Inviting all innovators, changemakers, artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers, community leaders, educators, and neighbors to join us at our February MIX — the Monthly Innovation eXchange!
Sustaining Inclusive Growth Through Shifting Conditions
Featured Innovators:
Chrissy Thornton: Associated Black Charities
Brianne Latrice: BLK ASS FLEA MKT
C. Daniel Mullins: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Jade Merritt: BLK ED Network
Molly Doran: The Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation
Across sectors, the work toward equitable growth and inclusive communities is evolving. Policies shift. Funding priorities pivot. Even the language organizations use continues to change.
This MIX creates space for a candid, cross-sector conversation about what’s next. We’re bringing together voices from Baltimore’s ecosystem to explore how we sustain inclusive growth in real time.
Through short lightning talks and guided conversations, we’ll dig into the decisions, tradeoffs, and strategies shaping how organizations and communities continue to invest in people, opportunity, and belonging despite shifting conditions. Some are moving forward boldly, others adapting quietly, and many balancing values with changing realities.
Join us to share insights, learn from peers, and imagine what it takes to keep inclusion at the center of innovation and growth, even as the landscape evolves.