Ashish Vaidya, PhD The Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce will host Ashish Vaidya, PhD, as the guest speaker at a business development luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16 at the Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyons Drive, Simi Valley.

Vaidya is the dean of the faculty and professor of economics at Cal State Channel Islands. He specializes in the fields of international trade, applied microeconomics and development economics.

He will discuss the local and state economies and what the near future holds for businesses.

Reservations for the luncheon are required.

To RSVP, call the Chamber office at (805) 526-3900.