The 2025 Symposium will highlight cover international emerging market development finance to U.S. Federal investment into capacity building and economic resilience. Our goal is to provide a clear understanding of the challenges and the work that is being done to achieve economic resilience in the US and abroad.
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
04:00 PM 06:00 PM
Joint Evening Networking Reception with the Federal Reserve Bank’s What’s Possible convening and the Yale Program on Social Enterprise, Innovation, & Impact
Friday, March 28th, 2025
Registration opens
8:30 AM
09:00 AM 11:00 AM
Blended Finance Workshops with the United Nations Capital Development Fund
11:00 AM 12:00 AM
Keynote Address: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Investing in Resilience
Lunch & Networking
12:00 PM 1:00 PM
1:15 PM 2:30 PM
Panel: Opportunities and Challenges of Finance in Emerging Markets
Alexandra Sing, Capitalize Good
Jackie Hyland, VC & Startup Partnerships
Lina Kacyem, Launch Africa
Gerald Tanyi, International Finance Corporation
1:45 PM 2:15 PM
Afternoon Coffee Break
2:45 PM 4:00 PM
Panel: Leveraging Federal Funding for Regional Economic Development
Ben Linville-Engler, MassTech
Jodie Nazaka, Manchester Economic Development
Sarah Curran, Maine Governor’s Office
TBD, Small Business Administration
TBD, ClimateHaven
4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks, Reception
Join us to listen to speakers from:
