Amidst the backdrop of huge global change, the question many are asking is: Can Silicon Valley maintain its edge in innovation and as a desirable place to live? Kim Walesh, San Jose's Chief Strategist, will chart the major forces of change shaping San Jose/Silicon Valley's future over the next 20 years. Like other city-regions around …
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Persis M. Karim is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University, where she teaches literature and creative writing. Persis is the editor and a contributing poet forLet Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora (2006) and co-editor and contributor for A World Between: Poems, …
Patty Hannon is the online local news editor for the San Jose Mercury News. In her 23-year career she’s managed teams of reporters covering such varied subjects as politics, crime, religion, family, hurricanes and community news. She and the rest of her online colleagues are at the forefront of trying to figure out how to provide …
Suzanne Woo is the top-selling author of On Course for Business—Women and Golf (Wiley), and teaches women how to use the game of golf to deepen business relationships and increase sales. As an attorney and business golf speaker for clients including Bank of America, Deloitte, GE, Merrill Lynch, Pepsi, and Wells Fargo, she shares how women are …
Dr. Standley conducted research at the Stroud Water Research Center (Avondale, PA), on the fate of natural and synthetic compounds in rivers for over 12 years. She then attended the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy to earn a Masters Degree under the guidance of Dr. J. B. Byrne (ICPP member). Recently, Dr. Standley conducted research for three …
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Mary Lou Zoback is a seismologist and currently serves as Vice President, Earthquake Risk Applications with Risk Management Solutions in Newark, CA. She previously served as Chief Scientist of the USGS Earthquake Hazards team in Menlo Park, CA and also as Regional Coordinator for the Northern California Earthquake Hazards Program. Zoback joined the USGS in …
Lolly Winston is a freelance journalist and best-selling author. Her first novel, Good Grief, was a New York Times best-seller, a #1 Book Sense pick, and was translated into 15 languages. Her second novel, Happiness Sold Separately, also hit the New York Times best seller list. Her short stories have appeared in The Sun, The …
Mary V. Hughes heads a new initiative called the 2012 Project, a non-partisan group affiliated with the well-respected Rutgers University Center for American Women in Politics.
Lisa Orrell is an award-winning author of Millennials Incorporated and Millennials Into Leadership. She is an in-demand speaker who helps companies understand Millennials, and improves generational dynamics within their workforce. As a certified Leadership Coach, Lisa supports millennial employees to become effective, respected young leaders through her popular seminars and workshops, and one-on-one coaching services. …
Ana Hays is the director of marketing and communications at Hospice of the Valley in San Jose, California. Previously she worked in academia leading executive education programs and fund development events at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as the Associate Director of Conferences and Special Events and at Stanford Law School as …
