California Competes will host a series of state-focused events at the annual ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego that aims to bring together higher education leaders, decisionmakers, and tech experts to connect and address the pressing challenges within California’s postsecondary landscape. This will include:
Sunday, April 14:
- 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Leadership Meeting: Leveraging Tech to Advance California’s Higher Education Landscape (Invite-only)
Monday, April 15:
- 11:10 am to 11:50 a.m., Summit Session: Education and Learning Transformation in California in La Jolla B, Level 2
- Ben Chida, Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Newsom
- Su Jin Jez, CEO, California Competes
- Lark Park, Director, California Learning Lab
- Christian Osmena, Vice President, ASU (Moderator)
- 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Networking Event: Catalyzing Innovation & Connections to Reimagine CA’s Higher Ed System
- This will be a happy hour and networking event to mingle, spark new ideas, and forge valuable connections to revolutionize California’s higher education landscape.
- 8:00-10:00 p.m., Bowling Social co-hosted by Michelson 20MM Foundation, Bisk Ventures, and California Competes at the Tavern+Bowl East Village.
Thank you to our Gamechanger sponsor Michelson 20MM Foundation and our Champion sponsor Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.
The ASU+GSV summit brings together over 20,000 leaders across the world to connect and share ideas for modernizing systems in education and talent. To learn more about the event, click here. Other California-focused events to look out for at the Summit include:
Monday, April 15:
- 8:00 am to 8:40 a.m., Summit Session: Education Transformation in California’s Central Valley in La Jolla B, Level 2
- Carole Goldsmith, President, Fresno City College
- Ashley Swearingen, President & CEO, Central Valley Community Foundation
- Chris Vitelli, President, Merced College
- Diego Arambula, Vice President, Carnegie (Moderator)
- 9:00 am to 11:00 a.m., Summit Session: Making an Impact in California (4th panel featured at SunStageX Coffee with Crow) in Seaport Ballroom F-G, Level 2
- Sonya Christian, Chancellor, California Community Colleges
- Michael Crow, President, ASU
- Nicole Taylor, President & CEO, Silicon Valley Foundation (Moderator)
Wednesday, April 17:
- 2:10 pm to 2:50 p.m., Summit Session: Innovation in the California Community Colleges in La Jolla B, Level 2
- Julianna Barnes, President, Cuyamaca College
- Sunita Cooke, Superintendent & President, MiraCosta Community College District;
- Brian King, Chancellor, Los Rios Community College District
- Susanna Cooper, Executive Director, Wheelhouse (Moderator)
