About the Program
As new leadership begins shaping policy in Sacramento and national leaders engage in contentious debates, California faces substantial opportunities and challenges. Ann O’Leary, chief of staff to Governor Gavin Newsom, will join PPIC’s Mark Baldassare for a wide-ranging conversation about the most pressing issues that state leaders must address—now and in the future.
Agenda
11:30 a.m. Registration begins
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. Welcome
Steven A. Merksamer, senior partner, Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP
12:05 p.m. Conversation
Ann O’Leary, chief of staff, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Mark Baldassare, president and CEO, PPIC
12:50 p.m. Audience Q&A
1:00 p.m. Adjourn
Event Photos
O’Leary and Baldassare in conversation
Steven Merksamer
Event, A Conversation with Chief of Staff Ann O’Leary
O’Leary and Baldassare in discussion
Lucas Merksamer O’Leary Baldassare Isenberg
Ann O’Leary
Sponsors
Applied Materials Foundation
Arjay And Frances F. Miller Foundation
Bank of America
Blue Shield Of California
California Health Care Foundation
College Futures Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
ECMC Foundation
Edison International
First 5 LA
James Irvine Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Lucas Public Affairs
McKinsey & Company
NextEra Energy Resources
Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP
California Endowment (Rise Up As One)
San Francisco Foundation
Sierra Health Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Union Bank
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
zPPIC Corporate Circle
zPPIC Donor Circle