Events
Our events include a combination of live events and virtual webinars with progressive leaders in the new food movement. Our commitment to social good and climate beneficial action set the tone for these candid yet informative events. We will be examining emerging trends and featuring innovative thinkers that are driving systemic change in our industry. Stay tuned here for an upcoming schedule of in-person and online programming or sign up today for our mailing list to receive periodic updates and announcements as we release new content.
How to Register
Below you’ll find a list of upcoming events organized by date. Click on the event you’re interested in to be taken to the eventbrite page where you’ll be able to register by securing a ticket.
Upcoming Events
Realigning the Wheel of Funding in CPG at Expo West
Start date: March 15, 2024
End date: March 15, 2024 2:00 pm
One Step Closer and TIG Brands are excited to present: Realigning the Wheel of Funding in CPG at Expo West 2024.
Join the OSC Venture Fund & TIG at Expo West for a special session around innovative, intentional, and mutually enriching financing. The session will focus on the latest approaches and instruments that seek to benefit both impact entrepreneurs leading successful businesses and investors seeking returns while ensuring long-lasting social and environmental impacts for their investment.
Pre-registration Required. Secure your spot now and join us in shaping the future of meaningful investments.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join the OSC Venture Fund & TIG at Expo West for a special session around innovative, intentional, and mutually enriching financing. The session will focus on the latest approaches and instruments that seek to benefit both impact entrepreneurs leading successful businesses and investors seeking returns while ensuring long-lasting social and environmental impacts for their investment.
Featuring dynamic panel and breakout conversations, this session brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors in a collaborative environment that fosters group discussions focused on generating actionable outcomes. With expert industry guests, this session will serve as a nexus for companies, funds and leaders at the forefront of the movement towards non-extractive, alternative, and long-term impact financing.
Breakout sessions include:
Debt Solutions for Early-stage Companies
Equity Instruments for Alignment Funding
Purpose-driven Brands that Keep Control of their Destiny
Steward Ownership & Perpetual Purpose Trust
Crowdfunding
Date: March 15, 2024
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location: Pacific Ballroom A, Hilton Anaheim (Across the Plaza from the Marriott)
Note: an Expo badge is not required to attend this event.
Sustainable Packaging Jam @ Expo West
Start date: March 15, 2024
End date: March 15, 2024 12:00 pm
Join OSC’s Packaging Collaborative, Materials Partners and other Packaging Innovation Experts as we answer your questions about sustainable flexible packaging! This is an interactive networking opportunity where attendees can explore sustainable packaging materials, share pain points with experts, and discover opportunities for driving innovations that will fit their brands.
Learn more about the Packaging Collaborative here.
Sponsored by
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join OSC's Packaging Collaborative, Materials Partners and other Packaging Innovation Experts as we answer your questions about sustainable flexible packaging! This is an interactive networking opportunity where attendees can explore sustainable packaging materials, share pain points with experts, and discover opportunities for driving innovations that will fit their brands.
Date: March 15, 2024
Time: 10::30am-12:00pm
Location: Pacific Ballroom A, Hilton Anaheim (Across the Plaza from the Marriott)
Note: an Expo badge is not required to attend this event.
Thank you to our session sponsor, Futamura!
Climate Day @ Expo West 2024
Start date: March 12, 2024
End date: March 12, 2024 6:30 pm
Join our friends at Climate Collaborative as they bring together industry leaders for inspirational keynotes, roundtables, workshops, and inspiring calls to action at Expo West.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Don't miss out on Climate Day 2024 – inspiring speakers, real-world advice you can use, and the connections you need to make climate action possible.
Join industry leaders for inspirational keynotes, executive roundtables, workshops, and more.
PAST Events
Packaging Collaborative @ Expo West 2022
OSC Leadership Community Breakfast @ Expo West 2022
JEDI Community Happy Hour @ Expo West 2022
Join J.E.D.I Collaborative, (included), New American Table, and Project Potluck in this Friday afternoon Happy Hour on the Arena Plaza 4-6pm. Sponsored in part by General Mills and Presence.
J.E.D.I @ Expo West Virtual
Don’t miss this session at Expo West in partnership with the J.E.D.I. Collaborative! We’ll cover how your organization can incorporate justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your company policies, workplace practices, marketing efforts, partnerships, and strategic plans. Hear from companies who’ve embarked on the J.E.D.I journey and from BIPOC-owned brands on what else we can do to move the natural products industry forward. The J.E.D.I Collaborative will also introduce additional programs and initiatives launching in 2021. We hope you’ll join us to get started on your J.E.D.I journey!