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Wednesday November 18, 5 - 6:30p ET

A powerful conversation with Arlan Hamilton and Sallie Krawcheck, two women who forged unparalleled success and leveraged it to build financial access for others.

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The Speakers

Arlan Hamilton

Arlan Hamilton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. She is also co-founder of Backstage Studio, which launched a four-city accelerator program in 2018. Arlan has been featured on the cover of Fast Company magazine as the first Black woman non-celebrity to do so, and is the author of It’s About Damn Time and host of the weekly podcast Your First Million. Arlan and her mother, Mrs. Earline Butler-Sims, announced their scholarship program which kicked-off with scholarships for Black students at Oxford University and HBCU Dillard University.

Sallie Krawcheck

Sallie Krawcheck is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, a digital-first, mission-driven investment platform for women. One of the fastest growing digital investment platforms, Ellevest was named #24 on CNBC’s top 50 "Disruptor" list, #14 on LinkedIn’s 50 “Most Sought-After Startups,” and one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Brilliant Ideas. Before launching Ellevest, Krawcheck built a successful career on Wall Street as the CEO of Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, US Trust, Citi Private Bank, Sanford C. Bernstein and CFO for Citigroup. She is one of Entrepreneur Magazine's top 10 up and coming entrepreneurs to watch, Vanity Fair’s “The 2018 New Establishment List,” and Barron's "Most Influential People in ESG Investing."

Moderated by Dr. Linda Scott

Linda Scott is the author of The Double X Economy: The Epic Potential of Women’s Empowerment, and Emeritus DP World Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Oxford. The Double X Economy presents an entirely new conceptual schema for women’s rights based on economic liberty. It has been short-listed for the Royal Society’s Best Science book of 2020 and translated into ten languages for release in 39 countries. Professor Scott is Founder of the Global Business Coalition for Women’s Economic Empowerment, a group of eleven major multinationals for women’s economic empowerment. She has served as Senior Consulting Fellow at Chatham House, the Royal Institute for International Affairs.

The Takeaway

You will take away insights into how these women persevered, as well as the methods and tactics they want others to have to foster financial success.

In a time of uncertainty, the evening will offer layered perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of 2020-21, words of wisdom and inspiration from two remarkable, courageous women.

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Fundraising Co-Chairs
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Board of Directors
Abaynesh AsratCinzia BrandiStephanie BruderMarietta DanielCheryl GreeneGrace LimSusan O'ConnorFazeela RashidRenee RatayNaomi RougeauAlana SorrentinoKelly Ann ThorgramsonKathleen Tompkins

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