CA EVENT: Turning Crisis into Opportunity

Reinvigorating California’s Economic Climate

The California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation, in partnership with the New America Foundation, invites you to a special policy summit intended to educate legislators and Californians on the most pressing public policy issues facing our state.

Little can be more important to California's emerging Latino majority and Californians as a whole than the health and vitality of our economy. This is a vital issue for today and for the future. In this summit we will bring together members of the Legislature and key economic development leaders from around the state to engage in serious dialogue and come away with significant public policy initiatives for our state.

Please RSVP to Mike Welch at arlan.welch@asm.ca.gov or (916) 319-2023.

Location

St. Regis Hotel

125 3rd Street

San Francisco, CA, 94103

See map: Google Maps

Agenda

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

6:00 PM - RECEPTION

Paul Rodriguez, Comedian

Pamela Rose, Trio

7:00 PM - DINNER

The Hon. Gavin Newsom, Mayor, City of San Francisco

Victor Marquez, Esq., Chairman, The San Francisco Mexican Museum

Ken McNeely, President, AT&T
"Creating New Jobs in Tough Times"

The Hon. Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer
"Understanding the Pieces of the California Economy"

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

7:30 AM - BREAKFAST

Michael Schuman, Vice President, Training and Development Corporation
"The Small-Mart Revolution"

8:30 AM - PANEL I: ECONOMIC BUILDING BLOCKS: WATER, TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY

Riggs Eckelberry, President and CEO, Origin Oil

Mario Santoyo, Director, Friant Water Authority

Lisa Margonelli, Fellow, New America Foundation

Quentin Kopp, Executive Director, High Speed Rail Authority

9:45 AM - PANEL II: HOUSING, CREDIT AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL

Lynn Jacobs, Director, CA Department of Housing & Community Development

Dave Martinez, CEO, Martinez Construction

Eric Rosenberg, Vice President of Government Relations, Trans-Union LLC

Tatiana Bedoya, President of Vixta Magazine

Clarence Williams, President of the Financial Development Corporation

11:00 AM - PANEL III: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE: GREEN, CLEAN AND TECH

Terese Ghio, Vice President, Arena Pharmaceuticals

Josh Richman, Business Development Manager, Bloom Energy

Noah Long, Sustainable Energy Fellow, Natural Resources Defense Council

Craig Johnson, President, California Association for Enterprise Zones

Neal Skiver, Green Lending Specialist, Bank of America

12:15 PM - PANEL IV: ECONOMIC CLIMATE & COMPETITIVENESS: GROWING THE ECONOMY

José Millan, Vice Chancellor, California Community Colleges

Mark Paul, Senior Scholar, New America Foundation

Wayne Schell, President & CEO, CAL Economic Development Council

Bob Boada, VP & Treasurer, Southern California Edison

1:30 PM - LUNCH