Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group: A Business-Led Initiative in California's Tri-Valley Region

9th Annual Innovation Forum; The Future of Human Health is HERE
2023-01-24 11:00 - 13:30 UTC | Shannon Community Center, 11600 Shannon Avenue, Dublin, CA, 94568, United States
Can the cure for ALS actually emerge from our region?
Is your friendly neighbor a superstar disruptor in biotech and you didn’t even know it?
Will Tri-Valley genomic breakthroughs inform the next global solution?
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s 9th Annual Innovation Forum will convene the Tri-Valley’s groundbreaking healthcare institutions, biotech leaders, and medical innovators to showcase the extraordinary solutions coming out of the region that are revolutionizing the experience of being human.
Learn from the Tri-Valley’s esteemed brain trust on the global solutions driving the future of human health from this #EPICENTEROFSOLUTIONS
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Leading the DEI Charge to Drive Impact in your Organization
2023-02-15 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | Las Positas College Building 1000, Room 1011 And Zoom, Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr, Livermore, Building 1000, Rm 1011
Last year, Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group launched its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council led by some of the top strategists in the region. The Council’s objective is to infuse the Tri-Valley with best practices in DEI, inspiring innovative new approaches and meaningful change to take hold in the region.
LEADING THE DEI CHARGE TO DRIVE IMPACT IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
FEBRUARY 15TH, 2023 FROM 9AM – 10:30AM
Designed for organizational leaders at every level, the HYBRID event will provide attendees with actionable takeaways and DEI best practices from some of the corporate sector’s most successful leaders.
Featured keynote speakers are Dr. Dyrell Foster, President, Las Positas College and Co-Chair of ITV’s DEI Council, Pleasanton-based Workday’s Chief Diversity Officer, Carin Taylor and Executive Leadership Consultant and transformational leader Larissa Robideaux. For the past two decades, Taylor has driven top Bay Area companies’ DEI strategies and will share takeaways from her current role at Workday. Robideaux recently served as CEO of the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits. She is highly regarded for her 20-plus years in non-profit leadership and will talk about her experience leading an organization through an intentional anti-racist transformation.
Who should attend: Since CEOs consistently face the challenge of leveraging organizational culture and people strategies to drive results, executives across the board should care about diversity, equity, and inclusion. We live in a world where anti-racist leadership isn’t just an option but a necessity for a thriving business, anyone leading the growth of an organization should attend this workshop.
What you’ll learn: How DEI investments impacted two local companies. Tools and best practices for success from other Bay Area companies.
How to participate in this HYBRID event: This event will be held LIVE and in-person at Las Positas College with the option to participate virtually via Zoom. Zoom links will be sent to our guests participating virtually, prior to the event.
Location: Thank you to the Las Positas College community for welcoming us to their campus. The event will be held in Building 1000, Room 1101.
Participation Fee: The ‘Leading the DEI Charge’ Workshop is underwritten by Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Carin Taylor
Chief Diversity Officer
WORKDAY

Larissa Robideaux
Executive Leadership Consultant

Dr. Dyrell Foster
President
LAS POSITAS COLLEGE
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council Co-Chairs:
Dr. Dyrell Foster, President, Las Positas College & Beth McCormick, McCormick Consulting
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council:
Jacqueline D. Brown, Workday
Steven Currie, Contra Costa Water District
Aaron Ortiz, La Familia
Illy Peete, ClimateWorks Foundation
Stephanie Rivera, Lazarex Cancer Foundation
Sherri R. Sager, Stanford Children’s Health/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford

#GameChangers Awards 2023
2023-03-29 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Goal Line Studios, 5959 Coronado Lane, Pleasanton, CA, 94588, United States
The 2023 #GameChangers Awards event is SOLD OUT.
Please contact Traci Anderson at TAnderson@InnovationTriValley.org to be added to the waitlist.

This epic ITV event spotlights the Tri-Valley’s game-changing companies and leaders with a high-energy vibe in a BIG way.
Join ITV and the region’s disruptors, founders, funders, mentors, entrepreneurs, influencers, and civic leaders for the Tri-Valley’s biggest bash of the year!
#ITVGameChangers2023
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group gathers the region to
honor breakthroughs and moonshots at the 2023 #GameChangers Awards
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Photos by Lisa Chow Photography
Past #GAMECHANGERS include:
10X GENOMICS| AEYE| AMBER SOLUTION| GE DIGITAL| BISHOP RANCH| IRISVISION| MONARCH TRACTOR|STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS| TEKION| TOPCON| UNCHAINED LABS| VAGARO| VERICOOL

