The Innovation Express: Thinking Beyond the Tracks to Grow Your Business

November 19, 2026 (All times are PST)

• 10:00 AM - Board Train
• 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM Lunch
• 3:00 PM - Board Return Train

Event Overview

Join WBEC-West’s Los Angeles and San Diego Forums for a one-of-a-kind, high-impact event designed to ignite new ideas, deepen relationships, and elevate the way you grow your business.

The experience begins aboard the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner.

Attendees may board at the designated Los Angeles-area station or San Diego-area station and enjoy networking with women business owners and corporate members while traveling to the event destination.

Both groups will meet at Plaza Magdalena, 31781 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, for a dynamic panel discussion featuring business leaders and continuity experts. The program will be followed by lunch and additional opportunities to connect. Panelists will explore how organizations can anticipate disruption, respond confidently, and keep their businesses moving forward. The discussion will offer real-world insights into managing risks related to technology, cybersecurity, workforce changes, supply-chain interruptions, financial instability, natural disasters, and other unexpected events.

Attendees will discover innovative strategies, practical tools, and critical partnerships to protect their people, operations, customers, and reputations.

Attendees will leave with actionable ideas for strengthening resilience, reducing downtime, and transforming disruption into an opportunity for innovation and growth.

Location

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner (Board at your nearest Los Angeles or San Diego station)

Lunch Location:
Plaza Magdalena
31781 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Note: You do not have to take the train. You can meet us at Plaza Magdalena to enjoy lunch.

Host

WBEC-West
The Los Angeles, CA Forum
The San Diego, CA Forum

Cost

• Non-WBENC Certified WBOs (Luncheon & Business Class Train Ticket) - $150
• Non-WBENC Certified WBOs (Luncheon Only) - $100
• WBENC Certified WBEs & Corps (Luncheon & Business Class Train Ticket) - $125
• WBENC Certified WBEs & Corps (Lunch Only) - $75

 * Lunch is buffet style. 

 Additional Event Details

• Board at your nearest Los Angeles or San Diego station
• Train Boarding at 10 AM PT. Stoping for Lunch & additional activities at 11:30 AM PT and Boarding for return train ride back begins at 3:00 PM PT
• Interactive networking and discussions during the train ride
• Lunch and continued engagement in San Juan Capistrano