2025 Speakers
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Kim Allman
PRINCIPAL
THE ALLMAN GROUP
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Marlon Avery
FOUNDER AND CEO
AIMPACT
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Haley Bryant
PRINCIPAL
HUSTLE FUND
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Danielle Conley
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION & CIVIL RIGHTS PARTNER
LATHAM & WATKINS
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Baheejah Crumbley
SENIOR INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE
COLLAB CAPITAL
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Sheldon Day
CO-FOUNDER
THE PLAYERS COMPANY
NFL DEFENSIVE TACKLE
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
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Conway Ekpo
GLOBAL HEAD OF PRODUCT AND PRIVACY LEGAL
APOLLO.IO
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Chinedu Enekwe
GENERAL PARTNER
PASSBOOK VC
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Rakia Finley
CEO & MANAGING PARTNER
COPPER & VINE STUDIO
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Emily Hawkins
FOUNDER & CEO
THE BLACK TECH COLLECTIVE
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Duane Hughes
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHAIR, AMERICAS ADVISORY COUNCIL
UBS
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Jason Kelley
CEO
THE WAVE USA
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Casselle Smith McKoy
WHITE COLLAR PARTNER
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE
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Sadia Mirza
CYBERSECURITY PARTNER
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE
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Sean McConnell
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PARTNER
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE
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Ade Omitowoju
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STARTUP BANKING
JP MORGAN CHASE
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Aisha Pandor
FOUNDER
PANDORA HEALTH
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Fitzann Reid
CO-FOUNDER
VERAWEST SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Jamie Roberts
HEAD OF NORTH AMERICA
STELLANTIS VENTURES
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Khadijah Robinson
GENERAL PARTNER
FICTIVE VENTURES
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Wayne Robinson
FOUNDER AND CEO
TRANSFORMATIVE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS, THIS.INC
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Nate Saint Victor
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERIM CO-CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
LPL FINANCIAL
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Amanda Spann
FOUNDER
THE APP ACCELERATOR
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Stacy Spikes
FOUNDER AND CEO
MOVIEPASS
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Shannon Steel
FOUNDER
STEEL PRIVATE BANK
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Eric Tait
CO-FOUNDER
URBAN CAPITAL NETWORK
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Cathleen Trigg-Jones
FOUNDER & CEO
iWomanTV
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Nneka Ukpai
VENTURE PARTNER
SPRINGBOARD ENTERPRISES
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Aaron Walker
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
RUTHLESS FOR GOOD FUND
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LaToya Wilson
GLOBAL CO-CHAIR, INCLUSIVE & SUSTAINABLE VENTURES LAB
MORGAN STANLEY
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Ebony Young
DEPUTY BOROUGH PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF THE QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT
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Alexander Zanders
FOUNDER & CEO
UFARMX
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Brandon Zimmerman, PhD
FOUNDER & CEO
DIGITEYEZ/ CLEAR EYE TEST
2025 MY FOUNDER’S KEEPER FORUM AGENDA
Friday, October 24
LOCATION: TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE, 401 9TH ST, NW #1000, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
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Registration. Badge Collection. Networking.
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Powered by Troutman Pepper Locke.
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Remember Movie Pass, Movie Crash and Black Founder? Join us for an intimate fireside with Stacy Spikes, Founder and CEO of MoviePass for updates since our last MFK, including new lessons learned and a pivot to fantasy entertainment that led to recent $100M funding.
Interviewer: Cathleen Trigg-Jones, CEO of iWomanTV
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Make a powerful new friend.
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Ingenuity is abundant, but in a world where financial resourcing is not, we sometimes have to get clear, concise, and creative on all of the various ways to capitalize our brilliance. Join this session to learn about all of the different types of capital an entrepreneur can stack in his or her quest to build the technology of tomorrow.
Panelists:
Haley Bryant - Principal, Hustle Fund
Baheejah Crumbley - Senior Investor, Collab Capital
Aaron Walker - Founder, Camelback Ventures
Moderator: Ade Omitowoju - Executive Director of Startup Banking, JP Morgan
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Make a powerful new friend.
