Watch the 2023 Women’s Summit March 28-29 for informative panel discussions, inspirational fireside chats, and ‘Ask an Expert’ workshops to help you build, scale, and grow your business.
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The March 28 agenda includes:
Summit Opening
Event partners and leaders from Congress will deliver remarks. SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman will lead a Founders Fireside Chat with women business owners. Panelists: Jeni Britton, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Cleo Barger, Mid-States Mariela Pindea and Natalia Pretel, Tierra Encantada
Partner Introductions & Remarks
Partner Introductions from Donald Malcolm Smith, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Women’s Business Ownership and Tené Dolphin, Executive Director, National Women’s Business Council. Remarks from Partners, including Nicola Corzine, Executive Director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, Jenny Flores, Head of Small Business Growth Philanthropy, Wells Fargo and Corinne Goble, President and CEO, Association of Women’s Business Centers
She Works Smart for the Money: A Best-Fit Approach to Accessing Capital
Women are the fastest-growing entrepreneurial segment in the country but obtain capital at disproportionally lower rates than their male colleagues. Women of color are even less represented in obtaining venture capital or business loans. This panel will highlight programs and organizations to support increasing access to capital for women-owned small businesses for both main street businesses and high-tech startups. Moderator: Nicola Corzine, Executive Director, NASDAQ Entrepreneurship Center Panelists: Maria Palacio, CEO of Progeny Coffee Carolyn Rodz, CEO of Hello Alice Terriekka Cardenas, CEO of Perceptive Engineering & Construction Yuliya Tarasava, Co-Founder and COO of CNote.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs—Supporting Equity, Uplifting the Small Business
This panel will feature entrepreneurs who are actively prioritizing and building equity into their own business models. Panelists will discuss strategies and identify best practices, sharing how these trailblazing women—market- and changemakers—are not only bringing novel products and services to diverse consumers, but also contributing to their communities by providing jobs, community-based co-working, innovation “safe spaces” to improve supports for a growing sisterhood. Moderator: Tene Dolphin, Executive Director, National Women’s Business Council Panelists: Jaime Gloshay, Co-Founder/Co-Director of Native Women Lead and NWBC Council Member Marla Bilonick, CEO and President of National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders Nicole Cober, Founder of the BOW Collective and Principal Managing Partner of Cober Johnson and Romney Gizelle George-Joseph, COO of the Global Investment Research (GIR) division at Goldman Sachs.
Making HerStory: HBCUs Strengthening Women Entrepreneurs in Underserved Commun
The impact of HBCUs extends beyond the students they educate. They are economic engines that support the communities in which they are located. This panel will discuss how HBCUs spur economic development and with the support of SBA support women entrepreneurs. Moderator: Donald Malcolm Smith, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Women’s Business Ownership Panelists: Bobbie Knight, President of Miles College Roslyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College.
Closing Remarks
SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman will deliver closing remarks. Representative Nydia Velazquez will also share words to consider as the first day of the Summit comes to an end.
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