California Economic Summit

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REGIONAL HOST COMMITTEE

Thank you to our Regional Host Committee members for bringing regional expertise and local knowledge as we build toward October 13-15 in Long Beach!

Co-Chairs:

  • Adrian Granda, Port of Long Beach
  • Jermaine Hampton, LA County Economic Development Corporation and California Stewardship Network (CSN) partner

Committee Members:

  • Cindy Allen, Long Beach City Council member
  • Alysia Bell, UNITE-LA, CA FWD board member, and CSN partner
  • David Gamboa, CSU Office of the Chancellor
  • Michele Grubbs, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
  • Lauren Harper, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
  • Rachel Hatch, Institute for the Future
  • Matt Horton, Blended Impact
  • Mike Jacob, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
  • Patrick Jones, VOCATIO and CA FWD board member
  • John Keisler, Sunstone Cities
  • Lucius Martin, Office of Mayor Rex Richardson, City of Long Beach
  • Ivana Munguia, T.R.U.S.T. South LA and CA FWD Young Leaders Program member
  • Uduak-Joe Ntuk, Long Beach Community College
  • Tom O’Brien, California State University, Long Beach
  • Jonathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve
  • Joel Perler, Port of Long Beach
  • Matt Petersen, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
  • Christopher Reese, California State University, Long Beach
  • Courtney Russell, Long Beach Economic Partnership
  • Jayro Sandoval, Sunstone Cities
  • Jeffery Wallace, LeadersUp and CA FWD board co-chair
That’s a wrap! The 2025 California Economic Summit in Stockton delivered big ideas and bold solutions, as leaders from across the state came together, sparking energetic discussions on regional economic development, fiscal resilience, democracy and free speech, immigration, and more. Check out highlights from the Summit in Stockton below!

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

The California Economic Summit, produced by CA FWD in collaboration with the California Stewardship Network, is our flagship annual event convening regional leaders from business, community, government, philanthropy, labor, and more to catalyze a New California Economy.

The Summit connects people and communities to elevate shared learning and engagement, celebrates successes across regions, catalyzes action at the state and federal level, and ultimately creates the space to work together to promote system change toward an economic model that is truly resilient, sustainable, and inclusive.

The annual event is held in a different region of the state each year, providing the host region an opportunity to showcase the unique regional challenges and innovations across our vibrant and diverse state. Past Summits have been held in:

  • Santa Clara, 2012
  • Los Angeles, 2013
  • Sacramento, 2014
  • Ontario, 2015
  • Sacramento, 2016
  • San Diego, 2017
  • Santa Rosa, 2018
  • Fresno, 2019
  • Virtually, 2020
  • Monterey, 2021
  • Bakersfield, 2022
  • Coachella and Imperial Valleys, 2023
  • Sacramento, 2024
  • Stockton, 2025

The 2026 Summit will be held in Long Beach.

General Summit Agenda includes:

Pre-Summit Activities

Exciting regional tours and welcome reception

Summit Day One

Interactive in-person plenary and work group sessions to advance Summit goals —along with the first-day reception and artistic performances

Summit Day Two

Dynamic plenary sessions featuring keynote speakers, state policy leaders, regional business and civic leaders on critical issues facing California

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