Cassandra Lichnock
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Strengthening Pathways to Capital: The Business Case for Inclusive Growth | Global Conference 2025
Troy Duffie, Wally Adeyemo, David Hall, Cassandra Lichnock, Linnea Roberts, Jim Shelton
The Milkenitz to Global Conference 2025 panel led by Walea Adeyemo, Cassandra, and other sector leaders argues that unlocking the economic potential of rural and historically redlined communities requires a strategic alignment of public, private, and philanthropic capital. Speakers detailed structural barriers such as the geographic concentration of venture capital and rigid institutional investment thresholds, while proposing solutions like bipartisan legislative support and the coordination of family offices to fill scaling gaps. The discussion concludes that bridging the widening mobility gap and preparing for an AI-driven economy demands a new infrastructure of education and capital stacking comparable to historical national investments in railroads and defense.