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DAY ONE at the SHRINE AUDITORIUM
Day One will engage women, girls, and allies from across the country through inspiring mainstage sessions, issue-breakouts, opportunities to connect with leading fellow changemakers, and an interactive center with organizations and women-owned businesses. You’ll choose 2 breakouts on Saturday: 1 from Session A and 1 from Session B. When you’re not in your breakouts, you’ll be able to take a break for lunch and explore The Center, where over 150 organizations and businesses are hosting activations!

DAY TWO in LOS ANGELES
On Day Two, attendees will fan out across Los Angeles to attend skills-based trainings or Community Teach-In’s hosted by a range of organizations that are making change on gender equity in Los Angeles. Please keep an eye out for an email from your Day Two Host with location instructions.

Saturday, May 5 • 11:20am - 12:15pm
Investing in Women: We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For FULL
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Currently, women entrepreneurs receive only four percent of venture capital funding, and women of color receive 30 percent less than their white counterparts. Even worse, the number of women who are venture capitalists is on a downward slide. Yet study after study shows that investing in women delivers strong returns. Join this powerhouse panel of women leading the fields of entrepreneurship and philanthropy to explore why investing in women is one of the smartest investments we can make -- and how investing with a gender lens can be a powerful tool to help women reverse decades of injustice and discrimination.

Speakers
avatar for Patricia Farrar-Rivas

Patricia Farrar-Rivas

Entrepreneur - Impact Investing
avatar for Arlan Hamilton

Arlan Hamilton

Founder and Managing Partner, Backstage Capital
avatar for Sarah Eagle Heart

Sarah Eagle Heart

CEO, Native Americans in Philanthropy
avatar for Nathalie Molina Niño

Nathalie Molina Niño

CEO, BRAVA Investments
avatar for Sarah Vaill

Sarah Vaill

Director of Philanthropy, Liberty Hill Foundation
avatar for Lindsey Taylor Wood

Lindsey Taylor Wood

Founder and CEO, The Helm


Saturday May 5, 2018 11:20am - 12:15pm PDT
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