Davos to Dallas
An invitation only summit in Dallas for international companies expanding into the United States. Announced at Palace Schatzalp above Davos, launching spring 2027.
davostodallas.comConvenings, programs and partnerships
From Davos to Dallas. From the sea to the sky.
Sea 2 Sky Solutions designs and runs the events, programs and partnerships that move climate and community projects from conversation to construction. Founded by Steve Bender, Chairman of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce.
Jan 2026Davos keynote, Palace Schatzalp
150+speakers at EarthX 2026
100+countries represented
Spring 2027Davos to Dallas, invitation only
What we build
Three platforms, one purpose.
Each platform does a different job. Together they bring capital, policy and communities into the same room and keep them working after the event ends.
U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce
Turns science into strategy for business, with a library of about 1,000 verified innovations and more than 500,000 environmental policies from around the world.
usgreenchamber.com4-7-8-17 Global Success Program
Since 2012, a framework for projects that are true, fair and built to last: Rotary’s 4-Way Test, 7 Areas of Focus, 8 Pillars of Positive Peace and the 17 UN Goals.
47817.orgWork with us
From the first idea to the last session.
We work with conferences, chambers, foundations and companies in Dallas, Newport Beach and around the world.
Event design and production
Programs, stages, speakers and run of show, delivered on the ground across many rooms at once. Proven at the Environmental Xperience at EarthX 2026.
Sponsor and partner programs
Our 100 Day Stickiness Framework keeps partners after the contract is signed, with at least one useful insight delivered every month.
35% expectation setting30% experience building35% education
Project design
We shape climate, ocean and community projects with the 4-7-8-17 framework so funders, Rotary clubs and governments can say yes.
Keynotes and panels
Steve Bender speaks on trust, green capital and leadership, from WEF week in Davos to law firm and Rotary stages. See his talks.
Recent stages
Where the work has been heard.
A sample of keynotes, panels and programs from the last two years.
- Globalaw Annual Members Meeting, AustinPanelist, “From Capital to Concrete: What Makes Infrastructure Projects Investable, Anywhere”
- San Diego Climate WeekA week of Rotary talks in California and Mexico
- Environmental Xperience at EarthX, DallasFounder and organizer, inside EarthX’s 15th anniversary year
- Global CleanTech Investor Gala, DavosKeynote, “Is It the Truth?”, during World Economic Forum week
- Rotary District 5030, BellevueKeynote, Environmental Sustainability Committee annual event
Foundations
Ways to give that last.
Two foundations turn support into measured results. See every project.
7 Seas Foundation
Funds reef modules, mangroves, rivers and coastal communities, and measures every project. The Panama Project in Bocas del Toro is the flagship.
Sponsor a reefPollinators Foundation
Protects monarchs, bees, hummingbirds and bats along routes from Canada to South America, with Rotary clubs planting gardens city by city.
Join the corridorOur team
Partners on three continents.
A small senior team that brings business, government and Rotary networks from the United States, Europe and Asia into every project.
Steve Bender
Chairman of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce, Chair of Rebuild Ukraine Green and Director of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group for Western North America. Founder of Davos to Dallas and the Environmental Xperience at EarthX.
Meet SteveMarko Kärkkäinen
Three decades in the circular economy, rescue, sport management, marketing and general management across Europe, the United States, China, Latin America and Asia Pacific. He has built businesses in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Finland and the Netherlands, holds a master’s in economics from the University of South Wales and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Plastic Chair of the Rotary Club of Newport Beach and a member of Big West ESRAG.
Thomas Wibe Tougaard
A former diplomat who has attracted more than €2 billion in foreign direct investment and raised $250 million in clean tech scale up equity. Mechanical engineer with an MBA, he once ran a manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China, and serves on the boards of the World Chamber of Commerce, Texas and the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce.
Planning something big?
Tell us what you want to accomplish.
Conferences, sponsor programs, keynotes and projects, in Dallas and worldwide.