Agenda

10-10:50AM, Session 1: Learning from National Impact Investing Leaders

Learn how integrated capital creates greater opportunities for communities and why collaboration is key to deploying it effectively.

Tina Castro, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Avivar Capital

Zoila Jennings, Impact Investment Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

11:05-20AM, Session 2: LIFT NM

Learn about the liquid, market-rate fixed income strategy created by NMIIC to support local investment throughout New Mexico.

Chris Boppre, Client Portfolio Manager, RBC Global Asset Management

Brian Fairhurst, Managing Director, Institutional Sales, RBC Global Asset Management

11:20AM- 12:05PM, Session 3: Cultivating the New Mexico Impact Investment Landscape

Explore what NMIIC has learned from the marketplace about gaps & opportunities for integrated capital in NM.

Simon Lopez, Program Officer, WKKF (Moderator)

Helga Garcia Garza, Executive Director, Agricultura Network & La Cosecha

Jaime Gloshay, Co-Founder, Native Women Lead

Anthony Scott, CEO, Choice & Chances Trucking Academy

12:20-1:20PM, Session 4: The New Mexico Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Discuss how to support a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that advances equity and prosperity for all New Mexico communities.

Tina Castro, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Avivar Capital (Moderator)

 Yasine Armstrong, Entrepreneur

Alice Loy, Founder, Creative Startups

Johanna Nelson, Strategic Programs Manager, New Mexico Economic Development Department

Drew Tulchin, President, New Mexico Angels

Karl Fooks, US Treasury Department

*Following each session, there will be a 15-minute live Q&A.