Philanthropy Innovation Summit 2025 | Mainstage Program

Mainstage Program

8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast

8:30 am – 8:40 am Welcome Remarks

Jeff Raikes, Stanford PACS Advisory Board Chair

8:40 am – 8:45 am Welcoming Notes

Priya Shanker, Executive Director, Stanford PACS

8:45 am – 9:15 am Leading as a Donor Activist: Paths to Collective Action for Climate and Democracy

Jane Fonda, Academy Award-Winning Actor & Activist More >>

9:15 am – 9:50 am Choosing Opportunities for Outsized Impact

Cari Tuna, Chair, Open Philanthropy; President, Good Ventures & Rob Reich, Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology and Political Science, Stanford More >>

9:50 am – 10:05 am Break

10:05 am – 10:40 am The Role of Independent Media and Local Journalism in Strengthening Democracy

Peter Lattman, Managing Director of Media, Emerson Collective, John Palfrey, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation & Karen Rundlet, CEO/Executive Director, Institute for Nonprofit News More >>

10:40 am – 11:00 am Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm First Philanthropy Salon Sessions (Details)

12:00 pm – 12:20 pm Break/Lunch Served

12:20 pm – 12:55 pm Regenerative Food Systems: A Hopeful Climate Solution

Alice Waters, Chef, Author, Food Activist & Founder of Chez Panisse & Don Gips CEO, Skoll Foundation More >>

12:55 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch

1:15 pm – 1:50 pm Educating and Empowering the Next Generation

Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President, Ariel Investments & Jonathan Levin, President and Bing Presidential Professor, Stanford University More >>

1:50 pm – 2:25 pm Creating a Healthier Digital Future

Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman, McCourt Global; Founder, Project Liberty & Chris Anderson, Head of TED More >>

2:25 pm – 2:40 pm Break

2:40 pm – 3:40 pm Second Philanthropy Salon Sessions (Details)

3:40 pm – 4:00 pm Break

4:00 pm – 4:35 pm Leveraging Your Assets for Positive Social Impact

Lisa Sobrato Sonsini, Board Chair, Sobrato Family Foundation, Fay Twersky, President, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation & Paul Brest, Faculty Director, Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative at Stanford PACS More >>

4:35 pm – 5:10 pm Harnessing Philanthropic Capital and Leadership to Strengthen Democracy

Jeff Raikes, Co-Founder, Raikes Foundation & Nate Persily, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School More >>

5:10 pm – 5:20 pm Closing Notes

Patricia Bromley, Stanford PACS Faculty Co-Director

5:20 pm – 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception

Summit attendance is by invitation only and non-transferrable. To nominate an attendee, or propose topics to explore, please email us at pacssummit@stanford.edu.

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Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) is a global interdisciplinary research center and publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). Stanford PACS develops and shares knowledge to improve philanthropy, strengthen civil society, and address societal challenges. By creating a shared space for scholars, students, and practitioners, Stanford PACS informs policy and social innovation, philanthropic investment, and nonprofit practice.