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10/24/2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Detailed Schedule for Annual Freedman’s Bank Forum Hosted by the Treasury Department | U.S. D…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Detailed Schedule for Annual Freedman’s
Bank Forum Hosted by the Treasury Department
October 24, 2023

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is
hosting the annual Freedmanʼs Bank Forum featuring U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L.
Yellen and senior Biden-Harris Administration o icials, as well as key leaders from the public,
private, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. The conference will highlight the
Administrationʼs e orts to increase economic opportunity for communities of color and
continue to close the racial wealth gap.
A detailed schedule is available below. All times approximate.
10:00 AM: Welcome remarks from U.S. Department of the Treasury Chief of Sta Didem
Nisanci.
10:05 AM: Panel discussion: A Moment for Bold Ideas and Courageous Action
Moderated by NBC Contributor Anthony Coley, featuring White House Domestic Policy
Advisor Neera Tanden, Roosevelt Institute President and CEO Felicia Wong, and former
President of Entertainment for Telemundo and SELF MADE author Nely Galán.
10:40 AM: Video remarks from Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris.
10:45 AM: Panel introduction from U.S. Representative and Ranking Member of the House
Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters.
10:50 AM: Panel discussion: Scaling Underserved Businesses through Capital and Ecosystem
Support,
Moderated by Interim President of the Brookings Institution Amy Liu, featuring Deputy
Secretary of the Department of Commerce Don Graves, Unshackled Ventures founding
partner Manan Mehta, and Optus Bank President and CEO Dominik Mjartan.
11:30 AM: Panel discussion: Driving Economic Opportunity through Supply Chain and Business
Partner Diversity

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Moderated by Cofounder of What Works Plus Xav Briggs, featuring Director of the White
House O ice of Intergovernmental A airs Tom Perez, Chief Financial O icer of Micron
Technology Mark Murphy, and Chairman and Chief Executive O icer of KeyBank Chris
Gorman.
1:50 PM: Video remarks from U.S. Representative and House Minority Leader Hakeem Je ries.
1:55 PM: Panel discussion: Delivering Economic Investments Across America
Moderated by Director of the White House O ice of Public Engagement Steve Benjamin,
featuring Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, Van R. Johnson, President and CEO of the
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Maya Wiley, and President and COO of
the Skoll Foundation Marla Blow.
2:30 PM: Closing Keynote Remarks from Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen.
WHERE: U.S. Department of the Treasury Cash Room, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave
Members of the media interested in attending should RSVP to press@treasury.gov
A livestream will be available here.
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