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Finance Forum 2025

The New Vision for Bottom-Up Growth and Innovation: Little is the New Big

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Given the complex, changing, and fiscally constrained era we’re now living in, relying on business-as-usual practices for government operations, job and business creation, and general problem-solving just won’t do. Amidst these disruptions, one clear idea unites everyday Americans and business leaders alike: accelerating high-wage job creation, financing resilient communities and infrastructure systems, and expanding economic opportunity and entrepreneurship, will require a bottom-up—not top-down—approach. Building new supply chains, streamlining project permitting, and investing in a talented workforce will also be fundamental for future success. This panel will highlight how we will build this new deployment system. 

    Moderator

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    Dan Carol

    Senior Director, MI Finance, Milken Institute

    Speakers

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    Evan Feinberg

    Senior Vice President, Stand Together
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    Michelle Moore

    CEO, Groundswell
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    Lynn Overmann

    Executive Director, Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, Georgetown University
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    Ryan Streeter

    Executive Director, Civitas Institute, The University of Texas at Austin