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SVLG Convenes Annual Advocacy Day to Shape California’s Competitiveness in the Global Race for Innovation

This week, SVLG convened our annual Advocacy Day event at Microsoft’s Offices in Sacramento. The day-long event brought together leading California lawmakers, key officials, and SVLG member companies for a series of discussions focused on shaping the future of technology, workforce development, and economic competitiveness in the state.
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Bridging The Gap: SVLG Physical AI Task Force meets SJSU Innovation Labs

On Thursday, April 30th, the Tech & Innovation team at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group visited San Jose State University (SJSU) for an immersive look at the future of embodied systems. As SVLG’s Physical AI Task Force works to ensure California remains the global epicenter of innovation, seeing the breakthrough research at SJSU’s Digital Twin and BioRob Labs reinforced the vital importance of academic-industry collaboration and synergy.
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Silicon Valley Leadership Group Announces Agentic AI Task Force

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced its Agentic AI Task Force, a cross-sector initiative housed under SVLG’s Center of Expertise on Tech & Innovation.
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The Workforce You Already Have: Making the Case for Incumbent Worker Training

As AI reshapes job tasks, the gap between what employers need and what external talent pipelines can supply is widening. One of the most practical and underused solutions is incumbent worker training: the structured upskilling and reskilling of employees already on the payroll.
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Silicon Valley Leadership Group Announces Physical AI Task Force

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced its Physical AI Task Force, a cross-sector initiative housed under SVLG’s Center of Expertise on Tech & Innovation.
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California Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Advances SB 1120 (McNerney) to Drive Growth in Frontier Industries, Including Quantum and Fusion

The California Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee has advanced SB 1120, a bill authored by Senator Jerry McNerney to strengthen and expand the California Competes Tax Credit (CalCompetes) program and boost the state's innovation economy. The legislation would make CalCompetes tax credits refundable for businesses in strategic industries, ensuring California remains competitive in attracting and retaining cutting-edge companies in sectors like fusion energy, quantum computing, semiconductors, and zero-emission vehicles.
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Statement from SVLG Honoring the Life and Legacy of the Late Rod Diridon, Sr.

SVLG today issued a statement honoring the life and legacy of one of our region's most cherished civic leaders, Rod Diridon, Sr.
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Silicon Valley Leadership Group Launches Coalition on Innovation Infrastructure

San José, CA (April 3, 2026) — Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced the launch of its Coalition on Innovation Infrastructure, a cross-sector initiative housed under SVLG's Center of Expertise on Tech & Innovation.
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Statement from SVLG’s ICAP Executive Director Ziyang David Fan on California Executive Order on AI Procurement Policy (N-5-26) 

Ziyang David Fan, Executive Director of SVLG's Institute for California AI Policy (ICAP), issued a statement on the new Executive Order on California AI procurement policy.
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Navigating the AI Workforce Shift: SVLG Future-Ready Workforce Task Force

Last week, SVLG convened more than 50 leaders across technology, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and higher education as part of its Future-Ready Workforce Task Force, an employer-driven effort focused on one of the most urgent questions of our time: how to prepare the workforce for an AI-enabled economy.
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