What happened when 5 tracks met on the lakefront…
The 2025 session was nothing short of extraordinary. Together, we explored the urgent questions of Packaging Matters with @atlanticpkg , the systemic shifts needed in Whole Health with @osheruvm , the potential of Earth Observation Data with @ibm to guide decisions, the role of Entrepreneurial Communities with NVDA in driving change, and the future-shaping impact of Extended Producer Responsibility Policy with OPLN. The creativity, insight, and collaboration across these tracks reminded us why this gathering matters: to bring diverse perspectives together to tackle the challenges of our time.
If you couldn’t be with us this year, we’d love for you to be part of what’s next. Save the date for our next flagship gathering: September 15–17, 2026.
In the meantime, get a glimpse of the energy by watching our short recap video.
Set to the beautiful track “I Forget Myself” by @henrymjamison 🎶
We hope to see you at the 2026 sessions.
✌️&❤️
See Change
Imagine a gathering that flips the traditional conference on its head.
Where the people (that’s you 🫵) are the content. Where work meets play, great food, music, and experiences spark new ideas and lasting connections.
That’s See Change. Watch the video to get a feel. We’re so excited to welcome the electric @coachchristal back as our host once again.
Join us September 16–18 as we turn Burlington’s South End into a hub of creativity, collaboration, and impact. Space is limited and dwindling. Apply through the link in bio. ✌️
A full house, made possible by our crew (that’s you!) 💜
We’ve officially reached capacity on all five of the tracks at our upcoming session—almost twice as many tracks as last year—and it’s thanks to this community.
A diverse-by-design crew ranging from senators to small non-profit leaders, tech executives to pro surfers, early-stage startup entrepreneurs to nurses on the frontlines, all bound together by the common purpose of leaving the world a little bit better than they found it.
At See Change, accessibility is core to how we gather. By offering a “pay what you can” model, we ensure that people from a wide range of backgrounds can be in the room. This helps create the diversity of perspectives that makes See Change what it is.
This milestone wouldn’t be possible without our partners and sponsors, whose support allows us to keep equity at the center and open the door for more voices to be heard.
If you didn’t secure a pass this year, you can still stay connected: use the form linked in our bio to join the waitlist for 2025 and express interest in 2026.
Thank you for being part of this growing movement of ours.
Peace & Love,
See Change
Join this year’s Packaging Matters track at See Change, taking place September 16–17, 2026 in Burlington, VT. 📦🔬
By attending you will:
🔄Figure out how to operationalize sustainability, harmonize policy, close loops, and deliver value that holds up under scrutiny.
♻️Dig into how packaging is a strategic lever that is one of the most visible expressions of a company’s values, and one of the most complex challenges to solve at scale.
🔗Connect with a diverse cast of stakeholders, brand leaders, material innovators, policy architects, and sustainability professionals who are ready to shape what’s next.
The setting is creative and immersive, with a mix of facilitated discussions, outdoor experiences, and shared meals designed to create candid, high-trust dialogue.
Built in partnership with @atlanticpkg and @anewearthproject
Express your interest at: /tracks26/packaging-matters.html
We’re excited to announce our 2026 tracks!
From packaging to battery storage, extended producer responsibility to innovation ecosystems, solutions for microfiber pollution to digital tools for more resilient cities—there’s a lot to explore.
To get started:
Step 1: Pick a track.
Step 2: Submit the “Express Interest” form for your selected track.
Step 3: Within 30 days, you’ll receive an update on your submission status.
Tracks are intentionally kept small to create a more meaningful experience, so placements are based on availability and alignment with each track’s focus. If a track isn’t available for any reason, we’ll share waitlist options and keep you in the loop on future opportunities.
Registration details and pricing vary by track. If you’re selected to register, we’ll share all the information you need at that time. If registration cost is a barrier, we offer a limited number of scholarships. To be considered for a scholarship, please express interest early and we’ll follow up with any available options.
Meet the crew: Dave Ford (co-founder Circle by OPLN).
