Coming Up
Leadership Learning
The Americas Business Forum, May 27-28
Join L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, international business executives and scholars at the Americas Business Forum, organized by the L.A. Area Chamber and U.S. Chamber, May 27-28 at the Omni Hotel, to discuss job opportunities through trade.
more info / register now
Access Sacramento, June 10-11
Join more than 100 Los Angeles business leaders and elected officials on the L.A. Area Chamber's annual advocacy trip to the state capital, where you can meet with legislators on issues of importance to the Los Angeles community.
more info / register now
Entrepreneurs Institute with UCLA professor Nathanson
Dr. Dan
Nathanson, an entrepreneur and professor at the UCLA Anderson School of
Management, will conduct a series of seminars starting in June that
will arm business owners with the skills necessary to take their
business to the next level.
more info / register now
Save the Date: Sept. 21, Mobility 21 Transportation Summit
Help Mobility 21 decide the most important topic to be covered at this regional summit, which annually brings together transportation leaders from throughout Southern California to discuss planning and funding our region's transportation future.
Vote for the topic now
Did you miss a seminar while you were a leadership fellow?
Alumni of Leadership Southern California and Leadership L.A. may audit a class seminar, as space permits. To attend, view seminar dates and email scln@lachamber.com to reserve your spot.
Promoting regional and community leadership
To promote an event in this space, please submit event and registration information for consideration to scln@lachamber.com. The Network Connection goes out every second Monday of the month.
Who Are We?
SCLN Board of Directors
SCLN Staff
The Southern California Leadership Network's mission is to develop a productive network of exemplary and diverse leaders in the business, government and community sectors who are capable of addressing the critical challenges facing the Southern California region. For more information, visit www.leadershipnetwork.org
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Application and schedule now available for Leadership Southern California Class of 2010
In response to the current global economic climate, SCLN is pleased to launch a new leadership skills development component for our 2010 class focused on the economic trends affecting our business climate and the road to recovery. Participants will have an enhanced understanding of the trends and indicators shaping our regional economy and its future. SCLN is recruiting the best and brightest regional leaders to participate in this 10-month Leadership Southern California program, in which Fellows experience the people, places and trends shaping Southern California's major counties, including San Diego and the crossborder region. View more information, including seminar dates, and apply now.
Leadership L.A. looks at different aspects of health care in Los Angeles County
The 2009 Fellows met at the newly-acquired USC University Hospital on May 8 to discuss health care access, delivery and reform; the importance of building healthy communities; and to visit community clinics at American Apparel, Skid Row and Planned Parenthood as part of their session focusing on health care in Los Angeles. "There is a severe service capacity problem in Los Angeles," said Jim Lott, Executive Vice President, Hospital Association of Southern California. "Try using the system correctly and you get shut out." Lott
and Kathlyn Mead, Chief Operating Officer, The California Endowment, both
agreed that innovative models are key to maintaining wellness in our
communities. Mead stressed the importance of health promotion through avenues
like transportation, housing, arts and culture, and air quality. Fellows also
spoke with Mitch Creem, CEO, USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer
Hospital, about the university's historic acquisition of two private hospitals,
which will attract new medical talent to Southern California. View photo gallery.
Leadership Southern California 2009 regional economy
The Leadership Southern California Class of 2009 Fellows discussed Southern California’s
competitive advantages on April 17 with author and
business columnist James Flanigan, whose
recent book, Smile Southern California,
You're the Center of the Universe,
outlines the growth sectors of our
region's economy and where our strengths
lie as a region. "Southern
California has an entrepreneurial
system; there is capital available here
for innovation and business
development," said Flanigan. A panel of industry experts spoke about
opportunities that will drive economic
recovery in Southern California focusing
around international trade,
infrastructure development,
entertainment and green technology.
Panelists and LSC Fellows agreed that
many initiatives will need heightened
leadership and planning to capitalize on
these opportunities. The day concluded
with a case study of the Port of Los
Angeles as a major economic engine of
Southern California with a tour aboard
the Angelena II. View photo gallery.
SCLN launches individual giving campaign 2009
In Southern California, a means to connect leaders in the business,
government and non-profit sectors who can transmit relevant knowledge
about the region's assets and opportunities is critically important.
SCLN works to ensure leaders in our region are well connected and
prepared to address quality of life issues across all counties in this
mega-region. To continue this work in 2009 and beyond, SCLN needs your
help. Your generous and tax-deductible support will help improve some
of SCLN's most important network-building activities. Please view our circles of support and donate today.
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Overheard
"Our future relies on making high school curriculum relevant to students; showing them that it can connect them to future careers."
-Marcus Castain, Founder & CEO, Infrastructure Academy, at the Leadership Southern California 2009 seminar on the regional economy, April 17.
Alumni Spotlight
Why do civic leaders need to understand water in Southern California, and how can they make a difference?*
"Civic leaders need to understand water in Southern California because water is critical to every aspect of life in this region. Reliable, high-quality water is essential to sustain life as we know it in Southern California.
Leaders can get involved at every level including neighborhood committees, home owners associations, commissions, city councils and regional organizations.
The most important way that leaders can make a difference is to know the issues and become engaged in addressing the challenges. As Peter Drucker said, 'The best way to predict the future is to create it.'"
-Margie Wheeler, Executive Strategist, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Graduate, Leadership L.A. 2008 and Leadership Southern California 2007; and Board Member, SCLN.
*Alumni spotlight questions will now focus on SCLN's leadership initatives under development. Read more about the initiatives and get involved today.
Attention Alumni
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