On Wednesday, December 8, Mayor Farrah N. Khan will host a press conference to announce the creation of an Innovation Council comprised of representatives from local business, education, and government.
Mayor Khan’s Innovation Council will work to define specific actions needed to help position Irvine as a regional hub of innovation and technology. The goal is to create a collaborative and multifaceted Strategic & Action Plan to help attract, retain, and support scalable, sustainable, and high-growth technology businesses. In particular, there will be a focus on pipeline programming to encourage innovation at local schools.
The Innovation Council will be made up of industry leaders from a cross-section of government, education and business sectors, including seasoned entrepreneurs including, CerraCap Ventures, Chapman University, Edwards Lifesciences, FivePoint Communities, Google, Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce, Irvine Company, Irvine Valley College, KW Capital Partners, Masimo, Microsoft, OCTANe, Orange County Business Council, Sunstone Management, Inc., Sustain SoCal, UCI Beall Applied Innovation, and University of California, Irvine.
“As the City of Irvine celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and we look ahead to the future, there is no doubt that our next chapter will be defined by our growing prominence in technology and innovation,” Mayor Khan said. “I am excited to announce I have established an Innovation Council made up of representatives from business, education, and government that will identify actions we can take to ensure Irvine is positioned to be a regional hub of innovation and technology.”
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 8 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Irvine City Hall – Council Chamber 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine 92606
WHO:
Mayor Farrah N. Khan, City of Irvine
Abhi Mukherjee, Operating Partner, CerraCap Ventures
Errol Arkilic, Chief Innovative Officer and Executive Director, UCI Beall Applied Innovation
Bryan Starr, President and CEO, Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Joe Kiani, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Masimo