CalVet 5th Annual 2021 Leadership Summit
Attention Veterans:
The 2021 CalVet Leadership is less than three weeks away!
If you haven’t already registered to attend, click here.
Reminder:
Due to relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and demand for an in-person event, the Summit will no longer be livestreamed to a virtual audience. However, recordings of speakers, panels, and workshops will be available to invited participants at a later date.
Contact summit@calvet.ca.gov for more information or to switch your registration to in person.
COVID-19 precautions will be in place throughout the event. Please click here for more information on how to safely meet in person during the Summit.
The Summit venue, the San Diego Mission Bay Resort, is strictly enforcing all county and state public health guidelines, and are requiring that all attendees show either: proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to the event.
Speaker Lineup:
See our current lineup of keynotes, speakers, and panel topics. We’ll update you as we continue to add more.
3 p.m. (time change!) Sunday, June 6, 2021:
CalVet Secretary, Dr. Vito Imbasciani
San Diego Mayor, Todd Gloria
Evening Welcome Reception
9:30 a.m. (time change!) Monday, June 7, 2021:
Opening Ceremonies
House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chair, Congressman Mark Takano
Updates from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VISN 22 Network Director, Michael Fisher
VA Northern California HCS Director, David Stockwell
VBA
NCA Pacific District COO, James Spaulding
Afternoon Workshops:
2-1-1 San Diego, Community Information Exchange
Contra Costa County, Virtual VSO
Nation’s Finest, Mobile Service Unit
10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2021:
Keynote and Panel: Recovery for Veterans Post Pandemic
California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis
California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce President, Julian Canete
VIB Network CEO, Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner
Panel: The Future of Aging Veterans
Swords to Plowshares Executive Director, Michael Blecker
CalVet Secretary, Dr. Vito Imbasciani
Keynote and Panel: Equity in Access to Benefits and Services
Truman Fellow LTC Kamal Kalsi, D.O.
Black Chamber of Orange County President, Bobby McDonald
California Veterans Board Member, Zoe Dunning
Afternoon Workshops
Swords to Plowshares, Aging in Place
Veterans Legal Institute, Legal Partnerships: A Case Study
Swords to Plowshares, Assisting “Bad Paper”
10 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2021:
Keynote and Panel: The Status of Veterans’ Mental Health
Cohen Veterans Network CEO, Dr. Anthony Hassan
Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission Executive Director, Toby Ewing
LA County Department of Mental Health Director, Dr. Jon Sherin
U.S. Vets Outside the Wire Director of Clinical Services, Dr. Miatta Snetter
Keynote and Panel: Military Sexual Assault and Harassment
Hollowed Soldier Author and Speaker, AnnaMarie Ibrahim
WEAVE CEO, Beth Hassett
House VA Task Force on Women Veterans Senior Advisor, Andrea Goldstein
Afternoon Workshops
Brothers at War, Multimedia Workshops
Veterans Legal Institute, Discharge Upgrades
U.S. Vets, Outside the Wire
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in June!
California Department of Veterans Affairs
916-651-7694
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