Realizing America’s Dream of Economic Inclusion

Speaker / Producer

Award-winning journalist & digital media strategist

Social Entrepreneur

Leading voice on 21st century Innovation Economy

I’m determined to reveal the secrets of the 21st century economic game to millions and empower those left behind in the quicksand of a 20th century mindset to join the movement of economic inclusion.

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America’s Black Boys

Our nation cannot reach its highest economic competitiveness goals with so much of its population producing so little. Empowering more Americans to compete in the Innovation Economy is a national economic imperative.

Johnathan Holifield, Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness at NorTech; Co-founder America21

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The economic game has fundamentally changed.

Are you ready to compete?

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Black youth were taught how to play sports games and learned to compete.

To compete in the arena of innovation, we must learn how the game is played.

50 years of Black American “progress” into 21st century

20th century economic strategies don’t work today.

What’s our strategy for the next 50 years?

1963 2014 Manufacturing Jobs

Advanced Manufacturing Jobs

Did You Know?

Most Americans do not know: How the Innovation Economy works How to create generational wealth How to speak the language of the 21st century Innovation Economy

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You know about this: • Wealth Gap • Wage Gap • Achievement Gap • School Dropout Rate • School-to-Prison Pipeline • Mass Incarceration • High Unemployment Rate

Do you know about this? • Local Innovation Ecosystem • STEM Education • TBED / iBED • SBIR / STTR • CEDS / NADO • Angels / VCs • All 1.9 million black businesses combined

produce LESS than 1% of America’s GDP and zero percent job growth

How do we empower all students with the knowledge to compete in a 21st century innovation economy?

We teach financial literacy; we need economic literacy We speak of income inequality; we should discuss wealth creation We promote College to Career; we should also add innovation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness & lessons covering the 21st century Innovation Economy

LA’s STARTUP COMMUNITY

If you overlay this map across your local region, how many icons would fill the map

and what would the legend look like?

How can you develop YOUR own Local Innovation Ecosystem? A good start is to include K-12 and higher education on the map!

Audiences Will Learn

• The BIG PICTURE of how America’s New Tech-Based, Globally Competitive Innovation Economy works

• How to Equip / Prepare / Train Youth to Compete in the 21st Century Innovation Economy, from kindergarten to career

• How to Identify and Participate in their Local Innovation Ecosystems

• How to Build / Sustain Generational Wealth

• How to Develop High-Growth Entrepreneurial Enterprises that produce jobs and wealth

Can we talk about this?

AUDIENCES Foundations

TBED / iBED Orgs

Educational Institutions

Church Groups

Youth Groups

Leadership Orgs

Black Male Achievement Programs

Inmate Re-Entry Programs

Civil Rights Groups

Social Justice Groups

Small Business Leadership Orgs

Professional Development Groups

Policymakers

Educators

Influencers

Numerous reports by authoritative organizations and media point to a need for an economic inclusion framework. Economic inclusion starts with a working knowledge of the Innovation Economy.

Black and Hispanic Americans are underrepresented in the Innovation

Economy and Startup Culture

the

21st century economic strategies center on

economic inclusion but 20th century ecosystems lack knowledge of this national movement.

Mike Green is a nationally recognized expert on STEM Education, Innovation

Economy and Economic Inclusion.

“No discussion about the education of minorities would be complete without speaking with Mike Green.”

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson MED Radio Show

Jan. 20, 2011

VOICE OF

Mike Green Consultant: Innovation Economy, STEM Education, Startups, Capital, Social Media, Digital Innovations

Speaker: Keynote, Workshop, Panelist, Conferences, Summits

NY Times Leadership Academy

17 years media experience

Award-winning journalist & Digital Media Innovations Strategist

Columnist:

• Oregon Business Magazine • Governing Institute • Huffington Post

Co-founder, America21

Founder, Saving America’s Black Boys Solutions Summits

CONTACT: 541-730-2164

mike@blackinnovation.org

Benefit Options • Consulting

• Leadership Training

• Keynote

• Expert Panelist

• Meeting Facilitator

• Lead Small Group Discussions

• Workshop

• Education & Planning

The biggest challenge in 2014 is bridging the disconnect between national policymakers and investors seeking to develop 21st century economic inclusion frameworks with those disconnected communities still operating under 20th century business models. I provide a bilingual bridge, speaking the languages of both 20th century economics and 21st century innovation and opportunity.

Mike Green

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Mike introduces the ScaleUp Innovation Campaign at the Clinton Global Initiative 2013