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2024 Native Forward Alumni Convening

Native Forward Scholars Fund Alumnus Dave Kimelberg (Seneca Nation) selected as keynote speaker

The Native Forward Scholars Fund held their annual Alumni Convening for a one-day event in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 13, 2024. Native Forward’s Alumni Convening took place during The National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development’s Reservation Economic Summit. We are proud to announce that Native Forward Scholars Fund Alumnus Dave Kimelberg (Seneca Nation) as the keynote speaker. Dave is also the Founding Partner of Kimelberg PLLC, the former General Counsel for SoftBank Capital and SoftBank Holdings, and the former founding CEO of Seneca Holdings. He received a juris doctorate from Cornell Law School and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Northeastern University. The event included a networking reception, exclusive guest speakers, and initiative-building to engage alumni as influential change-makers. Alumni had a chance to enhance connections and a sense of belonging with Native Forward to formalize a collective network of Native industry leaders.