East Bay Global Forum

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DATE & TIME
Thursday, September 11, 2025
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM (PDT)

LOCATION
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Boulevard
Berkeley, CA 94710

COST
This is a paid event. Please visit the registration page for ticket pricing.

 

OVERVIEW

The East Bay Economic Development Alliance will host the East Bay Global Forum on Thursday, September 11, an event highlighting the region's international partnerships, collaboration, and innovation. It will feature conversations with local international leaders, business representatives, and trade officials. Honored guests will include Consul Generals from the region’s largest trading partners. This event is presented by Sutter Health.

 

Caroline Winnett, Executive Director of Berkeley SkyDeck, will deliver the keynote presentation. Skydeck is UC Berkeley's official startup accelerator. The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the investment partner for UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator Program. The Fund invests $200K into each startup that goes through SkyDeck and can participate in later stage investment rounds with Berkeley founders. One of the most active seed investors in the Bay Area, the Fund has made over 130 investments in 3 years.

 

Event Emcee: Ruben Lizardo, Director, Local Government and Community Relations, UC Berkeley

 

Industry and Investment Panel

Moderator: Darlene Chiu Bryant, Executive Director, GlobalSF

  • Dr. Seth Sanders, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Amber Kinetics
  • Megan Lehtonen, Sr. Director, Business Affairs and Strategic Initiatives, AVEVA
  • Heike Abeck, Sr. Director, BioPartnering and Development Program Lead, Bayer
  • Sam Fahmy, President and CEO, Ripcord

 

International Panel

Moderator: Emily Desai, Chief Deputy Director, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)


ORGANIZER
East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA)

SPONSOR

Sutter Health