East Coast Gathering: Implementing the Next Trillion

Following the powerful momentum of last year’s “Unlocking the Next Trillion” Summit with Gratitude Railroad, we are excited to co-host the second gathering on impact investing, this time focused on implementation.

​“Implementing the Next Trillion” will convene a diverse group of impact investors, fund managers, entrepreneurs, family offices, academics, and ecosystem builders to explore how we move from vision to execution. With over $1 trillion already committed to impact, the challenge ahead lies not in imagination, but in allocation — deploying capital with urgency, accountability, and integrity.

​This year’s summit will spotlight practical pathways to mobilize capital, navigate complexity, and implement high-impact solutions.

​Program at a glance

7:15AM - Shuttle bus from Brooklyn Bridge Marriott to Foundation House

9:00AM - Registration and light breakfast

10:00AM - Welcome Remarks

10:30AM - It's On Us

Alba Forns, COO and Co-Founder at Climatize

11:00AM - The Continuum of Ag Investing: From supply to consumer, commercial returns to impact first and regional to national scale

• Cortney Renton, Executive Director of Proofing Station

• Stephen Hohenrieder, CEO of Grounded Capital

11:30AM - Lunch

12:40PM - The Next Leap in Learning: AI That Puts Children First

• Tammy Kwan, Entrepreneur in Residence at Princeton AI Lab and Vice President of Product at Teaching Strategies

1:10PM - Practical Pathways to Housing Solutions

• Moderator: Richard Zimmerman, Executive Director of Foundation House

• Amy King, Founder and CEO of Pallet

• David Rich, President and CEO of The Housing Collective

• Max Jawer, Managing Director of Acquisitions at Jonathan Rose Companies

2:00PM - Break: Snacks from Gold Leaf Farming

• Tanner Snider, VP of Investment Strategy at Gold Leaf Farming

2:15PM - Breakouts/Workshops

• Elena Ladygina, Senior Advisor and Partner at Veris Wealth Partners

• Logan Yonavjak, Cofounder and CEO of Founder Readiness Institute

• Roraj Pradhananga, Chief Investment Officer at Veris Wealth Partners

• Sara Templeton, Senior Officer, Business Development at ImpactAssets

• Saydeah Howard, Cofounder and Managing Partner of Cherryrock Capital

• Tim Freundlich, Founder and Executive Director of Strategic Development at ImpactAssets

3:15PM - Closing Remarks

3:30PM - Nature Walk and Network / or Guided Meditation and Journaling

4:30PM - Social Hour

6:00PM - Event concludes

6:15PM - Shuttle bus from Foundation House to Marriott Brooklyn Bridge

Foundation House Event Policies

Who's in the Room*

• Aaron Walker, Ruthless for Good Fund

• Adam Fraser, Terraset

• Alba Forns, Climatize

• Alex Lamb, Arjuna Capital

• Amy King, Pallet

• Ann MacDougall, Dunollie Fund

• Anne Punzak Marcus, Exceptional Lives

• Arani Kajenthira, Impact Pollinator

• Arbora Johnson, Girls Gotta Run Foundation

• Bill Hannigan, Independent

• Brian Sharpes, Greystone

• Bruce Kahn, Shelton Capital

• Carl Weng, Gold Leaf Farming

• Chandra Roxanne, TLT Capital

• Chintan Panchal, RPCK Rastegar Panchal LLP

• Chris Maher, Samaritan Partners

• Christa Adkins, Independent

• Cortney Renton, Proofing Station

• Craig Metrick, Pathstone

• Daniel Jeydel, USIP

• Daniel Wanjira, Blue Haven Initiative

• Daniel Zarrilli, Columbia University

• Dave Lampert, Tamarama Partners

• David Barber, Blue Hill/Stone Barns Center

• David Rich, The Housing Collective

• Donna Hazard, Vital Ocean Ventures

• Drew Butler, Butler Global Partners

• Elise Hubsher, Kenmar Securities

• Emma Leavy, Gratitude Railroad

• Galia Gichon, Tidal River Fund

• Hanna Rassouli, Gratitude Railroad

• H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr., Merritt & Merritt

• Howard Fischer, Gratitude Railroad

• Iain York, The Mission Investments Company

• Ilka Gregory, Single Family Office

• Jacqueline Hayot, Hayot Capital LLC

• James D Mallar, Great Oaks Fund

• Jared Gonsky, LOHAS

• Jenifer Gorin, Impact Growth Partners

• Jessie Tang, Gratitude Railroad

• Jim Kuster, Gravitas Americas, LLC

• Joel Wollman, JDW Ventures

• Johanna Lovecchio, Columbia Climate School

• Jory Segal, Segal Ventures

• Josh Cohen, City Light Capital

• Jules Kaufman, RPCK

• Julia Paino, Desert Bloom

• Justin Fischer, GFO

• Li Wei, Seedling Climate Alliance

• Liz Sessler, CapShift

• Logan Yonavjak, Founder Readiness Institute

• Manoj Panjwani, Enable Impact

• Margo Walsh, MaineWorks

• Marie Rocha, Realist Lab

• Max Jawer, Jonathan Rose Companies

• Michael Francisco-McGuire, Confluence Philanthropy

• Michael J Scanlon, SLP ESG Practice Group

• Michael Lexton, Lexton Infrastructure Solutions

• Natasha Lamb, Arjuna Capital

• Nell Maya Derick Debevoise, Nell3D

• Norbert Cichon, Spring Point Partners

• Olympia De Castro, Gratitude Railroad

• Pat Sapinsley, Build Efficientlvy, LLC

• Priya Kvam, Forum for the Future

• Rahoul Mehra, L!FT Studios and Sincosa

• Raudline Etienne, Daraja Capital

• Richard Zimmerman, Foundation House

• Roraj Pradhananga, Veris Wealth Partners

• Sabrina Bainbridge, Spring Point Partners, LLC

• Sara Templeton, ImpactAssets

• Sarah Douglis, SolTide Consulting

• Saydeah Howard, Cherryrock Capital

• Sayiddah McCree, MacArthur Foundation

• Scott Ryan, Investature

• Scott M. Pinkus, Gratitude Railroad

• Simran Sidhu, Spring Point Partners

• Stefan Martinovic, Circular

• Stephen Hohenrieder, Grounded Capital

• Stuart DeCew, Yale Center for Business and the Environment

• Susana Mendoza, MARS TMT Ventures

• Tammy Kwan, Princeton AI Lab

• Tanner Snider, Gold Leaf Farming

• Taylor Zehren, Wasted* PBC

• Thomas Knowles, Gratitude Railroad

• Tim Freundlich, ImpactAssets

• Tom Pappas, MTWF

• Wesley Nee, Neon Foundation

• Virginie Raphael, Full Circle

• William Beecher, Gratitude Railroad

  *The RSVP list will be updated on an ongoing basis. If you prefer to keep your name private, contact Jaclyn at jaclynl@foundationhousect.org