LOS ANGELES — More than 500 decision-makers from across the state will gather at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, October 19, for the 12th annual Milken Institute State of the State Conference , the leading policy and economics forum on California.
The conference looks at the most pressing issues facing the state and focuses on the viable solutions that can address the state′s long-term prosperity. This year′s theme is "Restoring California′s Prosperity," and includes a web site dedicated to the ideas of dozens of the state′s leaders for how we can overcome the seemingly intractable challenges facing the state.
Topics to be discussed at the conference include how to: revive the housing market; increase capital to small businesses; meet our public-pension-fund obligations; maintain California′s vital innovation leadership; and improve the state′s business climate. The luncheon session will feature some of the state′s leading political consultants and strategists debating the potential Election Day outcomes on a panel moderated by well-known pollster Frank Luntz.
Speakers include:
- John Chiang, California State Controller
- Art Coppola, Chairman and CEO, Macerich
- Theodore (Ted) Craver Jr., Chairman, President and CEO, Edison International
- Kevin Czinger, President and CEO, Coda Automotive
- Tim Draper, Managing Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
- Lewis Feldman, Partner/Los Angeles Chair, Goodwin Procter LLP
- Jerilyn Harris, Chair, California State Teachers' Retirement System
- Dennis Hollingsworth, State Senator and Minority Leader
- Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer
- Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- John Mack III, Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Investment Banking, Imperial Capital
- Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
- Scott Minerd, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim
- Steven Mnuchin, Chairman and CEO, OneWest Bank, FSB
- Bert Selva, President and CEO, Shea Homes
- Kathleen Sowa, Senior Vice President, National Commercial Products Executive, Bank of America
- Shariq Yosufzai, Vice President, Chevron Corporation
The full list of speakers and agenda details can be found at www.milkeninstitute.org. Note to media: Credentialed members of the press wishing to cover the 2010State of the State conference must use the a href = " https://www.milkeninstitute.org/store/mediasos10.taf "> media registration form on the web site′s registration page. Please note that you are not registered until your application has been approved and you receive confirmation.