10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
Entrepreneurship is rooted in America’s spirit. Entrepreneurs have spurred innovation and steered the country’s economic and industry revolutions that have driven standards of living upwards. Yet, as much as entrepreneurship is key to the creation of new businesses and jobs and fueling of technological change, it seems to only be flourishing in selected geographies in the country. How can communities rejuvenate their economies when most venture capital funds are concentrated at the coasts? How can philanthropy play a role in fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems that that will help diversify the local economies, create good jobs and prevent talent drain?
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Speakers
Keenan Beasley
Founder & President
Venture Noire
Canem Arkan
Managing Director
Managing Director, Endeavor NWA & Tulsa
Martha Londagin
Executive Business Consultant/ NWA Kiva Hub Capital Access Manager
Startup Junkie Foundation
Yee-Lin Lai
Senior Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation