Catalyst: Community Finance Summit
Saskatoon, SK
Tue May 28 – Thu May 30, 2024
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Join us for two days of Connecting, Learning & Collaborating
The Catalyst: Community Finance Summit is a pan-Canadian convening centred on community finance. We’re convening community finance organizations, funders, investors, and ecosystem allies to advance the community finance sector together.
Our agenda aims to:
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Strengthen connections between community finance organizations in Canada and beyond.
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Enhance learning and knowledge exchange to help community finance organizations add value to their work.
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Collaborate and co-develop a shared advocacy agenda and set of priorities to advance the community finance sector.
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Showcase the quality and urgency of community finance investment opportunities available in Canada.
Joining us are thought leaders, visionaries, and innovative practitioners. Get ready to be inspired by their stories, motivated by their experiences, and empowered by their knowledge. And come ready to share your insights, curiosities, and your own experiences in community finance!
Summit Location
Summit Location
Location
Delta Hotels Bessborough
601 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G8
Event Schedule
Day 0
May 28
5 – 9 PM
Welcome Reception
Room: Terrace Lounge, Delta Hotel Bessborough
Join us to collect your Summit namebadge, greet old friends and meet new colleagues, mingle with fellow delegates, and have a beverage with some grab & go bites to eat.
Day 1
May 29
8 – 9 AM
Breakfast & Informal Networking
Room: Adam Ballroom, Delta Hotel Bessborough
9 – 9:25 AM
Welcome
Room: Adam Ballroom
It is an honour that Judy Pelly will join us to generously share as a renowned cultural adviser and Indigenous knowledge keeper.
Judy Pelly
9:25 – 10:30 AM
Opening
Room: Adam Ballroom
It is rare to convene such diverse community finance organizations together in one space at the same time! Our opening will be an interactive session to connect with fellow delegates and to know who else is in the room.
Julia Grady, 10C Harvest Impact Fund
Kristi Fairholm Mader, Thrive Impact Fund
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Policy Innovation in Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
Inspirational and practical examples of how policy has enabled community finance to start-up and scale.
Frank Altman, Founder of Community Reinvestment Fund
Lili-Anna Pereša, CEO of McConnell Foundation
Matthew Mendelsohn, CEO of Social Capital Partners
Suzanne Faiza, Knowledge Lead at Tapestry Capital
Moderator: Eoin Callan, Bloom Local Food Fund
12 – 1 PM
Lunch
And our special guest, Frank Altman, will be signing his recent book, “A New Capitalism: Creating a Just Economy That Works for All“.
1 – 1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Investment co-operatives
Room: Adam Ballroom
Trends and opportunities among investment co-ops in Western Canada.
Kyle White, Co-operatives First
— CONNECT stream
Foundations in Community Finance
Room: Salon Batoche
Alexandra Chamberlin, McConnell Foundation
Jane Bisbee, Social Enterprise Fund
Jen Pederson, Saskatoon Community Foundation
Richard Muller, Impact United
— BUILD stream
Catalytic Capital Lab
Room: Kelsey
Collaborating to mitigate risk.
Julia Grady, 10C Harvest Impact Fund
Kristi Fairholm Mader, Thrive Impact Fund
Tracey Robertson, Ontario Trillium Foundation
2 – 2:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Community Finance Builds Affordable Housing
Room: Adam Ballroom
How community finance scales to address our housing crisis?
Andrea Nemtin, Social Innovation Canada
Irene Gannitsos, Vancity Affordable Housing Accelerator Fund
Ryan Collins-Swartz, Tapestry Capital
— CONNECT stream
Centring Community in Community Finance
Room: Salon Batoche
Aaron Timoshyk, Build Up Saskatoon
Alfred Burgesson, Tribe Network
Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria
Michelle Kanter, Carolinian Canada
Nickolaas van der Velde, Indwell
— BUILD stream
Shared Infrastructure for Community Finance
Room: Kelsey
Co-developing shared services and technology that enable the start-up and scale up of community finance organizations.
Keith Taylor, DUCA Impact Lab
Kevin Taylor, SVX
Suzanne Faiza, Tapestry Capital
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15Â – 4:15 PM
Reconciliation in Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
How might we practice community finance in right relationship with Indigenous Peoples?
Chris Sicotte, Executive Director of National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association
Ian Bear, Member Services Manager at First Nations Finance Authority
Samantha Whiteye, Indigenous Leadership Director at Carolinian Canada
Kyle Wilson, Chief Investment Officer of Metis Settlements Development Corporation
Moderator: Justin Wiebe, Lead of Innovation and Strategic Growth, Mastercard Foundation
4:15Â – 5:15 PM
Global Leaders in Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
Impactful community finance models from around the world.
David Sánchez, Managing Partner, AMPLO Impact Investing
Jaime Gloshay, Managing Director of Impact Investments at Common Future
Jim Baek, Executive Director of Community Investment Guarantee Pool
Meaghan Burkett, Executive Director of Ethical Fields
Moderator: Victor Beausoleil, Executive Director of Social Economy Through Social Inclusion
5:15 – 7 PM
Networking Reception
Room: Terrace Lounge, Delta Hotel Bessborough
Join us for some light bites, drinks, and a special announcement during a short fireside chat with Realize Capital Partners!
John Maung, Manager of Community Investing and Partnerships at Realize Capital Partners
Moderator: Wayne Miranda, Coordinator of Catalyst: Community Finance Initiative
Day 2
May 30
8 – 9 AM
Breakfast
Room: Adam Ballroom, Delta Hotel Bessborough
Join us for breakfast and a fireside chat about Community Development Finance Institutions, tax incentive programs for community finance, guarantee programs, and more!
Frank Altman, Founder of Community Reinvestment Fund
Adam Spence, CEO of SVX
9 – 9:15 AM
Welcome & Orientation to Day 2
Room: Adam Ballroom
Katy McIntyre, Bloom Local Food Fund
9:15 – 10:15 AM
Priorities for Community Finance in Canada
Room: Adam Ballroom
A workshop to generate and pollinate bold ideas and policy ambitions to advance community finance in Canada.
Jo Reynolds, Social Innovation Canada
Matthew Mendelsohn, Social Capital Partners
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Community Finance From Fogo to Whitehorse
Room: Adam Ballroom
Learn about inspiring models and the nuances of community finance in northern, rural, and remote communities.
Diane Hodgins, Shorefast
Jen Pederson, Saskatoon Community Foundation
Jude Ortiz, NORDIK Institute
Kristin Richard, EntrepreNorth
— CONNECT stream
Retail Investors Propel Community Finance
Room: Salon Batoche
Blake Bunting, GoParity
Suzanne Faiza, Tapestry Capital
Tim Nash, Good Investing
— BUILD stream
Creating Value through Impact Measurement
Room: Kelsey
Garth Yule, Common Approach to Impact Measurement
Jaswinder Kaur, Algonquin College
Julia Grady, 10C Harvest Impact Fund
Marc-André Pigeon, University of Saskatoon
Merette Mathieu, New Power Labs
12 – 1 PM
Lunch
1 – 1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Innovative Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
Malaz Sebai, Jumpstart Refugee Talent
Marina Nuri, World Education Service
Omar Yaqub, IslamicFamily
— CONNECT stream
Social Equity Lens Investing and Global Solidarity
Room: Salon Batoche
From Turtle Island to Palestine
Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria
Paula Sahyoun, SVX
Ryan Collins-Swartz, Tapestry Capital
— BUILD stream
Flipping-Power-to-Community Finance
Room: Kelsey
Filsan Farah, SuperBenefit DAO
Michelle Baldwin, Superbenefit DAO
Randall Terada, North York Community House
Rebecca Waterhouse, Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund
2 – 3 PM
Story Showcase
Community finance organizations share their stories of starting up funds and scaling their impact.
Moderator: Paula Sayhoun, SVX
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Priorities for Community Finance in Canada
Room: Adam Ballroom
A workshop to prioritize and plan bold ideas and policy ambitions to advance community finance in Canada.
