THE FUTURE OF DIABLO VALLEY

Come and learn about why now is a great time for companies to locate in the Diablo Valley. A captivating day featuring engaging talks by prominent business leaders, elected officials, and education leaders, plus table talks where you can interact with other attendees.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

DVC Pleasant Hill

9:00 am-4:30 pm

⏰ Thursday, September 21

🗓 Thursday, September 21

Take a look at last year's conference.

Chris Anderson, COO of Kittyhawk talks about Aviation

Gregory Theyel, Professor at CSU East Bay talks about BioTech in Bay Area

Diane Burgis, Supervisor from Contra Costa County talks about the region

SPEAKERS

We have an amazing line up of speakers this year from economic development champions to data based decision makers. We have got them all!

District IV Supervisor

Ken Carlson

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CEO at Bay Area Council

Jim Wunderman

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Chief Data Officer, City & County of San Francisco

Michelle Littlefield

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COO at EUV Tech

Chami Perera

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CEO, LifeSpace Labs

Dipesh Lad

Founder | Executive

Mathew Cherian

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CEO

Buildings IOT

Brian Turner

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Chairman and CEO

Network Optix

Nathan Wheeler

Senior Dean of Career and Community Partnership

Diablo Valley College

Dr. Beth Arman

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Policy Director

East Bay Leadership Council

Lindy Johnson

Dean of Instruction

Los Medanos College

Dennis Franco

Administrator, College Now Program. Career Pathways

Mt. Diablo Unified School District

Dr. Heather Fontanilla

Executive Director
East Bay Economic Development Alliance

Stephen Baiter

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Associate Vice President University Extension
California State University - East Bay

Balvinder Kumar

Senior Vice President Government Relations

Bay Area Council

Matt Regan

AGENDA

Time	Topic	Speaker
9:00 AM	Breakfast and Networking	Presented by DVC Culinary School
9:30 AM	Opening Remarks	County Supervisor Ken Carlson
10:00 AM	Keynote 1 - Economic Development Success	Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council
11:00 AM	Panel 1 - Opportunities in our region	Chami Perrera, Matt Cherian, Brian Turner, Lindy Johnson
11:45 AM	Panel 2 - Taking advantage of the Opportunities	Dipesh Lad, Nathan Wheeler, Matt Reagan
12:30 PM	Lunch	DVC Culinary Arts
1:00 PM	Keynote 2 - Role of Data in Economic Development	Michelle Littlefield, CDO San Francisco County
2:00 PM	Tabletalks - How do we use data today?	All Participants
2:45 PM	Panel 3 - Educating for the Future Workforce	Dr. Beth Arman, Dennis Franco, Balvinder Kumar, Dr. Heather Fontanilla
3:30 PM	Networking