Who’s ready to be empowered? Your Road to Wealth Starts HERE!
The Chicago Financial Empowerment Summit is back and better than ever!
Join us for the FREE Event on
Friday, October 6, 2023
10:00 a.m. CST | UIC Forum
Attendee Registration Opens Soon
The Office of Chicago City Treasurer proudly presents Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow 2023, a free in-person financial empowerment summit laser-focused on Chicagoland residents, small businesses, and entrepreneurs! The seminars, presented by an impressive line-up of financial experts, are designed to expand your knowledge base in access to capital, financial planning, credit repair, homeownership and wealth building.
Make sure to visit the Financial Empowerment Exhibit Hall where more than 100 financial organizations and other vendors will showcase products and services, offer financial advice, resources and information to help shape your financial future!
We are excited to announce the return of Operation Hope and our HOPE Inside Financial Wellbeing Coaches on the Exhibit Floor . It’s your unique opportunity to learn more about the benefits of the HOPE Inside Program and sign up to get started on your financial journey.
The Main Stage is always a core attraction at the Financial Empowerment Summit! Every hour, a Financial Wellbeing Coach will grace the stage sharing Credit and Money Management tips, The “wealth” of knowledge will be non-stop!
Round out your financial experience by having your photo captured with Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin in the City Treasurer’s Money Vault, and visit the City of Chicago Mayor’s Financial Health Hub!
Registration Opens Soon! Don’t delay a chance in your financial forecast starts TODAY!
Complete the form below receive an alert when registration opens.
Chicago City Hall
121 N LaSalle St, Room 106, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312 -744 -3356
Email: city.treasurer@cityofchicago.org
10:05 a.m.
Welcome to the Financial Empowerment Summit
10:30 a.m. – BMO EMpower:
Learn how you can benefit from BMO’s $5 billion commitment to address
key barriers faced by minority businesses and communities.
11:00 a.m.
Wealth Building Conversations
featuring
11:50 a.m.
Credit & Money Management Tips with Operation Hope
1:00 p.m.
The Shark and The Apprentice Fireside Chat
featuring
Real Estate for Community Equity
Featuring
Bonita Harrison, Whitney Hampton, Christopher Posey, Catherine Okoroh,
Ajay Bohra, and Alexis Hart McDowell
11:00 a.m. | Room D
Are you ready to buy a home?
Presented by CHASE
11:00 a.m. | Room E
Women Leading Investments
presented by R. Seelaus & Co.
12:00 p.m. | Room F
Chase Budget Builder: Manage your credit score with confidence with Credit Journey
presented by CHASE
12:00 p.m. | Room E
Dreaming of owning a home? BMO’s low down payment mortgages and down
payment assistance programs can help make it happen, learn how you can participate.
12:45 p.m. | Room D
Your Financial Journey: Savings and Credit
Learn how to create SMART goals & build your knowledge on credit
presented by CHASE
2:00 p.m. | Room E
Understanding Credit to Create Financial Freedom
presented by US Bank
2:00 pm | Room F
Near downtown Chicago‚ the Forum is the newest university event venue located on the corner of Roosevelt Road and Halsted Street.
I-94 W/Dan Ryan Expy.
Take Exit 52B toward Roosevelt Rd./Taylor St.
Stay straight to go onto Ruble St.
Turn left onto W. Roosevelt Rd.
End at 725 W. Roosevelt Rd.
I-90 E/Kennedy Expy.
Take the Taylor St. exit 52A – toward Roosevelt Rd.
Stay straight to go onto S. Union Ave.
Turn right onto Roosevelt Rd.
US – 41S/Edens Expy. becomes I-94 E
Merge onto I-90 E/ I-94 E
Take the Taylor St. exit – Exit 52 A – toward Roosevelt Rd.
Stay straight to go onto S. Union Ave.
Turn right onto W. Roosevelt Rd.
I-290 E/Eisenhower Expy.
Merge onto I-90 E/ I-94 E
Take the Taylor St. exit 52A – toward Roosevelt Rd.
Stay straight to go onto S. Union Ave.
Turn right onto Roosevelt Rd.
Ample parking located two blocks west of the UIC Forum at 1135 S. Morgan St. Lot 5.
