The recent events surrounding Silicon Valley Bank have left a critical void in our innovation ecosystem. SVB has been a lender to dynamic startups, a financial institution with deep tech roots and a vital community partner on numerous local initiatives. Their absence in the region will create a significant and long term impact. Going forward, …
Join us at SVLG member San Francisco State University on March 7 from 10:00 A.M – 11:30 A.M. PST for the first roundtable under our Inclusion & Belonging – Center of Expertise! We’ll hear from experts like Carmen Domingo, Dean of SFSU’s College of Science & Engineering, and Kristin Campbell Reed, Executive Director of Citizenship …
On January 1, Matt Mahan was sworn in as San Jose’s 66th Mayor. His career of founding and growing companies dedicated to empowering neighborhoods and holding our government accountable served him well on the San Jose City Council from 2020 to 2022, before winning a tightly-contested mayoral race in November. Now that he has started …
On December 5, 2022, scientists at SVLG member company, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), achieved fusion ignition, where they created more energy from fusion reactions than the energy used to start the process. This breakthrough is the first time fusion ignition has ever been achieved, and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at LLNL was responsible …
PRESENTED BY: The Leadership Group will host its 11th annual Energy & Sustainability Summit, Presented by Western Digital, on June 8, 2023. Past speakers such as Al Gore, The United States’ special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry, and EPA Administrator, Micheal Regan have joined us for these important and timely conversations. This conference will …
PRESENTED BY On Wednesday, March 29, SVLG will be hosting Moment to Momentum, our in-person Racial Justice & Equity Summit, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Moment to Momentum: The theme of SVLG’s Racial Justice & Equity Summit is a challenge – to ourselves, to our stakeholders, to our member companies. Nearly three years following …
Following a near-record budget surplus of $97.5 billion in 2022, California’s budget this year will be drastically different. Governor Newsom’s budget proposal projects a $22.5 billion deficit, and to balance the budget, he has called for cuts to transportation, climate change funding, and more. How will the budget change in the coming months during negotiations …
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is hosting a celebratory mixin’ & minglin’ member mixer to congratulate our local, regional, and state elected officials on their 2022 election victory. Join us on at District in San Jose on Thursday, February 2 from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. PST to meet new and current electeds with SVLG …
Join us for a late-breaking roundtable in Sacramento with Governor Newsom’s Climate and Energy Advisors! Karen Douglas, Lauren Sanchez, Christine Hironaka, and Hazel Miranda are the Governor’s Advisors on Climate and Energy issues. On the back of the Governor’s decisive re-election, what will future energy policy look like for his office and the world’s 4th …
While the Golden State’s housing crisis continues, join us to hear from the legislator spearheading real solutions. Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is the Chair of the Assembly Housing Committee and the architect of AB 2011, which is the most significant transit oriented development legislation to become law in decades. AB 2011 will accelerate production of approximately …
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