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SUMMARY:2026 Future Forum & Annual Dinner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Registration is OPEN!” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23DD9933″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Delta by Marriott Santa Maria (formerly Raddison Hotel)\, a fully rebranded and renovated hotel featuring 191 modern rooms designed for comfort and style.” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%235C3F14″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””]Join industry icons\, state representatives and community leaders from across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties at our annual flagship event! The EconAlliance Future Forum & Annual Dinner elevates understanding of our region’s great industries and opportunities. The setting for this mind-expanding and highly anticipated event will be the newly remodeled Radisson\, now Delta by Marriott\, with 191 redesigned rooms\, upgraded meeting spaces and modernized infrastructure. \nThe Future Forum will deliver an eye-opening presentation with the venue’s new state-of-the-art technology. \n5:00 – 6:30 No Host Social  | 6:30 pm Dinner/Program \nREGISTER TODAY![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register or Sponsor Today!” color=”turquoise” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-solid fa-link” button_block=”true” add_icon=”true” link=”url:%23″ el_class=”popmake-20012″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”21920″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”We reveal the winners of the Impact Award\, Innovation Award\, and our Worksite Partner of the Year!” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESENTERS” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23DD9933″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column animation_delay=”0″ width=”1/3″ element_id=”455221″ css=”.vc_custom_1793758081757{margin-top: 25px !important;border-top-width: 3px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #DD9933 !important;}” crp=”480:i:i\,480-768:i:i\,768-1024:i:i\,1024-1280:i:i\,1280-1366:i:i\,1366-1600:i:i\,1600-1920:i:i”][vc_single_image image=”22104″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1793757474527{margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #DD9933 !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column animation_delay=”0″ width=”2/3″ element_id=”587915″ css=”.vc_custom_1793757512172{margin-left: 0px !important;}” crp=”480:i:i\,480-768:i:i\,768-1024:i:i\,1024-1280:i:i\,1280-1366:i:i\,1366-1600:i:i\,1600-1920:i:i”]Jose Huitron\, Lecturer - Entrepreneurship\, Cal Poly\nPRESENTATION\nState of Entrepreneurship\nWhat happens when anyone can build anything?\nJose Huitron is a Santa Maria native\, entrepreneurship educator\, and regional ecosystem builder. Now in his eighth year as a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business\, he also advises founders and small businesses as a startup and growth strategy advisor with the Cal Poly CIE Small Business Development Center. \nIn 2016\, Jose founded Santa Maria Valley Tech to connect the region’s entrepreneurs\, talent\, and industries into a thriving innovation economy. A recipient of the PacBizTime’s 40 Under 40 and SMV Latino Legacy awards\, Jose brings more than 20 years of experience helping people\, ideas\, and communities on the Central Coast grow. 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At the Future Forum\, he will explore the foundational pillars of modern ideation\, sharing how emerging founders can harness foundational thinking and artificial intelligence to shape the future of local business and industry. [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”36px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Bella Terisis\, Animal Science Pre-Vet\, Cal Poly” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””]VetPath: What started as an idea.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””]Bella is building a VetPath app and shares experiences and her process to build this idea into a service app.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”22106″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Alexander Tarica\, Entrepreneurial Student at Cal Poly” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””]Alexander built an app around a key idea: Koi is an iPhone app that turns habits\, nutrition\, and movement into one daily Balance score\, and tells you the one thing that would help most.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”22107″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”36px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Chase Mitchell\, Co-Founder & CTO\nWeston Mitchell\, Co-Founder & CFO\nFlyer Design Solutions” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””]Chase and Westin spent 10 weeks at the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summer Startup Accelerator where they built a next-gen GA flight planning and weather briefing system\, AviateVFR.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”22108″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Liam Hyde & Lily Bryan\nCal Poly SBDC Incubator\nRecent Summer Accelerator Alum” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””]Thirty students. Thirty ways of understanding. Hopscotch personalizes learning for everyone. “We believe every learner deserves tools that adapt to how they understand ideas.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”22110″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Followed by Fireside Chat with Speakers and Presenters” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23764B0A” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Sponsorships Available!” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center|color:%23DD9933″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_btn title=”Register or Sponsor Today!” color=”turquoise” size=”lg” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-solid fa-link” button_block=”true” add_icon=”true” link=”url:%23″ el_class=”popmake-20012″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””]$ 5\,000 \nPremier Event Sponsor \n\nPremier Event Sponsor Recognition in Program\nReserved Logo Table for 8\nFull Page Dinner Program Ad\nPresident’s Council Reception Invite\nOne EconAlliance Newsletter Ad\n\n $ 2\,500 \nEvent Sponsor \n\nRecognition in program\nRecognition in Program\nReserved Logo Table for 8\nHalf Page Dinner Program Ad\nPresident’s Council Reception Invite\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text animation_delay=”0″ css=””] $ 1\,500 \nLogo Sponsor \n\nLogo Sponsor Recognition in Program\nReserved Logo Table for 8\nQuarter Page Dinner Program Ad\nEconAlliance Newsletter Ad\n\n $150/pp Registration \n  $1\,200 Reserved Tables of 8 \n  \nOther Opportunities \nSponsorships / Donations \n\nBar\nWine\nFood\nAuction Items\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Questions? Contact Crystal Mendoza to secure your sponsor spot or for membership discounted pricing: 805-803-1655 crystalm@econalliance.org” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”21981″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://econalliance.org/event/2026-future-forum-annual-dinner/
LOCATION:Delta Hotels Santa Maria\, 3455 Skyway Drive\, Santa Maria\, CA\, 93455\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cross-Sector Events,Forums
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