On Wednesday, November 18, 2026, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will host a hybrid event as part of the Making Missing Markets Initiative, an effort to foster and improve markets channeling investments into under-resourced communities.
Investments to improve communities’ economic opportunities across sectors are typically fragmented. Moreover, they fail to attract private capital at a scale commensurate with the size of the problem. The Making Missing Markets Initiative seeks to change this dynamic and improve well-being across all communities, especially low- and moderate-income communities.
This event will include speakers and panelists who are developing new business models and strategies that better address the root causes of communities’ challenges. This event will be of interest to leaders in finance, philanthropy, community development, and academia, and anyone else interested in creating new markets aimed at fostering opportunity-rich communities.
November 18, 2026
1:00pm-5:30pm
(Coffee and networking preceding event; reception to follow.)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
This event is open to the public.
This event will be open to the media. All remarks are on the record, with the recording to be made available afterwards. Media who wish to attend must register by contacting Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
| 1:00pm-1:15pm | Opening Remarks Otho Kerr, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Impact Investing, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 1:15pm-1:35pm | Fireside Chat: Investing for Outcomes David Erickson, Head of Outreach and Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Tracy Palandjian, CEO and Co-Founder, Social Finance |
| 1:35pm-1:45pm | Speech Michael S. Barr, Member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| 1:45pm-2:30pm | Panel: How Communities Ignite Innovation Moderator: Willa Seldon, Partner, Bridgespan Group Hanaa Hamdi, Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Dr. Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Melanie Littlejohn, President and CEO, Central New York Community Foundation |
| 2:30pm-2:40pm | Remarks John C. Williams, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 2:40pm-2:55pm | Break |
| 2:55pm-3:05pm | Talk: Investing In America Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director, Bugg-Levine, Inc. |
| 3:05pm-3:10pm | Multimedia Experience |
| 3:10pm-3:55pm | Panel: Catalyzing Capital and Braiding Resources Moderator: David Bank, Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, ImpactAlpha Aisha Benson, President and CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund Rod Grozier, President and CEO, Gro Dev David Sand, Co-Chief Impact Strategist, Community Capital Management |
| 3:55pm-4:05pm | Talk: Investing in Flourishing: Breakthroughs in Learning and Innovation Tyler Norris, Chair, Investing in Flourishing |
| 4:05pm-4:20pm | Break |
| 4:20pm-4:35pm | Audience Engagement |
| 4:35pm-4:45pm | Talk: Communities and the Capital Stack
Christina Hollenback, Founding Partner, Justice Capital |
| 4:45pm-4:55pm | Talk: Investing Upstream in Onondaga County
Ryan McMahon, Onondaga County Executive |
| 4:55pm-5:35pm | Panel: The Returns on Investing Upstream
Moderator: Tynesia Boyea-Robinson, President and CEO, CapEQ William Burckart, CEO, The Investment Integration Project Dr. Bechara Choucair, EVP and Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente Edgar Romney, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Administrative Officer, Amalgamated Bank |
| 5:35pm-5:40pm | Closing Remarks Otho Kerr, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Impact Investing, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
