Cause San Diego 2024 Cause Conference

Thank you to our Sponsors, Speakers, Presenters, Volunteers, Community Partners and Attendees for making this such an amazing experience!

26th Annual Cause Conference

From Purpose to Action: Maximizing Value Through Cause Partnerships

October 23, 2024, 8am-5pm
Sharp Prebys Innovation & Education Center
8695 Spectrum Center Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123

Event Details

We are honored to celebrate 26 years of helping organizations address the most pressing challenges in our region and world. From rising costs of living, homelessness, and public safety to drinking water quality, adult mental health, and food insecurity, we are experiencing unprecedented levels of instability. But it doesn’t have to remain this way if we work together and provide access to cutting edge ideas, tools, technology, and connections to solve our most pressing issues.

This year’s conference will galvanize our business, nonprofit, education, and government sectors to cultivate stronger alliances and shared purpose towards making significant positive social change that also increases our collective social impact ROI. Businesses around the world are doing well by doing good and we are here to show you how.

Conference Attendee Demographics

– National/International Business CEOs, C-Suite Executives, Social Impact Officers, ESG and CSR Pros

– San Diego/SoCal Business CEOs, C-Suite Executives, Social Impact Officers, ESG and CSR Pros

– Non-profit organizations: Charities, Foundations, Community Associations, and Higher Education

– Federal, State, regional and local government leaders and staff focused on social services and funding

– College Students majoring in Business, Sustainability, Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing, ESG and Social Impact

Social Impact Collegiate Scholarship Program

Help us fuel the next generation of socially conscious business and nonprofit leaders by offering up to $15,000 in college scholarships to students engaged in social impact activities in the San Diego region. We will have an open window for scholarship applications, will have an independent judging panel, and will award the scholarships to 5 lucky winners during the Cause Conference.

Call for Nominations are now closed. Thank you for applying. We selected our winners and recognized them during our 2024 Cause Conference. Visit our Scholarship Page to see who won this year!

Social Impact Awards Program

Join us for our 2nd year in highlighting San Diego’s best Social Impact Champions in the for-profit business, nonprofit charitable organization, education, and government sectors. This year we are asking the public to nominate individuals and organizations that deserve this special recognition. We will select the top finalists, highlight them through our media channels and announce the winners on stage during the Cause Conference.

Call for Nominations are now closed. Thank you for applying! We selected our awardees and recognized them at the 2024 Cause Conference. Visit our Social Impact Awards page to see who won this year!

Dynamic 2024 Speakers & Presenters

Erinch Sahan

Business & Enterprise Lead
Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
I have spent my career trying to understand and promote social enterprises, cooperatives and other alternatives to profit-primacy business models.

Hannibal Navies

NFL Veteran
VP, Development
Athletes Charitable
As a 9-year NFL Veteran linebacker with Carolina, Green Bay, Cincinnati and San Francisco, I’m now helping professional & retired athletes make a positive impact through social entrepreneurship.

Samer Khouli

President & CEO, TCWGlobal
Why am I CEO of TCWGlobal? Simply stated, I want to lead a great company that makes the world a better place and helps companies have better contingent workforce programs.

Anthony Flynn

Founder, Amazing CEO & Fast Company Exec. Board Member
As a leader with several Fortune 100 giants (Kraft Foods & 3M), renowned speaker, author & CEO adviser, I’m dedicated to removing barriers to success for women & minority CEOs and key executives.

Les Szabo

Chief Strategy & Impact Officer
Dr. Bronner’s

Les has been with Dr. Bronner’s for 12 years and currently oversees the company’s Strategic Planning, Philanthropy, Impact Investing, International, and E-Commerce departments.

Staci Reidinger

Executive Director, Cause San Diego/Cause Conference
After protecting our country as a U.S. Marine for 24 years, I’m now dedicated to another vital mission: Saving Mother Earth by creating a more socially responsible, sustainable, and regenerative world.

Pamela Grey Payton

VP, Chief Impact & Partnerships Officer,
San Diego Foundation
Pamela plays a critical role as an agent of change in developing cross-sector partnerships that benefit San Diegans furthest from opportunity. She and her team have launched several programs, including the Black Community Investment Fund, the Binational Resilience Initiative, the Healthy Children & Families Initiative, Level Up SD and the San Diego Black Homebuyers Program

Louie Nguyễn

Chief Investment Officer,
Mission Driven Finance
Louie is a seasoned global investor, with a particular focus on disruptive endeavors and mobilizing capital and human resources to solve community pain points.

James A. Floros

Founder & CEO,
Floros & Associates
I have dedicated my nonprofit career, spanning four decades, to make our world a better place. My latest chapter affords me the opportunity to work with multiple nonprofits helping them build their capacity to better serve their constituents. It’s about creating a legacy of giving.

Eric Dargan

Chief Operating Officer, City of San Diego

As COO, Eric reports directly to the Mayor and serves as the head of all operational departments of the City government. His duties include managing the City’s daily operations and implementing initiatives in strategic planning,
personnel development, climate action, infrastructure rehabilitation, sustainable housing, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Emily Young

VP, Programs
Conrad Prebys Foundation

With over two decades of experience in philanthropy & higher education, Emily will explore the implications of civic engagement on our capacity to tackle mental health, social justice, housing, education and more.

Tamera Kohler

CEO
Regional Task Force on Homelessness SD

Tamera has over 20 years of senior leadership experience serving state and local governments and nonprofits specializing in poverty, homeless, housing, and private mortgage lending. She serves on multiple state and national boards including the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) Leadership Council.