(May 16, 2011) Political columnist Dan Walters will be a featured morning speaker at the California Chamber of Commerce Business Summit on June 1 in Sacramento.
The day-long Summit offers business owners, CEOs, public affairs staff, local chamber of commerce staff, board members, committee members and many more a look at current policy issues, and action needed to promote certainty for businesses in today’s uncertain economy.
Dan Walters
Other morning speakers at the Summit will be John S. Watson, chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation, and California Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor. The luncheon speaker will be Dr. Frank I. Luntz, communications expert, political pollster and bestselling author.
Governor Jerry Brown and CalChamber Chair S. Shariq Yosufzai will be the featured speakers at the Host Breakfast, which is set for the morning after the Summit.
Dan Walters
Walters has been a journalist for more than 40 years, working almost exclusively for California newspapers. He joined The Sacramento Union’s Capitol bureau in 1975 and later became The Union’s Capitol bureau chief. In 1981, he began writing the state’s only daily newspaper column devoted to California political, economic and social events. In 1984, Walters and the column moved to The Sacramento Bee.
Walters has written more than 7,500 articles about California and its politics, and his column now appears in more than 50 California newspapers. His articles also have appeared in The Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor, among other publications.
Walters is the founding editor of the California Political Almanac, co-author of The Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento and contributed chapters to two other books, Remaking California and The New Political Geography of California. Walters is also the author of The New California: Facing the 21st Century, which is widely used as a college textbook about socioeconomic and political trends in the state.
Registration Deadline: May 20
The two-day registration package, including Summit with lunch, the Host Reception and Host Breakfast is $275. Other registration options are available. The deadline for registration is May 20.
UnitedHealthcare is again the major sponsor for this year’s Summit.
Staff Contact: Danielle Fournier