Who Owns the Future? A Showcase of Ideas for a More Locally Owned Economy
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Wealth and ownership have become increasingly concentrated across sectors, industries, income brackets, and places. This concentration manifests in homeownership, small business, agriculture, and more.
What would it take to create an economy where more people can own assets, build wealth, and share in the value they help create—where capital remains rooted in place, and communities have greater influence over their economic future?
Join practitioners, policymakers, funders, and researchers for an idea showcase on building a more locally owned economy. Through a series of short talks, speakers will explore different pathways to expanding ownership and strengthening community wealth across homeownership, small business, employee ownership, cooperatives, community ownership, and more. Highlighting both proven and emerging approaches, speakers will examine how communities can build assets, retain capital locally, and give residents a greater stake in their economic future.