3:15 PM-3:45 PM | Featured Presentation: The Rocky Road to Success

 

Speaker: Jessica Gonzalez

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You will hear details of one entrepreneur's journey and what it has taken for her to get her business to where it is today. This presentation will help you understand the rocky road that women of color entrepreneurs often must travel on their way to success.

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3:45 PM-4:25 PM | Stepping Into Her Shoes: Insights from Women of Color Entrepreneurs

 

Speakers: Tanya Van Court, Kobi Wu, Mandy Price

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This panel discussion will explore the unique challenges that Women of Color face trying to launch, grow and scale a business. We will discuss issues related to unconscious bias, relationship capital, fundraising, and being "seen" within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

 

4:25 PM-4:30 PM | Break

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4:30 PM-5:10 PM | Developing A Change Agent Mindset: A Conversation with Allies

 

Speakers: Lynn Loacker, Wendy Ryan, Ilka Gregory

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This panel discussion will explore feelings and insights about privilege and the responsibility if any, that allies have for equity and inclusion. This moderated conversation will provide a "safe" space to explore the role that allies must play in changing the status quo.

 

5:10 PM-5:15 PM | Break

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5:15 PM-6:15 PM | Meet the Entrepreneurs

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Let's stop the cycle of "not knowing any." This is an opportunity to meet some amazing entrepreneurs who happen to be women of color. If you don't know them, you should. This is an opportunity to expand your network.