At SVLG, we are committed to continuing these critical discussions in partnership with the Institute for California AI Policy, bringing together business and government leaders to advance responsible AI solutions to ensure that California, and our nation, remain the global epicenter for AI-driven innovation.
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) recently hosted our 2024 Annual Forum at Levi’s Stadium, bringing together hundreds of leaders from the tech industry, government, and community organizations. The event, presented by Amazon, focused on innovation, collaboration, and regional competitiveness, in turn fostering dialogue about the future of Silicon Valley and California.
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) recently hosted our 2024 Annual Forum at Levi’s Stadium, bringing together hundreds of leaders from the tech industry, government, and community organizations. The event, presented by Amazon, focused on innovation, collaboration, and regional competitiveness, in turn fostering dialogue about the future of Silicon Valley and California.
The Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, America’s largest Thanksgiving Day race, returns for a landmark 20th year on November 28. The Turkey Trot has donated more than $12 million to date in support of local charities. More than 20,000 registrants are expected to participate in person and virtually this year.
To promote California’s clean energy and clean technology leadership and innovative businesses, SVLG’s SVP of Sustainable Growth – Tim McRae – recently joined the California Clean Energy Trade Mission to Japan.
As part of SVLG’s commitment to fostering high-quality education in our region and ensuring the readiness of our future workforce, we joined with member company IBM to convene a special forum to dive into K-12 teacher preparedness and diversification.
SVLG recently convened a new dynamic event – Mobilizing Our Power, SVLG’s Women’s Leadership Summit. In our inaugural event, we brought together top women leaders from business, government and civic life; startup founders; wellness experts and others for an afternoon of insightful and inspiring conversations around where women in the innovation economy are today, whether in their personal or professional lives.
On behalf of more than 350 companies that drive America’s innovation economy from the heart of Silicon Valley, SVLG’s Peter Leroe-Muñoz urges elected officials in Washington to pass the CHIPS Act of 2022 and secure America’s semiconductor future and resilience.
Leveraging a record state budget surplus, SVLG partnered with Save the Bay, the Bay Area Council, Together Bay Area, Valley Water, and San Mateo County to make a push for critical funding for flood protection and restoration projects to meet the mounting climate related challenges we are now experiencing. We rallied local elected leaders throughout the Bay whose cities are directly impacted by rising waters and met with Bay Area legislators to champion additional funding. As a result of our efforts, this year’s budget deal has a historic $120 million dollar commitment dedicated to address Seal Level Rise in the San Francisco Bay.
Angel Gonzalez and Charles Mackin are part of Career Horizons, a statewide, online mentorship initiative that the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Bay Area Council, and Valley Vision started in 2021. The program pairs professionals with Black and Latinx community college students for one-on-one career guidance meetings. The goal: expand BIPOC students’ professional networks and career horizons.
SVLG, BAC and Valley Vision worked with Umoja and Puente, the lead organizations serving Black and Latinx students in California community colleges, to co-design the program and serve as trusted intermediaries to students.
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