Innovation Spotlight: The Long Beach Accelerator

Join us for the latest P3 Strategy Series event on August 29th! This week, we're highlighting the importance of public-private partnerships and how they can bring value to the community with guest speaker Vivian Shimoyama, Chair of the Board for the Long Beach Accelerator. ?Vivian Shimoyama has directed initiatives for public, non-profit, and private sector organizations setting strategic vision, and managing organization growth which resulted in economic impact. Dedicated to growing small businesses she heads Shimoyama Enterprise, a consulting firm focused on economic development and accelerating small business growth. ?Vivian also built and directed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative for the Southern California Region, and has advised a range of organizations and Fortune 100 companies on total quality and business process improvements, small business programs, and economic inclusion. She is a recognized expert on small businesses and has advocated for thousands of small business owners through local, state, national and international initiatives. ? Attendees will also get to hear from LBA alumni startups Creator-Sync and Evolectric! Creator-Sync builds partnerships with industry partners to leverage the best opportunity for some of the biggest names in music. Evolectric is easing fleet electrification transition across all forms of commercial transportation, powering fleet operations with clean, efficient, and safe electrification solutions. ?Guest Speaker(s): ?Vivian Shimoyama - Chair of the LBA ?Phoenix Red - Founder, Creator-Sync ?Bill Beverley - Co-CEO, CTO, Co-Founder, Evolectric ?Why Attend: ?Join us for high-impact conversations, emerging technologies, and collaborative opportunities at the intersection of capital, policy, and climate innovation.