2025 Blue and Gold Pathway Conference: Bear-ing the Future: Building Financial Resilience
The Blue and Gold Pathway Conference is dedicated to empowering Berkeley Community with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to confidently navigate their financial journey towards financial independence. Our conference agenda boasts a series of meticulously curated workshops led by esteemed experts, each designed to impart invaluable skills and insights essential for sound financial management, including award-winning documentary Director, Representative from FINRA, Community Manager from Chase, Fidelity Workplace Financial Consultant, Director of Student Loan Empowerment Project from MyPath.
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Date: April 11, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (re-entry allowed)
Event Venue: ASUC Senate Chambers (5th floor of Eshleman Hall)
Address: 2465 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Our 2025 goals are to:
- Develop strategies for financial security and promote sustainable financial practices
- Empower attendees to overcome financial challenges and explore pathways to achieve their financial goals
- Strengthen resilience through financial planning and foster a culture of financial resilience
- 9:00 – 9:30 | Keynote
- 9:30 – 10:30 | This is Not Financial Advice – Film Review & Panel Discussion
- 10:30 – 10:40 | Break/Transition
- 10:40 – 11:30 | Money Insights for Millennials and Gen Z
- 11:30 – 11:40 | Break/Transition
- 11:40 – 12:30 | Understanding and Building Credit
- 12:30 – 1:15 | Lunch Break
- 1:15 – 2:00 | Intro to Student Loan Empowerment Network & Other Resources
- 2:00 – 2:10 | Break/Transition
- 2:10 – 2:55 | Smart Spending: Mastering Your Budget for Financial Success
- 2:55 – 3:10 | Afternoon Break
- 3:10 – 4:10 | From College to Career: Financial Resilience & Building a Future you Love (Panel Discussion: Experts, Students, Alum)
- 4:10 – 4:15 | Closing Remarks
Anne Xiong: Program Manager, Center for Financial Wellness
Jen Towers, Assistant Director for Student and Staff Engagement, FASO
Kathy Nguyen, Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Malia Koliander, Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Mindy Nguyen, Senior Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Peony Yu: Program Coordinator, Department of Neuroscience (Staff Fellow at Center for Financial Wellness)
Rafael Villasenor, Senior Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Rena Lu: UC Berkeley ’25 | Legal Studies & Public Policy
Stephanie Perez: Program Coordinator, Center for Financial Wellness
Zoe Lieberman: Administrative Assistant, HWNI (Staff Fellow at Center for Financial Wellness)
Thank you to all who participated in our inaugural 2024 Blue and Gold Pathway Conference this past April. Read our recap.