Agenda

7:00AM, Registration & Breakfast

8:10AM, Welcome, Introductions, and Land Recognition |

Adam Rubel, NMIIC Chair

8:45-9:45AM, Session 1: STate of the state | governor regis pecos

Governor Regis Pecos, former governor of Cochiti Pueblo and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Santa Fe Indian School Leadership Institute, will open this session by asking participants, “Where do your values come from?” Using indigenous traditions and storytelling to connect the work of impact investing to place and by centering community-based values, Governor Pecos will challenge participants to consider the impact of their work in New Mexico beyond the data and figures.

9:45–10:00 AM, BREAK

10:00–11:45 AM, Session 2: Redefining Your Role in the New Mexico Capital Ecosystem | NMIIC & AVIVAR CAPITAL

NMIIC and Avivar Capital will facilitate an interactive session to engage participants in defining what a collaborative integrated capital ecosystem looks like in New Mexico, and what gaps exist that prevent the equitable distribution of capital. The session will challenge capital providers, intermediaries, as well as ecosystem enablers to push the boundaries of their respective roles to help advance a more equitable, healthy, and vibrant New Mexico for all.

11:45 am–1:00 PM, Lunch by Campo at Los Poblanos

1:00–2:00 PM, Session 3: NMIIC Highlights & Reflections

Representatives from NMIIC member organizations will join us in a discussion moderated by Avivar Capital addressing the key question “What does it take to disrupt and transform the traditional flow of capital?” Participants will hear a panel of NMIIC members reflect on the Collaborative’s journey, including its shift from pursuing transactions to driving transformation in the flow of capital so it reaches places it has historically failed to reach.

2:00–3:00 PM, Session 4: Using Fixed Income to Change the Flow of Capital

What can various ecosystem participants do to broaden investments in underserved communities? Brian Svendahl (RBC), Russ Cummins (NM SBIC), and Joohee Rand (formerly with NMIIC’s Santa Fe Community Foundation and Anchorum St. Vincent) will share with participants how NMIIC catalyzed the creation of LIFT NM (Local Impact, Fixed-Income, Targeted Investment New Mexico), an investment strategy that seeks to change the flow of capital in New Mexico by driving investments towards critical social issues.

3:00–3:15 PM, BREAK

3:15–4:15 PM, SEssion 5: Case Study Exercise: Motel Reconversion Project

In this session moderated by Avivar Capital, participants will engage in a hands-on, real-world case study of one of NMIIC’s recent impact investments and learn more about how the Collaborative vets impact investment opportunities. Following the interactive exercise, participants will hear from NMIIC members and partner organizations about how the deal developed, including what did and did not work well.

4:15-5:15PM, SESSION 6: Beyond Extraction: How capital can be deployed differently to uplift communities?

Join a conversation with computer scientist and UNM Law Professor Prof. Sonia Gipson Rankin, and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Director at the NM Economic Development Department, Shani Harvie, to explore what the future of capital in New Mexico looks like. This fireside chat will discuss how capital and innovation can be used to drive positive social change in communities.

5:15-6:15pm, Networking & refreshments