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Black Leaders Month: Funders, Founders, and Innovators

Oct 20, 2020, 5:30 – 8:00 PM

Quito

We're thrilled to be hosting not one but four amazing sessions in honor of Black Leaders Month. Join us for two hours of content about funding Black founders, building companies all over the country, creating meaningful connections within the startup ecosystem, and inspiring stories from founders, leaders, and investors.

Virtual event

About this event

We're thrilled to be hosting not one but four amazing sessions in honor of Black Leaders Month. Join us for two hours of content about funding Black founders, building companies all over the country, creating meaningful connections within the startup ecosystem, and inspiring stories from founders, leaders, and investors.

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Speakers

  • Jewel Burks Solomon

    Google

    Head of Google for Startups, US

  • McKeever (Mac) Conwell

    RareBreed Ventures

    Founder and Managing Director

  • Everette Taylor

    Artsy

    CMO

  • Paige Hendrix Buckner

    Founder Gym

    Program Director

  • Jakita Thomas, Ph.D.

    Pharaoh's Conclave

    Co-founder

  • Michell C. Clark

    Creative Summer Company

    Chief Digital Officer

  • Amanda Sabreah

    Staat

    Founder

Moderators

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy / Startup Grind

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Phin Mpofu

    Startup Grind

    Director, Partner Success + Community

When

When

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM UTC

Agenda

5:30 PMWelcome
5:05 PMFund Black Founders: Investment Recipients
5:30 PMFrom Founder to Funder, All Outside of Silicon Valley
6:00 PMBuilding Strong Entrepreneurial Communities and Networks
6:10 PMBuilding your Brand to Stand Out- with the CMO of Artsy

Organizers

  • Jose Alvarez

    Startup Grind

    Quito Chapter Director

  • Ricardo Mancero

    Startup Grind

    Co-Director

  • Roy Kurze

    Team Member

  • Mateo Moreira

    Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

    Team Member

  • Alisson Tamayo

    Heaven Sprout Foods

    Team Member

  • Stephanie Romero

    Team Member

  • Pablo Simbaña Cangas

    Nestlé Ecuador

    Team Member

  • María Fernanda Guillen

    Team member

  • Alejandra Ortega

    Andes Petroleum

    Public Affairs Coordinator

  • Catherine Freire

    Taxo

    Team member

  • Thaymara Bolivar

    Team member

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