Tad Parzen, President & CEO of the Burnham Center for Community Advancement, will discuss why the World Design Organization has designated San Diego and Tijuana to be the 2024 World Design Capital, and how that year-long title will shine an international spotlight on our successful cities sharing a border.

The task force is a nonprofit organization that coordinates funding, policy and strategy to help the homeless population in San Diego County. Tamera will discuss the community-wide data dashboards and regional plan to end homelessness.

  Fred Sotelo has founded and successfully led a variety of companies in diverse sectors over a 30 year business career. Currently, Fred is President and Chief Executive Officer of Tolteca Corp, an independent Distribution, Marketing and Logistics company with enterprises focusing on brand building in multi-cultural segments utilizing online media, grassroots and cause-related partnerships.

Experience a walk on the wild side. Join Paige Howorth, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance McKinney Family Curator of Invertebrates, for a special introduction to the San Diego Zoo’s newly opened Wildlife Explorer Basecamp experience. The most expansive habitat in the Zoo’s 106-year history has transformed the previous space of the old Children's Zoo with…