2026 Spring Summit – Agenda

2026 Spring Summit

Building The Bay’s Economic Future: Industry, Infrastructure, and Innovation

View the current agenda for Bay Planning Coalition’s 2026 Spring Summit. The final timing and speaker lineup may be updated as confirmations and changes occur.

Event Details

  • 📅 Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
  • 🕗 Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
  • 📍 Location: Scott’s Seafood Oakland, CA (Jack London Square)
  • 🏢 Format: In Person Only
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Event Overview

8:30 AM

Registration & Networking

9:00 AM

Event Opening - Setting the Stage

Speaker

  • Anju Wicke Senior Principal Scientist | Geosyntec Consultants BPC Board Vice President
Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson
9:15 AM | Keynote Address

Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson

California State Assembly, 11th Assembly District

Bay Planning Coalition is honored to welcome Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson to deliver the keynote address for this year’s Spring Summit.

Representing California’s 11th Assembly District and serving as Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, Assemblymember Wilson is a champion for transportation, housing, infrastructure, and regional resilience. We look forward to hearing her insights on the economic and infrastructure priorities shaping communities across the Bay Area and Northern California.

9:35 AM

Segment 1 – Powering Forward: The Bay Area’s Evolving Energy Landscape

This segment will focus on how the Bay Area’s energy landscape is evolving to meet growing demand, support regional economic development, sustain jobs and investment, and advance infrastructure and operational priorities.

Panelists

  • Brandon Matson Western Region Director of Government Relations | PBF Energy
  • Tim Sbranti Executive Director | Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Jake Zigelman Vice President – Bay Area Region | PG&E

Moderator

  • Brian Hubinger Senior Manager – Public & Government Affairs | Chevron BPC Board Member
10:40 AM

Segment 2 – Waterfront Revival: The Bay Area’s Shipbuilding Moment

With historic federal investment on the horizon, this segment will explore how the region’s shipyards, ports, workforce, and broader industrial infrastructure position the Bay Area to lead a national shipbuilding revival.

Panelists

  • Corey Cook Vice President & CEO | Cal Poly Maritime Academy
  • Chris Rico President & CEO | Solano Economic Development Corporation
  • Joel Welter CEO & Chief Naval Architect | Bay Ship & Yacht

Moderator

  • Emily Loper Senior Vice President of Public Policy | Bay Area Council
11:50 AM

Lunch Break

1:20 PM

Segment 3 – Shaping the Shoreline: Transit & Waterfront Development

This segment will highlight how the Bay Area can leverage its shoreline assets to better connect people, jobs, and development across its waterfront.

Panelists

  • David Beaupre Deputy Director – Planning & Environment | Port of San Francisco BPC Board Member
  • Lauren Gularte Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager | San Francisco Bay Ferry BPC Board Member
  • Molly Maybrun Chief Development Officer | Fifth Space
  • Abby Thorne-Lyman Director of Base Reuse & Economic Development | City of Alameda

Moderator

  • Lauren Gularte Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager | San Francisco Bay Ferry
2:25 PM

Event Closing

Speaker

  • Laura Tam Chief Executive Officer | Bay Planning Coalition