Tuesday, August 4-6th, 2020, 12:00 - 3:00 PM ET (daily)
HI - HERImpact Entrepreneurship Summit, powered by the Ford Motor Company Fund
Online
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Join us for a multi-day event series to support the amazing female entrepreneurs driving our economic future. Our virtual initiative kicks off with a series of sessions comprised of keynotes, panels and workshops.
Attendees will learn about best practices in the social impact space, metrics and evaluation, financing and much more.
Yisel Cabrera
Government and Community Relations Manager, Ford Motor Company Fund
Melissa L. Bradley
Founder & Board, 1863 Ventures
Pamela Alexander
Director, Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund
Lori Costew
Chief Diversity & People Strategy Officer, Ford Motor Company
Angela Henderson
Director, Lincoln, Utility & AV Programs Purchasing, Ford Motor Company
Rajoielle Register
Head of Global Brand Experiences, Ford Motor Company
Travis Spencer
Sr. Manager Supplier Diversity & Inclusion, Ford Motor Company
Marisa Pappalardo
Manager, Supplier Diversity & Inclusion
Michelle Abbs
Director Miami, Mana Tech
Vanessa Pierre
CEO, EcoRenew Solutions
Patricia Buendia, PhD.
CEO, Lifetime Omics
Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq.
CEO, Venture Café
Stephanie Cummings
CEO, Please Assist Me
Natalia Martinez-Kalinina
General Manager + Latin America Lead, CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)
Sofia Muñana Beeck
Associate Director, UpMetrics.
Cheryl Campos
Director of Growth & Partnerships, Republic
Mindy M. Posoff
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Romi Bhatia
Executive Director, The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
Julia Wilkinson
CEO, imvest
Rachel Danielle Latimore
Global Portfolio Manager, Fellowship Programs, Echoing Green
Tuesday
12:00 PM — 12:15 PM
Welcome Remarks
Yisel Cabrera
Government and Community Relations Manager, Ford Motor Company Fund
Melissa L. Bradley
Founder & Board, 1863 Ventures
12:15 PM — 3:00 PM
Ford’s Response to COVID-19 and DEI Efforts
Women from Ford Fund, Ford Marketing, Purchasing, and HR will share their initiatives in response to the pandemic and recent racial justice protests.
Lori Costew
Chief Diversity & People Strategy Officer, Ford Motor Company
Angela Henderson
Director, Lincoln, Utility & AV Programs Purchasing, Ford Motor Company
Rajoielle Register
Head of Global Brand Experiences, Ford Motor Company
Pamela Alexander
Director, Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund
Melissa L. Bradley
Founder & Board, 1863 Ventures
Wednesday
12:00 PM — 1:30 PM
How to Define and Measure Impact
Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan, Esq.
CEO, Venture Café
Sofia Muñana Beeck
Associate Director, UpMetrics.
Michelle Abbs
Director Miami, Mana Tech
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Entrepreneur Panel
Former HI-HERImpact winners share their entrepreneurial journeys.
Patricia Buendia, PhD.
CEO, Lifetime Omics
Vanessa Pierre
CEO, EcoRenew Solutions
Yisel Cabrera
Government and Community Relations Manager, Ford Motor Company Fund
Stephanie Cummings
CEO, Please Assist Me
Thursday
12:00 PM — 2:00 PM
Accessing Capital for Growth and Impact
Panel of diverse financiers on options for participants, include non-dilutive, debt, equity, alternative financing, crowdfunding.
Mindy M. Posoff
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Cheryl Campos
Director of Growth & Partnerships, Republic
Natalia Martinez-Kalinina
General Manager + Latin America Lead, CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)
Rachel Danielle Latimore
Global Portfolio Manager, Fellowship Programs, Echoing Green
2:15 PM — 2:30 PM
Spotlight: Supplier Diversity
Sharing information about Supplier Diversity Development programs at Ford including WIN - Widening the Inclusion Network, Mentor Me, and Supplier Skills for Life.
Travis Spencer
Sr. Manager Supplier Diversity & Inclusion, Ford Motor Company
Marisa Pappalardo
Manager, Supplier Diversity & Inclusion
2:30 PM — 2:45 PM
Spotlight: Opportunity Zones/Funds
Julia Wilkinson
CEO, imvest
Romi Bhatia
Executive Director, The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
2:45 PM — 3:00 PM
Pitch Competition Announcement
Yisel Cabrera
Government and Community Relations Manager, Ford Motor Company Fund
Melissa L. Bradley
Founder & Board, 1863 Ventures
