2025 Economic Development Summit

The Oakland Metro Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to attend the 2025 Economic Development Summit held at Oakland Museum of California, where regional leaders and experts will map out Oakland’s economic future and highlight key demographic, labor market, industry, and real estate trends. New for this year is an emphasis on leveraging the city’s creative economy and the transformative role of the Port of Oakland to bolster economic and workforce development.

Program Highlights:

• Mayoral Welcome – The Honorable Kevin Jenkins, Mayor of Oakland

• Discussion of Oakland’s revitalization and the nightlife economy

• Bold Investments and Big Ideas – A discussion with The Oakview Group

• Oakland’s Port as a local and regional economic engine

• Release of the Oakland Chamber’s Economic Institute’s 2025 Economic Indicators report produced by our partners at CVL Economics.

Using a holistic lens to sustainable development, CVL Economics will present the challenges and opportunities associated with further integrating the city’s industrial and logistics operations across target sectors, fostering innovation in the creative economy, and revitalizing Downtown Oakland.