2026 SEER Symposium
Where We Go From Here
April 7, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Pepperdine University, West Los Angeles Campus
The world is facing multiple inflection points. Complex systems—from climate to technology to social equity—are shifting faster than our institutions can keep up, and the fig leaves of half-hearted promises are coming off.
As the Pepperdine and broader Southern California community continues to grapple with the lessons of the Malibu fires, the need for resilience—organizational, environmental, and human—has never been more visible.
The 12th Annual SEER Symposium invites participants to pause, reflect, and redesign the path ahead. Through real-world innovators, entrepreneurs, and change agents, we will explore actionable ways to lead with purpose in a time of accelerating change.
Together, we will consider:
- The Future of Energy Navigating the transition and building organizational resilience in a shifting climate.
- The Impacts of AI Exploring the responsibilities and opportunities within the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
- The B Corp Movement Shaping the next decade with intention, integrity, and values-driven leadership.
What is SEER?
What Makes the Graziadio SEER Symposium Unique?
- Hear Inspiring Ideas with Disruptive Solutions Because of the power of technology and global connectivity, entrepreneurs have unprecedented resources at their disposal to target challenges both locally and globally.
- Connect with Others Interested in Sustainability An intimate venue cultivates one-on-one interaction with sustainability trailblazers from a variety of different industries.
- Explore Values-Based Innovation Examine the crossroads between values and business as world-changing innovators, thought-leaders, and entrepreneurs share their journeys in creating profitable companies that help make the world a better place.
- Network With Top Industry Thought Leaders Engage and connect with leaders who are changing the trajectory of business during this uniquely targeted opportunity for collaboration.
Meet the Change-Makers
2026 Speakers
Agenda
| 12:30 PM | Check-in |
| 1:00 PM | Welcome |
| 1:15 PM | Speaker Sessions |
| 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00 PM | Networking Reception |
What Our Community Says
"Companies must integrate social and environmental values into strategies that create long-term competitive advantage."
Robert Bikel
Director of the SEER Program
Practitioner of SEER Business and Management
"Business and social-environmental responsibility are not mutually exclusive. To have an event like this - that embodies environmental principles - is an opportunity to drive that forward."
Marci Zaroff
ECOlifestyle Entrepreneur, Educator and Innovator
2016 SEER Symposium Speaker
"This is perhaps the best single-day program I have attended, ever. 2016 was the fourth time I have participated and each time I walk out blown away."
Andrew Basmajian
Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment
SEER Symposium Attendee
Shape the Next Decade and Register Today!
Join us for a renewed commitment to resilient, values-driven leadership. Your voice is essential to the conversation of where we go from here.
Additional SEER Programs
The SEER Certificate
The Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Business Strategy certificate, led by Director of the SEER Program, Rob Bikel, allows full-time MBA and part-time MBA students to take courses that prepare them to:
- Incorporate values and ethics into a successful career in 21st-century business
- Apply SEER values to companies large or small and across a diverse range of industries
- Lead the next wave of great organizations
Corporate Social Responsibility: Business Strategies for Sustainability
(Executive Education Program)
Based upon the SEER Business Strategy (Social, Ethical, and Environmental Responsibility), this two-day program teaches how to apply its principles to create superior, sustainable, and profitable products and services. Instruction will go beyond the triple bottom line -- people, planet, and profits -- to introduce the fourth factor, “product."