Halcyon Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Innovation Summit

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 10, 2024--

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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