Lessons Learned from COVID-19 - FC
Global Conference 2024

Part 2: Exploring Alternative Funding Models for Small Business

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Financial innovations proliferated in recent decades, yet access to capital to launch or scale remains the top challenge for most small businesses, especially women and minorities. Given the important role small businesses play in our economy creating jobs and driving innovation, small business financing is essential to our future economic growth. Panelists in this session will explore where and how we can innovate to establish lending and investment models that more effectively channel capital to underserved groups and communities.

    Moderator

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    Kristen Fanarakis

    Associate Director, MI Finance, Milken Institute

    Speakers

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    Eric Cromwell

    Founding Member, Cromwell Schmisseur LLC
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    Lauren Grattan

    Chief Community Officer, Mission Driven Finance
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    Sekou Kaalund

    Executive Vice President, Head of Branch and Small Business Banking, U.S. Bank
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    Chris Pilkerton

    Chief Legal and Regulatory Strategy Officer, Accion Opportunity Fund
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    Alexandra Rosen

    Global Head, Venture Forward, GoDaddy