LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwire) — 10/04/11 — Hundreds of California-s leading business executives and policymakers will gather for the Milken Institute-s 13th annual State of the State Conference. This all-day event will take place at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
The State of the State Conference brings together decision-makers — CEOs, investors, labor leaders, government officials, elected leaders and other experts — for presentations and discussion of the state-s business environment, creating jobs, the housing market, urban renewal, and California-s innovation pipeline.
During the luncheon session, Gov. Jerry Brown will sit down with Institute chairman Mike Milken for a conversation about how the Golden State can meet its challenges.
Speakers include:
Frank Baxter, Chairman Emeritus, Jefferies & Company Inc.
Jeffrey Berg, Chairman and CEO, International Creative Management
Jean-Lou Chameau, President, California Institute of Technology
Henry Cisneros, Executive Chairman, CityView; former Secretary, Housing and Urban Development
Lewis Feldman, Partner and Los Angeles Chair, Goodwin Procter LLP
Susan Kennedy, Senior Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird LLP, former Chief of Staff of Gov. Schwarzenegger
Timothy Leiweke, President and CEO, AEG
Kenneth Lombard, President, Capri Urban Investors LLC; Partner, Capri Capital Partners LLC
Monica Lozano, CEO, impreMedia; Member, President-s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Scott Minerd, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
Gavin Newsom, California Lieutenant Governor
Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana Mayor
Gwynne Shotwell, President, SpaceX
Peter Taylor, Chief Financial Officer, University of California
Shariq Yosufzai, Chairman, California Chamber of Commerce; Vice President, Chevron Corp.
Visit the Institute-s site for the full list of speakers and agenda details.
The State of the State conference is planned by the Institute-s California Center, which is dedicated to measuring, evaluating and analyzing the state-s economic, demographic and social conditions and trends.
Note to media: Credentialed members of the press wishing to cover the 2011 State of the State Conference must use the registration form on the website-s registration page and enter code mediasos11. Please note that you are not registered until your application has been approved and you receive confirmation.
About the Institute: The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, independent economic think tank whose mission is to improve the lives and economic conditions of diverse populations around the world by helping business and public policy leaders identify and implement innovative ideas for creating broad-based prosperity. It is based in Santa Monica, CA. ()
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