“Over the weekend several prominent frontier AI companies demonstrated important leadership by initiating a thoughtful conversation around how to most effectively pair continued innovation with appropriate safeguards, independent evaluation, and public accountability. These commitments represent a meaningful step towards building trust as AI systems become increasingly capable and consequential.”
This blog is part of the Future-Ready Workforce (FRW) series, which provides our members with digestible insights on notable trends in workforce development. In alignment with FRW’s goals, this piece highlights how companies can prepare their internal workforce and understand how the market pipeline is evolving, focusing on training in preparation for upcoming technological advances….
SVLG recently convened the Future-Ready Workforce Task Force at Synopsys headquarters in Sunnyvale to examine the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on California’s workforce strategy and talent development ecosystem. The session featured strategic insights from California Labor Secretary Stewart Knox, followed by a moderated discussion with SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas and a multi-sector roundtable of leaders spanning technology, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, higher education, and workforce development.
This week, SVLG convened our annual Advocacy Day event at Microsoft’s Offices in Sacramento. The day-long event brought together leading California lawmakers, key officials, and SVLG member companies for a series of discussions focused on shaping the future of technology, workforce development, and economic competitiveness in the state.
On Thursday, April 30th, the Tech & Innovation team at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group visited San Jose State University (SJSU) for an immersive look at the future of embodied systems. As SVLG’s Physical AI Task Force works to ensure California remains the global epicenter of innovation, seeing the breakthrough research at SJSU’s Digital Twin and BioRob Labs reinforced the vital importance of academic-industry collaboration and synergy.
“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 innovation ecosystem.?
Last week, SVLG hosted our 2025 Annual Forum at Levi’s Stadium, convening several hundred industry leaders, policymakers, and community partners for a timely discussion on the innovation ecosystem and the future of California’s economy.
Today’s passage of Measure A is an important win for regional competitiveness, South Bay communities, and the broader economy at a pivotal moment. SVLG is proud to stand with South Bay healthcare and business leaders in support of this high-ROI investment to safeguard our region’s economic future.
Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – the leading business association representing the innovation economy and its ecosystem — today named Ziyang David Fan as Senior Vice President of Technology & Innovation and the inaugural Executive Director of its Institute for California AI Policy (ICAP).
Former San Jose Vice Mayor will help advance SVLG’s Future Forward Agenda in San Jose and the South Bay