Details:
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 9 am - 12 pm
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83167752337Everyone (student or adult) is welcome!
Featured Speakers:
Marc Berman: Assemblymember, California District 23
David Canepa: President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
Dr. Sophie Cole: Mayor, Hillsborough
Erica Manuel: CEO and Executive Director, Institute for Local Government (ILG)
Leslie Ragsdale: Vice Mayor, Hillsborough
Jackie Speier: Former U.S. Congresswoman & San Mateo County Supervisor
Asha Weinstein Agrawal, PhD: Mineta Transportation Institute
Office of Assemblymember Diane Papan, California District 21
CAYC 2025 FALL YOUTH SUMMIT:
From Ideas to Impact!
Agenda
9:00 am - 9:05 am: Welcome!
Anya Dalal- Co-Founder and Chair, CAYC & Chair, Hillsborough Youth Commission
Vice-Mayor Leslie Ragsdale - Vice-Mayor of Hillsborough & CAYC Advisor
9:05 am - 9:20 am: Opening Speaker: David Canepa, President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
Introduction: Chiara Luey - Hillsborough Youth Commission & CAYC
9:20 am - 9:30 am: Featured Speaker: Dr. Sophie Cole, Mayor, Hillsborough
“Mentorship and Interprofessional Collaboration”
Introduction: Tanishk Saxena - Hillsborough Youth Commission & CAYC
9:30 am - 9:50 am: Spotlight: Jackie Speier, Former US Congresswoman & San Mateo Board of Supervisors
Introduction: Nyssa Kansal - Los Altos Hills Youth Commission & CAYC
9:50 am - 10:00 am: Youth Commission Idea Exchange
Moderators:
Nyssa Kansal - Los Altos Hills Youth Commission & CAYC
Chiara Luey - Hillsborough Youth Commission & CAYC
10:00 am - 10:15 am: Keynote Speaker: Erica Manuel, CEO & Executive Director, Institute for Local Government
'“When Youth Engage, Trust Follows: How Youth & Civic Leaders Can Collaborate to Improve Trust”
Introduction: Anya Dalal, Hillsborough Youth Commission & CAYC
10:15 am - 10:35 am: Youth in Democracy: State-Level Legislative Advocacy
Speakers:
Harper Fortgang- San Francisco Youth Commission & CAYC
Nyssa Kansal - Los Altos Hills Youth Commission & CAYC
Isabella Lieu- CAYC
Aileen Mejia- CAYC
Tarun Parthasarathy- CAYC
10:35 am -10:50 am: Fireside Chat: Assemblyman Marc Berman, District 23, CA State Assembly and Anya Dalal, Co-Founder and Chair, CAYC
YOUTH-LED WORKSHOPS
10:50 am - 11:05 am:
A. “AI as a Tool: Empowering Youth”
Alexa Jun- Vice-Chair, Hillsborough Youth Commission & CAYC
Arnav Dharshan- Menlo Park YAC & CAYC
Caitlin Jun- CAYC
B. “Climate & Wildfire: Science, Policy and Resilience”
Chiara Luey- Hillsborough Youth Commission & CAYC
Nyssa Kansal- Los Altos Hills Youth Commission & CAYC
Vivaan Kuruganti- CAYC
11:05 am - 11:20 am:
A. “AI & Ethics”
Rishi Gupta- CAYC
Eva Greenbaum- San Carlos Youth Commission & CAYC
Revant Daddoo - San Mateo County Youth Commission & CAYC
B. “Civic Engagement: Our Voice, Our Power”
Isabella Lieu- CAYC
Tarun Parthasarathy- CAYC
11:20 am - 11:35 am:
A. “Sleep & Stress: The Overlooked Factor in Youth Mental Health”
Eleanor Hardy- CAYC
Eva Greenbaum- San Carlos Youth Commission & CAYC
Jayden White- Richmond Youth Commission & San Pablo Youth Commission & CAYC
B. “Youth Water Quality Engagement”
Aditya Shivakumar- Chair, Santa Clara Valley Water Youth Commission
11:35 am - 12:00 pm: Youth Safety Panel: “E-Bikes & Youth: Riding Smart, Staying Safe”
Moderator: Anya Dalal, Co-Founder and Chair, CAYC
Nathan Kim- CAYC
Arnav Dharshan- Menlo Park Youth Commission & CAYC
Tarun Parthasarathy- CAYC
Alian Marriaga, Chaheti Mathur, Peter Sauer- Clovis Youth Commission
Asha Weinstein Agrawal, PhD- Education Director, Mineta Transportation Institute and Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, San Jose State University
Office of Assemblymember Diane Papan
Leslie Ragsdale, Vice-Mayor, Hillsborough
12:00 pm: Closing
Anya Dalal, Co-Founder and Chair, CAYC