Event Schedule
Impact Ventures
Welcome & Program Overview
Kedreon Cole
Alexander Deeb
Jacob Makuvire
Round One Startup Pitches
Startups will pitch pre-recorded pitches then participate in a live 5-minute Q&A with judges.
Lucy Huang
Lyndsey Harper
Mandy Price
Lessons in Scaling Your Business In a Pandemic
Audience: Entrepreneurs (Current/Aspiring), Creatives, In-trepreneurs, Investors, General.
Overview: In recent national studies, 40% of black-owned businesses, 36% or hispanic-owned businesses, and 25% of women-owned businesses have permanently closed their doors. These seasoned entrepreneurs have successfully raised millions despited the challenges of COVID-19. Tune in as they share hard lessons learned while scaling during a pandemic.
Tia Bradley
Jessica Taylor
Andrella Thomas
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Where Do We Go From Here?
Audience: DE&I Practitioners, HR Representatives, Corporate Executives, Corporate Employees, General.
Overview: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion consciousness is at an all time high. Consumers and employees require more transparency and accountability from their favorite brands and employers. For corporate DE&I professionals, what is the current state of DE&I and how do imagine the future of DE&I?
Benjamin Vann
Tynesia Boyea-Robinson
Deborah Frieze
Integrated Capital: Financing for a New Majority
Audience: Financial Institutions, Impact Investors, Foundations, Government, etc.
Overview: Just 2% of venture capital landed in the hands of women and minority founders. What are alternative sources of capital available and more friendly to under-represented entrepreneurs to help grow their business or startup idea?
Gary Lewis
Darrel Frater
Eric Adolphe
Round Two Startup Pitches
Startups will pitch pre-recorded pitches then participate in a live 5-minute Q&A with judges.
Judge Deliberation
Pitch Winners Announcements
Live Networking