Research shows that when talented individuals lack “invisible capital”—the right pedigree, the right passport, the right skin color, the right gender—the attention and investment needed to truly effect change can remain elusive. In this session, we’ll hear from leaders in finance, philanthropy, and venture capital and learn how they work to dismantle inequity in access to capital to enable the breakthroughs that hide in plain sight.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Thursday, April 12, 2018 BSTLocation:
Pyramid Room (TBEC)
Speakers
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SpeakerChief Global Impact Officer, Water.orgVedika Bhandarkar serves as Water.org's senior leader in India, overseeing the organization's strategy, growth and water and sanitation program expansion in the country. She and her team continue to scale WaterCredit in in the country through direct partnerships with financial and non-financial…
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SpeakerPartner, New ProfitMarco A. Davis is a Partner at New Profit, a pioneering nonprofit national venture philanthropy fund. In this role, he serves as Organizational Lead on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and he manages the Proximity accelerator, engaging innovative social entrepreneurs of color. Before joining New…
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SpeakerChief of Staff, B TeamCharlotte is an experienced development professional, and has worked to foster cross-sector partnerships and solutions to some of the world's greatest challenges—in roles focused on private sector engagement and activation, global development, strengthening the disability sector, and youth…
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SpeakerPresident, Echoing GreenCheryl L. Dorsey is the president of Echoing Green, a global nonprofit that supports emerging social entrepreneurs and invests deeply in their ideas and leadership. A social entrepreneur herself, Cheryl received an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1992 to launch The Family Van, a community-based mobile…