The Inaugural ECHo Events were held on 02/09/23 in Los Angeles

and 02/11/23 in Oakland:

 

Meeting the Challenge of a Just Economy

through Real Estate Development

Fiona Ma (State Treasurer, California) and His Eminence, Cardinal Peter Turkson,

(Chancellor - Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, The Vatican) were the keynote speakers at the inaugural ECHo event to discuss:

 

New Strategies that increase transformational investment in underserved communities that meet California’s ambitious equity, environmental, and economic growth goals.

 

Topics included:

• How to leverage $1.2 Billion in Federal Funding to Address Equity and Inclusion

• Expanding underwriting and fiduciary oversight criteria to mitigate the risks, long-term costs, and diminished returns associated with underinvestment in communities of color.

• New Policies, Research, and Practices for fostering an economy based on Inclusive Growth – Faster Growth – Sustainable and Healthy Growth.