The 2019 State of the Valley conference is set for Friday, February 15 with keynote remarks by presidential historian Jon Meacham. This year’s symposium, which annually draws more than 1200 people, also features meaningful dialogue on the future of our region and the rise of the fourth industrial revolution, a deep dive into the 2019 Silicon Valley Index, exhibits and entertainment.
The Index has been telling the Silicon Valley story since 1995. The indicators measure the strength of our economy and the health of our community, highlighting challenges and providing a foundation for decision making.
Silicon Valley and the greater San Francisco Bay Area have been the envy of the world for generations because of our region’s economic dynamism and vibrant quality of life. But today we’re socked with the nation’s highest housing prices, debilitating congestion, growing income inequality, continuous natural disasters, and a host of other forces that threaten our well-being.
The world is on the precipice of a fourth industrial revolution, one driven largely by Silicon Valley innovators and conceivably the most disruptive of all: artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, quantum computing, materials science, and the convergence of IT with bio- and nanotechnology.
Jon Meacham, a renowned presidential biographer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will speak at Joint Venture's State of the Valley conference February 15. His remarks will examine Silicon Valley’s place in the broader national context and offer a historical perspective on the issues and events that are dividing us as a nation.
December 11, 2018 - David Witkowski, executive director of Joint Venture's Civic Technology Initiatives, penned a timely op-ed column in the San Jose Mercury News about the importance of closing the broadband gap created by the lack of access to wireless data service.
Managing Director, JLL, and Joint Venture Board Member
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2018 State of the Valley
Joint Venture’s annual State of the Valley conference took place in San Jose February 9, 2018. This is a video recap of the event.
2018 State of the Valley recap video by PRx Digital.
Briefing on the 2018 Silicon Valley Index
Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock gave a comprehensive briefing on the 2018 Silicon Valley Index, produced by Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
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Silicon Valley Commercial Space - Q3 2018
The Institute’s latest quarterly commercial real estate report, prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley, showed the surge of commercial space development in Silicon Valley continued unabated in the third quarter of 2018.
Economic Update: The Peninsula Economy - July 2018
This brief, the fifth in a series, provides an update on the economy in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, here referred to as “the Peninsula economy.” The Peninsula sub region includes Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties.
Silicon Valley Index - 2018
The latest regional economic study again shows more jobs, income, venture capital and commercial construction pouring into Silicon Valley, yet workers struggle to afford housing, endure longer commutes and face rising costs for such everyday needs as food, clothing and child care.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
Silicon Valley Bike Vision - February 2017
Joint Venture and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition have published a regional study that lays out a vision for the bicycle to become a major mode of travel in Silicon Valley.
The report, "Silicon Valley Bike Vision," was produced in partnership with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. and made possible with funding from Google, Facebook and Stanford University.
