In the American imagination, Silicon Valley stands as the capital of the future, driven by the hope that technological advances will fuel economic growth, expand opportunity and improve our lives. Despite these aspirations, women and people of color still make up a fraction of the workforce, especially in management roles. And in the valley itself there is a stark economic divide. It is a tale of haves and have nots.
At Inclusion in Silicon Valley: An Atlantic Workshop, we explored how a community defining the country’s future can find a way for all to feel a sense of belonging. And we explored what is required to create a Silicon Valley that expands opportunity for everyone in its powerful orbit.
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Speakers
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Ron Brownstein Senior Editor The Atlantic @RonBrownstein -
Patrick Burt Mayor City of Palo Alto -
Steve Clemons Washington Editor at Large The Atlantic @SCClemons -
Kim-Mai Cutler Columnist TechCrunch -
Kate Downing Former Planning Commissioner City of Palo Alto @KateVDowning -
Erika Escalante Resident and Community Leader Buena Vista Mobile Home Park -
Candice Gonzalez President and CEO Palo Alto Housing -
Anthony Heckman Associate Kapor Capital @aheckmanSF -
Y-Vonne Hutchinson Co-Founder Project Include -
Garrett Johnson Co-Founder Lincoln Network @GarrettJohnson -
Kyra Kazantzis Directing Attorney, Fair Housing Law Office Law Foundation of Silicon Valley @kyrakaz -
Matthew Labbie Physical Education Teacher San Mateo High School -
Nancy Lee Vice President, People Operations Google -
Sam Liccardo Mayor City of San Jose -
Alexis Madrigal Editor at Large Fusion @alexismadrigal -
Deldelp Medina Director, Residency Program Code2040 @deldelp -
Ben Metcalf Director California Department of Housing and Community Development -
Leslie Miley Director of Engineering Slack -
Marcia Morales-Jaffe SVP and Chief People Officer PayPal -
Ben Parr Co-Founder and CMO Octane AI @BenParr -
Carissa Romero Partner Paradigm -
Joshua Reeves CEO Gusto -
Donna Rutherford Mayor City of East Palo Alto -
Aarti Shahani Tech Reporter, NPR Business Desk NPR @aarti411 -
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Founder and Chairman Joyus @sukhindersingh -
Pat Showalter Mayor City of Mountain View -
Kevin Skelly Superintendent San Mateo Union High School District -
Devin Wenig CEO eBay @devinwenig -
Gillian White Senior Associate Editor The Atlantic @gillianbwhite -
Jamie Wong Founder and CEO Vayable -
Monique Woodard Partner 500 Startups
Agenda
- Wednesday, December 14
- 9:50 a.m.WelcomeMargaret Low, President, AtlanticLIVE
Franz Paasche, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications, PayPal - 10:00 a.m.Defining the Issue: A Town Hall Conversation Y-Vonne Hutchinson, Co-Founder, Project Include
Nancy Lee, Vice President, People Operations, Google
Leslie Miley, Director of Engineering, Slack
Marcia Morales-Jaffe, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, PayPal
Carissa Romero, Partner, Paradigm
With Alexis Madrigal, Editor at Large, Fusion, and Gillian White, Senior Associate Editor, The Atlantic - 10:40 a.m.Underwriter PerspectiveJonathan Williams, Director, Regional Public Affairs and State & Local Government Affairs, Intel
- 10:45 a.m.Diversity from the Ground UpJoshua Reeves, CEO, Gusto
With Aarti Shanani, Tech Reporter, NPR Business Desk, NPR - 11:00 a.m.Behind the MoneyAnthony Heckman, Associate, Kapor Capital
Jamie Wong, Founder and CEO, Vayable
Monique Woodard, Partner, 500 Startups
With Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor, The Atlantic - 11:25 a.m.Creating an Inclusive CultureDevin Wenig, CEO, eBay
With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic - 11:50 a.m.Lunch Workshops*In-person attendees, please see print agenda for breakout lunch options
- 1:00 p.m.Welcome BackMargaret Low, AtlanticLIVE
- 1:05 p.m.Mayors on the Front Lines Patrick Burt, Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Sam Liccardo, Mayor, City of San Jose
Donna Rutherford, Mayor, City of East Palo Alto
Pat Showalter, Mayor, City of Mountain View
With Kim-Mai Cutler, Columnist, TechCrunch - 1:40 p.m.Underwriter Perspective Emmett D. Carson, CEO and President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- 1:45 p.m.Fighting to Save the Last Mobile Home ParkErika Escalante, Resident and Community Leader, Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
Kyra Kazantzis, Directing Attorney, Fair Housing Law Office, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
With Gillian White, The Atlantic - 2:05 p.m.Where Do the Teachers Live?Matthew Labbie, Physical Education Teacher, San Mateo High School
Kevin Skelly, Superintendent, San Mateo Union High School District
With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic - 2:20 p.m.Priced OutKate Downing, Former Planning Commissioner, City of Palo Alto
Candice Gonzalez, President and CEO, Palo Alto Housing
Ben Metcalf, Director, California Department of Housing and Community Development
With Ron Brownstein, The Atlantic - 2:45 p.m.Stretch Break -
- 3:00 p.m.What’s Next For the Valley and the CountrySukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder and Chairman, Joyus
Garrett Johnson, Co-Founder, Lincoln Network
Deldelp Medina, Director, Residency Program, Code2040
Ben Parr, Co-Founder and CMO, Octane AI
With Ron Brownstein, The Atlantic and Alexis Madrigal, Fusion - 3:30 p.m.Closing ThoughtsMargaret Low, AtlanticLIVE