Bay Area Council Outlook Conference
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Westin St. Francis | San Francisco

Thanks to the support of our sponsors,
this year's Outlook Conference was another great success!


Each year, approximately 1000 CEOs and top executives from the Bay Area gather at the nearly 40 year-old Outlook Conference to address the biggest issues of the day.  This year will be no different. 

 

Heavy Lifting: What’s Next for the People’s Governor?
 
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
 
Driven: A Bold Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road
 
Shai Agassi
Founder and CEO, Better Place
 
Beating the Recession: A CEO’s Perspective

Michael Covarrubias
Chairman & CEO, TMG Partners
Reyad Fezzani
CEO, BP Solar
   
George Halvorson
Chairman & CEO, Kaiser Foundation
Health Plan, Inc., and Hospitals
T. Gary Rogers
Chairman, Levi Strauss & CO
 
Moderator: Pam Cook
Anchor, KTVU Channel 2 Morning News

Strategically Navigating the Economic Downturn:
A first look at a study of Bay Area businesses' strategic responses to the recession


Dr. Narayan Nallicheri
Booz & Company

 
Looking Ahead: A Discussion on California's Political & Economic Future
 
Mark Baldassare
President & CEO, PPIC
Antonio Gonzalez
President, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
Bob Hertzberg
Co-Chair, California Forward
     
 
Mary Huss
Publisher, San Francisco Business Times
Paul Saffo
Futurist


Agenda
   
7:45 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
   
8:45 a.m. Welcome
  Jim Wunderman, President & CEO, Bay Area Council
   
9:00 a.m. Strategically Navigating the Economic Downturn
  Narayan Nallicheri, Managing Partner, San Francisco Office Booz & Company
   
9:15 a.m. Beating the Recession: A CEO’s Perspective
 
  • Michael Covarrubias, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer TMG Partners
  • Reyad Fezzani, Chief Executive Officer BP Solar
  • George Halvorson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
  • T. Gary Rogers, Chairman Levi Strauss & Co.
  • Moderator: Pam Cook, Anchor KTVU Channel 2 Morning News
10:00 a.m. Break (15 minutes)
   
10:15 a.m. Looking Ahead: A Discussion on California’s Political & Economic Future
 
  • Mark Baldassare, President and Chief Executive Officer Public Policy Institute of California
  • Antonio Gonzalez, President Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
  • Bob Hertzberg, Co-Chair California Forward
  • Paul Saffo, Futurist
  • Moderator: Mary Huss, Publisher San Francisco Business Times
   
11:15 a.m. Heavy Lifting: What’s Next for the People’s Governor?
 

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
38th Governor of California

   
11:45 a.m. Reception
   
12:30 p.m. Lunch
   
1:00 p.m. Driven: A Bold Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road
  Shai Agassi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Better Place
   
1:45 p.m. Adjourn