January 13, 2020 - Broadcast news icon Dan Rather will provide the keynote for Joint Venture’s 2020 State of the Valley conference on Friday, February 14 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. 
January 15, 2020 - Richard Gingras, Vice President of News for Google, is confirmed as a featured speaker at the 2020 State of the Valley conference on February 14. Gingras, a veteran of broadcast and digital news, guides the strategy of how Google surfaces news to users. In a nation where the line between news and opinion has become blurred, can the new media channels and social platforms be reformed? Don't miss insight from Gingras on the topic of technology, news, media, and how they are shaping our democracy.
January 13, 2020 - Peter Calthorpe, an influential thought leader on the shape of urban landscapes, will be a featured speaker at State of the Valley. An architect, planner and urban designer whose work has had impact on the development of cities across the globe, he fostered the concept of Transit Oriented Development, the foundation of many regional policies and city plans at work today. Calthorpe’s books trace the recent history of urban design in its most vital and prescient manifestations: 
January 13, 2020 - Historian and author Margaret 
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2019 State of the Valley
Joint Venture’s annual State of the Valley conference took place in San Jose February 15, 2019. This is a video recap of the event.
2019 State of the Valley recap video by PRx Digital.
Briefing on the 2019 Silicon Valley Index
Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock gave a comprehensive briefing on the 2019 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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Bridging The Gap (Second Edition) - December 2019
Written primarily for municipal employees, elected local government officials, and civic leaders to help guide their understanding of new and future wireless technologies, this second edition of Bridging The Gap (first published in 2016) updates previous material on the socio-economic value of wireless technologies and the interplay of local vs. federal public policy regarding permitting and costs, and adds sixteen pages of new material on topics including; 5G cellular, CBRS, and reviews of peer-reviewed scientific and academic studies on electromagnetic field (EMF) safety.
Silicon Valley Commercial Space - Q3 2019
The Institute’s latest quarterly commercial real estate report, prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley, showed Silicon Valley is continuing to develop more new commercial space, and there has been a resurgence of R&D development within the region.
Silicon Valley Index - 2019
Silicon Valley’s economy has reached new levels of employment, income, innovation, and investments as major companies are fundamentally altering the character and evolution of innovation in the region.
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.
