May 3-4, 2022: Chicago Impact Summit
Midwest Tour 5, Part 1 (Part 2 is in Ohio June 3-7) - See RSVPs here
361Firm hosts its 5th Global Impact Summit on May 3-4 and chose Chicago following our September 2021 conference in the Windy City (see links to video recordings of the Midwest Tour Playlist and Highlights including Chicago panels on Impact, Healthcare, Cannabis, and Asset Allocation). Last year’s Chicago Zeitgeist Panel (ex-State of Illinois CIO Rodrigo Garcia, Monroe Capital founder Ted Koenig, YMCA Chair Dorri McWhorter, and Executive Club of Chicago’s Erin Roberts) pointed out Chicago’s strengths and special culture, but it faces challenges as we saw in our tour of the South Side. Our 361 community gathers to help not only in Chicago but worldwide with smarter approaches to both impact investing and philanthropy. For more context on our impact-related events and fund/deals see 361firm.com/impact.
On hotels: the room block deadline passed, but consider Residence Inn Marriott (410 N Dearborn, steps from W&S and SPIN): (312) 494-9301
More context: See April 25 361Firm Digest (LinkedIn Version)
Overall Agenda
May 3 9am-2pm: South Side Tour, Showcase Lunch (see below)*
May 3 3-9:30pm: Chicago Conference & Reception at Winston & Strawn, followed by SPIN (Ping Pong)
May 4 8-9am: PCI Session for allocators (SFO Principals, CIOs and Institutional Investors) - email msanor@361firm.com to join
May 4 9-2pm: Impact Summit at at Winston & Strawn
May 3 Agenda
9:30am South Side Tour & Showcase Lunch (see details below)*
2:30pm Mingling/Welcome by W&S
3:15pm Chicago “Zeitgeist” Panel
3:45pm Innovation in Venture & Other Asset Classes
4:15pm Emerging Industries Panel (including Ag/Food Tech, Healthcare, Cannabis, FinTech / Web 3.0)
4:45pm Breakouts (by Industries & Asset Classes)
5:30pm Town Hall / Q&A + Reception
7:30pm SPIN (Ping Pong Mixer)
May 4 Agenda
Space is limited, so register now.
08:00am PCI Session for SFO Principals, CIOs and Institutional Investors) - email msanor@361firm.com to join
08:30am Mingling - Winston & Strawn
09:00am Welcome, Keynote John Denniston, Opening Panel on Philanthropy, Impact Investing & NextGens
09:35am Panel on Ukraine Humanitarian Aid
10:00am Panel on Nutritional Access & Mental Wellbeing
10:30am Panel on Prisoner Education & Support
11:00am Panel on South Side Investment Opportunities
11:30am Panel on Health Tech & Innovation
12:00pm Panel on AgTech, EdTech, GreenTech
12:30pm Lunch Breakout Roundtables by Panel Topics
1:30pm Town Hall Debrief on Breakout Takeaways
2:00pm Post-Conference Activities
Your registration helps us to cover costs and will include the full conference including the May 3 Bus Tour and Showcase Lunch at The Quarry, the Conference at Winston & Strawn + Receptions, including the SPIN Ping Pong Mixer, the May 4 Breakfast Roundtable for Allocators (invite only), the May 4 Conference Winston & Strawn with Luncheon Roundtables, and a Video Interview (optional).
*Here are the basics for the May 3 South Side Tour
9:00 Bus departs Residence Inn to South Side (downtown) - see Map
9:30 Coffee/Mingling at Currency Exchange Cafe (301 E. Garfield Blvd). Visits to nearby UChicago Arts Incubator, L1 Creative Biz Incubator
10:00 Tuesday Briefing (11AM ET) by Stephen Burke
10:30 South Side Tour including Obama Presidential Library, University of Chicago, Developments
12:00 Lunch & Discussion at The Quarry, 2420 E. 75th Street
12:15 Welcome by Yvette Moyo, MOBE, Keynote - Andrea Zopp of Cleveland Avenue, Urban Development Perspectives by LaForce Baker, World Business Chicago and Kevin Christner, Tax Aion
VCs & Founders, including Jason Jacobsohn, Propellent Ventures; Cedric Watkins, Truly Green Plastic; Tessa Flippin, Capitalize VC; Gerald Beechum; Adeeb Borden, Black Youth Leadership 21; Alvin Boutte Jr., Bronzeville Academy Charter School
1:30 Depart to Winston & Strawn, driving by “EV Row”, Obama Ctr