Region’s Signature Innovation Celebration Returns to The Roundhouse at Bishop Ranch on May 21, 2026
DUBLIN, Calif. — 21 April 2026 — Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV) announced the return of its annual #GameChangers Awards, now in its ninth year as the Tri-Valley’s most anticipated celebration of breakthrough companies, visionary founders, and the civic and business leaders building one of the most dynamic innovation ecosystems in the world.
The event takes place on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM at The Roundhouse at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon — a landmark venue that anchors the heart of the Tri-Valley’s thriving business district.
In past years, the #GameChangers stage has elevated some of the most transformative companies in the Tri-Valley region. The slate of past honorees includes Gillig, Dialpad, 10x Genomics, AEye, Crosschq, Lam Research, Radiant Oximetry, Tekion, Topcon, Unchained Labs, and Vagaro — alongside the region’s national research laboratories including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. This year’s honorees will join that distinguished legacy.
This ninth edition of #GameChangers arrives at a defining inflection point for the Tri-Valley and for California’s innovation economy. Artificial intelligence, quantum technology, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and the next generation of life sciences are reshaping global industry — and an outsized share of that reshaping is happening right here, in the five municipalities that comprise the Tri-Valley.
“Every year, without fail, someone comes up to me at the end of the evening and says, ‘I had no idea all of this was happening right here.’ That reaction never gets old because it’s exactly why we do this,” says Katie Marcel, CEO, Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group. “This region has been incubating world-changing ideas for generations, inspired by the anchor institutions that made bold, long-horizon thinking part of our DNA. What you see on that stage — across industries, across disciplines, across every stage of growth — is the living proof of what that legacy produces.”
Tickets and limited partnership opportunities are now available. For event, ticketing, and sponsorship inquiries, contact Innovation Tri-Valley through [email protected].
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ABOUT INNOVATION TRI-VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV) is a collaborative network of corporate leaders, elected and civic officials, educators, and regional champions dedicated to advancing the Tri-Valley as a globally recognized hub of technology, entrepreneurship, and economic vitality. Spanning the cities of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and the Town of Danville, the Tri-Valley is home to two national research laboratories — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories — more than 700 technology companies, and a regional innovation economy generating $52 billion in GDP. ITV connects the dots between the public and private sectors, amplifies the region’s breakthrough companies and people, and shapes the long-term economic future of one of the Bay Area’s fastest-growing and most dynamic regions. Learn more at innovationtrivalley.org.
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