Jo Reynolds, Social Innovation Canada
Matthew Mendelsohn, Social Capital Partners
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Closing
Event Schedule
Day 0
May 28
5 – 9 PM
Welcome Reception
Room: Terrace Lounge, Delta Hotel Bessborough
Join us to collect your Summit namebadge, greet old friends and meet new colleagues, mingle with fellow delegates, and have a beverage with some grab & go bites to eat.
Day 1
May 29
8 – 9 AM
Breakfast & Informal Networking
Room: Adam Ballroom, Delta Hotel Bessborough
9 – 9:25 AM
Welcome
Room: Adam Ballroom
It is an honour that Judy Pelly will join us to generously share as a renowned cultural adviser and Indigenous knowledge keeper.
Judy Pelly
9:25 – 10:30 AM
Opening
Room: Adam Ballroom
It is rare to convene such diverse community finance organizations together in one space at the same time! Our opening will be an interactive session to connect with fellow delegates and to know who else is in the room.
Julia Grady, 10C Harvest Impact Fund
Kristi Fairholm Mader, Thrive Impact Fund
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Policy Innovation in Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
Inspirational and practical examples of how policy has enabled community finance to start-up and scale.
Frank Altman, Founder of Community Reinvestment Fund
Lili-Anna Pereša, CEO of McConnell Foundation
Matthew Mendelsohn, CEO of Social Capital Partners
Suzanne Faiza, Knowledge Lead at Tapestry Capital
Moderator: Eoin Callan, Bloom Local Food Fund
12 – 1 PM
Lunch
And our special guest, Frank Altman, will be signing his recent book, “A New Capitalism: Creating a Just Economy That Works for All“.
1 – 1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Investment co-operatives
Room: Adam Ballroom
Trends and opportunities among investment co-ops in Western Canada.
Kyle White, Co-operatives First
— CONNECT stream
Foundations in Community Finance
Room: Salon Batoche
Alexandra Chamberlin, McConnell Foundation
Jane Bisbee, Social Enterprise Fund
Jen Pederson, Saskatoon Community Foundation
Richard Muller, Impact United
— BUILD stream
Catalytic Capital Lab
Room: Kelsey
Collaborating to mitigate risk.
Julia Grady, 10C Harvest Impact Fund
Kristi Fairholm Mader, Thrive Impact Fund
Tracey Robertson, Ontario Trillium Foundation
2 – 2:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Community Finance Builds Affordable Housing
Room: Adam Ballroom
How community finance scales to address our housing crisis?
Andrea Nemtin, Social Innovation Canada
Irene Gannitsos, Vancity Affordable Housing Accelerator Fund
Ryan Collins-Swartz, Tapestry Capital
— CONNECT stream
Centring Community in Community Finance
Room: Salon Batoche
Aaron Timoshyk, Build Up Saskatoon
Alfred Burgesson, Tribe Network
Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria
Michelle Kanter, Carolinian Canada
Nickolaas van der Velde, Indwell
— BUILD stream
Shared Infrastructure for Community Finance
Room: Kelsey
Co-developing shared services and technology that enable the start-up and scale up of community finance organizations.
Keith Taylor, DUCA Impact Lab
Kevin Taylor, SVX
Suzanne Faiza, Tapestry Capital
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15Â – 4:15 PM
Reconciliation in Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
How might we practice community finance in right relationship with Indigenous Peoples?
Chris Sicotte, Executive Director of National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association
Ian Bear, Member Services Manager at First Nations Finance Authority
Samantha Whiteye, Indigenous Leadership Director at Carolinian Canada
Kyle Wilson, Chief Investment Officer of Metis Settlements Development Corporation
Moderator: Justin Wiebe, Lead of Innovation and Strategic Growth, Mastercard Foundation
4:15Â – 5:15 PM
Global Leaders in Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
Impactful community finance models from around the world.
