SaaS Summit 2024 | Seattle Academy | 20 October 2024 | Seattle Academy, 1201 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122, US

Launched by this Summit is an ambitious and essential forum for dynamic discourse. Twice a year, Seattle Academy brings together esteemed community leaders—all of them SAAS alumni, current and past parents, faculty, and students—for keynote speeches and panel discussions that address some of the most pressing issues of our time.

This event will explore how courageous leadership and cutting-edge innovation can help shape a healthier planet, vibrant communities, and a safe, sustainable future. The half-day event is designed to be equal parts idea laboratory, community roundtable, and a call to creative action. Attendees will hear keynote speakers, engage in smaller group forums around breakout panel topics, participate in Q&A sessions with a range of experts and leaders, and build personal and professional networks within the SAAS and Seattle communities. The event is hosted on campus and registration is free and open to the public.

2024 Speakers

Alec Turnbull '04
Founder, Climate Tech Cities & Climate Film Fest

Allison Capen
Principal, Capen Consulting, LLC & Technical Director, International Living Future Institute

Canuche Terranella
Executive Director, Wenatchee River Institute

Cathy Laetz
Federal Research Scientist, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Ceddy Rhodes '13
Associate Portfolio Manager of Reforestation Strategy, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group

Daniel Goldstein '11
Owner, NachoPlants, LLC

Erin Aitchison '98
Associate Athletic Director, Seattle Academy

Eunhee Sumner
Divisional VP, Supply Chain Product Management & Operations, REI

Garrett Kephart
Co-Founder, President & CEO, Earth Finance

Giselle Furlonge
Associate Head of School

Hannah Chapin
Upper School Dean of Academics & Differentiated Curriculum, Upper School Science Teacher, Seattle Academy

Jacquelyn Howard

James Weimann
Restaurant/Hotel Owner

Jason Limp
Pre-Construction Manager, BNB Builders

Jeff Yurcisin
CEO, Grove Collaborative

Jessica Uhl
President, GE Vernova

Jodi Green
Board Member, Seattle Parks Foundation

Katie Young
Senior Vice President of Store Operations, Starbucks

Kristi Straus
Associate Teaching Professor & Associate Director of the Environmental Program, University of Washington

Loretta Douglas
Managing Director, Tom Douglas and Company

Lucy Halperin '15
Senior AI Research Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Maddie Lee '15
Senior Investment Analyst, Elemental Excelerator

Maggie Walker
Board Member, University of Washington Foundation

Maria Miracle '10
Founder & CEO, HI Foods

Martinique Grigg
Board Chair of the Wilderness Society, Founding Partner, Grant Peak Capital & Board Chair, evo

Matt Edenfield
Outdoor Trips & Travel Director, Seattle Academy

Megan Birzell
Washington State Director, The Wilderness Society

Morris Vasser '20
Pre-Medical Student, Claremont McKenna & Mountain Biking Coach, Sweetlines

Nick Parker
President, Industry and Partnerships, Microsoft

Nina Finley '12
Research Manager, Health In Harmony

Nithya Menon '12
Head of Product & Technology, Okra Solar

Osama Quotah
Partner, LMN Architects

Owen Harrang '12
Operations and Management Advisor, Waterfront Park, City of Seattle

Pete Helsell
Founding Board Member & Former Chair, Satterburg Foundation Board

Rahul Shendure
CEO & Director, CarbonBuilt

Rebecca Bear
President & CEO, Seattle Parks Foundation

Rob Phillips
Head of School

Ruth True
Co-Founder, Regenerated Textiles

Sally Jewell
Global Board Treasurer & Interim CEO, The Nature Conservancy

Sarah Woo '17
Masters Student, University of Hawai'i, Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Scott Lindsay
Deputy City Attorney, Seattle City Attorney's Office

Sim Larkin
Climate Scientist & AirFire Team Leader

Sung Yang
Principal, Pacific Public Affairs

Tammy Morales
Seattle City Councilmember

Tere Carral
Founder & CEO, Bridge Latino, LLC

Thomas O'Neil
Upper School Science Teacher, Seattle Academy

Tim Punke
Partner, Monument Advocacy

Wendy Munroe
Farm Experience Director, Full Circle Farm

Will Moseley '08
Forestry Customer Success Manager, Planet

Zorah Oppenheimer '05
Executive Director, Clark Conservation District