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2023 Dreammakers and Risktakers
2023-05-04 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Palm Event Center, 1184 Vineyard Avenue, Pleasanton, CA, 94566, United States
Photos by Lisa Chow Photography
Honoring Young Innovators Changing the World
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s 12th Annual Dreammakers & Risktakers Awards brings together the regional innovation ecosystem with the young innovators influencing the future of the Tri-Valley and beyond. Join NBC Bay Area’s Jessica Aguirre for this thrilling tribute to students from the Tri-Valley school districts and Las Positas College who are innovating the future as they fearlessly pursue their dreams.
There may be nothing more important any of us can do than enthusiastically support our youngest innovators.
THE 2023 Dreammakers & Risktakers from Dublin Unified School District, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, Pleasanton Unified School District, San Ramon Valley School District, Las Positas College, Tri-Valley ROP and the Digital Dreamer will be announced in April.
2023 DREAMMAKERS & RISKTAKERS AWARDS
#ITVDreamMakers2023
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Please email TAnderson@InnovationTriValley.org to be placed on the waitlist.
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MEET THE 2023 DREAMMAKERS & RISKTAKERS HONOREES
Tri-Valley ROP – Middle College
Taris Keiper
Inspired to find alternative ways to move people and goods, Taris Keiper invented an eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft whose remote-controlled prototype will be tested later this year.
Dublin Unified – Dublin High School
Meghana Dwaram, Aadya Tomar, Anjana Kidambi, Rhea John
Four Dublin High School athletes managed to get a bunch of Tri-Valley kids out of the house and onto the basketball courts for some post-pandemic team building and exercise. Their DubShot camp was such a hit, they were able to donate $10K in proceeds to the Bay Area Challenged Athletes Foundation.
Las Positas College
Devon Welborn
A Las Positas College microbiology major, Devon Welborn also serves as a research intern at Sandia National Laboratories where she works on groundbreaking CRISPR gene editing research projects that promise to revolutionize medicine and cure genetic conditions previously untreatable.
Pleasanton Unified – Amador Valley High School
Angad Bhargav
Angad Bhargav found a way to help his peers view grade trends and set academic goals by creating an alternative interface for Pleasanton’s grade operating system. By building a layer on top of the current system, Angad upgraded the student experience and found a solution for kids wanting to strategize their academic progress.
San Ramon Valley Unified – California High School
Srinikesh Kanneluru
Srinikesh Kanneluru leveraged the collaborative spirit of his peers by co-founding Cal Commit, a California High School computer science collaboration that teaches tools and skills to students through hack-a-thons and other tech-themed events and programs.
Livermore Valley Joint Unified – Livermore High School
Annika Armstrong, Shrish Premkrishna, Justin Blanton, Thaarak Sriram, Josh Armstrong, Rohan Samtani, Cody Jackson, Ronan Tolla, Daniel Oskolkov, Vincent Nguyen
The GravitechX Robotics team, made up of 40 future engineers, took the club to new heights this year at the Sacramento Regional First Robotics Competition where they competed with robots designed to move cones and cubes into strategic locations.
2023 Digital Dreamer
Amador Valley High School
Tony Wang
Tony Wang is closing the STEM opportunity gap for Tri-Valley students by founding the Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair Student Leadership Board, a team of 50 students representing 20 schools offering free STEM workshops and mentorship programs at Title 1 schools across the region.
2022 DreamMakers and RiskTakers: Photo by Lisa Chow Photography. Pictured from left NBC Bay Area Jessica Aguirre, Pleasanton USD winner Logan Dickey, Dublin USD winner Ankita Khatri, San Ramon Valley USD winner Gavin Ginn, TVROP winner Evelyn Arroyo, Digital Dreamer from San Ramon Valley USD Gatik Trivedi, LVUSD winner Dorothee Catipon, Las Positas College winner Kyle Johnson, LVJUSD winners Caylie Natsch, Calvin Shawler, Caydence Johnson, Naomi Zika, Rick Shumway ITV Chair and President and CEO, Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare

State of the Tri-Valley 2023
2023-09-07 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Roundhouse at Bishop Ranch, 2600 Camino Ramon #100, San Ramon, CA, 94583, United States
Where Talent Thrives
From the fusion ignition breakthrough to discoveries in medicine, the Tri-Valley’s talent is solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. Find out why extraordinary solutions continuously emerge from this hotbed of innovation and talent.

Meet the Tri-Valley 20 Under 40(ish) leaders driving the Tri-Valley 2040 Vision and beyond
Hear from a panel of regional stakeholders about how the Tri-Valley continues to attract and retain top talent and why innovative companies are growing, expanding, and moving into the Tri-Valley
Get insight into the Tri-Valley’s rapidly evolving commercial real estate landscape from industry experts

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The Partnership Imperative: Innovative Solutions for Chronic Skill Gaps in Manufacturing
2023-10-13 08:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA, 94551, United States
Ensuring a pipeline of local, trained and ready-to-work talent requires a new partnership imperative that bridges the gap between industry and educational institutions. Learn from Bay Area business leaders and community colleges executing innovative new strategies that work. Featuring solutions from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Tesla, Gallo Wines, Penumbra and more.
8-8:30AM Pre-event networking: Coffee and continental breakfast
8:30AM Welcome, Tim Sbranti, Director of Strategic Initiatives, ITV
8:45AM Why Partner with Community Colleges, Dr. Dyrell Foster, President, Las Positas College
9:10AM Employer Panel: Best Practices in Workforce Development:
Featuring:
Dr. Maliika Chambers, Director of Operations Training, Penumbra
Randy Pico, Engineering Senior Superintendent, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Rebecca Bettencourt, Senior Manager, Workforce Development and Training, Gallo Wines
Tesla
10:10AM Q & A
10:30 – 11:30AM Make connections with Community College program contacts, funding resources and more

Who Should Attend?
Employers looking for new ways to build a diverse, local workforce, leverage county and state funding for apprenticeships and internships and want to save time finding the right programs to fill existing and future workforce needs.
For more information contact Beth McCormick, Las Positas College Strategic Workforce Development Liaison (925) 344-2751

