Programs Overview
Connecting Communities of Entrepreneurs
The program is an intense week of immersion in the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley.
We will meet a variety of companies and entrepreneurs, from iconic
firms of Silicon Valley to the start-ups to be those companies in the
future, also visiting universities, business accelerators and research
centers.
The program offers numerous opportunities for interaction with key
stakeholders to develop future business and projects. We will meet
and learn from company executives, CEOs, scientists, engineers,
teachers, speakers, and entrepreneurs who are literally changing
the world right now:
OBJECTIVES
Acquire transferable skills for our region: innovation
in business, industry, venture capital, technology trends,
working environment.
in business, industry, venture capital, technology trends,
working environment.
Develop a global vision. Learn that our borders are
easier to cross than you may think if you make the
right connections
easier to cross than you may think if you make the
right connections
Learn what makes it unique to the culture of Silicon Valley.
Transferable concepts as the importance of networking
and sharing ideas vs. protect them.
Transferable concepts as the importance of networking
and sharing ideas vs. protect them.
Learn how to use technology to support traditional business
scale. From Google Adwords or LinkedIn to Cloud Computing,
Software as a Service.
scale. From Google Adwords or LinkedIn to Cloud Computing,
Software as a Service.
Program Example
From Monday to Thursday we will visit companies, listen
to lecturers and assist networking events among other activities. On Friday we will do a “wrap-up”, in general in Napa Valley.
We will visit and learn from companies like:
• World's leading companies in
innovation
• Start-ups on their way of becoming the next big companies
• Universities
• Incubators and Accelerators
• Investigation and analysis of the latest tendencies in technology
• The Venture Capital Industry (Venture Capital, Angel Investors)
• Networking Events
innovation
• Start-ups on their way of becoming the next big companies
• Universities
• Incubators and Accelerators
• Investigation and analysis of the latest tendencies in technology
• The Venture Capital Industry (Venture Capital, Angel Investors)
• Networking Events
INSPIRATION
Generate ideas. Almost all participants generate ideas that want to deploy
to return to their countries. We have many success stories.
CONNECTIONS
Make valuable contacts. Many participants were able to develop new projects
with contacts made in Silicon Valley or other participants.