2025 Blue and Gold Pathway Conference: Bear-ing the Future: Building Financial Resilience
Join us on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Senate Chambers!
The Blue and Gold Pathway Conference is dedicated to empowering Berkeley Community with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to confidently navigate their financial journey towards financial independence. Our 2025 goals are to:
- Develop strategies for financial security and promote sustainable financial practices
- Empower attendees to overcome financial challenges and explore pathways to achieve their financial goals
- Strengthen resilience through financial planning and foster a culture of financial resilience
Present at the 2025 Conference!
This year’s conference will feature interactive workshops, discussion panels, and insightful sessions. We’re looking for innovative and engaging presentations that will inspire and equip our audience with valuable knowledge on topics such as budgeting, saving, investing, and more.
If you’re interested in becoming a speaker, please complete this form by Friday, February 21, 2025, 11:59pm.
Sponsorship Tiers
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Sapphire $5,000 |
Diamond $2,500 |
Platinum $1,500 |
Gold $500 |
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Full-color Logo on the UC Berkeley Center for Financial Wellness Blue and Gold Pathway Conference website (clickable logo available for Sapphire and Diamond sponsors) |
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Public Recognition during the conference opening and closing remarks |
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1 (one) 6’ Sponsor Table for interacting with attendees for the entirety of the in-person event 3 tables max. available |
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Public Recognition during 1 (one) concurrent session in the form of an announcement by the session facilitator |
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3 (three) Mentions on our UC Berkeley CFW social media account preceding the event |
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1 (one) Promotional Feature in our UC Berkeley CFW monthly newsletter, reaching thousands of students and employees preceding the event |
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Announced during the event as the sponsor of 1 (one) of the following (sponsor choice):
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ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS
In-Kind Sponsor – Do you have goods or services that you would like to offer? In-kind sponsors will receive public recognition as a sponsor on our program website and the opportunity to promote your organization through the goods or services that you donate. For our events, we are especially interested in items that can be shared electronically (such as ebooks, audiobooks, subscriptions, e-gift cards, vouchers, and other services and experiences that can be accessed virtually such as online shopping, meal orders, escape rooms, etc.) and items that can be shared and used during the event (such as tote bags, pens, notebooks, water bottles, name tag lanyards, snacks, thumb drives, etc.).
If you are interested in sponsoring the Blue and Gold Pathway Conference, please email financialwellness@berkeley.edu for more details. We appreciate your support in making our conference a success!
Anne Xiong: Program Manager, Center for Financial Wellness
Jen Towers, Assistant Director for Student and Staff Engagement, FASO
Kathy Nguyen, Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Malia Koliander, Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Matthew Zhang, Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Mindy Nguyen, Senior Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Peony Yu: Program Coordinator, Department of Neuroscience (Staff Fellow at Center for Financial Wellness)
Rafael Villasenor, Senior Financial Wellness Coach, Center for Financial Wellness
Rena Lu: UC Berkeley ’25 | Legal Studies & Public Policy
Stephanie Perez: Program Coordinator, Center for Financial Wellness
Zoe Lieberman: Administrative Assistant, HWNI (Staff Fellow at Center for Financial Wellness)
Thank you to all who participated in our inaugural 2024 Blue and Gold Pathway Conference this past April. Read our recap.