• 2026 Program

2026 State of the Valley Program

8:30 AM

Welcome

  • Cynthia Teniente-Matson
    San José State University
  • Dan Woods
    El Camino Health

8:40 AM

About the Index

  • Rachel Massaro
    Joint Venture Silicon Valley, Institute for Regional Studies

8:50 AM

THE 2026 SILICON VALLEY INDEX: ECONOMY

Introduced by Raquel González, Bank of America

  • Russell Hancock
    Joint Venture Silicon Valley, Institute for Regional Studies
    with Clark Barrett, Stanford University (respondent)

9:55 AM

THE INDEX: LOOKING BACK ON THIRTY YEARS

  • Doug Henton
    Collaborative Economics (emeritus)

10:00 AM

Comedy

Sanguine Humors, Bellarmine College Preparatory

10:05 AM

Break

10:20 AM

THE 2026 SILICON VALLEY INDEX: COMMUNITY

Introduced by George Hamilton, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

  • Russell Hancock
    with Shashank Joshi, Stanford University (respondent)
    and Hon. Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County (respondent)

11:20 AM

PERFORMANCE

Calpulli Tonalehqueh

11:25 AM

Break

11:40 AM

KEYNOTE REMARKS

Introduced by Brent Harris, Meta

  • Derek Thompson
    Host, Plain English

12:30 PM

Adjournment

Lead Sponsor:
El Camino Health logo

Principal Sponsor:

The 2026 State of the Valley conference is made possible by generous support from El Camino Health as lead sponsor and Meta as principal sponsor, with additional support from Bank of America, PG&E, and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and these other sponsors.