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13th Annual Dreammakers and Risktakers
2023-11-07 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Shannon Community Center, 11600 Shannon Avenue, Dublin, CA, 94568, United States
Honoring Young Innovators Changing the World
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s 13th Annual Dreammakers & Risktakers Awards brings together the regional innovation ecosystem with the young innovators influencing the future of the Tri-Valley and beyond. Join us for this thrilling tribute to students from Tri-Valley public school districts and Las Positas College who are innovating the future as they fearlessly pursue their dreams.
There may be nothing more important any of us can do than enthusiastically support our youngest innovators.
THE 2023 Dreammakers & Risktakers from Dublin Unified School District, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, Pleasanton Unified School District, San Ramon Valley School District, Las Positas College, Tri-Valley ROP and the Digital Dreamer will be announced on October 20th, 2023.
PURCHASE TICKETS FOR DreamMakers & RiskTakers
on November 7th at the Shannon Community Center, Dublin
DREAMMAKERS & RISKTAKERS AWARDS
#ITVDreamMakers2023

May 2023 DreamMakers & RiskTakers with host Jessica Aguirre, NBC 11.

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ITV Innovation Forum: 2024 Energy Summit
2024-03-19 11:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Casa Real, 410 Vineyard Ave, Pleasanton, 94566, United States
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group Presents
2024 Tri-Valley Energy Summit
Building the Green Economy from the Epicenter of Solutions
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On March 19th, 2024 ITV will bring together leaders from the energy, business, government, and education sectors to accelerate discussions on a regional Green Economy. Focused on amplifying the Tri-Valley’s innovative solutions for environmental stewardship and job creation, the event features a luncheon, keynote address, panel discussions, and an expo showcasing the region’s energy sector.
#ITVEnergySummit

Featuring Keynote speaker, Dr. Kim Budil,
Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Dr. Kim Budil
Photo Courtesy of LLNL
Kimberly S. Budil sets the strategic vision for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and exercises broad delegated powers to ensure successful execution of programs and operations to enhance national security through application of cutting-edge science and technology and to maintain an outstanding and diverse workforce. She leads the development and implementation of the Laboratory’s scientific vision, goals and objectives and serves as the Laboratory’s highest-level liaison with the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, the LLNS Board of Governors, the University of California and other government, public and private organizations.
Budil leads a workforce of approximately 8,400 employees and manages an annual operating budget of approximately $3 billion. Along with the directors of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, she shares the responsibility of providing the United States government with an annual institutional assessment of the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and enterprise. She is the 13th director of the Laboratory and serves as president of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
Budil has held roles of increasing management responsibility at the Laboratory, most recently serving as principal associate director for Strategic Deterrence. Budil served as a detailee twice in Washington, D.C and was Vice President for National Labs at the University of California Office of the President. She currently serves on several boards and participates in numerous professional and community outreach activities.
Budil holds a Ph.D. in engineering and applied science from the University of California, Davis, where she was a Hertz Fellow, and a B.S. in physics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Courtney B. Jenkins
Courtney has the distinct pleasure of serving as the President of ENGIE Services U.S. The national team she oversees is focused on engineering, financing, and implementing transformative sustainability solutions for educational, governmental, healthcare and C&I entities across the U.S., with an aim to accelerate the energy transition through the integration and optimization of low-carbon solutions on our customers’ sites, including distributed generation, energy efficiency, resiliency, and eMobility offerings. Her team oversees over 400 MW of clean power assets and has led some of the most innovative public-private partnerships across the U.S.
Prior to these roles, Courtney has served in a series of expansive management positions within key commercial, operational, and strategic leadership functions with ENGIE, OpTerra, and Chevron’s clean-tech division, all of which centered around driving sustainability transformations and building high-performing business lines. As a ferocious champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, she had the honor of co-founding the ENGIE Services Women in Networking group within North America and continues to serve on both ENGIE’s Executive Steering Committee for DEI globally and the ENGIE North American Culture and Values Leadership Team (CVLT). Concurrently, Courtney is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Energy Services Companies (NAESCO), a leading voice for industry advocacy and policy-shaping in the U.S. market. And recently, she was named one of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Top 100 Women of Influence. Courtney holds her AB with honors from Brown University and her MSc with first-class distinction from the University of Oxford.

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EXHIBITORS

In 2021, Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV) launched the Tri-Valley Vision 2040 Plan, an initiative encompassing input from over 1,000 stakeholders that presents 24 bold ideas to ensure the Tri-Valley will be globally recognized for its innovation while growing in a way that is equity and inclusion-focused. ITV emphasized building a Green Economy as a major priority, elevating the region as a model for environmental stewardship while building a new sector of employment opportunities. With Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories’ recent fusion ignition breakthrough, private investment in the green hydrogen sector and global renewable energy solutions emerging from the region, the Tri-Valley is positioned to build, grow and sustain a new Green Economy.

About ITV’s Annual Innovation Forum:
For the past 12 years, ITV has convened regional forums around the issues influencing and shaping the regional innovation ecosystem. In 2019, Lenny Mendonca, former chief economic and business advisor to CA Governor Gavin Newsom led ITV’s Power Summit and last year ITV produced “The Future of Human Health is HERE” amplifying the investment of the healthcare sector in the Tri-Valley and the region’s global contributions to human health advancements.
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s
Innovation Forum

Dr. Benjamin Kaminski, ZEISS
2023 – The Future of Human Health is Here

Rick Shumway, Standford Health Care Tri -Valley

Lenny Mendonca, former Chief Economic And Business Advisor to the CA Governor, served as the keynote speaker at Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s Power Summit on September 23, 2019

Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s Power Summit on September 23, 2019

The Hertz Effect | June 20th, 2024
2024-06-20 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 10x Genomics, 6230 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, 94588, United States
THE HERTZ EFFECT
Join us for a casual cocktail party featuring storytelling, networking and a celebration of the Hertz legacy in the Tri-Valley.

