2027 Design for Freedom Summit

“Five years ago, we asked a simple but urgent question: what if the buildings we design and inhabit were built with the full dignity of every person who harvests, mines, and processes the materials that make them possible? Today, that question is a global movement. This is our moment. The construction industry is now positioned to become a global leader in supply chain transparency and human rights.”

– Sharon Prince

Register for the 2027 Design for Freedom Summit to reserve your spot amongst leaders from architecture, construction, technology, manufacturing, academia, and government – all committed to advancing the global push toward a more ethical built environment.

Last year’s Summit brought together people across sectors to tackle some of the built environment’s current challenges in addressing forced labor in the building materials supply chain, including U.S. foreign policy, ethical sourcing for data centers, material circularity in construction, the narratives of monuments in underrepresented communities, and ethical decarbonization.

In 2026, Grace Farms announced four new Design for Freedom Pilot Projects, including two international projects and the National Juneteenth Museum. Grace Farms also recognized student leaders who won the 2025 ACSA Design for Freedom Competition for architecture students. More than 550 leaders attended last year’s sold-out Summit, as well as students from 21 colleges and universities nationally.

Past featured speakers included Sharon Prince, CEO and Founder of Grace Farms; Ambassador Cindy Dyer (ret.), Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; Dave Wildman, Global Head of Data Centers of Infrastructure & Workplace Sustainability at Bloomberg; Dr. Mae-Ling Lokko, Founder, Willow Technologies; Assistant Professor, Yale School of Architecture; and Assistant Director, Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale CEA); Anirban Ghosh, Senior Manager, Circular Economy Solutions, Saint-Gobain; Jha D Amazi, Principal, MASS Design Group; architects Toshiko Mori and Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner, BIG.

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