BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b517730341e05011186ecc31aa2d369d776 CATEGORIES:Glendale SUMMARY:Glendale April Meeting DESCRIPTION:
Equity in the Startup Ecosystem
Terence Craig sha res with us his organizations' work impacting gender equity in an environme nt that has been very slow in coming around to many of the diversity, equit y, and inclusion discussions and initiatives. Mr. Craig among other issues, will talk about startups featuring women in the C suite and lack of divers ity in the startup ecosystem.
About the Speaker
Terence Craig, is the Chief Investment Officer for “The Impact Seat”. The Impact Seat creates opportunities for under-represe nted entrepreneurs by investing in companies that are either led by women o f color or have women on their funding teams – even before it became fashio nable to do so. As a key member of the investment community, the company ad vises entrepreneurs and innovators on launching companies, accessing capita l, and leveraging the international network of investors.
Time will be set aside for attendee introductions, so using the video feature throughout the meeting is encouraged. Please watch the training and read the documents on the BP ZOOM Resourc e Center, so you are prepared for the meeting.
Cost: Free