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Silicon Valley Leadership Group Launches Coalition on Innovation Infrastructure

San José, CA (April 3, 2026) — Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem – today announced the launch of its Coalition on Innovation Infrastructure, a cross-sector initiative housed under SVLG’s Center of Expertise on Tech & Innovation.

Statement from SVLG’s ICAP Executive Director Ziyang David Fan on California Executive Order on AI Procurement Policy (N-5-26)

Ziyang David Fan, Executive Director of SVLG’s Institute for California AI Policy (ICAP), issued a statement on the new Executive Order on California AI procurement policy.

Navigating the AI Workforce Shift: SVLG Future-Ready Workforce Task Force

Last week, SVLG convened more than 50 leaders across technology, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and higher education as part of its Future-Ready Workforce Task Force, an employer-driven effort focused on one of the most urgent questions of our time: how to prepare the workforce for an AI-enabled economy.

Statement from SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas on SB 1074

“At a transformational moment for our state, we should be doubling down on policies that strengthen our innovation leadership to benefit all Californians, rather than advancing policies that risk undermining it. Yet legislation introduced earlier today, SB 1074, would impose sweeping restrictions on the largest technology companies, with impacts that could reverberate across the broader …

Statement From SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas in Support of Mayor Mahan’s March Budget Message

On behalf of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, I want to commend San José Mayor Matt Mahan for his decision today to enter the race for California Governor. I appreciate his continued commitment to public service and his focus on pragmatic, innovative approaches to addressing our State’s most complex challenges. His entry is a welcome …

Advancing California’s AI Dialogue: Highlights from Our Sacramento Event with CCST

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is championing a slate of housing initiatives that will make San José a more affordable and innovative place to live for years to come. The measures being considered by the City Council today as part of “Housing Day” reflect a smart, competitive approach to unlocking housing production and strengthening the …

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Featured Blog

Silicon Valley Leadership Group Launches Three New Centers of Expertise to Accelerate Next Era of Silicon Valley Leadership

Silicon Valley Leadership Group Launches Coalition on Innovation Infrastructure

Statement from SVLG’s ICAP Executive Director Ziyang David Fan on California Executive Order on AI Procurement Policy (N-5-26)

Navigating the AI Workforce Shift: SVLG Future-Ready Workforce Task Force

Statement from SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas on SB 1074

Statement From SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas in Support of Mayor Mahan’s March Budget Message

Advancing California’s AI Dialogue: Highlights from Our Sacramento Event with CCST

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