California's Economic Future: Staying Competitive in a Flat World

Part of The Chevron California Innovation Series

Laura Tyson, Economist; Member, President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board; Chair, Council of Economic Advisors for President Clinton; Professor and Former Dean, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Paul Saffo, Managing Director, Discern Analytics; Visiting Scholar, Stanford Media-X Research Network

Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors

Robert Klein, J.D., Chairman, Governing Board of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Robert Hertzberg, Former Speaker, California State Assembly; Partner, Mayer Brown LLP; Environmental Entrepreneur

Sydnie Kohara, News Anchor, CBS 5 Television - Moderator

How can California remain economically competitive with the eager, talented and educated middle classes emerging in China, India and elsewhere? How can the California Dream be prevented from turning into a California Nightmare? Gold drove the first economic boom, and information technology fostered California’s most recent revolution of jobs and growth. What will be next? As the world becomes flat, globalization presents challenges. Will Californians innovate their way out? Prominent Californians (including a world-renowned economist, urban analyst and business innovators) discuss the issues challenging the state's business environment and provide insight into what must be done to ensure economic success.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on July 13, 2010