June 20th, 2024 5-8pm
10x Genomics Headquarters
6230 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, CA 94566

Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group and the Hertz Foundation are honored to host this evening celebration on the Pleasanton, CA grounds of 10x Genomics in the heart of the Tri-Valley’s thriving innovation ecosystem.

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Featured Speakers

Hertz Fellow William Evans is the physics division leader in the physical and life sciences directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. During his 25 years at LLNL, Evans has pursued vital science that addresses national security issues and strengthens global stability. His research aims to understand the physics and chemistry of materials under extreme conditions, such as pressure, temperature and strain rate. Evans recieved his Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University during his Hertz Fellowship. In 2023, he was named to the Hertz Foundation Board of Directors.

Hertz Fellow Megan Blewett is co-founder and vice president of corporate development at Iris Medicine, a thereaputics company developing RNA technology to address a range of serious diseases. Before Iris, Blewett was an investor at Venrock and co-founded in vivo gene delivery company Kelonia Therapeutics. She is on the board of the non-profit startup Convergent Research, a member organization of the Schmidt Futures Network. Blewett received her Ph.D. in chemistry from The Scripps Research Institute during her Hertz Fellowship.

Hertz Fellow Kathleen Alexander is co-founder and chief technology officer at Savor, a technology company producing high-quality, healthy, and affordable food without negative climate impact. Before Savor, Alexander was project director at Orca Sciences, a philanthropist-backed research and development organization focused on the energy and climate spaces. She received her PhD in material science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during her Hertz Fellowship.

Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV) and the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation are proud to announce a partnership aimed at cultivating and connecting world-class talent in the Tri-Valley region of the Bay Area, with a special event in June to celebrate the Hertz legacy in the area.
With two national labs, more than 730 tech companies and a GDP of $49B, the Tri-Valley is home to some of the world’s most visionary leaders and game-changing innovations. Both ITV and the Hertz Foundation have deep roots in the region and are dedicated to amplifying the impact of visionary thinkers and nurturing its thriving ecosystem of innovation.
The Hertz Foundation has fueled 1280 leaders and disruptors in science and technology for more than 60 years through its renowned Hertz Fellowship program. This initiative identifies exceptional U.S. doctoral students and provides them with the resources and lifelong support to accelerate their careers and amplify their research in support of our nation. Through special networking events and media coverage, this expanded partnership will spotlight how the Hertz Foundation has contributed to the Tri-Valley region and will help catalyze collaborations with ITV’s network of over 100 companies, non-profits, research labs, educational institutions and regional thought leaders.
“The partnership between the Hertz Foundation and Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group dates back to ITV’s genesis as nuclear physicist Jay Davis (retired, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) was serving as President of the Hertz Foundation while he was a founding member of ITV’s first board of directors. The Hertz brand is a significant contributor to the region’s thriving innovation ecosystem and we are thrilled we can work together on our shared mission of cultivating the talent pipeline in the Tri-Valley” says Katie Marcel, ITV’s CEO.

“For over 60 years, the Hertz Foundation has been growing our nation’s pool of exceptional science and technology leaders” states Robbee Baker Kosak, president of the Hertz Foundation.

Hertz Fellows, including more than 200 across the San Francisco Bay Area, today comprise an influential network of many of our nation’s most accomplished science and technology leaders. Their breakthroughs can be found in numerous arenas including AI, quantum computing, space exploration, national security, biotech, disease detection and energy, to name a few. Kim Budil, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Michael-Schnall Levin, founding scientist and Chief Technology Officer at 10x Genomics, (both headquartered in the Tri-Valley) are Hertz Fellows and members of the Hertz Foundation Board of Directors. Both Budil and Schnall-Levin’s remarkable careers exemplify the range and caliber of talent that the Hertz Foundation seeks to identify and support.Through the partnership, the Hertz Foundation is supporting and participating in ITV’s signature events: The 2024 Tri-Valley Energy Summit, which featured Budil as keynote speaker; the 2024 #GameChangers Awards, an event that spotlights the Tri-Valley’s game-changing companies and leaders; and the DreamMakers and Risktakers Awards, which recognizes young innovators influencing the future of the Tri-Valley and beyond.

About the Hertz Foundation
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation identifies the nation’s most promising innovators in science and technology and empowers them to pursue solutions to our toughest challenges. Launched in 1963, the Hertz Fellowship is the most prestigious fellowship program in the U.S., fueling more than 1,280 leaders, disruptors and creators who apply their remarkable talents where they’re needed most — from our national security to the future of healthcare. Hertz Fellows hold over 3,000 patents, have founded more than 375 companies, and have received more than 200 major national and international awards, including two Nobel Prizes, 10 Breakthrough Prizes, the National Medal of Technology, the Fields Medal and the Turing Award. Additionally, 52 are members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and 37 are fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Learn more at HertzFoundation.org.
About Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV)
ITV is a collaborative group of industry leaders dedicated to the Tri-Valley: The Heart of California Innovation. By bringing together companies, non-profits, and regional thought leaders committed to innovation, ITV is enhancing the business climate, spurring job growth, and expanding the vibrant Tri-Valley community.

Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley AHEAD Lunch and Learn | September 18, 2024
2024-09-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tracy Community Center, East Street, Tracy, CA, 95376, United States
Join us for a free luncheon as we showcase the AHEAD
(Advancing Hydrogen Electrification and Deployment) Project

Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group, in partnership with the Tri-Valley – San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority (Valley Link) and the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA), will host a lunch and learn event on September 18th at the Tracy Community Center to showcase the joint Valley Link/LAVTA AHEAD (Advancing Hydrogen Electrification and Deployment) project and other exciting advancements of hydrogen vehicle deployment in local transit systems. The event will include updates on the Valley Link project, regional hydrogen workforce development initiatives and the future hydrogen production facility in Tracy.

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About Valley Link

Valley Link will ultimately close a critical gap in the statewide rail system with a 42-mile, 7 station rail connection between the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station and the North Lathrop Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) station with all day service on BART frequencies during peak periods. With 33,000 daily riders projected by 2040, Valley Link would remove tens of thousands of cars off Interstates 580 and 205 and connect nearly 500 miles of passenger rail with more than 130 stations in the Northern California Megaregion – removing up to 42,650 metrics tons of greenhouse gas emissions, creating 22,000 jobs, and supporting national goods movement by reducing heavy truck conflicts with cars on Interstates 580 and 205 that serve as life lines between the Port of Oakland and both domestic and international markets. The 22-mile initial operating phase between the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station and the Mountain House Community station, including the Isabel and South Front Road stations in Livermore, is targeted for construction in 2025. In addition to the use of zero-emissions vehicles and green energy production technologies, the Valley Link Board-adopted Sustainability Policy identifies implementing strategies to achieve a zero-emissions system through innovative station access. This includes electric autonomous shuttles, shared mobility, and support for local transit operator alternative vehicle technology. Additional information on the Tri-Valley – San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority, is available on the
Regional Rail Authority’s website at www.valleylinkrail.com.

About Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV)
ITV is a collaborative group of industry leaders dedicated to the Tri-Valley: The Heart of California Innovation. By bringing together companies, non-profits, and regional thought leaders committed to innovation, ITV is enhancing the business climate, spurring job growth, and expanding the vibrant Tri-Valley community.

Decarbonizing Our Economy: Technology & Workforce Solutions for a Sustainable Future
2024-11-08 08:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA, 94551, United States
What does a decarbonized future look like
from the standpoint of industry, innovation, and workforce development?
Join us for a brand-new collaborative opportunity between The Livermore Lab Foundation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Startup Tri-Valley, Innovation Tri-Valley and the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District to share the latest information on the last step needed to get to net zero – direct carbon capture, as well as perspectives from industry and the national labs on enabling technology, infrastructure requirements, and workforce development needs and opportunities.
This event is recommended for companies and agencies who are committed to reaching net zero by 2045 and recognize the unique opportunity we have to accomplish this and create a vibrant, green economy in the process.
This session aims to facilitate communication between industry, scientists, policy makers and the essential educators responsible for training the future workforce.
Advantages of Participation:
1. Engage with and learn from other businesses involved in developing climate tech to green our economy
2. Learn about a new clean tech/workforce development survey and climate entrepreneurs program from the Livermore Lab Foundation
3. Learn about the direct carbon removal recommendations for the Tri-Valley from the Roads to Removal project led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
4. Advise educators at various levels about your company and its products, and the types of potential employees you’ll need in the years ahead

