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Bay Area Capital Connections XII: Striving Toward a Dignified Economy

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Speakers

Nwamaka Agbo

Restorative Economics Practitioner, Nwamaka Agbo Consulting

Rodney Foxworth

Founder, Invested Impact

Loren Taylor

City of Oakland District 6 Councilmember

Carolyn Johnson

Executive Director, East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative

Julia McCotter - Alliance Staff

Marketing Coordinator, Alliance for Community Development

Andrew (He/Him) Baskin

Partner and Worker-Owner, LIFT Economy

Jasmine Rashid

Director of Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships, Candide Group

Bret Sweet

Center Director, Renaissance East Bay

Abby VanMuijen

Founder & Graphic Recorder, RogueMark Studios

Brooklyn Wright

Director of Partnerships, Out in Tech

LJ Jennings

Senior Pastor, Kingdom Builders Christian Fellowship

Randolph Belle

Owner, RBA Creative & Support Oakland Artists

Elisse Douglass

Co-founder & General Partner, Oakland Black Business Fund & VP, Signature Development Group

Alicia Kidd

Founder & CEO, The Wine Noire

Darcelle Lahr

Professor of Business Practice, Mills College & Director, Center for Transformative Action

Ernesto Vilchis

Real Estate Consultant, Community Vision

Alfredo Mathew III

Partner, East Side Oakland Ventures

Alondra Williams-Vasquez

Fresno Regional Manager, Community Vision

Dorenda Haynes

Owner, Get the Fork Outta Here

Stephen Bediako

Founder, Turning Basin Labs

Natalia Carrasco

Director of Business Advising, PCV

Joshua Merchant

Poet

Cinthya Flores

Founder, Utz Threads

Trevor Parham

Founder, Oakstop

Naima McQueen

Executive Director, Alliance for Community Development

Brian Beckon

Principal, Cutting Edge Counsel

Melanie Nuni- Alliance Staff

Director of Programs, Alliance for Community Development

Nicole Jarbo

Founder, Goodbets Group

Titi ikhile

Director of Lending, Working Solutions

Claudia Sandoval

Development Manager, Pachamama Alliance

Lily Laurence

Regenerative Consultant

Mario Trigueros

Managing Director, Pachamama Alliance

Grant Word

Executive Vice President, Director of Commercial & Business Banking, Beneficial State Bank

Helen Wyman

Community Banking Officer, Community Bank of the Bay

Esperanza Pallana

Director of Strategic Initiatives, Community Vision

Purvi Patel

Self-Help Federal Credit Union

Hope Lehman

Runway Project

Ivellisse Morales

Founder and CEO, Bombilla

Ari Takata-Vasquez

Executive Director, Oakland Indie Alliance

Michael Gunning

Board Member, Alliance for Community Development

Andrew Williams

Executive Director, East Bay United Soccer Club

James Hurd Nixon

Founder, Sustainable Systems

Krystal DaMuse & ImonyLowd Argentin

Performers

Yahshimabet Sellassie

CEO, Yahshi Bakes

Carla Buggs

CEO, Bay Area Black Market

Donell Johnson Jr

Mandela Grocery Cooperative

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Bay Area 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to ​increasing access to capital and support for local, underrepresented entrepreneurs.

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The Xocolate Bar (@xocolatebar)

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