MAY 19, 2023
8am - 3pm

Tyler Junior College
Rogers Student Center
1400 E. Fifth St. Tyler, Texas 75701

EMERGING sTRONGER

Keynote Speakers

Monica
Lira Bravo

Board Certified Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law

Dr. Nancy
Bernardino

Executive Director for Single Gender and Transformation Schools for Dallas ISD

Brian Brandt

President and Founder

Core Insights

Prepare for Impact

Kimberly Lewis

President & CEO

Goodwill Industries of East Texas

Leading With Intent: Board Recruitment, Engagement and Building a Culture of Belonging

Kim Beckham

Motivational Speaker

The 3-2-1 Formula for Personal and Business Success

Personal and Professional Development Breakouts

Matthew D.
Ramirez

Todd
Buchanan

President

Greater Texas Capital Corporation

Director of Strategy and Development

Lending Ave.

Affordable Lending that Creates Healthy Small Businesses and Community Success

Dan Ford

General Manager

Office Pride

Leading Teams Through Change

Steven Campbell

Lonny Uzzell

VP, Communications Director

Southside Bank

Market President, East Texas

Southside Bank

Investing in Community: If Not Us, Who?

Business Panel

What are the current issues facing businesses today? This panel will discuss the trials faced during and after the pandemic.

Mental Health and Wellness Panel

What can your views and experiences teach us about strengthening mental well being in our communities? What can I do to set boundaries?

Community Panel

How do we keep the community together? This panel will start the discussion of how our churches and religious leaders are keeping our community together.

Non-Profit Panel

What issues are local non-profits facing today? In this panel, we will take the temperature of our non-profit organizations in our community.

Women's Panel

Themed “The Importance of Male Allies in the Workplace”, this year’s women’s panel comes with a twist

Event Sponsor

Every community has a Main Street, but not every community has a Lending Avenue. Lending Avenue is an emerging Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) created for underserved entrepreneurs and underdeveloped communities throughout East Texas. Lending Avenue provides access to healthy and affordable capital, resources for financial literacy, entrepreneurial training, and other credit-building pathways. Through empowering dreams, we are building stronger communities where all people can grow and thrive. From application to funding to final payment, Lending Avenue will be there with you for every milestone.

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Impact Sponsors