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Join East Bay EDA for an exclusive, invite-only wine tasting experience in the Livermore Valley to kick off Livermore Valley Wine Month. Guests will ride in style in a comfortable limo bus for a cruise across beautiful Livermore Wine County, visiting two popular wineries for a custom wine tasting and food pairing experience. Please note that this event is by invitation only and has limited space. This tour is presented in partnership with Southwest Airlines. Special thanks to the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association and the City of Livermore for participating. One of California's oldest wine regions, the Livermore Valley played a pivotal role in shaping California's wine industry. Spanish missionaries planted the first wine grapes in the Livermore Valley in the 1760s. In the 1840s, California pioneers looking for outstanding vineyard sites began planting grapes in the region. Robert Livermore planted the first commercial vines in the 1840s. Pioneer winemakers C. H. Wente, James Concannon, and Charles Wetmore recognized the area's wine growing potential and founded their wineries in the early 1880s. Today, it is a thriving wine region in the San Francisco Bay Area.      

Join East Bay EDA at the San Ramon Community Center on Thursday, May 15, for our 2025 Economic Outlook and Membership Meeting presented by Bank of America. We are pleased to bring back Alexander Quinn, Senior Director, Northern California Research, JLL, for an informative presentation about East Bay real estate and the state of the East Bay economy. Joining Mr. Quinn is Abby Snay, Deputy Secretary, Workforce Strategy, for the State of California‘s Labor & Workforce Development Agency. This popular and timely event will sell out, so make sure you get your tickets today! How is the national state of play impacting the East Bay region? How has VC investment changed? What are the major employment industries and in-demand skills in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties? Get the answers to these questions and more in San Ramon on May 15. This event is presented by Bank of America in partnership with John Muir Health and the City of San Ramon. Admission is open to the public, but you must register in advance.

East Bay EDA is excited to host the East Bay Global Forum on Thursday, September 11, an event highlighting our region's international partnerships, collaboration, and innovation. Join us for conversations with local international leaders, business representatives, and trade officials. Honored guests will include Consul Generals from our region’s largest trading partners. This event is presented by Sutter Health. Keynote Speaker We are excited to welcome Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck, for our keynote presentation. Skydeck is UC Berkeley's official startup accelerator. The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the investment partner for UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck Accelerator Program. The Fund invests $200K into each startup that goes through SkyDeck, and can participate in later stage investment rounds with Berkeley founders. One of the most active seed investors in the Bay Area, the Fund has made over 130 investments in 3 years. Industry Partners Amber Kinetics - Amber Kinetics is the industry leader in manufacturing flywheel energy storage systems (FESS). As the only provider of long-duration FESS, Amber Kinetics extends the duration and efficiency of flywheels from minutes to hours—resulting in safe, sustainable, reliable, efficient, simple, and flexible energy storage solutions. Amber Kinetics is based in Union City. AVEVA - AVEVA is a global leader in industrial […]