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Culture is Currency: Investing in HBCU Founders
Wednesday October 23, 2024 1:50pm - 2:30pm EDT
Martin Luther King Jr. Library (Auditorium)
“Culture is Currency” is a panel hosted by the Venture for THEM team alongside some astounding founders & investors that are all graduates of HBCUs + trailblazers in the DMV

This panel will especially accent:
- the importance of investing in the HBCU startup ecosystem
- an overview of each founder/investor’s journey to success + lessons learned
- how panelists leveraged their HBCU experience to catapult their career and overall community impact
-how attendees can get more involved in the “untapped ecosystem” of exceptional HBCU founders
Speakers
avatar for Tyrome Smith

Tyrome Smith

Entrepreneur in Residence, Bowie State University
Tyrome ‘Ty’ Smith, has over 25 years of consulting and leading executives and their teams by helping them understand human and organizational dynamics. As part of his work, He developed an innovative education program for the DoD; including coaching and mentoring product development... Read More →
avatar for Kiante Bush

Kiante Bush

CEO/Founder, Venture for THEM
Kiante hails extensive experience as a Project Manager and Business Analyst within the Tech Consulting industry. He has supported various distinguished corporations including Accenture, Deloitte, Booz Allen Hamilton, JPMorgan, and Northrop Grumman. Concurrently, Kiante is also the... Read More →
avatar for Zaria Lontae Pompey-Smith

Zaria Lontae Pompey-Smith

Program Director, Nex Cubed/Sway Capital
Zaria Smith has joined venture capital and technology, currently serving as Program Director at Nex Cubed Venture Capital Firm in San Francisco, within Washington DC. With expertise spanning software engineering, healthcare, and startup development at Amazon Web Services, she has... Read More →
avatar for Destiny Wesley

Destiny Wesley

Founder, Detach. Sustain. Reverse
Destiny Wesley’s vision extends beyond her academic achievements in Business and Fashion. Wesley is designing her own fashion line, DSR (Detach Sustain Reverse), An e-commerce platform using textile technology to design and sell modular, and tailored athlesiure apparel. Wesley’s... Read More →
Wednesday October 23, 2024 1:50pm - 2:30pm EDT
Martin Luther King Jr. Library (Auditorium) 901 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001
  Early-Stage Founder Track

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