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About the event: Finurah presents its inaugural one-day virtual wealth summit. We’re bringing together thought leaders, proven experts, and the community for lively discussions on creating generational wealth and more.
When: November 4, 2021
Time: 10am-5pm
Where: Facebook Live or YouTube
Panel list with details below: Stay with us all day or tune in for your favorite session!
1. Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Event Time: 10:00 AM ET– 11:00 AM ET
A panel discussion between Caron Washington – VP, Financial Health & Wealth Creation- JP Morgan Chase Advancing Black Pathways and Shawn Rochester – Author of the book “The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America,” which documents the enormous financial cost of current and past anti-Black discrimination on African American households, and the road ahead. Diana Holmes – Community Manager, Chase will moderate.
2. Black Investors & Economic Justice
Event Time: 11:05 AM ET– 11:35 AM ET
A conversation with Tani Chambers, founder and CEO of RAVN, a community and investment syndicate for emerging Black and Afro-Latina women investors. Keith Clinkscale, founder and CEO at KTC Ventures will moderate.
3. The Financial Advisors Role in Creating Black Wealth
Event Time: 11:40 AM ET– 12:25 PM ET
A panel discussion between Elvyn Sanchez, Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Araya Mesfin, Senior Vice President–Wealth Management and Financial Advisor, UBS. Neil Nelson, Co-founder of Diamond Diaspora Media, parent company of Finurah, Atlanta Black Star and The Shadow League, will moderate.
4. Black Women and Wealth: The Keys to Success
Event Time: 12:30 PM ET– 1:00 PM ET
A conversation with successful tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Jewel Burks, the first head of Google for Startups in the U.S. and managing partner of the investment firm Collab Capital, focusing on Black entrepreneurship. Tracy Dornelly, Co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Diamond Diaspora Media will moderate.
5. Black Women and Wealth: Funding Pathways
Event Time: 1:05 PM ET– 2:05 PM ET
A panel discussion between social impact entrepreneur Renee King, founder of FundBLACKFounders; and Joanna Brooks, founder of Embody Yoga, a yoga studio on a mission to share the practice of yoga with Black people and people of color. Tracy Dornelly, Co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Diamond Diaspora Media will moderate.
6. Creating Generational Wealth: A Black Family Case Study
Event Time: 2:10 PM ET– 3:05 PM ET
A panel discussion between father and son Reggie Webb and Kyle Webb of the Webb Family Enterprises, which operated 16 McDonald’s franchises and Webb Family Investments. Neil Nelson, co-founder of Diamond Diaspora Media, will moderate.
7. How Can Cryptocurrency Build Black Wealth?
Event Time: 3:10 PM ET– 3:46 PM ET
Bloomberg Media will host a session focusing on the crypto landscape: surprising trends, what it means for greater participation and the potential for wealth generation.
Bloomberg anchor Romaine Bostick will moderate the panel which will feature Bloomberg News reporter Akayla Gardner, Penn State Law Professor Tonya M. Evans and crypto venture fund specialist Erikan Obotetukudo, Founder and General Partner of Audacity.
8. Fireside Chat with Daymond John
Event Time: 4:00 PM ET– 4:45 PM ET
A conversation with Daymond John, investor and businessman who founded the $6-billion fashion game-changer, FUBU and is currently a Shark on the four-time Emmy Award-winning ABC television show, “Shark Tank”. Keith Clinkscale, founder and CEO at KTC Ventures, will moderate.
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