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California Policy Summit 2020
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Local Harvest: Developing the Central Valley Workforce for California's Future Agriculture
California's Central Valley suffers from underinvestment and substandard educational attainment lev
els, which hamper its ability to both modernize the agriculture value chain and to provide significant advancement opportunities for workers.
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Lunch Part A | A Conversation with California Leaders
From transformative new technologies, ambitious resiliency and social initiatives, California re
mains a prolific laboratory for bold ideas and innovative solutions to some of the world's most intractable challenges. This session will convene senio
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Lunch Part B | Rebuilding the California Dream: Inclusive Economic Development for the 21st Century
The post-recession recovery has not lifted all boats across the golden state’s economic landscap
e.
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staff
Jennifer Lovett
Jennifer Lovett is currently a senior project manager with California Forward, a nonprofit organi
zation that advocates for shared prosperity across all of the state’s regions and for improved government performance and accountability.
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California Trading Up: New Strategies for Trade Promotion (Invite only)
The past few years have been a tumultuous, competitive time for businesses engaging in internati
onal trade and foreign direct investment.
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California Policy Summit Dinner (Invite only)
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Entrepreneur Support and Small Business Creation (Invite only)
Entrepreneurs and small businesses have been and continue to be the leading job creators in the
state since the last recession. According to the UN, the world will need 15 million new jobs for the next 15 years to meet the demand of a growing work
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Resilient Communities I: Adaptive Buildings and Infrastructure (Invite only)
In order for California to sustain economic growth and enhance future quality of life, leaders a
t all levels of business and policy along with key community stakeholders will need to reimagine and re-structure investment in infrastructure with a focus o
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California's loss of entertainment jobs will be harder to reverse as new production hubs emerge, according to new Milken Institute reportChanges to the state's incentive program could help keep jobs
LOS ANGELES -- California's stronghold on the entertainment industry is loosening as production jobs
are lured to other locations due to production credits and other tax breaks.
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Resilient Communities II: Building Investable Cities (Invite only)
Providing a robust housing supply remains a vital component of any government’s strategy that ai
ms to invest in human capital, promote economic development and provide social mobility.
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Building Mentally Resilient Youth
Resilient adults begin with resilient youth. Today, anxiety leads a host of mental health issues o
n the rise among young people, with a 20 percent uptick in recent years. Bullying is a prevalent and serious problem in schools.
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