"Lessons on Leadership - Silicon Valley and San Diego's Innovation Economy" Annually, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group produces the "Silicon Valley Competitiveness Project," with 20 key indicators by which to contrast Silicon Valley with the other five top Tech Regions in the United States, including Southern California (San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles Counties), Austin,…

Tom Seidler, Senior VP  and member of the ownership group, along with Erik Greupner, COO, will catch us up on all things Padres and what's in store for the new season!

Dr. Eli Berman will summarize a decade of research on economics in conflict zones, and draw lessons for confronting ISIS and stabilizing Iraq and Syria. Using evidence from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts, Berman will explain why local allies must be induced by foreign powers to provide governance and enable economic development to stabilize Syria…

A native of Hungary, Edith Eva Eger was just a young teenager in 1944 when she experienced one of the worst evils the human race has ever known. As a Jew living in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, she and her family were sent to Auschwitz, the heinous death camp. Her parents lost their lives there. Toward…