Innovative Finance Spotlight 2026
Join us for the Innovative Finance Spotlight 2026 - an interactive session exploring financing tools that move beyond traditional grants and equity investments.
Through a series of lightening talks, we will dig into emerging models such as employee trust financing, returnable grants for small businesses, first-loss guarantee pools, and community real-estate ownership.
This gathering brings together a curated group of SV2 Partners, alongside ecosystem innovators building the next generation of blended-finance and catalytic capital tools.
We are convening to learn boldly, connect meaningfully, and explore how impact dollars can be deployed more creatively for community-centered, systems-level change.
Event Timeline:
4:00-4:35 PM: Speaker Spotlight
4:40-5:15 PM: Round table discussions
5:15-6:00 PM: Open networking
Join us for insight, conversation, and connection.
If you have questions, please email Suhani Mohan at [email protected].
Speakers Spotlight:
🎤 Alison Lingane | Founder & CEO, Ownership Capital Lab
Alison is a recognized leader in employee ownership and worker-centered finance. After co-founding Project Equity, she now focuses on unlocking investment capital and building the market infrastructure needed to scale employee ownership. At the Spotlight, Alison will share how employee trust financing can create investable, scalable pathways to shared ownership and what it means for impact-driven investors.
🎤 Deb Parsons | Managing Director of Business Development at ImpactAssets
With over 20 years of experience mobilizing capital for impact, Deb specializes in strategic philanthropy and partnership building. She works with a broad network of foundations, family offices, and institutional investors to unlock capital for underserved communities. At the Spotlight, Deb will discuss innovative finance tools that leverage Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) to drive meaningful impact.
🎤 Kathleen Paylor | VP of Impact Investing & Philanthropy at Regenerative Social Finance (RSF)
Kathleen focuses on helping institutions and individuals activate their wealth for an equitable and regenerative future. Recently honored on the Worthy100 list, Kathleen previously led fundraising for FoodCorps. She will share insights from RSF’s Catalyst Fund, highlighting how innovative lending tools can support mission-driven businesses and expand access to capital.
🎤 Meera Siva | Co-Founder & CEO of Inkludo Impact Foundation
Meera brings a cross-sector perspective with experience in impact investing, affordable housing, financial journalism, and early-stage finance. Her work focuses on addressing the systemic gaps that limit capital for market-based social enterprises. At the Spotlight, Meera will discuss first-loss guarantee pools and how they can unlock credit for social enterprises that are otherwise excluded from traditional financing.