Hub Projects
Our projects generate positive impact in our community. We seek to have an impact by catalyzing and enhancing, individually and collectively, fresh ideas and entrepreneurial solutions to the world's most pressing challenges.
Building Back Better: Asian Leadership in COVID-19
It was an honor to have Hon. Betty Yee, Controller of the State of California; Hon. State of California Asm. Evan Low, and Singapore University of Technology Design (SUTD) Professor Dr. Samuel Chng join as discussants and share their insights on Build Back Better and Asian Leadership.
Please take 5 minutes to fill out the Davos Labs Survey to share your input on the COVID-19 Pandemic. Survey In Mandarin, Spanish, and Japanese.
US Davos Labs National Working Group: COVID-19 Response
Palo Alto Hub Member David Capelli led coordination with Los Angeles, Jacksonville, San Diego, Austin and Boston hubs to synthesize 60+ local dialogues on the COVID pandemic and society culminating in a series of recommendations for United States federal government and corporate executives to ensure a resilient and equitable recovery from the pandemic while cultivating and supporting the next generation of leaders to address converging North American challenges in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
EduWorkAble (Formerly JourneyFlows)
EduWorkAble seeks to help people with disabilities to further their educational and career goals. We aim to mentor adults with disabilities to become strong candidates for employment. We seek to motivate young people and adults with disabilities to further their education. We will inform people with disabilities of educational and career advancement opportunities via panels, resume-review workshops, 1-on-1 office hours, and more.
STEAMCycle
A platform that connects community members with local nonprofit organizations to up cycle their unused technology devices at scale!
Shapers Pipeline Project
An initiative that provides cities with talented young leaders to fill various vacancies and roles across advisory bodies.
The WEF PA Global Shapers Pipeline Project aims to build a pipeline between the Global Shapers community, under 40 diverse persons, and the appointed advisor positions across the region. Elected officials across municipalities, counties, states in the country are supported by advisor bodies - commissions, boards and advisor positions.In December 2020 we hosted our inaugural event with Hon. Ellen Kamei - Mayor of Mountain View (Former Environmental Planning Commissioner)
Lauren Babb - California Commision on the Status of Women and Girls, Member-at-Large
Hon. Darcy Paul - Mayor of Cupertino, Former Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Vikrum Aiyer - San Francisco Workforce Investment Board Commissioner; VP of Global Public Policy at Postmates
(and me) Neesha A. Tambe - WEF GS Palo Alto, Cupertino Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Previous Projects
SOCIAL IMPACT HIGH SCHOOL HACKATHON
The hackathon will engage diverse Palo Alto high school leaders to drive local innovation in Silicon Valley around the theme: “Advancing impactful solutions for issues in our communities.”
COVID-19 RESPONSE RESUME REVIEW WORKSHOP
Our resume review workshops prepare those who are most impacted by COVID-19 to get back on their feet and into the workforce again.
SUSTAINABLE SILICON VALLEY
We help Bay Area companies and apartment buildings to transition to more sustainable and circular business operations.
COVID-19 SPEAKER SERIES TO SPARK ACTION
Many people want to take action to help those affected by COVID-19, but they lack straightforward, reliable information related to urgent issues facing us: healthcare, housing, income inequality etc. Our speaker series addresses this need. All events are open to the community.
FUNDRAISER FOR SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
Since the pandemic, food banks in our state are experiencing a 73% increase in demand for food. We are supporting the Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley through a fundraiser.