Date: November 8, 2024
Time: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Las Positas College: Mertes Center for the Arts
Agenda
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Check-In, Student Poster Session, Networking and light breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM Opening Remarks
9:05 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote Address: Setting the Stage for the Future – the Road to Removal, with Jennifer Pett-Ridge, LLNL
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM Workforce Realities and Solutions
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM Industry Observations and Opportunities
11:00 AM – 11:40 AM Panel with LLNL Science and Technology Leaders
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM LLNL Prototype Enclave, Closing Remarks & Box Lunch
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Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at LLNL, Adjunct Professor at UC Merced and a Principal Investigator of the UC Berkeley Innovative Genomics Institute. Dr. Pett-Ridge studies the microbiology and biogeochemistry of soil carbon cycling, and how to achieve CO2 removal (“CDR”) in agricultural soils. In her research, she uses advanced metagenomics, stable isotope tracing and computational modeling to make quantitative estimates of ecosystem processes. She leads multiple team projects for the US Department of Energy, including the Microbes Persist Soil Microbiome Scientific Focus Area, the DOE Terraforming Soil Energy Earthshot Research Center and the LLNL Carbon Initiative. Recently, she led a 68 member team and published Roads to Removal –a county-level assessment of CDR options in the USA. Dr. Pett-Ridge has co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed technical publications that have collectively received over 10,000 total citations. Pett-Ridge is a recipient of a DOE Early Career award (2014), Geochemical Society Endowed Biogeochemistry Medal (2019), Secretary of Energy Achievement Award (2021), the DOE Office of Science Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (2022), and the 2023 Deborah A Neher Career Award from the Ecological Society of America Soil Ecology Section.
Kimberley (Kim) Mayfield is a Member of LLNL’s Energy Group and Principal Investigator for Lawrence Livermore’s Energy Flow Charts. Kim works with the Carbon Initiative, which aims to understand, develop, and implement technologies for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Her areas of focus are carbon accounting for carbon sequestration projects and environmental justice analysis for negative carbon emissions projects. Her research background is in environmental chemistry, with an emphasis on non-traditional stable isotope geochemistry in hydrologic systems. Prior to joining LLNL, Kimberley worked in the algal biofuels industry, innovating safe and economically viable ways to extract valuable products from microalgae.
Dave Metz – President, FM3 Research, FM3 Research Partner and President Dave Metz has provided opinion research and strategic guidance to hundreds of non-profit organizations, government agencies, businesses, and political campaigns in all 50 states since joining the firm in 1998. In the 2022 election cycle, Dave’s research helped elect four Democratic members of Congress, a dozen state legislators, and the Mayor of San Jose, and pass statewide ballot measures to promote gun responsibility in Oregon, ban flavored tobacco sales in California, secure billions in land and water conservation funding in New York and Rhode Island, and legalize the therapeutic use of psychedelics in Colorado. With a focus on conservation, clean energy, and climate change, Dave has provided research on key message and policy issues to numerous environmental organizations, among them The Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the League of Conservation Voters, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Wilderness Society, Sierra Club, the National Wildlife Federation, and the National Audubon Society. He has conducted research and developed messaging recommendations to guide the environmental community in addressing challenging issues like wildfire and natural climate solutions. Dave received his Bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University and his Master’s in Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California-Berkeley. His writing on politics has appeared in Campaigns & Elections magazine, and in Classifying by Race, an edited volume on the role of race in American politics. He lives in Berkeley with his wife and two children, and as a Wisconsin native spends much of his free time cheering on the NFL franchise that he co-owns with 537,000 close friends.
Debbie Haldeman is the Director of Public Affairs, Communications & Social Impact at CEMEX USA.
Matin Hanifzadeh, Rushnu CEO and founder, embarked on his carbon capture journey over a decade ago during his Master’s studies. He developed and scaled up systems for point-source carbon capture, converting emissions into valuable by-products like biofuel and biodiesel. This work extended into his PhD, focusing on technology to capture CO2 directly from the atmosphere and produce valuable by-products. Post-graduation, Matin played pivotal roles in early-stage startups, applying these solutions in industrial settings. His interactions with customers highlighted the need for more scalable and cost-effective solutions. This insight led to the birth of Rushnu: a vision to create technology that is scalable, practical, and financially viable, generating revenue streams through existing hardware and process units.
Jason Sydow is an investor, P&L Manager, and Technical Product Strategist with a Ph.D. in Physics, twenty years experience leading and investing in tech business teams. He focuses on the creation of measurable value, product strategy, and business model execution. He has a strong background in scientific, engineering, and analytical disciplines. He is a Pleasanton resident actively engaged in using his expertise to support the Tri-Valley startup ecosystem. Next47 is a financial venture capital which brings the power and breadth of the Siemens ecosystem to our investment through capital and sales enablement. Jason has specific interests in application software, B2B marketplaces, frontier technology, robotics, additive manufacturing, and industrial automation. In a new twist, Siemens is strategically investing in decarbonization technology. Jason is now an investor at CarbonCapture, Inc.

Sarah E. Baker leads the Materials for Energy and Climate group and is an Associate Program Leader for Carbon Dioxide Conversion at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Sarah has a Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.A. in Chemistry from Grinnell College. Her current portfolio includes carbon dioxide capture and conversion projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and industrial partners and spans fundamental research to pilot-scale demonstration. Sarah also led the Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage analysis team for a recent DOE report, “Roads to Removal”, a comprehensive assessment of negative emissions opportunities in the US.
Dr. Eric B. Duoss is the Director of the Center for Engineered Materials and Manufacturing (CEMM) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where he directs research activities and maps strategic directions in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing. At LLNL, Dr. Duoss leads teams that invent novel materials and manufacturing technologies, with focus on creating designer architectures for chemical, mechanical, thermal, and functional properties for applications in the fields of defense, climate, transportation, energy, aerospace, human health, and others. Dr. Duoss is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (2016) and he leads a team that was honored with the Department of Energy Secretary’s Achievement Award (2019). Dr. Duoss has co-authored over 90 peer-reviewed technical publications that have collectively received over 16,000 total citations. Dr. Duoss has also been awarded over 50 U.S. patents. Dr. Duoss has a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2009) and dual B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics from St. Norbert College (2003).
Dr. Brandon Wood is Director of the Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future (LEAF) and Associate Program Lead for Hydrogen & Computational Energy Materials at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His primary research interests lie in the application of high-performance computing and simulation techniques to materials for energy storage, conversion, and delivery. He leads crosscutting modeling and simulation activities across three U.S. Department of Energy multi-lab consortia focused on technology challenges for hydrogen energy, as well as multiple research projects in batteries and materials degradation involving industrial, academic, and national laboratory partners. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT and is a 16-year veteran of the Laboratory.

