What is ELC?

The Enterprise Leadership Conference (ELC) is designed to help develop leadership and presentation skills of 96 industrious high school juniors from throughout Silicon Valley. It is an innovative, informative and interactive experience that provides a strong foundation for college business courses. In this comprehensive introduction to developing a business plan, students are challenged to be visionary, creative, analytical, and competitive as they devise viable business opportunities in a team environment.

What is it
  • 96 students (48 young men and 48 young women) segmented into 12, 8-person business leadership teams
  • Representing 30+ high schools in San Jose and Los Gatos
  • 3 days of team building and skill development activities
What do they learn
  • Principles of a competitive business enterprise
  • Essentials of a business plan
  • Requisites of a marketing strategy
  • Elements of business finance
  • Components of Human Resources
What they obtain
  • Self confidence
  • Leadership skills
  • Team building skills
  • Oral presentation skills
  • New friendships

Who Pays for the Conference?

  • The Rotary Clubs of San Jose, Los Gatos and Los Gatos Morning and our ELC Strategic Sponsors pay for all expenses.
  • There are no charges or fees for any of the ELC participants.
  • Rotary will shuttle the participants from San Jose to Asiliomar on Wednesday and back on Friday free of cost.

Which Schools May Participate?

There are several ELC programs in the Bay Area, but this program managed by The Rotary Clubs of San Jose, Los Gatos and Los Gatos Morning accept students only from the following schools:

  • Andrew Hill High School
  • Archbishop Mitty High School
  • Bellarmine College Preparatory
  • Cristo Rey Charter School
  • Downtown College Prep
  • Evergreen Valley High School
  • Gunderson High School
  • Independence High School
  • James Lick High School
  • KIPP
  • Leigh High School
  • Leland High School
  • Lincoln High School
  • Los Gatos High School
  • Mt. Pleasant High School
  • Notre Dame High School
  • Oak Grove High School
  • Overfelt High School
  • Piedmont Hills High School
  • Pioneer High School
  • Presentation High School
  • San Jose High School
  • Santa Teresa High School
  • Silver Creek High School
  • Willow Glen High School
  • Yerba Buena High School