DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina

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. Please stay tuned for more announcements on speaker panels and program information. You won’t want to miss out on this timely topic and discussion!