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The hard thing about hard things is that we often save them for last. Learn from expert attorneys how to design with success in mind, focused on creating strong companies capable of withstanding the challenges that come with building disruptive technology.
Panelists:
Casselle Smith - White Collar Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke
Sadia Mirza - Cybersecurity Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke
Sean McConnell - IP Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke
Moderator: Conway Ekpo - Global Head of Product and Privacy Legal, Apollo.io
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Make a powerful new friend.
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Powered by Troutman Pepper Locke.
Saturday, October 25
LOCATION: LATHAM & WATKINS, 555 11TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
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Registration. Badge Collection. Networking.
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Join us for a networking breakfast to set the table for the day.
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Join us for opening remarks from Danielle Conley, Partner at Latham & Watkins and Nate Saint-Victor, Co-Chief Legal Officer at LPL Financial.
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For Investors - The Art of Picking Winners
Cash. Gold. Real Estate. Public equities. Crypto. Myriad investment opportunities exist, but not everyone is invited to the table. Learn from seasoned investors across sports, art, entertainment, and crypto about how they approach capital allocation and building a balanced portfolio.
Panelists:
Eric Tait - Co-founder, Urban Capital Network
Fitz Ann Reid - Co-founder, VeraWest Sports and Entertainment
Chinedu Enekwe - General Partner, Passbook VC
Shannon Steel - Owner, Steel Private Bank
Entrepreneurs - From Idea to App: How Non-Technical Founders Can Build without Breaking the Bank
Are you an entrepreneur with a new app idea, but no idea how to get started? Are you a multi-founder with a new feature idea, but want to build as fast and efficiently as possible? It used to take months, but the rapid adoption of AI has made delay a thing of the past. Join product development experts for a guided facilitation on how to engineer prompts to build a working app in under one hour.
Presenters:
Amanda Spann - Founder and CEO, The App Accelerator
Rakia Finley - Founder & CEO, Cooper & Vine Studio
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Opening keynote featuring Danielle Conley, Anti-Discrimination and Civil Rights Partner at Latham & Watkins.
Fireside keynote with Duane Hughes, Chair of America Advisory Council at UBS Americas.
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Powered by Latham & Watkins.
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Highly networked investment vehicles consistently outperform the market. Join us for a plenary session on how to catalyze community for commercial success. Hear from big banks, local governments, and private corporations the roles we all have in building extraordinary ecosystems.
Panelists:
LaToya Wilson - Global Co-Chair of Morgan Stanley’s Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures Lab
Ebony Young - Deputy Borough President, Office of the Queens Borough President
Emily Hawkins - Founder & CEO of The Black Tech Collective
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Make a powerful new friend.
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Pitch Participants:
Alexander Zanders, UFarmX
Aisha Pandor, Pandora Health
Dr. Brandon Zimmerman, Digiteyez/ Clear Eye Test
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Sunday, October 26
LOCATION: PERKINS COIE (Invite-Only - inquire for invitation)
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Join us for an invite-only meeting of MFK speakers and friends. Please email info@myfounderskeeper.com to request an invitation.
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Join us for a session with Marlon Avery, CEO of AImpact, breaking down the three levels of AI automation—assisted, augmented, and autonomous—and how each transforms everyday business operations. Over brunch, you will learn how to identify your current stage and practical steps to advance automation adoption.
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My Founder’s Keeper Forum is a dynamic business convening bridging the gap between startups and investors of all stages to help emerging and underestimated founders and funders build wealth. Over an engaging weekend, attendees will experience informative panels, fireside chats, and networking opportunities that spark meaningful connections. The forum also provides investment opportunities for funders and funding opportunities for founders, creating a powerful ecosystem for inclusive growth. Join us as we bring together investors, general partners, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers united in efforts to build businesses, solve problems, and build wealth through inclusive investing.
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