The wealth weekend: Martha’s Vineyard
August 6–9, 2027
One Weekend. Four Environments. One Economic Agenda.
Power. Capital. Capacity. Continuity.
The Wealth Weekend is BWFF’s invitation-only capital and relationship platform for families, investors, founders, corporate and university leaders, and emerging leaders.
Building on the 2026 Preview, the 2027 gathering moves the conversation from access to capital toward capital allocation, ownership, institutional capacity, and continuity.
Its central question is: What must we preserve, what should we own, and where should capital move to build enduring wealth?
Economic Power & Ownership
The opening environment examines the relationships, assumptions, and decisions that determine who is trusted, funded, positioned, and able to own.
Core question: What must Black America own in the next economy?
Conversations may span enterprise, AI, procurement, land, infrastructure, acquisition, and institutional ownership. The aim is to identify priorities and relationships that warrant follow-through after the weekend.
Preserve. Own. Deploy.
The second environment examines how families and institutions make disciplined decisions about capital. Discussions are organized through five connected lenses:
Liquidity
The capacity to meet obligations and act when opportunity arises.
Income
Durable cash flow that supports families, enterprises, and institutions.
Ownership
Stakes in businesses, real assets, and intellectual property.
Institutional Wealth
The governance and capability to steward capital at scale.
Intergenerational Capital
The preparation and structures that help ownership endure.
The emphasis is on informed dialogue, sound diligence, and qualified relationships.
HBCUs as Economic Institutions
HBCUs hold and develop assets that extend far beyond the classroom: talent, research, land, procurement, intellectual property, alumni relationships, and community trust.
Campus to Capital will explore how university leaders and partners can organize those assets, strengthen institutional investment capability, and create pathways for emerging leaders to become owners, operators, allocators, and institutional decision-makers.
Core question: How can HBCUs convert their assets and relationships into durable institutional wealth and regional economic power?
Family, Stewardship & the 100-Year Horizon
The closing environment turns to the responsibilities that follow ownership: family governance, succession, philanthropy, asset protection, land, and next-generation preparation.
Core question: How do we govern what we build so ownership survives generations?
Qualified families interested in continued engagement may explore the BWFF 100 Family Stewardship Office.
From the 2026 Preview to 2027
On August 13, 2026, BWFF convened an invitation-only Preview in Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard. Conversations addressed access to capital, economic power, leadership, and legacy.
The 2027 program builds on those relationships with a more defined progression—from power and capital to institutional capacity and family continuity.
Who This Experience Is For
The Wealth Weekend brings together people with a role in building and stewarding economic capacity: families, founders, investors, HBCU leaders, executives, advisors, institutional partners, cultural asset owners, and selected emerging leaders.
Participation is curated around the purpose of each environment.
Our Standard
Each gathering is designed for substantive conversation, thoughtful hospitality, and relationships that can continue beyond Martha’s Vineyard.
BWFF will share program, partner, and participation details as they are confirmed.
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Inititives
The Execllence in Leadership Tour
The Wealth Weekend: Martha’s Vineyard
Circular Opportunity Zone Development
BWFF 100 Family Stewardship Office
Hours
Monday through Friday
Open 9am – 5pm
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