Supporting our Vulnerable Through a
More Collaborative and Inclusive Economy
This event will convene executive leaders from academia, industry, impact investing, government, and non-profits to discuss Indiana’s most vulnerable communities and highlight novel approaches in unifying efforts for maximum impact.
Topics will include bridging the divide on inclusive economies, de-risking investment in underestimated communities, co-creating advantaged solutions to solve societal problems, the role of the business community to alleviate poverty, impact investment and philanthropy, and venture studios as an emerging impact model.
Where:
High Alpha Innovation
830 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 1500, Floor 4
Indianapolis, IN 46204
When:
June 20, 2024; 9:00am – 5:00pm
Doors open and breakfast available at 8:00 am
Agenda Overview:
Keynote Fireside Chat
fffLance Chrisman
– President, Elevance Health Foundation
Bridging the Divide on Inclusive Economies. What does it look like on the ground?
ffffStephen Goldsmith
– Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy, Harvard’s Kennedy School, Bloomberg Center for Cities
fffRev. Jay Height – Executive Director, Shepherd Center of Indianapolis
fffWelby Leaman – Senior Director of Global Public Policy, Walmart
De-Risking Investment in Underestimated Communities
fffSalah Goss
– Senior Vice President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
fffBrenda Gerber Vincent – Chief Impact Officer, Greater Fort Wayne Inc.
fffChristopher Day (Toph)
– CEO, Elevate Ventures
Marianne Cusato – Professor of Practice and Director of the School’s Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative, University of Notre Dame
Getting to Solutions: Co-Creating Advantaged Solutions to Solve Societal Problems
fffMonique Carswell – Director, Center for Racial Equity, Walmart.org
fffClaudia Cummings – President & CEO, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (IPA)
fffSenofer Mendoza – Founder and General Partner, Mendoza Ventures
We Are All Shareholders: The Role of the Business Community in Supporting our Vulnerable
Ivan Barron, PhD
– Executive Director, PREA Foundation
fffJennifer Hankins – Managing Director, Tulsa Innovation Labs
Ben Carson, Jr. – Co-Founder and Partner, Fvlcrum Fund
fffJay Hein – Chief Executive Officer, Sagamore Institute
Examining a Preferential Option for the Disadvantaged: Impact Investment and Philanthropy
fffCordell Carter II
– Founding and Executive Director, Aspen Institute Project on Belonging
Crystal Hinson Miller, MA, FAHP, CFRE – Senior Vice President, Indiana University Health and President, IU Health Foundation
Lorenzo Lamar Esters – President, The Indianapolis Foundation
Cycle Breakers, Venture Studios as an Emerging Impact Model
fffMike Joslin – Partner, 1842 Fund
fffMichael Watts – Program Manager, 1842 Fund
. Matt Gardner – Partner, 1842 Fund
fffElliott Parker – CEO, High Alpha Innovation
Our Partners
High Alpha Innovation is an Indianapolis-based venture builder that partners with corporations, universities, and entrepreneurs to create and launch advantaged startups. Its dedicated team of company builders, strategists, and designers apply a proven playbook — pioneered by High Alpha — to help the world’s leading organizations innovate through systematic startup creation.
The 1842 Studio is a new venture studio that co-creates software startups from scratch, built from the ground up to address societal challenges aligned to the mission of the University of Notre Dame and Catholic Social Teaching. The 1842 Studio is funded by the 1842 Fund, a venture capital fund anchored by the University of Notre Dame.
Supporting our Vulnerable Through a
More Collaborative and Inclusive Economy
This event will convene executive leaders from academia, industry, impact investing, government, and non-profits to discuss Indiana’s most vulnerable communities and highlight novel approaches in unifying efforts for maximum impact.
Topics will include bridging the divide on inclusive economies, de-risking investment in underestimated communities, co-creating advantaged solutions to solve societal problems, the role of the business community to alleviate poverty, impact investment and philanthropy, and venture studios as an emerging impact model.
Where:
High Alpha Innovation
830 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 1500, Floor 4
Indianapolis, IN 46204
When:
June 20, 2024; 9:00am – 5:00pm
Doors open and breakfast available at 8:00 am
Agenda Overview:
Keynote Fireside Chat
fffLance Chrisman
– President, Elevance Health Foundation
Bridging the Divide on Inclusive Economies. What does it look like on the ground?
ffffStephen Goldsmith
– Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy, Harvard’s Kennedy School, Bloomberg Center for Cities
fffRev. Jay Height – Executive Director, Shepherd Center of Indianapolis
fffWelby Leaman – Senior Director of Global Public Policy, Walmart
De-Risking Investment in Underestimated Communities
fffSalah Goss
– Senior Vice President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
fffBrenda Gerber Vincent – Chief Impact Officer, Greater Fort Wayne Inc.
fffChristopher Day (Toph)
– CEO, Elevate Ventures
Marianne Cusato – Professor of Practice and Director of the School’s Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative, University of Notre Dame
Getting to Solutions: Co-Creating Advantaged Solutions to Solve Societal Problems
fffMonique Carswell – Director, Center for Racial Equity, Walmart.org
fffClaudia Cummings – President & CEO, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (IPA)
fffSenofer Mendoza – Founder and General Partner, Mendoza Ventures
We Are All Shareholders: The Role of the Business Community in Supporting our Vulnerable
Ivan Barron, PhD
– Executive Director, PREA Foundation
fffJennifer Hankins – Managing Director, Tulsa Innovation Labs
Ben Carson, Jr. – Co-Founder and Partner, Fvlcrum Fund
fffJay Hein – Chief Executive Officer, Sagamore Institute
Examining a Preferential Option for the Disadvantaged: Impact Investment and Philanthropy
fffCordell Carter II
– Founding and Executive Director, Aspen Institute Project on Belonging
Crystal Hinson Miller, MA, FAHP, CFRE – Senior Vice President, Indiana University Health and President, IU Health Foundation
Lorenzo Lamar Esters – President, The Indianapolis Foundation
Cycle Breakers, Venture Studios as an Emerging Impact Model
fffMike Joslin – Partner, 1842 Fund
fffMichael Watts – Program Manager, 1842 Fund
. Matt Gardner – Partner, 1842 Fund
fffElliott Parker – CEO, High Alpha Innovation
Our Partners
High Alpha Innovation is an Indianapolis-based venture builder that partners with corporations, universities, and entrepreneurs to create and launch advantaged startups. Its dedicated team of company builders, strategists, and designers apply a proven playbook — pioneered by High Alpha — to help the world’s leading organizations innovate through systematic startup creation.
The 1842 Studio is a new venture studio that co-creates software startups from scratch, built from the ground up to address societal challenges aligned to the mission of the University of Notre Dame and Catholic Social Teaching. The 1842 Studio is funded by the 1842 Fund, a venture capital fund anchored by the University of Notre Dame.
