Bay Area as a Global Market Place
Mark F. Bregman, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Neustar, Inc.
Many people point to the existence of leading academic institutions and research laboratories as the source of the region’s innovation. Others point to the rich abundance of venture capital; still others to the cultural diversity and acceptance of risk-taking and experimentation. While these are all important, I believe that the reason that the small area within about 50 miles of San Francisco remains so important in global innovation is that, like many important places in history – Constantinople, Rome, Paris, Hong Kong, etc. – the Bay Area has emerged as today’s most vital marketplace for ideas that drive innovation.
The Bay Area’s power as a marketplace for ideas is what made us great 50 years ago – and will make us leaders for the next 50 years –in spite of the challenges of the fast-changing global competitive environment.
Let’s talk about this through the virtual forum established on this page of the site. Let’s share ideas — ideas on the challenges and ideas leading to action. You can participate by discussing three areas: (1) your perspective on the more important global changes that have and are taking place that impact our innovation competitiveness; (2) your perspective on the role the Bay Area should strive to attain – where we do we want to plant our flag; and (3) your ideas on how we, working together as a region, could attain that role.
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