May 2 & 3, 2023 (GMT-4) // Rock Hill, South Carolina

2023 South Carolina Community Capital Conference

Forget What You Thought You Knew: A New Vision of an Old Town

Forget What You Thought You Knew: 

A New Vision of an Old Town

The statewide conference will highlight innovations in impact investing, and creative community financing tools as well as identify new capital sources to support community economic development in South Carolina.

On May 2, 2023, mobile workshops will be held focusing on the following tours.

  • Knowledge Park Tour: A mix-used redevelopment of a former textile mill
  • Downtown Civil Rights Tour: Friendship 9 Freedom Walkway
  • Southside Revitalization Tour: Affordable Housing & Clinton College (HBCU)

Panel discussions will take place on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. These carefully curated breakout sessions are designed to educate, inform, reinforce, and introduce attendees to innovative and sustainable solutions to further the work of community development financing as well as explore the industry’s best practices.

Meet the Keynote Speakers

Dr. Tonya M. Matthews
Dr. Tonya M. Matthews

President and CEO, International African American Museum (IAAM)

Dr. Jennifer Clyburn Reed
Dr. Jennifer Clyburn Reed

Federal Co-Chair at Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

Karama Neal, PhD
Karama Neal, PhD

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service at Rural Development, USDA

Meet Our Panelists

China Boak Terrell
China Boak Terrell

CEO of American Communities Trust

Jeanne Milliken Bonds
Jeanne Milliken Bonds

Professor of Practice, Impact Investment, & Sustainable Finance at UNC Kenan Flagler Business School

John Gettys
John Gettys

Mayor at City of Rock Hill

Rev. Richard Joyner
Rev. Richard Joyner

CNN Hero, Founder & Chairman of the Board at Conetoe Family Life Center

Tara Sherbert
Tara Sherbert

Chief Executive Officer at Moxie Investment Funds, TMS Development, and Sherbert Consulting, Inc.

Justin Smith
Justin Smith

Partner at Hoppin' RH Development Group

Gary Williams
Gary Williams

Founder & Chairman of the Board at Williams & Fudge, Inc.

Agenda at a Glance