All-Region Summit of  Sustainability Leadership Forum (In-person Only)

Oct. 23- Oct. 24, 2025

Theme: Being a Change Agent: Driving Sustainable Transformation Amid Disruption

How change-makers are rising to meet global volatility with AI-driven systems and insights, change management practices, and climate tech start-ups and innovations—to build a more sustainable and resilient future.

Registration Cost, Timing, Location, Hotels, Logistics
Early Bird Registration Price $735. After Aug. 13, 2025 $835
Registration limited to SLF members and/or prospective SLF Members
Act quickly, as registration will close when capacity limit reached.
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Registration deadline Oct. 13, 2025
Location: DaVita Headquarters at 2000 16th St. Denver, CO 80202
Parking and Public Transportation to Summit, click here
Hotel Recommedations

Wednesday, Oct. 22

• 5:30pm – 9:00pm    Pre-meeting Networking Mixer, Sheraton Denver Downtown, 16th Street Commons Bar, 1550 Court Pl, Denver, CO 80202

Thursday, Oct. 23

• 8:00am – 9:00am     Coffee, Pastries & Networking
• 9:00am – 9:15am      Welcome & Introductions
• 9:15am – 10:00am     Opening Keynote – Hunter Lovins, President & Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions
• 10:00am-10:15am     Break
• 10:15am – 11:15am    Panel on  Smarter Sustainability: Harnessing AI to Optimize Operations and Drive Strategic Insight
  • • • • • Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are transforming how companies approach sustainability—helping teams collect higher-quality data, streamline reporting, and uncover insights that drive smarter decision-making and more efficient operations. But these tools also come with real challenges, from energy and water demands to implementation hurdles. In this dynamic panel, experts from Uplift, CDW, and Cisco will explore both the opportunities and tradeoffs of AI and technology in advancing sustainability. Attendees will gain practical strategies to leverage AI-driven analytics, smart infrastructure, and integrated IT solutions to reduce emissions, optimize resources, and enable circular economy practices—while also learning how to assess and mitigate the environmental footprint of AI adoption
• 11:15am-11:30am    Move to Breakout Rooms
• 11:30am – 12:30pm  Roundtable on Smarter Sustainability: Harnessing AI to Optimize Operations and Drive Strategic Insight
• 12:30pm – 1:30pm   Lunch and Networking
• 1:30pm – 2:30pm     Panel on Scaling Impact: Creating Innovation eco-system of Startups and Climate Tech Innovators to Reach Ambitious Goals 
  • • • • • Dive into how partnerships with nimble environmental startups, breakthrough climate tech innovators, and dedicated accelerators can unlock scalable, high-impact solutions and fast-track decarbonization. This session will examine how innovation ecosystems connect corporates, investors, and entrepreneurs to accelerate technology adoption, mobilize capital, and bring transformative ideas to market. Attendees will gain insight into the promise and realities of the climate tech sector and how to determine if these types of partnerships can help their organization accelerate and scale their sustainability goals.
• 2:30pm – 2:45pm    Break
• 2:45pm – 3:45pm    Roundtable on Scaling Impact: Creating Innovation eco-system of Startups and Climate Tech Innovators to Reach Ambitious Goals
• 3:45pm – 4:00pm      Break
• 4:00pm – 4:10pm      Closing Comments and Evening Logistics
• 6:00pm to 9pm         Dinner and Networking – ViewHouse BallPark, Indoor Rooftop Bar, 2015 Market St, Denver, CO 80205

Friday, October 24

• 8:00am – 9:00am     Coffee, Pastries & Networking
• 9:00am – 9:15am      Day 1 Recap
• 9:15am – 10:15am     Panel on Change as a Catalyst: Embedding Change Management for Lasting Sustainability Transformation
  • • • • • • Explore how structured change management practices and corporate strategy frameworks can accelerate the adoption of sustainability across business functions, empower employees and suppliers, and enable enterprise-wide culture shifts. Drawing on proven frameworks like Prosci ADKAR, Kotter’s 8-Step, and Roger Martin’s Strategy Framework, this session will share how targeted stakeholder engagement and tailored approaches can translate strategy into measurable action. From operations and products to workforce and supply chain, attendees will gain practical methods to embed sustainability into daily processes and make change stick.
• 10:15am – 10:30am    Break 
• 10:30am – 11:30am    Roundtable on Change as a Catalyst: Embedding Change Management for Lasting Sustianability Transformation
• 11:30am – 12:00pm    Networking break,  grab lunch, find table
• 12:00pm – 12:45pm    Closing Keynote speaker over lunch, Tez Steinberg, Record Setting Endurance Athlete Driving Social & Environmental Change   
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• 12:45pm – 1:00pm     Closing Comments, feedback