2018 Symposium
In 2018, the USC Price Center for Social Innovation launched the Southern California Symposium, a new executive education program designed to challenge local leaders to think deeply and collaboratively about the region’s future. The inaugural cohort convened 25 leaders from a variety of sectors. Over 30 guest speakers to discuss social innovation and how it advances progress in the areas of health, economic development, the built environment, and immigration.
Session Schedule
See what programs and speakers were planned for each weekend session.
Faculty and Leadership
The So Cal Symposium faculty are nationally recognized leaders or advocates in their respective fields.
Cohort
The So Cal Symposium faculty are nationally recognized leaders or advocates in their respective fields.
Student Work
Working collaboratively, in five small teams, the Symposium’s 2018 Cohort identified deeply intractable social challenges facing the region — including housing, education, foster youth, and economic development — and applied a social innovation framework to develop long-term, sustainable, and novel solutions to each.