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  • Virtual - 1 Day
    Thursday
    June 9
    2022

    Challenging the Big Money Myths with Deb Nelson

    In her recent article for Impact Entrepreneur Magazine, Deb Nelson, founder and executive director of the Just Economy Institute, writes, “Our culture encourages excessive consumption, financial systems were designed to be complicated, and money myths are hard to escape”.

    Nelson goes on to deconstruct several deeply seated myths about capital and wealth, including:

    • You shouldn’t talk about money
    • More money means more happiness
    • You shouldn’t just give people money
    • When it comes to financial decisions, leave it to the money experts
    • Money will protect you

    In this Luminarias live fireside chat and audience Q&A, Impact Entrepreneur’s Laurie Lane-Zucker explores with Deb Nelson these five money myths and why it is important to debunk them. She will offer examples of “financial activists” that are “shifting the flow of capital and power” to advance sustainability goals and build the impact economy.

    About Luminarias

    Luminarias is a live video webinar series featuring the leading lights in impact investing and entrepreneurship.

    Deb Nelson

    Deb Nelson is Executive Director of the Just Economy Institute. She launched the Just Economy Institute in 2021 to train and support financial activists who are shifting the flow of capital and power to solve social and environmental problems. Her leadership draws on more than two decades of work with social entrepreneurs, impact investors and donors to build the networks and structures needed to create positive systems change.

    She developed and incubated the Just Economy Institute, formerly the Integrated Capital Institute, for five years as vice president of client and community engagement at RSF Social Finance, from 2016 to early 2021. Her initiatives there also included launching the impact sector’s first Women’s Capital Collaborative in 2016. The fund provided integrated capital—loans, grants and other forms of financing and support—for women-led social enterprises that serve women and girls.

    Prior to joining RSF, Nelson was executive director of Social Venture Network for 15 years, leading a community of over 500 mission-driven entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors dedicated to using business for social and environmental good. The organization merged with the American Sustainable Business Council in 2021 to form the American Sustainable Business Network, a movement builder working with companies, investors and policymakers.

    Nelson is a pragmatic idealist. Her social conscience blossomed early—she marched for the Equal Rights Amendment as a 12-year-old and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon—and she has earned recognition for her effectiveness. Nelson was named a 2019 “World-Changing Woman” by Conscious Company magazine for her pioneering work advancing economic justice, women’s rights and diversity in leadership. In 2015, Real Leaders magazine named her one of 100 Visionary Leaders. She has written for publications including Worth, See Change and TriplePundit, was quoted in Newsweek and The New York Times, and has spoken at the White House, SOCAP, TEDx Presidio and other events.

    Nelson is a leading voice on how to change the way our economy works—and whom it works for. She is an articulate source on the growing movement of financial activists, what it will take to create an economy that serves all people and the planet, how to build high-impact collaborative programs, why we need more women in positions of power and influence, and capital strategies that help social enterprises grow. She resides in San Francisco and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

    Laurie Lane-Zucker

    Laurie Lane-Zucker is Founder and CEO of Impact Entrepreneur, LLC, an impact economy business that hosts the Impact Entrepreneur Network — a large, global network of “systems-minded” entrepreneurs, investors and scholars of social and environmental innovation — and publishes Impact Entrepreneur Magazine. For over 30 years, Laurie has been a “pioneer” (Forbes) and recognized leader in sustainability, social enterprise, and impact investing. Laurie was the founding Executive Director of the international environmental organization, Orion Society, which publishes the celebrated Orion Magazine, as well as the founder of a global sustainability think-tank, the Triad Institute, and Hotfrog, a Founding B Corporation, GIIRS Pioneer Company, and the first company ever to complete an equity transaction on an impact investment exchange. Laurie is the bestselling and multiple award-winning publisher and editor of books and magazines on sustainability and social impact, and the author of numerous articles on entrepreneurship and impact investing.

    Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

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  • 10Times Video Conferencing - 2 Days
    Thursday
    June 9
    2022

    Digital PayExpo 2022

    DeFi Africa delegates registration

    Contact us at (+234)-816-244-2591 OR happiness@intermarc-ng.com

    Digital PayExpo 2022 is set to promote the interest of stakeholders in the banking and finance sector, particularly those involved in fintech and innovation as change enablers. This conference and exhibition is designed as a hybrid event but with a focus on the physical gathering, now that the economy is back in full swing. 

    Theme- Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

    The two-day event is the time to talk about accessing finance without a third party across the African continent through Decentralized Finance (DeFi).

    DeFi innovators and change-makers share their stories on how they are defining the next era of global finance, providing insights into Decentralized Finance from the various angles of interest on the practicality of achieving an enduring DeFi model in banking and finance across Africa’s highly competitive digital environment.

    Goal
    To help stakeholders take bold steps in their drive towards implementing DeFi as a strategy for future growth across Africa.

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  • Virtual - 1 Day
    Thursday
    June 9
    2022

    Beyond NextGen: Solving the Challenges of Health Supply Chains

    USAID is procuring its largest ever suite of contracts — nine global health supply chain contracts worth up to $17 billion — collectively known as NextGen.

    However, USAID and other donors are also thinking hard about how to fund locally led organizations and involve communities in setting development priorities.

    Devex Business Editor David Ainsworth speaks to a panel of experts from organizations working in the field to get their perspective on what essential changes we need to make to the system to get better results.

    At this event we’ll debate key questions like:

    • What does best practice look like in development supply chains?
    • Will USAID stick to a “safety first” approach to procurement that would favor larger organizations with existing experience
    • How can health supply chains include more opportunities for small businesses? How can subcontracting relationships be improved?

    Submit your questions live during the event or in advance to devexpro@devex.com.

    Speakers:

    • David Ainsworth
    • Caitlin Burton
    • Walter Kerr
    • Shamit Shah
    Time: 9am EST (3pm CET)
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