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Impact Investing Bootcamp

Final session

Dallas

This is the final session in a series of workshops focused on creating a common understanding of impact investing for economic development practitioners, anchor institutions and funding organizations in Texas. The series is hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and began with a kickoff session in December 2024.

Participants will learn about findings from a landscape analysis of the Texas impact capital ecosystem conducted by the Dallas Fed and Avivar Capital. They will also provide input on potential next steps for interested partners.

When

May 22, 2025
8:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Where

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N. Pearl St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Directions

Registration

Register online

Agenda

Thursday, May 22
8:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome
  • Kseniya Benderskaya, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
9:15 a.m. Networking activity: Capital Connections
  • Kassandra Huhn, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
9:45 a.m. Texas Impact Investing Landscape Scan: Key Findings & Growth Opportunities
  • Lisa Richter, Avivar Capital
10:30 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. Innovating Impact: Collaborations with Philanthropy and Financial Institutions
  • Moderator: Marycruz De Leon, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Neha Shah, Charles Schwab Bank
  • Benjamin Glispie, LISC Strategic Investments
  • Peter Brodsky, The Shops at RedBird
11:20 a.m. First Steps: Creating a Texas Impact Investment Collaborative
  • Moderator: JJ Childress, Microsoft
  • Holly Kuzmich, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
  • Susybelle Gosslee, Episcopal Health Foundation
Noon Lunch
12:15 p.m. Lunch keynote: A Nationally Recognized Impact Investing Framework
  • Stephanie Randolph, Invest Appalachia
12:45 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m. Community Development Ecosystem Atlas
  • Brett Theodos, Urban Institute
1:30 p.m. How Can We Enhance the Capital Ecosystem?
  • Lisa Richter, Avivar Capital
1:50 p.m. Closing remarks and next steps
2:00 p.m. Adjourn
For more information

Contact Kassandra Huhn with any questions.