The Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council's Peter Hurst delivers opening remarks at the Boston Fed's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Massachusetts Minority Business Development Agency's Daliza Nova asks a question during the "Opportunities and Barriers in Procurement" session of the Boston Fed's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed's Mike Evangelist discusses wealth inequality during the Bank's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

An audience member asks a question during the "Opportunities and Barriers in Procurement" session of the Boston Fed's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed's Keenan Grooms discusses opportunities and barriers in New England procurement during the Bank's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

An audience member asks a question during the "Economic Outlook" session of the Boston Fed's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Boston Fed's Bo Zhao gives an economic outlook for New England during the Bank's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Massachusetts Minority Business Development Agency's Daliza Nova, M&T Bank's Patrick Lorent, and Business Consortium Fund's Sahra Halpern discuss business lending during the "Getting to Yes" panel at the Boston Fed's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Harold Blackwell of the Massachusetts MBDA's COVID-19 Project and The Panther Group's Sean Cogdell discuss business growth through mergers and acquisitions during the "Inorganic Growth" panel at the Boston Fed's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council's Gary Stiffler and Altura Capital's Judy Frodigh discuss investors as a source for business capital during the "Alternative Forms of Capital" panel at the Boston Fed's first annual Financial Summit. May 18, 2023. Peter Davis/Federal Reserve Bank of Boston