The future of the inclusive creative economy is bright! 75 entrepreneurs, fund managers and investors came together to launch the first impact investing solution for the U.S. creative industries at our Investing in the Inclusive Creative Economy Event.

Speakers included:

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma

Zia Khan (The Rockefeller Foundation)
Manal Kahi (Eat OffBeat)
Will Rosenzweig (Ideagarden)
Bryan Lattimore (Wynne Studios)
Adrienne Becker (Level Forward)
Will Toms (REC Philly)
Patrick Robinson (Paskho)
Sean Green (Arternal)
Pocket Sun (SoGal Ventures)
Neil Hamamoto (WORTHLESS STUDIOS)
Jess Jacobs (actor/writer/director)
Christine Kuan (Creative Capital)
Alan Gershenfeld (E-Line Media)
Noramay Cadenas (Supply Change Capital)
Gary Steuer (Bonfils-Stanton Foundation)
Daniel Gould (Marguerite Casey Foundation)
Maxwell Anderson (Souls Grown Deep Foundation)
Ian Fuller (Westfuller)
Mica Le John (Idoru)
Sam Wick (UTA Ventures)
Dennis Whittle (Normal Next)
Clara Miller (Upstart Co-Lab Investment Committee)


Thank you to ImpactAlpha for covering the event

Read: Overheard at Upstart Co-Lab – Cultural institutions are learning how to invest for an inclusive creative economy

To learn more about Upstart Co-Lab’s Inclusive Creative Economy Strategy, email info@UpstartCo-Lab.org