Join OCBC for the final Chairman’s Leadership Breakfast of the year on December 12, featuring Dr. Benjamin Chu, Group President, Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Chu directs Hospital and Health Plan Operations for 14 hospitals and 168 medical offices, serving more than 3.6 million members. As a group president, he joins the Programwide Operational Leadership group with oversight responsibility over the entire program.

Before he joined Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Chu served for three years as president of New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corp., the largest public hospital system in the country. A primary-care internist by training, Dr. Chu possesses extensive health care experience as a clinician, administrator and policy advocate. He was senior vice president for Medical and Professional Affairs for HHC in New York from 1990-1994. During that period, he also served as acting commissioner of health for the New York City Department of Health.

Join OCBC for this candid discussion with one of OC’s top CEO’s, hosted by Tom Phelps, CEO Leadership Caucus Chair, and presented by AT&T and Wells Fargo.

Center Club
650 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Map and Directions

7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – Program
9:00 a.m. – Adjourn

OCBC Members – Individual Event: $60
Non Members – Individual Event: $90

Register Online 2012 CLB Flier

For more information contact Leslie Dods at ldods@ocbc.org or 949.794.7241.

As President and Chief Executive Officer of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Morhaime leads one of the world’s largest publicly-traded logistics companies and is recognized internationally as a leader in interactive entertainment. Under his direction, Blizzard Entertainment has grown from a third-party development studio into a premier publisher of entertainment software; with a track record that includes thirteen #1-selling games and numerous Game of the Year awards. Over much of the past decade, Morhaime has also overseen Blizzard’s transformation into a global enterprise. The company now has multiple offices in North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, and thousands of employees worldwide.

Beyond his leadership responsibilities, Morhaime has had a direct hand in the development of each of Blizzard’s blockbuster franchises. He worked as a programmer and/or producer on games in the critically acclaimed Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft series, as well as on the company’s online gaming service, Battle.net, and served as executive producer on the world’s most popular subscription-based multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft.

Event Details:

What:                Chairman’s Leadership Breakfast
Where:              The Center Club, 650 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
When:               Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time:                Registration: 7:30 a.m. I Program: 8:00 a.m.

Media interested in attending the Chairman’s Leadership Breakfast should contact Katherine Reedy, Director of Communications at (949) 794-7221 or kreedy@ocbc.org.

For more information contact Leslie Dods at (949) 794-7241 or ldods@ocbc.org.

About OCBC:
Orange County Business Council is the leading voice of business in Orange County, California. OCBC represents and promotes the business community, working with government and academia, to enhance Orange County’s economic development and prosperity in order to preserve a high quality of life. OCBC serves member and investor businesses with nearly 250,000 employees and 2,000,000 worldwide. In providing a proactive forum for business and supporting organizations, OCBC helps assure the financial growth of America’s sixth largest county. For more information, visit www.ocbc.org

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OCBC’s Board of Directors has reviewed the ballot measures for the June 2012 election and urges your vote as follows:

Proposition 28 – Limits on Legislators’ Terms in Office — SUPPORT

This measure reduces the total number of years a state lawmaker can serve from 14 to 12, but allows service in the Assembly or Senate, or both, if re-elected. Applies only to legislators first elected after the measure is passed. This is seen as another electoral improvement effort intending to reduce the extreme partisanship that causes legislative gridlock, which is detrimental to a positive and successful business environment.

Proposition 29 – Tobacco Tax for Cancer Research Act  – OPPOSE

Although designed as a “user fee,” this measure goes well beyond a simple tax increase on tobacco products by establishing a new 9-member commission to administer the funds. At a time of severe state budget constraints, this measure represents the type of ballot box budgeting and government expansion long opposed by OCBC.

For more information contact Kate Klimow, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs.

Remember to Vote
As you consider your choices on the June ballot, we want to share with you OCBC’s positions on the statewide ballot measures. Please don’t interpret this email as a message telling you how to vote. We are providing this information because the positions are based on the impact of the ballot measures on California’s economy and jobs climate.

Prop.    Position       Subject
28         Support       Limits on Legislators’ Terms in Office
29         Oppose        Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research

CLICK HERE for more information on these ballot measures.

If you have concerns about communicating these positions to your employees, be assured that you are within your rights to do so – just remember: NO PAYCHECK STUFFERS, no coercion, no rewarding or punishing employees (or threatening to do so) for their political activities or beliefs.