David Sánchez, Managing Partner, AMPLO Impact Investing
Jaime Gloshay, Managing Director of Impact Investments at Common Future
Jim Baek, Executive Director of Community Investment Guarantee Pool
Meaghan Burkett, Executive Director of Ethical Fields
Moderator: Victor Beausoleil, Executive Director of Social Economy Through Social Inclusion
5:15 – 7 PM
Networking Reception
Room: Terrace Lounge, Delta Hotel Bessborough
Join us for some light bites, drinks, and a special announcement during a short fireside chat with Realize Capital Partners!
John Maung, Manager of Community Investing and Partnerships at Realize Capital Partners
Moderator: Wayne Miranda, Coordinator of Catalyst: Community Finance Initiative
Day 2
May 30
8 – 9 AM
Breakfast
Room: Adam Ballroom, Delta Hotel Bessborough
Join us for breakfast and a fireside chat about Community Development Finance Institutions, tax incentive programs for community finance, guarantee programs, and more!
Frank Altman, Founder of Community Reinvestment Fund
Adam Spence, CEO of SVX
9 – 9:15 AM
Welcome & Orientation to Day 2
Room: Adam Ballroom
Katy McIntyre, Bloom Local Food Fund
9:15 – 10:15 AM
Priorities for Community Finance in Canada
Room: Adam Ballroom
A workshop to generate and pollinate bold ideas and policy ambitions to advance community finance in Canada.
Jo Reynolds, Social Innovation Canada
Matthew Mendelsohn, Social Capital Partners
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Community Finance From Fogo to Whitehorse
Room: Adam Ballroom
Learn about inspiring models and the nuances of community finance in northern, rural, and remote communities.
Diane Hodgins, Shorefast
Jen Pederson, Saskatoon Community Foundation
Jude Ortiz, NORDIK Institute
Kristin Richard, EntrepreNorth
— CONNECT stream
Retail Investors Propel Community Finance
Room: Salon Batoche
Blake Bunting, GoParity
Suzanne Faiza, Tapestry Capital
Tim Nash, Good Investing
— BUILD stream
Creating Value through Impact Measurement
Room: Kelsey
Garth Yule, Common Approach to Impact Measurement
Jaswinder Kaur, Algonquin College
Julia Grady, 10C Harvest Impact Fund
Marc-André Pigeon, University of Saskatoon
Merette Mathieu, New Power Labs
12 – 1 PM
Lunch
1 – 1:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
— LEARN stream
Innovative Community Finance
Room: Adam Ballroom
Malaz Sebai, Jumpstart Refugee Talent
Marina Nuri, World Education Service
Omar Yaqub, IslamicFamily
— CONNECT stream
Social Equity Lens Investing and Global Solidarity
Room: Salon Batoche
From Turtle Island to Palestine
Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria
Paula Sahyoun, SVX
Ryan Collins-Swartz, Tapestry Capital
— BUILD stream
Flipping-Power-to-Community Finance
Room: Kelsey
Filsan Farah, SuperBenefit DAO
Michelle Baldwin, Superbenefit DAO
Randall Terada, North York Community House
Rebecca Waterhouse, Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund
2 – 3 PM
Story Showcase
Community finance organizations share their stories of starting up funds and scaling their impact.
Moderator: Paula Sayhoun, SVX
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Priorities for Community Finance in Canada
Room: Adam Ballroom
A workshop to prioritize and plan bold ideas and policy ambitions to advance community finance in Canada.
Jo Reynolds, Social Innovation Canada
Matthew Mendelsohn, Social Capital Partners
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Closing
Get your tickets now!
Registration includes:
- Two full days of Connecting, Learning & Collaborating
- 2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches and break food (AM & PM)Â
- Hosted Welcome reception May 28th
- Hosted Networking reception May 29th
Connect with like-minded professionals, expand your network, and engage in meaningful discussions. This event will provide the perfect platform to foster collaborations and build lasting relationships within the community finance sector.
Details on how to access discounted flight and hotel stays will be provided with the email containing your ticket. We look forward to seeing you there!
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