Last Friday, SBDC-OC President Michael A. Ocasio participated in the 19th Economic Development and Empowerment Summit, sponsored by The National Diversity Coalition. The conference was full of excellent talks and opportunities on the vast world of the metaverse. The summit provided information on cryptocurrency's future while allowing participants to learn more about housing and small businesses. Our staff got a chance to meet OCC Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu, who provided a Q&A session with event participants.

The National Diversity Coalition (NDC) is a non-profit organization advocating for greater opportunity, financial equality, and economic empowerment for the diverse, minority and low-to-moderate income communities. NDC works with corporations and federal, as well as state agencies, on policies that help break down the barriers of the unbanked and underbanked, through greater corporate social responsibility, consumer protection, supplier diversity, providing access to capital and broadband, among others.