Financing Regional Prosperity: Capitalizing the Deep South’s Economic Ecosystem | DELTA FEST 2026

How regional development deals are actually structured, how capital sources interact, and where inclusion is gained or lost. Leaders from Capital One, Enterprise Community Partners, and Regions Bank with HOPE CEO Bill Bynum. Speakers: Desiree Francis, Managing Vice President of Community Finance, Capital One Janis Bowdler, President, Solutions Division, Enterprise Community Partners Leroy Abrahams, Head of Community and Market Engagement, Regions Bank Bill Bynum, CEO and Co-Creator, HOPE; DELTA FEST host & co-producer (moderator) DELTA FEST 2026 · Day 3: Activate (Sept 4) · Mainstage · Jackson, Mississippi DELTA FEST is hosted by HOPE and created in partnership with Yancey Consulting. Read the report, The $271 Billion Question: Who Will Build, Own, and Benefit from the Deep South's Next Economy? at www.deltafest.money #deltafest2026 #deepsouthprosperity #regionalintelligence @HopeCreditUnion @hopeenterprisecorporation290 @hopepolicyinstitute3404