May 16, 2024
OCBC’s Health Care Forum features CEOs, presidents and executives from Orange County’s largest hospitals and health care systems who discuss innovations and critical issues effecting the industry, employers and residents in the nation’s sixth largest county.
OCBC 2026 Annual Dinner and Installation of the Board of Directors Sponsor Opportunities SPONSORSHIPS ARE NOW CLOSED. Thursday, February 26, 2026 Disneyland Hotel Sold Out Sponsorships: Title Sponsor, Platinum Sponsor, VIP Reception Sponsor Additional Event Details Thank you sponsors! Title Sponsor Platinum Sponsor VIP Reception Sponsor Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Automobile Club of Southern California CalOptima Health Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and Economics Chapman University, Argyros College of Business & Economics Charter Communications Ednovate Farmers & Merchants Bank First Pacific Bank Girl Scouts of Orange County Goodwill of Orange County HNTB Idea Hall Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Nossaman LLP Orange County Department of Education Orange County REALTORS® Port of Long Beach Rady Children’s Health Rancho Mission Viejo SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union South Orange County Community College District Transportation Corridor Agencies UCI Health University of California, Irvine U.S. Bank Vice Chair Katrina Foley, Orange County Board of Supervisors – Fifth District WSP Contact Lauren Martin Vice President, Events & Special ProjectsOrange County Business Council949.476.2242 ext. [email protected]
April 29, 2025
More than 60 healthcare leaders joined industry experts for “Navigating Healthcare Costs: Business Insights for Competitive Benefits & Sustainable Savings.” Panelists included Chris Arias, Executive Director of Business Development at OCBC investor MemorialCare, Ron Scaffidi, Benefits Consultant of The Baldwin Group, and Lester Morales, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Next Impact, LLC. The event offered practical strategies for managing healthcare costs while maintaining competitive benefits, highlighting alternative solutions, cost-control methods for small to mid-sized employers and guidance for those concerned about administrative capacity.
March 19, 2025
OCBC, in partnership with Concordia University Irvine, held an “OCBC Business Connections” session that featured a panel of industry experts who shared key strategies, best practices, and resources to help businesses strengthen their resilience against cyber threats.
OCBC Business Connections is a new initiative for the Council where industry leaders present in-depth insights on critical issues facing the business community.
Panelists, pictured L-R, included moderator OCBC President and CEO Jeff Ball, Randy Jeter of Procure IT and Lance Larson of Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center.
February 5, 2025
The inaugural “OCBC Business Connections” featured a panel of industry experts who discussed the implications of two proposed amendments by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. If adopted, Proposed Amended Rules (PARs) 1111 and 1121 would mandate businesses, residents and new buildings to exclusively install and/or replace natural gas appliances with electric appliances. While OCBC supports clean air initiatives, the conclusion of this meeting was that these amendments would have minimal benefits for the environment yet financially would burden businesses and individuals. Most notably, these amendments would further reduce the region’s already sensitive affordability index for housing.
Helping to shed light on SCAQMD’s proposed mandate were, pictured R-L, The Honorable Don Wagner of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Jessilyn-Ellise Davis of SoCalGas, Brian Bunger of Holland & Knight LLP, and moderator OCBC President and CEO Jeff Ball. AQMD declined an invitation to take part in the panel.
May 6, 2025
Registration now closed. The two-panel breakfast program will be discussing “Healthcare as an Economic Engine: Growth, Workforce and Sustainability” and “From Strategy to Impact: How Healthcare will Shape OC’s Future.”
March 24-25, 2025
Sponsorships and trip registrations are closed. Join OCBC’s Sacramento Advocacy Trip March 24-25, 2025.
February 27, 2025
Registration now closed. OCBC will celebrate our 30th anniversary, install the 2025 Board of Directors, and announce the 14th Annual Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award honorees—live for the first time at annual dinner. Nominees for the Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Awards have been announced.
Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Awards Honorees 2026 Honorees Launched in 2010, Orange County Business Council’s groundbreaking awards program, Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet, has become a model program implemented by cities across the country. The awards honor outstanding local agencies, programs and public-private partnerships that cut through red tape and encourage jobs and economic growth in Orange County. The 15th Annual Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award honorees will be announced live at OCBC’s 2026 Annual Dinner and Installation of the Board of Directors on February 26, 2026, in Anaheim. The 14th Annual Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award winners have been announced! Below are the 2025 Winners and Honorable Mentions for each of the three award categories. 2026 Honorees Announced Soon Economic Development
Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Awards Nominees 2026 Nominees Launched in 2010, Orange County Business Council’s groundbreaking awards program, Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet, has become a model program implemented by cities across the country. The awards honor outstanding local agencies, programs and public-private partnerships that cut through red tape and encourage jobs and economic growth in Orange County. The 15th Annual Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award honorees will be announced live at OCBC’s 2026 Annual Dinner and Installation of the Board of Directors on February 26, 2026, in Anaheim. 2026 Nominees Announced Soon Economic Development
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