Dave is driven by a clear conviction: if we want smarter circular policy, we need smarter conversations. Over the past several years—through OPLN, his work with Soul Buffalo, and now as the force behind Circle—he has focused on solving one of the sector’s biggest barriers: fragmentation. Brands, NGOs, industry groups, and policymakers are often operating in parallel rather than in partnership. Dave’s work is about changing that dynamic.
As a neutral convener, he creates space for unlikely stakeholders—from environmental advocates to petrochemical leaders to state legislators—to engage around shared information, real trade-offs, and the full complexity of packaging policy. At See Change Sessions, that approach led to the creation of the Legislator Guide for Circular Policy—an evolving, digital resource shaped directly by policymakers’ needs in the room.
Read the full interview to hear Dave’s perspective on leaning into tension, building trust across divides, and designing learning environments that move policy conversations forward.
👉 /case-study/navigating-the-circular-policy-landscape.html
Ever wonder what actually happens inside a See Change flagship?
Two days. One carefully curated group. Working sessions where you'll think together, test ideas, and learn from new friends and colleagues that you didn’t even know you needed in your corner.
🤝 Build real relationships that lead to meaningful work
💡 Dive deep into new innovations and ideas for your industry
🤯 Uncover new ways to work and think
We hope you'll join us. Track topics drop March 20, 2026, so stay tuned. Until then, we invite you to express your interest. ✌️
Meet the crew: John Kim!
John is driven by a simple but powerful question: how do we turn good intentions into real, lasting impact? After years working across food security, international development, and mission-driven business, his focus today is on helping the next generation build meaningful, sustainable careers with an impact.
As part of the SI-MBA program at the University of Vermont, John brings students into See Change Sessions to extend learning beyond the classroom. He sees the gathering as a place where systems thinking, relationship-building, and real-world practice come together, giving students early exposure to the people and ideas shaping change across sectors.
Read the full interview to hear John’s perspective on scaling impact through education and building partnerships that truly matter.
👉 /case-study/how-this-educator-supports-students-to-achieve-their-careers.html
Some of the most powerful moments at See Change happens in the commons...
The commons are where the tracks connect to exchange ideas, uniting hundreds of leaders from business, academia, technology, investing, and the arts. These programs gather all tracks through storytelling, movement, and reflection.
Here’s a few snapshots of what that convergence feels like.
Meet the crew: Todd Mosher!
Todd has spent 36 years in aerospace engineering and program management, working on human spaceflight, satellites, and launch vehicles. Now, as a Scholar in Residence at the University of Colorado, he’s sharing that hard-earned wisdom with the next generation of engineers and leaders.
He’s helping lead a critical conversation on Outer Space Heritage—from preserving Apollo sites to asking what we want to carry forward from the International Space Station before its deorbit in 2030. And here at See Change, Todd brought his perspective to the Earth Observation track this last September, reminding us that our best spaceship is still Earth.
👉 Dive into Todd’s full interview to hear his take on cross-industry innovation, building trust, and why he’s focused on eulogy virtues over resume virtues: /case-study/the-best-spaceship-we-have-is-earth.html
We just dropped the official See Change Case Studies — a look at the key ideas, takeaways, and next steps that emerged from each track. Tap in and explore:
🩺 Whole Health with @osheruvm — how integrated care and community well-being can unlock healthier futures.
💭 Entrepreneurial Communities with Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) — how rural regions are collaborating in new ways to spark innovation and shared prosperity.
🛰️ Earth Observation Data with @ibm — how satellite insights help us understand and protect our planet.
📦 Packaging Matters with @atlanticpkg — how materials, circular systems, and producer responsibility are reshaping the future.
All four are live now — link in bio.
Feeling the spark? ⚡️
Express your interest in joining us at our next flagship gathering, September 15–17, 2026.
♻️ From seaweed-based plastics to foam from food waste, Caroline DeLoach is helping bring the next generation of sustainable packaging to life with @atlanticpkg and @anewearthproject .
She’s bridging the gap between cool idea and real product on store shelves.
In our latest interview, Caroline shares: ✨ Why a circular economy is good for business 🌍 The wildest packaging innovations she’s seen 🤝 How collaboration moves industries forward
Full story → /case-study/the-business-case-for-sustainability.html
