Vermont business accelerator launches ‘See Change Sessions,’ a virtual summit for climate action, sustainable entrepreneurship and winter mountain sports, March 24-25, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — See Change Sessions (www.seechangesessions.com), a virtual summit for climate action, sustainable entrepreneurship and winter mountain sports, has unveiled the initial speaker list for their inaugural gathering on March 24-25, 2021.

More than fifty innovators, thought leaders and environmental activists are scheduled to speak at See Change Sessions in live and recorded sessions, including Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia; Donna Carpenter, Owner & Chair of the Board of Burton Snowboards; Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet; Danny Davis, Burton Team Rider; and Ben Anderson, Co-CEO of B Lab US & Canada.

Within the more than 30 sessions at See Change Sessions, speaker topics are scheduled to include greenwashing, corporate climate action, impact investing, the circular economy, emerging tech, resort sustainability, carbon offset, resource usage, waste solutions, intersectional environmentalism and more.
During the two-day event, See Change Sessions attendees can interact and connect with each other and keynote speakers through breakout workshops, storytelling sessions, AMAs and other scheduled activities.

“See Change Sessions is providing a forum for a community of voices that embrace sustainability, are committed to entrepreneurship, and are clearly passionate about winter,” said event producer Alex Lalli of Signal Kitchen.
See Change Sessions general access passes are available to all attendees for $59. All Access passes are available via invitation or application, and are $170. For more information including updated speaker information, please go to www.seechangesessions.com.

See Change Sessions is presented by Hula — a business accelerator, venture capital fund, and lakeside coworking campus in Burlington, Vermont — and is produced in partnership with Signal Kitchen with support from Protect Our Winters (POW). Additional See Change Sessions supporting partners include 1% for the Planet, Burton Snowboards, Protect Our Winters (POW), Parley, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Patagonia, Tin Shed Ventures, Beta Technologies, Waste Free Earth, Taos, Origin, Bank of the West, Atmos Financial and Climate Neutral.

About Hula
Hula is a business accelerator, venture capital fund, and lakeside coworking campus in Burlington, Vermont. Situated along the shores of Lake Champlain, Hula is creating a new innovation district for Vermont’s high-growth businesses. The 160,000 sq. ft. of building space has been reimagined from an industrial oven factory into a net-zero campus designed to maximize collaboration between already established businesses, new startups, investors and experts. The two new buildings provide office space and designated coworking desks for up to 800 people. Steps from Lake Champlain, Hula has an indoor/outdoor event space for up to 500 people, a full-service restaurant, a fitness center and the Burlington Surf Club right next door. Accessible by the bike path from downtown Burlington, Hula is the perfect place to forge connections and partnerships within the Vermont business community (hulalakeside.com).

About Protect Our Winters
POW helps passionate outdoor people protect the places and lifestyles they love from climate change. We are a community of athletes, scientists, creatives, and business leaders advancing non-partisan policies that protect our world today and for future generations (protectourwinters.org).

About Signal Kitchen 
We bring together niche communities that are doing good in the world through innovative experiences and interactive content. We started in 2012 in the underground music and art world. Now, we build with forward-thinking partners from around the world to shed light on important cultural and creative topics (signalkitchen.com).