11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Cultivating Innovation: Informal Conversations with RI’s Economic Gardener
Join Venture Cafe Providence for an informal conversation, led by Tuni Schartner, Executive Director of Venture Café Providence and Rhode Island’s economic gardener. Every week Tuni will lead the conversation with thought leaders from around Rhode Island touching on a number of topics important for innovators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses in Rhode Island. This week will feature conversations with founders from Brown’s 2020 B-Lab program, Justin Kim, co-founder of Cress Health; Lauren Brown, co-founder of figured; and Michelle Liu co-founder of Belong Here; and an update on the Cox Get Started Competition on September 30 with Ross Nelson.