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14th Annual Dreammakers and Risktakers Awards
2024-11-21 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Shannon Community Center, 11600 Shannon Avenue, Dublin, CA, 94568, United States
Honoring Young Innovators Changing the World
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group’s 14th Annual Dreammakers & Risktakers Awards brings together the regional innovation ecosystem with the young innovators influencing the future of the Tri-Valley and beyond. Join us for this thrilling tribute to students from Tri-Valley public school districts and Las Positas College who are innovating the future as they fearlessly pursue their dreams.
There may be nothing more important any of us can do than enthusiastically support our youngest innovators.
LINK TO NOVEMBER 11, 2024 PRESS RELEASE
The 2024 Tri-Valley DreamMakers and RiskTakers Slate of Awardees:
Dublin Unified School District: Presha Dutt
Senior and President of Dublin High School’s DECA program, Presha Dutt developed CIVEE, a social media management consulting service powered by tech-savvy teens, to help small businesses reach Gen Z audiences. CIVEE worked with local Dublin business, Mimi’s Chocolates, to help the company increase sales and social media engagement.
San Ramon Valley Unified School District (Danville): Sonia Sharma
A Junior at Monte Vista High School, Sonia Sharma launched Project emPOWER Train the Trainer, a program making self-defense education accessible in schools to bolster student confidence and safety. Her model, which trains PE teachers to integrate self-defense skills, has reached approximately 25,000 students across several Bay Area school districts.
Las Positas College: Raza Ali
Raza Ali’s research project, titled “Bioactive Molecules in Islamically Recommended Foods,” merges traditional wisdom from his Muslim community with cutting-edge biological research. Notably, Raza was one of only two community college students in the nation selected to present his original research at the National Research Conference (NRCP) hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in early October. His innovative approach to bridging disparate disciplines not only earned him national recognition but also made meaningful contributions to an underexplored field.
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District: Kerigan Coates
A Senior at Livermore High School, Kerigan Coates tackled student-athlete mental health by launching a peer support project and collaborating with the Kevin Love Fund to host an assembly promoting self-care. Her mental health website and resources for coaches have made a significant impact on campus.
Pleasanton Unified School District: Noah Small, Aryan Das, Jeffrey Ma, Colin Jennings
This team of students from Amador Valley High School designed an AI Fact Checker capable of real-time validation of statements. The team demonstrated their tool with the 2024 Presidential Debate in September, where it successfully provided accurate fact-checking on political claims.
San Ramon Valley Unified School District (San Ramon): Vedant Kathrani, Noor Tozulahmad, and Robi Tozulahmad
These Dougherty Valley High School students co-founded Plate to People, a community-centered platform addressing food insecurity. By partnering with community organizations such as White Pony Express, they work to combat food waste and support local families in need.
Tri-Valley Regional Occupational Program: Sophia Sucato
A talented photographer, writer and student currently studying in TVROP’s Middle College High School Program, Sophia Sucato honored her Italian heritage through her published book of photography and photography exhibit in Italy.
Tri-Valley 2040 Visionary Industry Award: Rohan Vij
A student at Dublin High School, Rohan worked with global energy services company, ENGIE North America when the company upgraded the Dublin Unified School District’s energy efficiency through renewable energy solutions. Through this program, Rohan invented TRIKALA, an app that integrates geospatial analysis for sustainable land use.
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2024 DreamMakers & RiskTakers Award Winners
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Pioneering Health: Explore High-Demand Careers with Kaiser Permanente
2025-03-26 16:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Las Positas College, Building 1000, Room 1011, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, 94550, United States
Pioneering Health: Explore High-Demand Careers with Kaiser Permanente
🚀 Are you ready to launch your career in healthcare? Join Las Positas College and Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group, in partnership with the Bay Area K-16 Collaborative, for an exciting opportunity to explore high-demand careers in healthcare with Kaiser Permanente professionals!
📅 When: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 4:00 – 6:30 PM
📍 Where: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore | Building 1000, Room 1011
🔎 What to Expect:

Inspiring keynote from a healthcare leader, sharing their journey from nursing to executive leadership.
Meet local healthcare professionals and hear firsthand about careers in nursing, IT, mental health, physical therapy, surgical & radiologic technology.
Interactive breakout sessions where you’ll rotate through career pathways, learning about education requirements, job opportunities, salaries, and more.
Networking, career advice, and internship/job insights from Kaiser Permanente.
Food and refreshments will be provided!

🎯 Who Should Attend? Students curious about a rewarding career in healthcare! High School, Community College, University Students Welcome!
Don’t miss this hands-on opportunity to connect with professionals, gain valuable insights, and take your first step toward an impactful career in healthcare.
LINK TO REGISTER

#GameChangers Awards 2025
2025-05-08 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Roundhouse at Bishop Ranch, 2600 Camino Ramon #100, San Ramon, CA, 94583, United States
The #GameChangers Awards is more than an event;
it’s a MOVEMENT celebrating the BOLD IDEAS and BREAKTHROUGHS
that make the Tri-Valley a hub of innovation.

