Join us for the
Gratitude West Coast Gathering!
April 21-22
April 21, 8:30 AM PDT — April 22, 1:30 PM PDT
Palo Alto and San Francisco
The Gatherings are designed to curate meaningful connections and collaboration with the larger goal of moving more capital into investments that generate compelling returns and enduring impact.
This event is restricted to accredited investors. Space is limited and the Gratitude community has priority access. We also welcome newcomers! Please reach out to events@gratituderailroad.com if you are interested in attending.
Schedule
Monday, April 21
Meet at Foster Museum
940 Commercial St
Palo Alto, CA 94303
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Welcome and Gratitude Updates
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Panel on Climate Resiliency and Impact Investing
Bill Clerico, Founder and Managing Partner of Convective Capital
Manik Suri, Founder and CEO of GlacierGrid
Nare Janvelyan, Climate Tech Investor at Voyager
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Guided Museum Tours
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch To Go and Travel to Site Visits
1:30 – 4:00 PM
Site Visits to Gratitude Portfolio Companies
Blue Ocean Gear – Kortney Opshaug, CEO of Blue Ocean Gear and Dick Ogg, Sustainable Commercial Fisherman
or
Glacier – Areeb Malik, Founder of Glacier
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Happy Hour at Foreign Cinema’s Modernism West Gallery
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Dinner and Fireside Chat at Foreign Cinema’s Modernism West Gallery
Margret Trilli, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at ImpactAssets
Peter Knight, Founding Partner of Generation Investment Management; Gratitude Steward
Tuesday, April 22
Meet at Futures Without Violence
100 Montgomery Street, The Presidio
San Francisco, CA 94129
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Interactive Workshops and Breakouts
Mental Health
Laura Keller, Managing Director of Flourish Impact Fund
Louise Langheier, CEO and Cofounder of Luminary Impact Fund
Natalia Birgisson, Cofounder at Flourish Health
Nathalie Walton, Founder of NW Advisory
Education
Aaron Walker, Managing Partner of Ruthless for Good Fund; Gratitude Steward
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Choose Your Activity
Hike
1.5 hour loop on part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail
Sound Healing and Breathwork
Erica Nguyen, Founder of Sound Healing Project
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Lunch and Closing
(featuring Mixt Greens and Climax Foods)
Tripp Baird, Managing Partner at The Builders Fund
Leslie Silverglide, Co-founder and CEO of Mixt Greens
David Silverglide, Co-founder and President of Mixt Greens
Sandeep Patel, Chairman and CEO of Climax Foods
Further details will be shared with registered guests in the lead up to the event. Transportation to be provided from Foster Museum to Site Visits and Site Visits to Happy Hour / Dinner.
At this time we are only selling two day Gathering passes as we encourage attendees to stay for the duration of the event.
Community Members receive complimentary access to our Gatherings.
Thank you for your support! Please reach out to hrassouli@gratituderailroad.com to receive your code for a free ticket which can be applied in the “add a coupon” section during registration.
Event Host
Gratitude Railroad is a community-driven impact investment firm championing innovative businesses that generate compelling financial returns and enduring impact. We convene, educate, and inspire high-net-worth individuals, family offices, advisors, and foundations who contribute their expertise and resources to our collective work. Over the past decade, we have seeded and built a large portfolio of companies and funds, catalyzing hundreds of millions of dollars into impact-focused enterprises
Event Sponsors
ImpactAssets is an impact investing trailblazer, dedicated to changing the trajectory of our planet’s future and improving the lives of all people. As a leading impact investing firm, we offer deep strategic expertise to help our clients define and execute on their impact goals. Founded in 2010, ImpactAssets increases flows of money to impact investing in partnership with our clients through our impact investment platform, philanthropic solutions and field-building initiatives, including the IA 50 database of private debt and equity impact fund managers. ImpactAssets has more than $3 billion in assets, working with purpose-driven individuals and their wealth managers, family offices, foundations and corporations. ImpactAssets is an independent 501©(3) organization.
Veris is an investment advisory firm that applies sustainable and impact investing expertise across public and private markets to help families and mission-driven organizations meet their financial objectives & goals for social and environmental impact. A majority women-led firm, Veris has been helping investors align their financial assets with their values and vision for the future since 2007.
In-Kind Sponsors
The Foster Museum in Palo Alto exhibits the watercolor wilderness Journeys of British artist Tony Foster in a contemplative environment which serves as a venue for art, conservation, education, and community programs and events. The museum also organizes and collects the artist’s archives and facilitates exhibitions of his Journeys around the globe. Open to the public free of charge, The Foster Museum also produces an educational monthly newsletter.