Zack Zalon: Metropolitan Los Angeles Is a Happening World Center of Innovation
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation's January 15 Board of Governor's Meeting featured a presentation by Zack Zalon, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Wilshire Axon, a digital product and design firm.
James Kelly Forecasts Growth of Smart Grid Sector
James Kelly, former Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Environmental Policy for Southern California Edison, charts the fast-evolving changes and innovations of today's smart grid sector.
Irwin Jacobs on Entrepreneurship: 'You Can't Do Everything Yourself'
How does entrepreneurship work? Is a start-up driven by the vision of a hero or by the musings and experiments of a team? The following excerpts of Qualcomm and Linkabit co-founder Irwin Jacobs illustrate how academic ideas transitioned to the business world in 1960s and 1970s Southern California.
Bertoni on LA City Planning Department's Response to Pandemic
Vince Bertoni shares the status of his planning department and the daily challenges to providing public-facing service and community meetings under social distancing orders.
Shared Mobility: A Crucial Component of Future Transportation
Sarah Ashton addresses Uber's maturing approach to public policy and long-term investment in fostering sustainable mobility behaviors.
Peers Inc: A New Organizational Structure for Interaction & Adaptation
Robin Chase wrote Peers Inc about the capacity of online technology platforms to leverage and share excess capacity.
Technology Disruptions Needed to 'Unlock' Clean Energy Economy
Varun Sivaram speaks about the need to fund low-carbon energy innovation and what California can learn from abroad.
Lyft's Emily Castor: New Forms of On-Demand Mobility & Public Transit Mash Up
Lyft's Director of Transportation Policy shares how the company's many public-private partnerships are anticipating new urban mobility services—like on-demand autonomous vehicle fleets.
Envisioning A Realistic 'City of Tomorrow' Mobility Ecosystem
Auto industry leaders Mark Fields (CEO and President of Ford Motors), Matt Petersen (Los Angeles Chief Sustainability Officer), and Ali Vahabzadeh (Chariot CEO) on the urban mobility future.
Orange County Water District Leads On Recycling & Groundwater Management
Mike Markus, a 25-year veteran of the Orange County Water District, on the board's visionary leadership on water reuse in Southern California.