Join us on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the UC Merced Grand Ballroom.
The Valley Sustainable and Equitable Economic Development (Valley SEED) coalition launched in 2023 with support from the James Irvine Foundation and the Sierra Health Foundation.
Valley SEED strives to increase climate resiliency, strengthen labor standards, and generate good jobs in the Central Valley through the leadership of community-based, environmental justice, and labor organizations that work directly with the region’s most vulnerable populations. The community development work of Valley SEED centers the needs and priorities of residents and workers in small, unincorporated communities, indigenous populations, immigrants, farmworkers, and non-English speakers across the eight county region of the Central Valley.
Member organizations will showcase local projects and strategies that highlight the intersection of workforce development, climate resiliency, and community development. The Valley SEED Summit will demonstrate the strength and innovation that emerges from initiatives led and informed by residents and workers most impacted by climate change and economic transitions. Attendees will include state and national agencies, elected officials, philanthropy, industry, labor, community-based organizations, workers and researchers.
Space is limited, please register HERE by Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Each attendee should register individually. A detailed confirmation email to follow. Please direct any questions to Ingrid Brostrom at ibrostrom@ucmerced.edu.
PROGRAM AGENDA
9:00 am to 10:00 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 am to 10:15 am - Opening Remarks
10:15 am to 12:30 pm - Presentations
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm - Lunch and Keynote Speakers
- Stewart Knox, Secretary of the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
- Yana Garcia, Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency
1:30 pm to 2:45 pm - Presentations
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm - Closing Remarks
Networking Mixer to follow Summit
