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The 2024 SECC Southside Connection Symposium, presented by The Allstate Foundation, will begin with a networking meet and greet including a light continental breakfast. At 9:00 am the Symposium commences with welcome remarks and keynote conversation “Uniting Ideas, Forging the Future,” moderated by NBC Chicago, and featuring Caroline Grossman, Executive Director, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, and Xavier Ramey, the founder and CEO of Justice Informed.

The founder's panel presents, “Pivoting for the Future with New Ideas,” focusing on how companies position their brand to access capital and essential resources for their business to succeed. Phaedra Leslie, Vice President, Diversity, Workforce Development, and Community Engagement at All Construction Group will moderate the engagement featuring:

• Chef Taylor Mason, Co-founder, of Taylor’s Tacos and Taylored event space
• LaTanya Orr, Founder and CEO, Selah Branding and Design, LLC and The FoundHERS Suite
• Donnell Digby, Owner of The Woodlawn, Key Appraisal South, and SalonTen35