Economic Summit 2007 is organized by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a Cal State East Bay SBDC-hosted consortium of public and private sector partners exploring issues in innovation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness, sustainability, and social enterprise. The Institute is actively involved in developing relevant content across multiple platforms, including curriculum, publications, and conferences. Current partners include IDEO, Citibank, Fast Company, and the United Nations Global Compact.

Bob Adams, IDEO James Baird, Bay Area Development Company Georgette Bhathena, Citibank Francine Boards, One California Bank Jo Cazenave, Office of Congressman Pete Stark State Assemblymember Wilma Chan (ret.), UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Brian Cook, California State University, East Bay Ed Duarte, Aztec Consultants Michael Elkin, U. S. Small Business Administration Karen Engel, Ph.D., Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Leslie Gath, Cisco Systems, Inc. Audrey Goins Brichi, Chevron Corporation Tita Gray, Pacific Gas & Electric Company Brian Gregg, McKinsey and Company Mike Hannigan, Give Something Back

Esther Kim, REDF Bill Lambert, Shasta Productions Suzanne Lavine, Microsoft Corporation Leslie Littleton, Office of Congresswoman Barbara Lee Andrea Lowe, Turner Construction Company Liz Maw, Net Impact Aki Nakao, County of Alameda GSA State Senator Don Perata Mark Perutz, Bay Area Equity Fund at JPMorgan Bernida Reagan, Port of Oakland Donald Simon, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP Jacob Singer, Ph.D., OBDC Small Business Finance Hilmon Sorey, East Bay Business Times State Assemblymember Sandré Swanson Yvonne Sousa, Symantec Corporation Lori Taylor, City of Fremont Maurice Webb, Apple Inc.