# Event Details - **Event Name**: How Will California Educate Its Future Workforce? - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: -About this EventCo-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Inland Empire Community Foundation, in partnership with California Humanities, with generous support from The James Irvine FoundationModerated by Adam Echelman, Higher Education and Workforce Reporter, CalMattersWith the largest population of public school students in the country, and an even larger workforce, California has a lot riding on educating its future workers.Pressed by economic and technological shifts and facing enrollment declines, how will the state think outside the box—employing non-traditional learning approaches to remain competitive? Will this mean reimagining the state's mission to provide quality public higher education, or devising new ways to leverage "cradle-to-career" data to drive student and worker success? Will AI be student, teacher, or aide in our classrooms? And how will regions like the Inland Empire forge strong career pathways for future workers who want to join booming healthcare, manufacturing, and green technology sectors?Zócalo heads to Riverside for the Inland Empire Community Foundation's 2026 Policy & Philanthropy Summit to host a free pre-summit conversation with health workforce manager Vicky Bocanegra, higher education and workforce policy leader Su Jin Jez, and Growing Inland Achievement president and CEO Ashish Vaidya on how best to prepare California’s students for the big, bright world ahead.This pre-summit event is free of charge. Continue the conversation at the 2026 Policy & Philanthropy Summit! Purchase your tickets and use the code ZOCALO2026 to receive 20% off general admission pricing.This program is part of California 175 — What Connects California?, a suite of free Zócalo events and essays, bringing together leaders and thinkers from all walks of life to envision California’s next 175 years. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/riverside/how-will-california-educate-its-future-workforce/100001992600353296 - **Event Categories**: business, health-wellness, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Riverside Convention Center - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Riverside - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Riverside Convention Center - **lat**: 33.98505120000001 - **long**: -117.3715869 - **full address**: Riverside Convention Center, 3637 5th Street, Riverside, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: How Will California Educate Its Future Workforce? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/16772849a9eabf5c3b74b2eda5eb41c88bb6605ab5f2e1901b1a480cfc730e72-rimg-w1200-h600-dc454748-gmir.jpg?v=1782628108 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is How Will California Educate Its Future Workforce? being held? - **A:** How Will California Educate Its Future Workforce? takes place on Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 05 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Riverside Convention Center, 3637 5th Street, Riverside, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing How Will California Educate Its Future Workforce?? - **A:** How Will California Educate Its Future Workforce? is organized by Zocalo Public Square. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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