California Summit 2014
Program
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Wed 11/196:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Thu 11/209:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcoming Remarks
Speaker
Michael Klowden
CEO, Milken Institute
Thu 11/209:15 am - 10:15 am
Bettering California's Business Climate
Moderator
Michael Milken
Chairman, Milken Institute
Speakers
Troy Carter
Founder and CEO, Atom Factory
Kevin de León
President pro Tempore, California State Senate
Scott Minerd
Chairman of Investments and Global Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
Sharon Vosmek
CEO, Astia
Thu 11/2010:30 am - 11:45 am
The Public/Philanthropic Partnership: Filling the Void in Social Services (By invitation only)
Moderator
Wendy Garen
President and CEO, Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Speakers
Nancy Aossey
President and CEO, International Medical Corps
Benjamin Austin
Executive Director, Parent Revolution
Lou Correa
Senator, California State Senate
Antonia Hernandez
President and CEO, California Community Foundation
Michelle Rhone-Collins
Executive Director, LIFT-LA
Tara Roth
President, Goldhirsh Foundation
Thu 11/2010:30 am - 11:45 am
The Water Challenge: Doing More with Less
Moderator
Rodney T. Smith
President, Stratecon, Inc; President, Baja Norte Water Resources, LLC
Speakers
Sanjay Gaur
Senior Manager, Raftelis Financial Consultants
Susan Leal
Principal and Founder, Urban Water Works; Associate, SEAS, Harvard University
Andy Lipkis
Founder and President, TreePeople
Mas Masumoto
Owner, Masumoto Family Farm
Karen Ross
Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Frances Spivy-Weber
Vice Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
Thu 11/2010:30 am - 11:45 am
Training the 21st Century Workforce: Strong Skills for Great Jobs
Moderator
Jody Miller
Founder and CEO, Business Talent Group
Speakers
Joseph Castro
President, California State University, Fresno
Gray Davis
Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb LLP; Former Governor of California
Darrell Huntley
Vice President, Satellite Development Center, Network & Space Systems, The Boeing Company
Maria Klawe
President, Harvey Mudd College
Perry Wong
Managing Director, Research, Milken Institute
Thu 11/2011:45 am - 12:15 pm
Thu 11/2012:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Program: Bay to Basin: Cities Make a Comeback
Welcoming Remarks
Mindy Silverstein
Managing Director, Milken Institute
Introduction By
Scott Minerd
Chairman of Investments and Global Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
Moderator
Kevin Klowden
Director, California Center, and Managing Economist, Milken Institute
Speakers
Carol Armstrong
Director, L.A. River Project Office, Bureau of Engineering, City of Los Angeles
William Bailey
Mayor, City of Riverside
Austin Beutner
Publisher and CEO, Los Angeles Times
Dale Bonner
Executive Chairman, Plenary Concessions; Senior Advisor, Milken Institute
Jim Wunderman
President and CEO, Bay Area Council
Thu 11/202:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Thu 11/202:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Effective Government: Tax Reform (By invitation only)
Moderator
Kevin Klowden
Director, California Center, and Managing Economist, Milken Institute
Speakers
Michael Cohen
Director, California Department of Finance
Tim Gage
Principal and Co-Founder, Blue Sky Consulting
Michael Genest
Founder and Chairman, Capital Matrix Consulting
Diane Harkey
Member-Elect, Board of Equalization, Fourth District
Robert Hertzberg
Senator-Elect, California State Senate; Member, Think Long Committee for California
Bill Lockyer
Treasurer, State of California
Steve Westly
Managing Partner, The Westly Group; Former California State Controller
Betty Yee
Member, State Board of Equalization, First District; Controller-Elect, State of California
Thu 11/202:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Energy: Powering the Green Economy
Moderator
Lindsey Corbin
Vice President, Business Development, OpTerra
Speakers
Dennis Arriola
President and CEO, Southern California Gas Company
Andrew McAllister
Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Nihar Patel
Vice President, North American Business Strategy, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Nancy Pfund
Managing Partner, DBL Investors
Darrell Steinberg
Senator, California State Senate
Thu 11/202:30 pm - 3:45 pm
The High Cost of the California Dream
Moderator
Matt Miller
Columnist, The Washington Post; Host, "Left, Right & Center"
Speakers
Rudy Espinoza
Executive Director, Leadership for Urban Renewal Network (LURN)
Lewis Feldman
Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Joel Singer
CEO and State Secretary, California Association of Realtors
Roxana Tynan
Executive Director, LAANE
Antonio Villaraigosa
Senior Advisor, Banc of California and Edelman; Former Mayor of Los Angeles
Thu 11/204:00 pm - 5:00 pm
California the Pioneer: Blazing the Trail of Innovation
Moderator
Michal Lev-Ram
Senior Writer, Fortune
Speakers
Gil Elbaz
Founder and CEO, Factual
Bret Johnsen
Chief Financial Officer, SpaceX
David Koenig
Managing Director, West Coast, Control Group
Peter Marx
Chief Innovation Technology Officer, City of Los Angeles