GEW 2026: Sacramento Entrepreneurial State of the Union

Made in California, Grown in Sacramento

The Capital Region's biggest entrepreneurial night of the year · Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026 · Powered by Western Health

Monday, November 16, 2026 · Doors 4:30 PM · Program 5:30–7:00 PM · Celebration to 7:30

Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Sacramento State · University Library, Room 1520

Eight years running, the Sacramento Entrepreneurial State of the Union is where the region's founders, investors, operators, and civic leaders land in the same room to answer one question: what's working, what's next, and what do we build now? This year, we're turning it into a time for ecosystem partners to connect and explore the future of our region.

Network and Connect · from 4:30 PM

Come and build connections across the Capital Region to advance our region's entrepreneurial capacity.

The State of the Union · 5:30–7:00 PM

Hosted by the Sacramento Entrepreneurial Growth Alliance (SEGA).

What we heard today at the Capital Innovation Summit

Made in California, with Diane Lydon (CalOSBA). Diane Lydon, Assistant Deputy Director and Northern California Regional Advisor at the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, walks through the state's Made in California push and how the Capital Region can leverage it — for our manufacturers, our founders, and the companies we want to build here.

Fireside chat: The State of the Ecosystem, with Laura Good (StartupSac). Cameron Law sits down with Laura Good, Co-Founder, President & CEO of StartupSac and the Den Mother of Sacramento's startup ecosystem, to look at how much the region has evolved around entrepreneurship and how we keep improving — capital, talent, infrastructure, and the connections between founders, funders, and institutions.

Food, drinks, and the whole ecosystem in one room.

Key themes

Made in California: advanced manufacturing, clean tech, and what it takes to build here

Backing the region's homegrown innovators

Opening up early-stage capital and mentorship

Tightening the loop between founders, funders, and institutions

The State of the Union caps the Capital Innovation Summit, a full day at the Carlsen Center for the people building the region's next companies. Want the whole day? Register here: https://luma.com/27jctqex

Founder, investor, policymaker, or partner — this is your front-row seat to Sacramento's entrepreneurial momentum. Grab your seat.

Accessibility: If you need any accommodations, please let us know at least two weeks in advance so we can arrange them.