Meet your fellow SVI participants and ground in purpose for our time together.

Karina Birch is co-owner and CEO of natural body care purveyor Rocky Mountain Soap Co. She and her husband Cam nurtured the company from its days as a 300 square foot shop in Canmore to the now 13 retail stores and 16,000 square foot workshop in Canmore.   Believing ‘what goes on the body, goes in the body,’ Rocky is on a mission to created small-batch products using simple, natural and fresh ingredients.

The Case Study model at SVI provides an opportunity for the entire conference to gain powerful and tangible skills to support running a successful social venture. Thriving businesses identify a specific challenge which our panel of experts and conference attendees will help provide insight on. Choose your own adventure to work on a challenge with MotherBees or Universal Access

These fast-paced 60 second presentations allow you to introduce yourself and your enterprise to the gathering. This is your chance to pitch an idea or make that ask. Creativity and passion are encouraged.

How does a community redevelop to work better for the people who already live there? What does it look like to harness the local knowledge, relationships, unique characteristics, and assets which exist in community to build an inclusive local economy? Come learn how two communities on opposite ends of Canada are approaching local economic development from the ground up, putting residents at the heart of redevelopment.

Descriptions: https://hollyhockleadershipinstitute.org/svi/agenda/workshops/

These fast-paced 60 second presentations allow you to introduce yourself and your enterprise to the gathering. This is your chance to pitch an idea or make that ask. Creativity and passion are encouraged.

Relationships make a conference meaningful. It’s rewarding to discover what makes people tick, see ideas fly, and witness hearts sail. The whole of you is creating your business, and so we thought it would be generative, even restorative to also share what you do when you’re not working. Since quarantine, many have (re)discovered their creativity and unexpected passions. Many have been tending to their inspiration, honing skills, and seeking solace and delight in self-expression. Let’s share that in our So Very Interesting Coffee House, where “Show n Tell” meets “Passion Show.” (You don’t need to have talent for this one!) Did you spend time writing, painting, making music, baking, creating raised beds, tailoring clothes, or crafting? Can you share an example in 2-6 minutes? Play us a song, show us pictures, read from your favourite book (who doesn’t love being read to?), do a Q&A on your favourite quirky hobby, teach us to dance the Git Up, or even demonstrate the best life-hack you learned in quarantine! This online coffee house is a chance to share what’s been nourishing you in these days of flux. We are inspired by the whole of you. Show up and shimmer at the SVI So Very Interesting/Inventive/Intentional/Imaginative coffee house! This social and interactive event will be hosted on Airmeet, where participants will have the chance to move to different tables to casually chat between sets.

Adnan Durrani is the founder and CEO of Saffron Road Foods, the fastest growing natural frozen entrée brand in USA. He has been a serial social entrepreneur and venture capitalist for almost 30 years.

Get advice on your own challenge and support fellow entrepreneurs in Peer Coaching Circles.

We’re drawn to social change, though we rarely pause to look at how our ways of working perpetuate the very systems we seek to change. First, we’ll get comfortable with "naming the thing" and see how systems of oppression are interconnected. Then we'll unpack the dominant narratives that affect how we work, how we define success, and how we value ourselves and others. You'll be guided through self-reflection, an exercise to prioritize your values, and a collective learning practice to cultivate alternative ways of working. This is an invitation to unlearn, relearn and recommit to doing the work of social change.

Descriptions: https://hollyhockleadershipinstitute.org/svi/agenda/workshops/

Yin  is a mind-body practice that is accessible to people of all ages, sizes and fitness levels. It consists of gentle floor-based stretches and poses with a focus on breathing to find space, peace and resiliency. The Yin practice of longer held shapes helps to identify and dismantle old holding patterns, releases stress and tension in the tissues and helps to clarify the mind.  This offering with Danielle Hoogenboom is perfect for all levels and interests. It is easy, effective and efficient and curated specially for the SVI Family.

An evening of energizing rapid fire storytelling and joyful connection! Hear from SVI longtime alumni about the impact SVI has had on their lives, and from the next generation carrying the flame forward.

The Case Study model at SVI provides an opportunity for the entire conference to gain powerful and tangible skills to support running a successful social venture. Thriving businesses identify a specific challenge which our panel of experts and conference attendees will help provide insight on. Choose your own adventure to work on a challenge with Magnusmode or DreamRider Productions

These fast-paced 60 second presentations allow you to introduce yourself and your enterprise to the gathering. This is your chance to pitch an idea or make that ask. Creativity and passion are encouraged.

Descriptions: https://hollyhockleadershipinstitute.org/svi/agenda/workshops/

Our old economic systems are crumbling. New ways are emerging. What are the practical and tactical steps that individuals and investors can and must do to create more inclusive economies? Hear from some of the leading finance practitioners from across North America share their strategies and game changing perspectives in playing a key role in the transition towards a more just, inclusive and sustainable economy. You will gain insight, knowledge and tools to help you be an active part of the solution. Featuring Valerie Red Horse Mohl, Kristin Hull, Carol Anne Hilton, & Esther Park

Don't miss this chance to integrate what we've learned and close together in a good way.

It wouldn't be an SVI gathering without a dancing. Connect with fellow participants for an evening of movement and conversation.