The ladies of nRhythm and Regenerative Rising have teamed up to design, facilitate, and support the Women Leading Regeneration (WLR) Summit, May 3-5 through our shared belief in a regenerative future. Our aim is to elevate, nurture and resource women across industries and disciplines so that we can collectively create a future that supports wellbeing for all beings. This is the third biennial WLR Summit centering women's leadership as a key to planetary health organized by Regenerative Rising. nRhythm is honored to play a co-creation role in this year’s Summit.
In this blog, you’ll find more information about the WLR Summit and how Regenerative Rising and nRhythm have built a mutually beneficial partnership while embracing a living systems approach.
We welcome the women and femme-identifying individuals of the nRhythm community to join us and enjoy a special partner discount of 10% on all full price ticket levels, use code NRHYTHM. We also offer a tier of tickets to ensure all women who desire to join us, can do so regardless of financial circumstances.
Embracing a Mutually Beneficial Partnership
Regenerative Rising and nRhythm have been proud event partners ever since nRhythm’s Founder, Tré Cates, collaborated on and co-hosted with Seleyn DeYarus, Founder/Executive Director, the 2018 second annual Regenerative Earth Summit. Outside of the event realm, these two organizations have a relationship that goes well beyond a transactional one. When Seleyn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, Tré was the first person she called to ask for support in envisioning the design of a four-part Regenerative Earth Summit and later manifesting the event in 2020-2021.
The relationship continues to be nourished through shared projects and events, such as an Instagram Live hosted by SPACE10, where Seleyn DeYarus, Founder and Executive Director of Regenerative Rising; Alex Groome Klement, Operations Manager at nRhythm; and John Fullerton, Founder of the Capital Institute discussed regenerative design principles and spoke about how we can shift our behaviors, systems and overall well-being towards a more hopeful future.
For this year’s WLR summit, the team took a regenerative approach to designing and managing how we work and collaborate with one another. Utilizing nRhythm’s Regenerative Framework and Design Principles, the partnership and gathering have been designed with life in mind, honoring the uniqueness of each partner’s purpose and embracing a nodal approach.
Leading up to this year’s WLR Summit, team members from both organizations are convening weekly to generate a field of energy for the event to honor the original intent of the Summit - to center women’s leadership as a key to planetary and human health and to empower women and femme-identifying individuals to connect, share their stories and lean into their unique geniuses.
On the programmatic side, this collaboration has birthed an opportunity for summit participants to continue their development in strengthening their inner, outer and unique skill sets and collaboration with other women who are leading regeneration by participating in the WLR Cohort in nRhythm’s next Regenerative Design Lab following the Summit (more details below).
About WLR Summit
WLR draws from a diverse community of contributors and participants, including entrepreneurs, executives, farmers and ranchers, activists, writers, academics, investors, and innovators of diverse backgrounds. We are a tapestry of women who celebrate the rising influence of women in our communities, as trailblazers and leaders. We aim to create a welcoming environment for all women to join our banquet. There are many seats at this virtual table, and we hold as sacred the inclusion of any woman who has not felt welcomed in other contexts. We are growing a movement for the regeneration of how we define leadership and the means to positively impact our world, so all life thrives. WLR has three unique tracks: Leadership Day, Panel Discussions, and Regenerative Slams™ as well as a unique post-Summit engagement opportunity.
Leadership Day
On May 3rd, from 10 AM to 2 PM MDT, Leadership Day is our unique kick-off event to the 2022 WLR Summit. This convening of women, femme and non-binary leaders from around the globe, brings us together to strengthen and inspire the brave pathway forward for women's unique approach to leadership. We’ll hear from a member of Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and discuss the necessary change to political and institutional structures that are tantamount to securing women’s equal standing under the law.
nRhythm will be hosting a Regenerative Leadership Workshop that seeks to strengthen our inner, outer, and unique skill sets with Sherry Hess, Owner, The Flavor Remedy and nRhythm 2022 Fellow. Join us as we deepen our commitments to regenerative leadership.
