2009 Summit
“Envision Santa Cruz Foresees Local Prosperity” - From the GoodTimes Blog
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LEAD SPONSORS
*Good Times
*Studio Holladay
*Mission Printers
PLATINUM SPONSORS
*City of Santa Cruz Department of Economic Development & Redevelopment
*NextSpace
*Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC
*Government and Community Relations, UCSC
*Digital Media Factory
GOLD SPONSORS
*Baskin & Grant, LLP
*Pacific Mountain Advisors
*Cruzio Internet
*Book & Book, LLP
*Coastside Concierge
*Schafer Design
*Agency Santa Cruz
*Happy Santa Cruz
SILVER SPONSORS
*Central Coast Small Business Development Center at Cabrillo College
*Santa Cruz Geeks
*Santa Cruz Next
*Santa Cruz Design & Innovation Center
*The Downtown Association of Santa Cruz
*831 Magazine
*Satellite Telework Centers
*Cernio Technology Co-op
*Zoie’ Solutions
*Hinde Chiropractic & Sports Injury Center
OBJECTIVES
1. ASSEMBLE thought leaders in economic development, entrepreneurs, and community stewards in Santa Cruz to share visions of the future for our community and what action steps we are taking to achieve our goals.
2. CELEBRATE the amazing talent, companies, and resources available in Santa Cruz and explore how we can present ourselves to the world.
3. INSPIRE a higher level of civic involvement from citizens as we continue to build an authentic and vibrant community.
LOCATION: UCSC University Center, Terra Fresca (2nd Floor)
DATE: Tuesday, March 31st
TIME: 6:00 - 9:00pm
$45 for General Admission
$25 for Members of Sponsor Organizations and Students
(A portion of the events proceeds will be donated to the O’Neill Sea Odyssey)
FOOD, DRINKS, LOCAL WINE & BEER PROVIDED
FREE & ABUNDANT PARKING PROVIDED
Click here to download the Envision Santa Cruz Summit Flyer in .pdf format.
TEAM
Host – Sean Patrick Tario, Community Steward and Evangelist
Sponsorship Coordinator - Nick Sobrak-Seaton
Promotions – Peter Koht, Econ. Dev. Manager for the City of Santa Cruz
Logistics – Karissa Paxton, Coastside Concierge
Panel Moderator – Shane Pearlman of Shane & Peter, Inc.
AGENDA
6:00 – 6:25pm Mingling
6:25 – 6:30pm Introductions
6:30 – 7:00pm Keynote Speaker
- Ken Kannappan - Director, President & CEO, Plantronics
7:00 – 7:45pm Panel Discussion – “Starting, Growing, and Sustaining in Santa Cruz”
- Jeff Tavangar, Founder and CEO of The Armada Group
- Peggy Dolgenos, Founder and CEO of Cruzio
- Sol Lipman, CoFounder and CEO of 12seconds.tv
- Rich White, CoFounder and CEO of UserVoice
- Jeff Shood, Founder and CEO of Intuvo
- Gary Byrd, CoFounder and Principle of FortyThree PR
7:45 – 8:15pm Your Vision - Self Reflection
8:15 – 9:00pm Our Shared Vision - Community Reflection