October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
October 28 – 30, 2024
Resorts World Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES
Richea Jones is a food activist, financial expert, author and self taught chef. She was the first African American executive director of the Greater Houston Texas Restaurant Association. Ms. Jones has both an extensive background in food and finance. Richea managed over an 85 million dollar budget for Princeton University as well as leading finances for grass roots organizations all over the country like, A Place called Home in Los Angeles, CA, Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation in Houston, TX, and Diversified Community Services in Philadelphia, PA to name a few. She has currently teamed up with actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish to develop her grocery concept in South Los Angeles, CA. Richea holds a masters degree in contracts and negotiations from California State University. Richea Jones is the Co-Founder of Diaspora Groceries and Rich Enterprises.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, Concourse: 153ABC
The legacy of historical practices that disadvantaged communities of color such as redlining, restrictive covenants, and exclusionary zoning persists to this day, deterring investment dollars from historically overlooked communities. Tools that quantify social return on investment can help make the business case for social equity by demonstrating the existence of untapped markets, quantifying the amount […]
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 515A
There are many communities across the country that have experienced historic disinvestment and there are people and businesses in these communities that are still having problems accessing capital today. For instance, areas of South Los Angeles are food deserts, and the community has tried to attract new grocery stores for decades, but the private market has not yet made these investments in the community. Through this panel discussion, we will explore how to demonstrate the value of these markets to unlock capital when a traditional market study may not capture the true purchasing power of the community. Should we redesign […]