through collaboratively designed talent ecosystems.
Speaker:Devon Skeritt
Second Session
Aligning Values and Action: Organizational Resilience for Meaningful Social Impact
Bridging the gap between stated values and daily practices to foster resilience and trust.
Speaker: Dr. Atyia Martin
Fail Forward: The Ultimate Creative Problem-Solving Hack
Thinking like an actor by treating setbacks and conflict as essential plot points in a story.
Speakers:
CJ Lewis
Genevieve Aichele
The 6 Points of Connection A Framework for Trust, Belonging, and Resilience
Mapping connection gaps to rebuild trust and belonging across teams and industries.
Speaker: Gina Burke
The Dissolve: Move Invisible Barriers
A nervous-system-safe method to identify and dissolve invisible barriers to innovation.
Speaker:
Laurie McGinley
An Ecosystem of Innovation at Monadnock
Unlocking climate impact via local supply chains, transparent data, and intentional resources.
Speaker: Jeff Lavery
Sustainability in Motion: Navigating Progress in a Shifting Landscape
Pannel: Matthew Gardner
Speakers and Facilitators
Genevieve Aichele
Co-Facilitator
Gina Burke
Sifonobong Ekanem
Sustainability Reporting Supervisor
Carolyn Eastman
Matthew Gardner
Gerardo Gauthier-Zayas, Ed.D.
Founder and President
View Full BioLiz Hodgkins
Deputy Director, NAMI New Hampshire
Sarah Horne
In Our Own Voice speaker and board member, NAMI New Hampshire
Jeff Lavery
Debra LeClair Psy.D,
Psychologist & Executive Coach, Full Spectrum Wellness and re-Sourced
View Full BioCJ Lewis
Director of Applied Programs, NH Theatre Project
Dr. Atyia Martin
CEO, All Aces, Inc.
Laurie McGinley
Devon Skeritt
Colleen Spear
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
To learn more, please contact Madeline Brooks.
Thank you to our sponsors!
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