Enjoy the Culture X Capital Summit: a unique gathering for entrepreneurs, funders, founders, and connectors convening during SXSW.

Join us at the intersection of culture and capital for panels and an industry mixer you can’t miss. Featured panelists include:

Baron Davis, Taj Eldridge, Jeff Osuji, Makafui Searcy, Mitchella Gilbert, Anj Fayemi, Haley McClain Hill, Victoria Bills, Dr. Gregory Jones

 

PANEL 1                            Victoria Bills, Anj Fayemi, Taj Eldridge, Haley McClain Hill  

 

Surpassing the Capital Gap: An Insider's Roadmap

Securing adequate funding is essential to the growth and sustainability of any new business. For minority founders in particular, the road to securing funding can be fraught with challenges from implicit biases to systemic barriers and more. Join us for an engaging panel discussion where industry experts and entrepreneurs explore these challenges, provide actionable insights to overcome these barriers, and get candid about their journeys.

 

PANEL 2                Dr. Gregory Jones, Mitchella Gilbert, Jeff Osuji, Makafui Searcy, Baron Davis 

 

Culture, Capitalism & Compromise: Balancing Pillars with Profits

Sustaining revenue while also maintaining integrity can be a complex equilibrium to achieve for any community-minded founder. Balancing ethical principles with financial success requires deliberate measures and difficult decisions, and is only intensified by “cancel culture.” Join us as our panelists examine the ways they channel entrepreneurship as a vehicle for social change, and get real about the risks and rewards of running a socially responsible business. Learn how they navigate the intricate intersections of business and ethics, and leverage their cultural pillars into assets.

 

Meet the Panelists:

Victoria Bills [Moderator]

Co-founder, Chief Investment Strategist

Banrion Capital

 

Anj Fayemi 

Co-Founder and CEO 

Rivet

Taj Eldridge

Managing Director

Climate Innovation, JFF (Jobs for the Future)

Haley McClain Hill

CEO

TORCH Warriorwear

Dr. Gregory Jones [Moderator]

CEO

Academy Chicago at the Academy Group

Mitchella Gilbert

CEO and Founder

Oya Femtech Apparel

Jeff Osuji

CEO

Eventnoire

Makafui Searcy

Conceptual Designer and Founding Director

Fourtunehouse Creative Company