Cultivate is evolving into an industry-only gathering designed for deeper connection, learning, and inspiration. Experience educational sessions, peer-led discussions, interactive art installations, curated tastings, and a nourishing lunch by Chowgirls, all while exploring what sustainable events can truly become. Come learn together, spark new ideas, and shape the future of responsible, beautiful gatherings.

Where values-based event industry leaders are building a better future.

This immersive day brings together event and wedding planners, venue managers, caterers, florists, photographers, and other industry leaders for educational sessions, hands-on workshops, and guided group discussions with peers.

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What’s Included:

Coffee, Snacks, & Lunch

Enjoy a nourishing Lunch by Chowgirls Catering while connecting with peers on selected topics such as film in photography, sourcing in an Amazon world, and more.

Sessions & Peer Discussions

Learn from experts in the field on topics ranging from designing out waste, foam-free floral mechanics, values-based photography.

Full List of Sessions and Speakers to be announced!

Art Installations & Tastings

Explore more and get inspired to make sustainable changes through interactive art installations, sustainable designs in action, and savoring and sipping your way through the event.

Meet Our Keynote

Marley Finnegan, Purpose Sustainability Strategy

Marley is the founder of Purpose Sustainability Strategy, sustainable event consultancy + education, and sister service, group travel emissions calculator Purpose Net Zero, which simplifies the measurement + management of 70-90% of travel emissions, aka the attendee travel footprint.

She has over 20 years experience in the large scale events industry, having played pivotal roles in partnerships, strategy, sales, planning and business development for high performing event agencies. Most recently worked on sustainability planning for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Marley is also GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, Certified Sustainable Event Professional by the Events Industry Council and was privately educated by the creator of MPI’s Sustainable Event Strategist Certification.

A daily meditation practice, her child & a deep empathy for mother earth inspired Marley into entrepreneurship - and PURPOSE.

Sessions & Speakers

For Planners, Venues, Caterers
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For Photographers, Any Business
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For Florists
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For Planners, Venues, Caterers
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For Florists
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The annual carbon footprint for the global event industry is the same as the Green House Gas emissions of the entire United States!

Nature Communications, 2021
About 15–20% of food served at events goes to waste while 1 in 7 families nationwide struggle with hunger.

Lime Venue Portfolio, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Almost one-quarter of swag items are thrown away immediately after the event.

Advertising Specialty Institute
The average wedding produces around 400 pounds of trash.

Green Bride Guide
62% of event attendees said that clearly marking recycling receptacles would make them feel like event organizers are committed to making an event sustainable.

Eventbrite Trends
Swapping out a daily serving of beef for anything else – including white meat – slashes a menu item’s carbon footprint by half.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute