Brooke Armour Spiegel
California Business Roundtable
Executive Vice President
Rob Newsome
National Marine Manufacturers Association
Chief Administrative Officer & Sr. Vice President, Operations
Dan Walters
CalMatters
Opinion Columnist
Jeremy Grewal
Safe Harbor Marinas
SVP Western Operations
Arron Pellarin
Village West Marina
Owner & Current CBC Chair
Beau Biller
Platinum Advisors, MRA/CYBA/CAHMPC
Lobbyist
Eric Guerra
City of Sacramento - Council District 6
Mayor Pro Tem
Diane Papan
California State Assembly, District 21
Assemblymember
Jeff Gonzalez
California State Assembly, District 36
Assemblymember
Lena A. Gonzalez
California State Senate
Senator
Kate Pearson
Safe Harbor Marinas
SVP Business Development
Brian Jones
California State Senate, District 40
Honorable Senate Minority Leader Jones
Allie Macedo
California State Assembly, District 33
Assemblymember
Lori D. Wilson
California State Assembly, District 11
Assemblymember
Dave Cortese
California State Senate, District 15
Senator
Wayne Kotow
Coastal Conservation Association California Chapter
Executive Director
Ramona Fernandez
California State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways
Deputy Director
Karen Dill
California Division of Boating & Waterways
Chief of Grants
Jerry Desmond
Desmond & Desmond LLC
RBOC Director of Government Affairs
Mark Smith
National Marine Manufacturers Association
Principle
Chad Dibble
California Dept of Fish & Wildlife
Tasha Boerner Horvath
Assembly Member, Chair, Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy
James Gallagher
California State Assembly Republican Leader

 

 *** Updated List of Speakers, Moderators & Panelists as of 2.25.2026 ***