A Time for Bold Action
About the Summit
This summit will bring together key business leaders, policymakers, and entrepreneurs for actionable insights and discussions on the issues that matter most to the Black entrepreneurs.
Hosted by ReMix Ideas and Advancing Black Entrepreneurship (ABE), this summit will focus on advancing racial equity through entrepreneurship.
Join us on this exciting journey to advance Black Entrepreneurship in Arkansas.
What to expect?
–Forward-Thinking Solutions
–Proven Models and Approaches
–Actions for Racial Equity
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2023 Speakers Include:
Agenda
Breakfast and Networking
Opening Remarks - Benito Lubazibwa, Founder of ReMix Ideas and Black Founders Summit
Fireside Chat with Harvey Williams, Co-founder & CEO of Delta Dirt Distillery - How to Grow Your Business
Fireside Chat with Arlo Washington, Founder & President of People Trust Community Federal Credit Union - Leveraging CDFIs to Create Economic Mobility
Fireside Chat with PJ Haynie, owner of Arkansas River Rice - Entrepreneur of the Year
Keynote Speaker: Sekou Kaalund, Executive Vice President, Branch and Small Business Banking U.S. Bank
"It Takes a Village: Expanding Access to Capital": Moderator-Leah Patterson; Sekou Kaalund, EVP, Branch and Small Business Banking; Queanne Smith, SVP, Group Business Strategy Manager; and Cassandra Kidd, Business Access Advisor
Spotlight: Joni Alexander Robinson, President and CEO of Pine Bluff Black Chamber of Commerce
Kim Roxie, the Founder and CEO of Lamik Beauty
Leveling the Playing Field: Rethinking Access to Capital for Procurement - Moderator: Larry Hicks; Panelists: Dr. Marnell Love, Area Director-Entrepreneurship, AR MBDA Business Center; Debra Williams, Area Director-Lending, Communities Unlimited; AJ Brown III, Deputy Director Business Operations, Little Rock, AR Airforce Base; Dr. Quinyatta Mumford, Founder, The Village Public Health; Kimberlean Hubbard, Business Diversity and Compliance Coordinator, Clinton National Airport
Fireside Chat with Rev. Cory Anderson, Chief Innovation Officer at the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation - Investment Fund
$10,000 Pitch Competition
Lunch and Networking
Post Event Networking and Drinks - for our Sponsors, strategic partners & Tulsa group only
Sponsors
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Become A Sponsor
The summit, which draws 300+ attendees annually, has attracted speakers from organizations such as the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, FORGE, Southern Bancorp, Peoples Trust Federal Credit Union, Communities Unlimited, U.S. Bank, Urban League, and many more.
If you are interested in sponsoring this summit, Contact us at ReMixIdeasLR@gmail.com for information and to secure your sponsorship.
“Building a stronger and better Arkansas is inescapably linked to thriving of Black-owned businesses. When Black entrepreneurs succeed, Arkansas succeeds.” – Benito Lubazibwa, CEO of ReMix Ideas and ABE
Make A Pledge
Take a pledge as an Individual or Company/Organization:
We are asking each participant to pledge to increase spending with Black-Owned businesses individually and institutionally.