2023 Annual Summit

Thank you for joining us!

The 2023 Summit is a Six Stop Tour!

Join us for the Transformation Tour!

This year’s Transform Fresno annual summit is a six-stop tour across project sites beginning with the Inside Out Community Garden at Sunset Community Center. The tour will continue with the Yoville Community Garden and Farm, The Monarch @ Chinatown, the Clean Shared Mobility Hub at Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce, the Saint Rest Food and Redistribution Hub, the Fresno City College- West Campus, and we will return to Sunset to conclude with a presentation from the YLI led, Youth Leadership Development cohort.

This is a space to learn more about the TCC funded projects and their impact in the 93706. We want to hear from you, work with you, and learn with you. We welcome you all.

Fresno EOC will provide transportation and meals please to registered participants.

Register today!

Opening Session

The Transform Fresno Summit kicks off with opening words and introductions from Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer and Strategic Growth Council Executive Director Lynn Von Koch-Liebert.

Yo’Ville Garden Live Stream

Tour of garden by Chris De Leon

The Future of Fresno City College’s West Fresno Center

Speakers: Dr. Becky Barabe, Danielle Rawers, Gurminder Sangha, Keisha Lewis Nesbitt, Marty Kamimoto, Doug Rosendahl

Fresno4Biz: Connecting Entrepreneurs to Low-Cost Solutions

Speakers: John Lorance, Rich Mostert

Youth Perspectives Panel

Speakers: Fresno’s Youth Leadership Development Team

Gladiator Welding Program

Speaker: Daniel Griffith

Cooking Matters

Speaker: Luis Hernandez

Transform Fresno Solar: Efforts, Impacts, and Opportunities

Speakers: Jesse Arreguin, Aracely Rodriguez, Shanna Handley, Tom Esqueda, David Griffin, Karina Gonzalez

Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Planet with Minor Home Repairs

Speakers: Monica Goatz, Jenell Rico

How to replace your car with a more reliable, less expensive plug-in electric vehicle

Speaker: Veronica Valencia