Soul Safari: NYC is a gathering for people who believe in the power of creativity to fuel massive change in the world. Come together to connect with your creativity, connect with each other, find fuel for your ideas, and spark the conversations that make big things happen.

9.00 - 9.30 am
Soul Safari Welcome: Make It Or Make It Happen
Vanessa Holden, Founder, Soul Safari
Creative strategist Vanessa Holden on our power to travel outside ourselves to make big, transformative work.

9.30 - 10.30 am
Keynote: Courageous Creativity
Paul Bennett, Chief Creative Officer, IDEO
How can we make a movement by making stuff? With equal parts optimism and pragmatism, Paul unpacks abstract concepts like “creativity” and “big ideas” to reveal what really makes change happen. One of IDEO’s senior executives and resident thought leaders, Paul is a sought-after speaker who’s appeared at TED Global, TEDx, and the World Economic Forum.

10.30 - 11.30 am
Building A Bold-Hearted Business
Pamela Bell, Prinkshop, NYC
Pamela is the founder of Prinkshop, a community of designers using t-shirts to advocate for social change. Prinkshop products are made in the USA, and a portion of the proceeds go to the community’s causes. Learn how we can all use business to support the things we care about, in turn creating the change we want to see.

11.30 - 11.40 am
Tune-In 1: Plug Into Possibility
Jennifer Kass, Love Pioneer
Love Pioneer Jennifer Kass leads us in sessions of silence, connection and appreciation throughout the day. Tune out to tune in. Your magic awaits within...

11.40 am - 12.30 pm
The Road Less Traveled
Caroline Fuss, Harare NYC & Marissa Maximo, Anaak
At the forefront of slow fashion, Caroline and Marissa collaborate with craftspeople around the world, giving them the tools and finances to keep their work alive. They talk about the trips that changed their lives, and their ongoing work with artisans in Guatemala, India, Bolivia and beyond.

12.30 - 1.30 pm Lunch Break

1.30 - 1.40 pm
Tune-In 2 with Jennifer Kass, Love Pioneer

1.40 - 2.40 pm
Freedom Is Where You Find It
Paul Denoly, Alyson Fox & Hawkins NY Collaborators
In 2013, Paul left New York City to move Hudson and open his boutique, Hawkins NY, drawing on his network of design collaborators and friends to create a community upstate. Together, Paul and key collaborators (including Texas-based artist and designer Alyson Fox) talk about the freedom, and fertile creative ground, they’ve found out of the city, and how they’re bringing it back.

2.40 - 3.40 pm
Curating The New Cool
Jill Singer, Sight Unseen, NYC
Since 2009, Sight Unseen has shone a light on what’s new and next in the design world. In 2014, they launched Sight Unseen OFFSITE, a nomadic design fair that’s become the go-to gathering for independent makers. Co-founder Jill talks about the role of curator as a voice for makers working outside conventional boundaries, creating new market opportunities.

3.40 - 3.50 pm Tune-In 3 with Jennifer Kass, Love Pioneer

4.00 - 5.00 pm
Making Your Community Your Calling Card
Fiorella Valdesolo and Michele Outland, Gather Journal
Editors Fiorella and Michele share the story of Gather, a passion project that ended up winning them the James Beard award. Hear how they drew on their circle of friends—including writers, photographers, art directors and stylists—to create the magazine they wished they could read: an inspired, unexpected take on food.

MAKE IT HAPPEN
BURIED DIAMOND x SOUL SAFARI COLLAB LAB
Work alongside artist and designer Martha Porter as she makes "Pressure Creates Diamonds," our on-site collaborative art installation.