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Join ITV and the region’s disruptors, founders, funders, mentors, entrepreneurs, influencers,
and civic leaders for the Tri-Valley’s biggest bash of the year.
This year, the Tri-Valley’s most anticipated event takes center stage at the stunning Bishop Ranch in San Ramon.
Past honorees include 10x Genomics, Zeiss, Lam Research, Tekion, Topcon, Unchained Labs, and Vagaro —
a true “who’s who” of the Tri-Valley ecosystem.
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group
2025 Tri-Valley #Gamechangers
2025 Tri-Valley Visionary Award: Southwest Airlines
Connecting Innovation to the Nation
This honor recognizes Southwest Airlines’ transformative role in connecting the Tri-Valley’s people and solutions to the nation—a contribution that has fueled economic growth and innovation for over 35 years. Since launching service at Oakland International Airport (OAK) in 1989, Southwest Airlines has not only grown into California’s largest air carrier but has also demonstrated an unwavering commitment to hospitality, reliability, and long-term investment in the East Bay. With nearly 3,000 employees based in and around OAK, Southwest Airlines continues to innovate and drive economic development in the region.
2025 #GameChanger Honorees:
LIVERMORE – GILLIG
Driving America Forward
GILLIG has been building America’s future for more than 130 years. Headquartered in Livermore, California, GILLIG is the nation’s only major heavy-duty bus manufacturer that is American-owned and fully American-built. From their advanced solar-powered facility to their leadership in clean-energy and zero-emission technologies, GILLIG is setting the standard for innovation, craftsmanship, and sustainable progress — and stands as a national model for the future of American manufacturing.
SAN RAMON – Dialpad
The Future of Work, Now
Dialpad is the leading Ai-powered communications intelligence platform creating human-first, Ai-enhanced solutions that will drive the next wave of how businesses communicate with and serve their customers. Enterprise customers such as Randstad, RE/MAX, Nasdaq, Express Scripts, T-Mobile, Johns Hopkins, Motorola Solutions, Tractor Supply, and Netflix use Dialpad and its Ai capabilities to deliver amazing customer experiences. Supported by notable investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, GV, ICONIQ Capital, and OMERS, Dialpad is a dynamic force in Ai technology with a rapidly expanding presence of 50,000 customers in 70 countries worldwide.
DANVILLE – LWX
Revolutionizing Supply Chain, One Bottle at a Time
LWX builds custom global supply chains for wine and spirits retailers, solving logistics challenges with world-class technological capabilities, agility, and integrity. By sourcing innovative wine and spirits products from around the world, LWX imports and distributes to a range of national retailers in all 50 states. LWX combines creativity, deep category insight and operational know-how to help retailers bring something truly unique to the shelf. From a hometown HQ in Downtown Danville, LWX is disrupting the wine and spirits logistics space.
DUBLIN – Dublin Technology Center Workspaces
Space to Innovate
Dublin Technology Center Workspaces has emerged as a creative and collaborative cornerstone of the Tri-Valley’s innovation corridor. Home to cutting-edge firms like Kensington Labs and a hub for regional thought leaders, Dublin Technology Center Workspaces is reimagining the modern office and offering a launchpad for game-changing innovation.
PLEASANTON – Cowbell
Cyber Insurance, Reimagined
Cowbell is a cyber and technology E&O insurance provider for American and UK-based businesses with up to $/£1bn in annual revenue. With its unique AI-based approach to risk selection and pricing, Cowbell’s continuous underwriting platform, powered by Cowbell Factors, compresses the insurance process from submission to issue in less than 5 minutes. Cowbell offers subscription-based cybersecurity services via its dedicated and independent Cowbell Resilience Services (CRS) unit. Founded in 2019, Cowbell is based in Pleasanton and has employees across the U.S., Canada, India, and the U.K.
PAST #GAMECHANGERS
2024 Tri-Valley #GameChangers
Rezolve.ai
Vector Atomic
Buzzkill Labs
KMT Technical Services
Greenlight Simulation
Las Positas College – Founder’s Award
2023 #GameChangers
Air Protein
Lazarex Cancer Foundation
Reputation
ProSomnus Sleep Technologies
Sparkz
The Wellnest Company
Zeiss Innovation Center
LLNL Fusion Ignition Team – Founder’s Award
2022 #GameChangers
Acton
A Eye
BoxMedia
Crosschq
IrisVision
Monarch Tractor
Raydiant Oximetry
Striking Distance Studios
Tekion
Vagaro
Lawrence Livermore National Lab – Advanced Manufacturing Lab- Founder’s Award
2019 #GameChangers
10x Genomics
Amber Solutions
Coast + Range
Creative Digital Agency
Elysium Therapeutics Incl
Lambda School
Saba
Vericool
Sensiba – Founder’s Award
2018 #GameChangers
Altamont Beer Works
Challenge Dairy Products
The Crayon Initiative
Hexcel Corp
iQuest
SafeTraces
Trov
Unchained Labs
Vintage 99
Axis Community Health – Social Innovator
Tri-Valley Ventures – Activator
Sandia National Laboratories – Founder’s Award
2017 #GameChangers
Car Zeiss Meditec
Donor Network West
Neotract, Inc.
Sandstone Diagnostics
ServiceMax
Tria Beauty, Inc.
Uptempo Tech
Victory Workspace
Wiley X
Bishop Ranch – Founders Award
2016 #GameChangers
Callidus Cloud
ChoiceLunch
Fun Mobility Inc.
GE Innovation Center
iTrade Network
Leaf Healthcare
Nuubia SF
POC Medical Systems
SocialSource
Topcon Positioning Systems
LAM Research – Founders Award

State of the Tri-Valley 2025
2025-09-10 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Roundhouse at Bishop Ranch, 2600 Camino Ramon #100, San Ramon, CA, 94583, United States
The Tri-Valley is more than a Bay Area innovation hub—it’s a community where visionary leadership, breakthrough technology, and bold collaboration fuel an exceptional quality of life. At this year’s State of the Tri-Valley, hear from stakeholders shaping the region’s innovation ecosystem and community wellness. Join us on September 10th, 2025 from 5:30PM-8:30PM for dynamic panel conversations and an energizing networking reception with the people building one of California’s most livable and economically vibrant regions.

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15th Annual Dreammakers and Risktakers Awards
2025-11-20 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Shannon Community Center, 11600 Shannon Avenue, Dublin, CA, 94568, United States
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