For more guidelines on political communications to employees, see this brochure on CalChamber’s website. Note the distinction between internal communications (to employees, stockholders and their families) and communications to external audiences (such as non-stockholder retirees, outside vendors, customers, passersby).

For more information contact Kate Klimow, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs.

In 2007, the University of California, Irvine signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, a pledge to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions over time. This commitment helped provide long-term vision for physical and academic development at the UC Irvine Campus where they implemented a number of strict new policies including all development and operations to be environmentally sound within all sectors of the campus and the community. These policies and the extensive research into greener technology show how passionate the University of California, Irvine is to their commitment in minimizing their ecological footprint. For more information contact Katherine Reedy, Director of Communications.

Election Library contains over 20 handbooks, brochures, manuals and reports on dozens of election topics. Election Knowledgebase contains over 1,000 election Q & A, from the simple to the complex. In the Voter Portal, voters can view their individual voter registration, including polling place location, elected officials, ballot status and more. The Upcoming Election page outlines everything you’ll need to know for the upcoming election. For more information contact Kate Klimow, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs.

UC Berkeley and the University of Houston received second place. UC Berkley presented “Traverie,”" an interactive travel magazine that brings together content from social media and relevant advertising into one visually compelling experience. University of Houston presented “UNlimiters,” an online retailer offering products and services for the physically impaired, with the goal of creating a unique community to build relationships and make everyday life easier.

The finalists were Oklahoma University and the University of Utah. Oklahoma presented “NanoMed,” a market disruptive drug delivery system used to more effectively treat Atrial Fibrillation. University of Utah presented “Badger Mobile Authentications Software,” a program that eases mobile timecard logins for employees with accurate location coordinates and secure user authentication. CLICK HERE for a complete list of participants and business plan description. For more information contact Matt Petteruto, Vice President of Economic Development.

In advance of the official start to the trip, a small group met with Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. The ability for business and labor to work together to support economic growth was underscored by Disney and Kaiser Permanente, and OCBC’s innovative programs like LEA were recognized by the Secretary.

The full day of advocacy began with a briefing from the US Chamber on labor, trade and transportation issues. The delegation then took to the Hill to meet with Senator’s Feinstein and Boxer, a first for the delegation! Transportation funding remains a priority and we had the opportunity to hear about announcement of the Senate conferees while in our meeting. Another highlight of the day was a brief meeting with Congressman Paul Ryan who shared the philosophy behind the Republican budget plan.

Additional meetings were held with leadership and members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure and Energy & Commerce Committees, Subcommittees on Health, Trade, and Water. During these visits the OCBC team discussed federal transportation reauthorization and the importance of keeping the environmental reforms intact, as well as advocating for the reestablishment of earmarks or “congressional directed funds” for infrastructure projects. In addition, the delegation discussed Water Resources Development Act funding related to local reservoir projects, the Earthquake Insurance Act.

Rounding out the very full agenda were briefings by Administration officials, starting with John Wecker, Economic Unit Chief, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs with the U.S. Department of State who offered a fascinating glimpse into China’s economic development efforts and how its changing demographics could impact its future. Following, was a briefing by Dr. Elizabeth Fowler of the National Economic Council and Special Assistant to the President on Health Care who reviewed the federal health care plan, and finally Salin Geevarghese, senior advisor with the Sustainable Housing & Communities program at HUD, who offered a surprisingly fresh look at HUD’s programs which was particularly informative to our City Council partners on the trip.

Overall, a successful trip that should lead to more attention for Orange County in the months to come. For more information contact Kate Klimow, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs. CLICK HERE for trip photos. For more information contact Kate Klimow, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs.

Jose Ignacio, son of Felipa Morales, spoke of his mother’s efforts to encourage his educational development, “Seeing her learn is making me also want to continue in my dream.”

AT&T’s Richard Porras, Chair of OCBC’s Workforce Development Committee emceed the event and spoke of the educational disparities LEA is helping address. Latino students account for 69% of all high school dropouts in OC, and have a college eligibility rate of only 19.8%. “Parents are a child’s first teacher,” said Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, who attended the event to show her support for the program. Assemblyman Jose Solorio, 69th District, also attended the event to encourage parents to get involved in their children’s education. CLICK HERE to watch a video about LEA. CLICK HERE for event photos. CLICK HERE for the OC Register’s coverage. For more information contact Alicia Berhow, Director of Workforce and Community Development.