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Wednesday, May 24 • 10:00am - 10:45am
Corporate Advocacy From the Outdoors to the Airline Industry

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The business community has always had a unique ability to influence policy and politics in America. They lobby, use the media, make contributions to candidates, and fund political action committees and campaigns on various issues in an effort to shape public policies to benefit their bottom line. Over the last decade, business leaders have deployed the same strategies to lift up social and environmental causes. This all-star line up of experts in the corporate advocacy field will discuss how companies can engage on issues that impact their bottom line, how they have tackled social advocacy, and how they've approached ESG as companies outside of the outdoor industry.

Speaker
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Dan Kanninen

CEO, ARC Initiatives
Dan (he/him) has more than two decades of public affairs, government, and national electoral and issue campaign experience. He served President Obama as EPA White House Liaison and as a senior campaign official, and is a veteran of the Wisconsin Governor's office and legislature... Read More →
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Taldi Harrison

Director of Community & Government Affairs, REI
Taldi Harrison (she/her) is REI’s Director of Community & Government Affairs. In this capacity, she oversees REI’s government affairs work and advocacy-related community investments. Her work focuses on fostering collaborative partnerships with national nonprofits and decision-makers... Read More →
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Juan Hinojosa

Managing Director, American Airlines
Juan Hinojosa (he/him) has nearly 20 years of experience working in government and government affairs in Washington, D.C. Currently, he is a Managing Director on the government affairs team at American Airlines. Before that, he worked for over a decade in the U.S. Senate and House... Read More →

Moderator
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Shoren Brown

Vice President for Public Affairs, The Conservation Alliance
Shoren (he/him) grew up exploring the swamps of southern Louisiana where he developed a strong connection with rural people and places, fishing, wild country, and Saints football. He has a long history of building and running successful campaigns that include people from all walks... Read More →


Wednesday May 24, 2023 10:00am - 10:45am MDT
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