Events Calendar · February 2024
Forecasting the Future at Bill & Adele Jonas Center
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Time: 8:00am - 11:00am
The 2024 event will focus on business attraction in Marin County. In addition to an excellent reputation for quality of life and natural beaury, Marin County has also long been associated with innovation and creativity, sparking such companies as Lucas Film, Autodesk, and more recently, life science powerhouses BioMarin and Ultragenyx. Despite these successes, Marin County is not typically one of the first regions in the Bay Area that a company may think of locating itself, especially the tech hotbeds to the South or agriculture centers to the North. But a look inside the data and activity on the ground shows the county may be ripe to capture more businesses, especially with recent trends of workplaces that favors smaller office footprints. Forecasting the Future is the perfect event to highlight the opportunities for businesses to locate in Marin and to discuss the opportunities to support business attraction going forward.
The program will feature first-hand accounts of companies that have started or located to Marin County, as well as presentations from experts on the advantages of locating in Marin. Our feature presentation will focus on strategies that Marin could pursue to attract more companies.
Forecasting the Future will also include a presentation on the upcoming challenges and opportunities in the economy as delivered by MEF's Chief Economist, Dr. Rob Eyler. Dr. Eyler, a notable expert on the North Bay economy, will discuss key national and state level policies and proposals that are likely to have an impact on businesses and employees in Marin in 2024 and beyond.
Online Reservations are Required: Tickets are $65.00 per person and can be purchased in the above website link. Once you sign up, you will receive a parking pass via email.
Agenda for the Day:
8:00-9:00am: Networking Breakfast (Outdoors)
9:00-9:10am: Opening Remarks
9:10-9:45am: Economic Forecast
9:45-10:00am: Outlook for Commercial Real Estate in Marin
10:00-10:15am: Why I Started a Company in Marin
10:15-10:30am: Transportation Options in Marin
10:30-11:00am: Best Practices for Regional Business Attraction
11:000am: Program Closure
Additional Location or Other Information
1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, CA 94949
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