"THRED Talks" - 2025

Weaving the County Together

The San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA) held its 72nd Annual Meeting featuring "THRED Talks" - Weaving Our Region Together event at The Farallon Room at Skyline College in San Bruno in June 2025.

The event brought together elected officials with business and community leaders across San Mateo County and the Bay Area where they heard from:

Rommel Angeles - Associate Vice President - Network Engineering for Northern California and Nevada, Verizon
Olivia Asuncion - Architect and Accessibility Advocate
Evan Engstrom - Senior Manager, Creator Public Policy, YouTube
Luz Urrutia - Chief Executive Officer, Accion Opportunity Fund
James Wagstaffe - Partner, Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green

The “THRED Talks” presentations captivated attendees with fresh insights across a range of compelling topics on accessibility, the creator economy, community, and more.

Following the program, guests mingled at the networking reception with opportunities to spark new connections, share ideas, and celebrate the strength of existing partnerships & collaborations.

“THRED Talks," launched in 2016, is a showcase highlighting San Mateo County and its contributions to this dynamic Bay Area - Silicon Valley region. Through "THRED Talks," we weave stories, focusing on the County, its businesses, its innovators, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.

SAMCEDA appreciates all the sponsors (shown below) who generously supported our event.

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To learn more about “THRED Talks,” please click here.
(Click here to read the speakers' bios)

SAMCEDA's 72st Annual Meeting
featuring "THRED Talks" - Weaving Our Region Together
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Event + Complete Presentation

Individual "THRED Talks" Presentations
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Rommel Angeles - Verizon

Olivia Asuncion - Architect and Accessibility Advocate

Evan Engstrom - YouTube

Luz Urrutia - Accion Opportunity Fund

James Wagstaffe - Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green

(Recordings provided by Level 2 Productions)

Event snapshots

[ "THRED Talks" Speakers (from left to right): Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green's James Wagstaffe, Accion Opportunity Fund's Luz Urrutia, YouTube's Evan Engstrom, Architect and Accessibility Advocate,
Olivia Asuncion, SAMCEDA's Rosanne Foust, Verizon's Rommel Angeles ]