Find Purpose in Phoenix: 5 Conferences You Should Know About
Interested in elevating your passions, sleuthing your next career move, or building relationships with other purpose-driven and impact-focused leaders?
Conferences are a great way to network, learn, and grow. My attendance at the 2015 Net Impact Conference led to two weeks abroad building solar panels in Costa Rica, a fellowship in Oakland, and a career pivot leading to employment with a local B Corporation.
Conferences usually don’t come cheap, so it’s even better when they land in your backyard or in a desirable location (sun, pools, and flowering cacti — hello!). Scholarship and volunteer opportunities may also be available.
Attend one of the events below and unleash your purpose in Phoenix this Fall or Spring. Topics covered include conscious capitalism, corporate citizenship, diversity and inclusion, impact investing, materiality, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability to name a few.
1. Purpose 2030
Headline: The Inaugural Summit for Leaders in Purpose at Work
Date: October 24–25, 2018
Location: Galvanize Phoenix
2. Net Impact Conference (NI18)
Headline: Outside the Lines
Date: October 25–27th, 2018
Location: Phoenix Convention Center
3. Arizona Good Business Summit
Headline: Solutions to Build Profit and Community
Date: January 30, 2019
Location: Downtown Phoenix
4. GreenBiz 19
Headline: The Premier Annual Event for Sustainable Business Leaders
Date: February 26–28, 2019
Location: JW Marriott Desert Ridge
5. Conscious Capitalism 2019
Headline: Elevate Humanity through Business
Date: April 23–25, 2019
Location: Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass
Katelyn Harris Lange is a current leadership search specialist with Y Scouts working to connect 10 million people to work that matters. She is a philanthropist involved in the African-American Women’s Giving and Empowerment Circle, Phoenix Sister Cities Board Member, and the current Diversity and Inclusion Director with Net Impact Phoenix Professionals.
