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Beth Arman, Ph.D. – Vice Chair, DVTI   The East Bay is in the spotlight—and the Diablo Valley Tech Initiative (DVTI) is too. Earlier this month, I attended the Startup World Cup – East Bay Regional competition at Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus . This event, sponsored by Pegasus Tech Ventures , features over 100 regional competitions across the world, culminating in a semi-final and final round in San Francisco, where startups compete for a $1 million grand prize. Histori

DVTI has a brand-new video! Even more exciting, it was created by Diablo Valley College (DVC) student intern Noah Ramirez with support from Film Studies Instructor/Equipment Manager Laetitia Jacquart and DVC’s Diablo Media Studio. If you haven’t watched it yet, please do. You can find it on our homepage ( www.dvti.org ) or our YouTube Channel ( youtube.com/@diablovalleytechinitiative ). On DVTI’s YouTube Channel, you’ll also find the keynote speeches from our March 2025 Tech

An Evening of Insight and Networking Our January social meetup at Bourbon Highway was an evening filled with engaging conversations and valuable networking opportunities. The highlight of the event was an exclusive interview and a short Q&A session with Krishna Chidambara, an esteemed investor associated with Bay Angels. Krishna Chidambara, a global technology and healthcare executive, shared his extensive experience and insights into the technology and healthcare sectors. Hi

-        Beth M. Arman, Ph.D. (Senior Dean of Career and Community Partnership, Diablo Valley College) In June, I attended one of Brookfield Properties’ community open houses to discuss plans for the Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS). Later, telling colleagues about it, some of them were skeptical. While I understand the cynicism – given that there have been previous master developers selected who were not able to reach agreement with the Concord City Council and that the

Innovation. A word that feels like it should have an exclamation mark after it. It’s a great word that portends something life changing is about to occur. That’s how it felt this week when I attended the #Redefining Mobility Summit organized by Contra Costa Transportation Authority. Admittedly at the start of the summit, I only had a cursory understanding, and a lot of misgivings, about autonomous transportation. However, by the end of the day, I was a fan. At our last meetin