THE ECONOMIC AGENCY CONFERENCE.
Save the Date · August 13–14, 2027
Research. Capital. Culture. Ownership. Institution Building.
Conference overview
Held each August in recognition of Black August and BWWA’s founding month, The Economic Agency Conference is the annual public gathering of the Economic Agency Formation™ field—a place where research, tools, capital, culture, practice, and ownership strategy meet.
The conference convenes community members, practitioners, entrepreneurs, professionals, researchers, funders, policymakers, and institution builders committed to moving people and communities from participation toward agency, stewardship, ownership, continuity, and institution building.
What to expect
Economic Agency Formation™ keynote and framework sessions
Research, publication, and practical tool releases
Ownership, capital, cooperative economics, and institution-building conversations
Career-to-ownership and family economic-agency workshops
AI, intellectual property, and the future of ownership
Black women’s economic leadership and legacy conversations
Hoperah Fund awards and grantee learning
Community marketplace and resource exchange
Youth, elder, and intergenerational formation sessions
Who should attend
Community members, workers, entrepreneurs, business owners, students, elders, funders, policymakers, researchers, educators, cooperative leaders, employers, financial institutions, community-development practitioners, and anyone committed to building economic agency.
Save the Date Friday–Saturday · August 13–14, 2027
Location, registration, speakers, marketplace opportunities, sponsorship information, and the complete program will be announced as planning progresses.