Panel Discussions
As our programming is guided by a living systems perspective, we seek to convene individuals of all backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences to discuss and formulate a collective vision of a regenerative future. With a complexity of perspectives, we can co-evolve shared strategies for transforming agriculture, fashion, and policy to better serve the people and the Earth. During this event, Regenerative Rising will be hosting a variety of panels complete with a diverse sampling of female thought leaders in the regenerative space. One such example is “The Women of the Land Panel with Q&A”, moderated by Bethany Davis, the Director of Social Impact, Advocacy and Government Affairs at MegaFood, one of Regenerative Rising’s Amplify sponsors. Bethany will be joined by Jessica Chiartas, a PhD Soil Scientist with the University of California, Davis; Karen Washington, Activist and Farmer at Rise&Root Farm; Kelsey Scott, Rancher & Owner of DX Beef and the Director of Programs at Intertribal Agriculture Council; and Donna Kilpatrick, Ranch Manager and Land Steward with Heifer, USA. This group of women will discuss their learnings, challenges and how they see the wisdom of the land guiding us toward healing.
Keynotes and Regenerative Slams™
Summit participants will also have the opportunity to witness a collection of Regenerative Slams™ and Keynote talks between panels. Regenerative Rising’s own Founder and Executive Director, Seleyn DeYarus, will give her first ever Keynote talk, entitled “Women and Mother Earth are Entwined” on May 4th, at 10:20 AM MDT. Additionally, we are very excited to announce the Author of Black American Refugee, Tiffanie Drayton, will be giving the Keynote “Finding Purpose and Empowerment in a Struggling World” on May 5th, at 10:15 AM MDT.
We welcome the women and femme-identifying individuals of the nRhythm community to join us and enjoy a special partner discount of 10% on all full price ticket levels, use code NRHYTHM. We also offer a tier of tickets to ensure all women who desire to join us, can do so regardless of financial circumstances.
Post Summit Engagement: Regenerative Design Lab
After the Summit, participants are invited to join the WLR Cohort for a Regenerative Design Lab Workshop with nRhythm and Regenerative Rising to accelerate their individual and collective contributions to our regenerative future. The Regenerative Design Lab is an opportunity to design your project, business venture or role as a regenerative leader using a regenerative, living systems approach. Some WLR Cohort participants may choose to collaborate around topic areas. With a variety of different engagement opportunities, we will support you on an intentional design journey using nRhythm's Regenerative Principles and Regenerative Framework. Learn more here.
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Visit this link for the full program and register for the interactive online summit.
Deep gratitude for the nRhythm team for the opportunity to share Regenerative Rising’s message on their platform!
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Women Leading Regenerative Summit Sponsors include Galvanize Level Sponsor: VF Corporation; Amplify Level Sponsors: MegaFood, GoodSam Foods; Elevate Level Sponsors: The North Face, Timberland; Spark Level Sponsor: HB Specialty Foods; and Inspire Level Sponsors: Naturepedic Organic Mattresses, Savory Institute.
Regenerative Rising is proud to partner with the following organizations to promote this Women Leading Regeneration program: Green 2.0, Mad Agriculture, Textile Exchange, Soil Centric, Intertribal Agriculture Council, Pleiades Network, Climate Collaborative, OSC, Land Core, J.E.D.I. Collaborative, Kiss The Ground, Inland Ocean Coalition, and SVI.
About Regenerative Rising
Regenerative Rising, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is accelerating and amplifying principles of regenerative enterprise through our interactive Regenerative Earth Summit™ series, Women Leading Regeneration™ summits and Regenerative Rising Podcast. In bringing thought leaders and influencers into collaborative engagement, we facilitate the exchange of ideas and engender cooperative initiatives. We empower business as a force for good to restore health and wellbeing to people and planet.
Learn More:
To learn more about Regenerative Rising, visit https://regenerativerising.org/. Follow Regenerative Rising on Instagram @regen_rising, Facebook @Regenerativerising, LinkedIn @Regenerative Rising and on Twitter @regen_rising.