Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion
Climate Change regenerative

November 13, 2023

San Francisco

Doors open at 8:30 am with light breakfast snacks | Program starts at 9:00 sharp

Welcome and Introductions

9:10 am - 9:25 am

The Rise of Better Funding Models for Food Businesses

Most emerging food businesses aren't VC-backable. Is it time to agree on better investment models?

9:25 am – 10:05 am

De-Risking Regenerative Growth

How can Strategic Collaborations, Financing & Consumer Engagement make Startup Success and Funding more likely?

Breakout 10:15 am – 10:55 am

Better Funding Models for Food and Ag in Action

What are examples of investment terms that work better for impact entrepreneurs and investors than Convertible Notes and SAFEs?

Breakout 10:15 am – 10:55 am

Embedding JEDI in Businesses and Food Industry

How have Companies and Industry Institutions incorporated Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion in their Core Ways of Doing Business?

11:10 am – 11:25 am

Regenerative Finance: What is it? How does it work?

While funding regenerative causes, how can impact investing be regenerative itself?

11:25 am – 12:25 pm

Food Investor Fair

Part 1 of Curated entrepreneur presentations (see finalists further below), with introductions and investor feedback from:

Breakout 1:40 pm – 2:20 pm

Better Funding Models for Food and Farmers

Striving for Access, not necessarily Exit. | TIG clinic for unit economics and investment terms

Breakout 1:40 pm – 2:20 pm

Diversity and Inclusion: Where the Market Growth is

What are the opportunities for proactively approaching JEDI as a Profit Center, not just as a reaction to Public Sentiment.

Breakout 1:40 pm – 2:20 pm

DID YOU KNOW? Insider Industry Secrets to Save You Time and Money

Which not-so-well known resources and lifesavers deserve sharing amongst us?

2:30 pm – 3:20 pm

Food Investor Fair

Part 2 of Curated entrepreneur presentations (see finalists further below), with introductions and investor feedback from:

3:25 pm – 3:55 pm

Moving Forward by Collaborating in Community

Working together to jump (and remove) the obstacles on the entrepreneur journey | Plus: AWARDS

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Entrepreneur Marketplace & Networking Reception

Table presentations and Tastings | Refreshments 🍷 | Connections!

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