Black History Month

Bloomberg Women’s Buyside Network
invites you to a special reception and discussion to celebrate

Black History Month

Yinka Shonibare’s The American Library. Courtesy of the Skirball Cultural Center. Photography by Mercie Ghimire.

February 27, 2024
5:30pm – Doors open
6:00pm – Welcome and panel discussion
7:00pm – Networking and exclusive exhibition access

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Map

Bloomberg Women’s Buyside Network co-founders Bonnie Wongtrakool, Jerilyn Castillo McAniff and Pooja Malik invite you to celebrate Black History Month. Join us to hear about Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, which seeks to accelerate the pace of Black wealth accumulation, followed by an engaging discussion with Wemimo Abbey, Co-Founder of Esusu, Kamala Avila-Salmon, Head of Inclusive Content, Motion Picture Group at Lionsgate, and Selena Cuffe, Chief Growth Officer, Blackstone Consulting, Inc. & Co-Founder, Heritage Link Brands.

Guests are also invited to view The American Library by Yinka Shonibare exhibition.

Agenda

5:30pm
Doors open

6:00pm
Welcome

Emily Gordon
Director of Sales, West Coast
Bloomberg

6:05pm
Greenwood Initiative and Black Wealth Data Center Overview

Dr. Roxanne Franklin Lorio

Chief of Staff at the Greenwood Initiative

Bloomberg Philanthropies

6:15pm
Panel Introduction

Jerilyn Castillo McAniff
Managing Director, Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Oaktree Capital Management

6:20pm
Panel Discussion

Wemimo Abbey
Co-Founder
Esusu

Kamala Avila-Salmon
Head of Inclusive Content, Motion Picture Group
Lionsgate

Selena Cuffe
Chief Growth Officer
Blackstone Consulting, Inc.
Co-Founder, Heritage Link Brands

Amina Wilson (Moderator)
Global Head of Unscripted Development
Bloomberg Originals

7:00pm
Close

Jessie Kornberg
President and CEO
Skirball Cultural Center

7:05pm
Networking reception & exclusive exhibition access

8:00pm
Event concludes

Bloomberg is proud to support the Skirball Cultural Center.

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Established in 2018, the Bloomberg Women’s Buyside Network is a community of female professionals in investment management, committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable industry. Through networking, community and thought leadership, we work together to foster greater diversity, advance career growth and inspire the next generation of women in the buy side.

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