OCBC 2026 Legislative Day

Event Agenda

Each speaker session will be a moderated discussion with audience Q&A to follow. 

EVENT AGENDA
8:00 a.m.
Welcome, Paul Simonds, Orange County Business Council, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
8:05 a.m.
BREAKFAST

Breakfast Sponsor Remarks, Brett Schurter, Automobile Club of Southern California,
Vice President, Public and Government Affairs
8:30 a.m.
Acknowledgements, Jeff Ball, Orange County Business Council, President and Chief Executive Officer
8:35 a.m.
Title Sponsor Remarks, Tiffany Tran, Southern California Edison,
Government Relations Manager, Local Public Affairs
8:40 a.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION

The Honorable Don Wagner, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 3rd District

The Honorable Vicente Sarmiento, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 2nd District
9:20 a.m.
The Honorable Katrina Foley, Vice Chair, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 5th District
9:45 a.m.
The Honorable Tom Umberg, California State Senate, 34th District
10:10 a.m.
BREAK
10:25 a.m.
The Honorable Tony Strickland, California State Senate, 36th District
10:55 a.m.
The Honorable Diane Dixon, California State Assembly, 72nd District
11:20 a.m.
The Honorable Laurie Davies, California State Assembly, 74th District
11:45 a.m.
The Honorable Avelino Valencia, California State Assembly, 68th District
12:15 p.m.
ADJOURN

*Agenda updated as of July 13, 2026, at 11:57 a.m. Agenda is tentative and subject to change.

Thank you sponsors!

Title Sponsor

Edison International

Breakfast Sponsor

Automobile Club of Southern California logo

Silver Sponsors

Boeing logo
California American Water logo
CalStateFullerton
Chevron logo
Google logo
University of California Irvine

Bronze Sponsors

Airbnb

Avantus

Disneyland Resort

Mike Carroll, Councilmember, City of Irvine

Orange County REALTORS®

South Orange County Community College District

Irvine skyline

Contact

Lauren Martin

Vice President, Events & Special Projects
Orange County Business Council
949.476.2242 ext. 241
lmartin@ocbc.org