Halcyon Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Innovation Summit
11 September 2024 - 12:48AM
Business Wire
Halcyon is thrilled to announce the Halcyon Innovation Summit,
part of its 10th Anniversary Celebration. The conference will be a
gathering of social impact leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs
on September 12, 2024. This free event, open to the public and
available to watch via livestream, will feature discussions on
climate, health, EquityTech, and the future of social
entrepreneurship. Halcyon is bringing together alumni from around
the globe and renowned speakers across sectors to share insights on
driving social impact and sustainability.
Speakers include:
- Marla Blow, President, Skoll Foundation
- Samir Goel and Wemimo Abbey, Co-Founders, Esusu
- Seth Goldman, Co-Founder and CEO, Just Ice Tea
- Dia Martin, Managing Director of the Office of Catalytic
Investments. U.S. International Development Finance
Corporation
- Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet
Group (virtual remarks)
- Kwasi Mitchell, Chief Purpose and DEI Officer,
Deloitte
- Kerone Vatel, Head of Community Impact and Investment,
Capital One
- Diya Wynn, Responsible AI Lead, Amazon Web Services
(AWS)
The Halcyon Innovation Summit will explore critical topics such
as leveraging technology for health equity, the future of AI and
investing for impact, and accelerating innovation to meet the
climate crisis.
“We are celebrating a decade of Halcyon’s dedication to
accelerating social entrepreneurship,” said Dan Barker, President
and CEO of Halcyon. “This Summit is a powerful platform to inspire
and engage leaders driving the most critical innovations for our
future.”
Halcyon extends its gratitude to the generous supporters
who made this event possible, including: Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Arnold & Porter Foundation, Baker Botts, Bank of America,
Deloitte, Capital One, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group |
Kaiser Permanente, Total Wine & More, Truist, the U.S.
International Development Finance Corporation, Howard and Ellen
Eisenberg, Leana and Marc Katz, Martha and Adam Metz, Karyn Smith,
Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, and
Technical.ly, Halcyon’s media partner for the Summit.
To join this event via livestream, visit Halcyon Innovation
Summit Registration.
About Halcyon
Halcyon is a nonprofit accelerator and investor in early-stage,
impact-driven startups from across the world. Halcyon supports
founders with tools and resources they need to grow their ventures
and scale their impact. Halcyon supported over 500 fellows – with
regionally focused cohorts in the United States, Sub-Saharan
Africa, the Middle East & North Africa, and Latin America &
the Caribbean. Learn more at www.halcyonhouse.org.
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Coby Jones, Director of Communications,
c.jones@halcyonhouse.org