The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts is excited to host our 29th Annual Conference: Toward a Fair & Equitable Massachusetts Economy: Practical Steps for a Diverse & Inclusive Entrepreneurial Community. Please join us on June 8 from 9am until Noon at Northeastern’s Curry Student Center in Boston.

In Boston and throughout the nation a movement is growing to build fair and equitable economies! Join with business and community leaders representing nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies who are working every day to build a sustainable and just economy.

Derek Peebles will be facilitating the conference and the format is designed to result in collaborative action steps that will move Massachusetts toward a fair and equitable economy.

Conversation leaders of the Conference include:

Derek Peebles: Director of Cincinnati Independent Business Alliance & Economics of Compassion Initiative

Irene Li: Co-Founder of Mei Mei Restaurant

Justin Kang: Vice President of Economic Growth for the Boston Chamber of Commerce

Ed Dugger: Founder & President of Reinventure Capital

Tameka Moss: BEI Experience Manager at TBM Consulting

Kate Allgrove: Director, Urban Initiatives at Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

Agenda for Collaboration and Action

8:30 Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:00 Welcome

9:10 Opening Invitation and Purpose of the Day– Derek Peebles

9:30 First Round of Six-Minute Presentations

10:00 Small Group Breakout Action Conversations

10:20 Large Group Reports On Next Steps

10:30 Second Round of Six-Minute Presentations

11:00 Small Group Breakout Action Conversations

11:20 Large Group Reports On Next Steps

11:30 Large Group Discussion on Next Steps–Personally and Collectively

11:55 Closing Process

Noon Adjourn, Lunch Served, Informal Networking