2023 Coachella Valley Business Conference & Economic Forecast

Guest Speakers

John Page S enior V ice P resident , A crisure A rena , C oachella V alley F irebirds & OVG360 F acilities John Page joined Oak View Group in January 2023 as the Senior Vice President of Acrisure Arena, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, and OVG360 Facilities. He is responsible for management and oversight of the company’s newly opened owned-and-operated venue Acrisure Arena, AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds, and regional responsibility for OVG360, OVG’s full-service venue management company.

With more than 30 years of live event and sports industry experience, before joining OVG, Page served as president of Spectra, which was acquired by OVG in November of 2021. While there he supported 10,000 employees across the company’s portfolio. Prior to his role at Spectra, Page served as president/senior vice president of booking and content at Comcast Spectacor/Spectra. While there, he was responsible for all facets of day-to-day operation of Wells Fargo Center including premium seating; advertising, sales, sponsorship; and operations, as well as the $300M renovation of the facility to create a “best-in-class” venue for eventgoers. His career also includes a decade as chief operating officer (COO) with Global Spectrum, and as senior vice president of event production Wells Fargo Center & Spectrum where he managed teams including operations, security, box office operations, parking, premium services. Page holds both a bachelor of science and a master of science in public administration from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and has been nominated ten times by Pollstar as Facility Executive of the Year.

Hilda Kennedy P resident , A m P ac B usiness C apital

Hilda Kennedy is the founder and President of AmPac Business Capital, a non profit community lender on a mission to finance and foster business success from cradle to legacy. Established in 2005, AmPac started providing business loans in partnership with the US Small Business Administration in 2007. AmPac has provided real estate, equipment acquisition, tenant improvement, ground up construction and refinance loans for businesses throughout the state of California totaling almost a BILLION dollars. AmPac has served businesses in many industries from, manufacturing, distribution, and warehouse to hospitality, restaurants, medical, assisted living, and many other related industries ranging from $250,000 to greater than $20 Million.