INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Hear inspiring stories from leaders in Silicon Valley. Discover how your ecosystem can become more entrepreneurial, performance-driven, and lean.

Strategic Leadership in the Digital World

Discover how Silicon Valley companies create a digitally-enhanced environment that empowers the workforce through better collaboration, communication, and productivity.

VCs and Startups: New Challenges & Opportunities

Learn the latest VC trends and how governments and corporations can benefit by investing in, developing partnerships with, and collaborating with startups.

Digital Transformation. Emerging Technologies

Discover breakthrough technologies, reflect on and learn about implications of these technologies on your industry

Corporate Innovation Strategies

Discover how to use external resources such as startups, experts, ecosystems and venture capital to de-risk your innovation efforts and propel growth.

Transformation Best Practices.

Learn from real cases and success stories of digital transformation told by Silicon Valley practitioners.

Duration

5 Days, 12 Sessions, 40 hours of live presentations & visits to Silicon Valley Companies

Format

In person sessions with leaders of the most innovative Silicon Valley companies.

DAY 1 - Monday, Sep 26 | THE SILICON VALLEY EDGE: INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

8:00-8:45 AM

BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL

Session 1

8:45-9:45 AM

PROGRAM OPENING. A STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF SILICON VALLEY

Program Opening and Welcome

Sessions led by: Denis Kourakin, CEO at Silicon Valley Innovation Center

A Strategic Overview of Silicon Valley

Sessions led by: Andrey Kunov, Founder and President of Silicon Valley Innovation Center

Address: Synergy room, Four Seasons Hotel, 2050 University Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, United States

9:45-10:00 AM

TRANSFER TO SILICON VALLEY BANK

Session 2

10:00-11:00 AM

INNOVATION. FRONTIER TECH

Innovation: Frontier Tech. How Big Companies are Working with Startups

Sessions led by: Gerald Brady, Managing Director, SVB Network

Address: 2400 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States

11:00-11:30 AM

TRANSFER TO CISCO

Session 3

11:30-2:30 PM

INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ACCELERATION

11:30 AM Arrival & Welcome

Sessions led by: Salman Faqeeh, Managing Director at Cisco

11:45 AM Digital Transformation

Sessions led by: Jim Grubb, Chief Technology Evangelist at Cisco

12:30 Transforming Manufacturing

Sessions led by: Paul Didier, Solution Manager at Cisco

2:15 PM Closing

Sessions led by: Salman Faqeeh, Managing Director at Cisco

Address: 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134 United States

2:30-3:00 PM

TRANSFER TO HOTEL

Session 4

3:00-5:00 PM

HOW TO BUILD A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY

STARTUP SHOWCASE

How to Build a Billion Dollar Company

Sessions led by: Andrey Kunov, President/Founder at Silicon Valley Innovation Center

Startups in Manufacturing and Mining

Sessions led by: Drishti, Safe AI

Moderator: Paul Marca, Advisor at SIDF

Address: Synergy room, Four Seasons Hotel, 2050 University Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, United States

5:00 PM -

Free Time, No Group Dinner Planned

DAY 2 - Tuesday, Sep 27 | ROADMAPPING YOUR FUTURE

DAY 3 - Wednesday, Sep 28 | DRIVING INNOVATION AND CULTURE

DAY 4 - Thursday, Sep 29 | NEW VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES. LEADING IN NEW ENVIRONMENT. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

7:00-8:00 AM

BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL

8:00-8:45 AM

TRANSFER TO PIVA VENTURES

Session 1

8:45-10:15 AM

THE FUTURE OF VENTURE CAPITAL: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND NEW BUSINESS MODELS

The Future of Venture Capital: Technology Adoption and New Business Models

Sessions led by: Ricardo Angel, CEO & Managing Partner at Piva Capital

Address: 4, Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States

10:15-11:00 AM

TRANSFER TO LUCID MOTORS

Session 2

11:00-3:00 PM

FUTURE OF DRIVING

11:00-11:15 AM Arrival and Check-in

11:15-12:15 PM Lucid Air Ride-alongs / Test Drives

12:30-1:30 PM Working Lunch

12:15-1:00 PM Lucid HQ Sales Studio Visit & Product Overview

1:30-2:00 PM Highbay / Design Studio Tour

2:00 PM Departure of Extended Delegation

2:00-3:00 PM Meeting between H.E. Alkhorayef + Select VIPs

Sessions led by:

Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO at Lucid Motors

Faisal Sultan, Managing Director at Lucid Motors

Address: 7373 Gateway Blvd, Newark, CA 94560, USA

3:00- 3:30 PM

TRANSFER TO NVIDIA

Session 3

3:30-6:00 PM

INNOVATION FOR MANUFACTURING AND MINING. OMNIVERSE

3:30-3:40 PM Meet and Greet

Sessions led by:

Farzana Mistee, Business Operations, Industry Go To Market at NVIDIA

3:40-4:00 PM Nvidia Overview

Sessions led by:

Raj Rajganesh, Director of Business Operations, NVIDIA

4:00-4:40 PM Demo Lab

4:40-5:20 PM Future of Manufacturing/Miming. Omniverse

Sessions led by: Piyush Modi, AI Compute Strategy/Business Development for Industrial IOT

Jeff Kember, NVIDIA Senior Director Product Management, Executive Briefing Centers and Technical Evangelists

5:20-5:45 PM Voyager Tour

Sessions led by: Natalia Chaaito, Front Office at NVIDIA

Address: 2788 San Tomas Expy, Santa Clara 95051

6:00-6:30 PM

BACK TO HOTEL | Free Time, No Group Dinner Planned

DAY 5 - Friday, Sep 30 | INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. IDUSTRIALIZED INNOVATION

7:00-7:30 AM

BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL

7:30-8:00 AM

TRANSFER TO GOOGLE

Session 1

8:00-3:00 PM

GOOGLE CLOUD. TREDNS IN MANUFACTURING AND MINERAL RESOURCES. INNOVATION CULTURE

8:00-8:30 AM Check in - Assistants will help in advance with the check-in process

8:30-8:40 AM Welcome & Introduction

Sessions led by: Emma Fish, Global Public Sector Solutions and Government Programs Leader

8:45-9:05 AM Voice of the Industry and Mineral Resources Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

Sessions led by: Emma Fish, Global Public Sector Solutions and Government Programs Leader

9:05-9:30 AM Google Cloud for Public Sector: Overview

Sessions led by: Emma Fish, Global Public Sector Solutions and Government Programs Leader

9:30-10:30 AM Sustainable & Smart Industrial Cities

Sessions led by: Ali Haidar, Data Analytics & Smart Cities Lead, Google Cloud EMEA

Franco Amalfi, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Global Public Sector

10:30-10:45 AM BREAK

10:45-11:45 AM Manufacturing, Mining, & Logistics

Sessions led by: Hans Thalbauer, Managing Director, Supply Chain & Logistics SolutionsFranco Amalfi, Head of Ahmed Abujoda, PhD, Cloud Architect Lead for government at Google

11:45-12:15 PM Cloud Space Industry Experience(s)

Sessions led by: Dennis Tran, Program Manager, Google Cloud

12:15-12:55 PM LUNCH

12:55-1:45 PM Google's Approach to People and Culture of Innovation

Sessions led by: Paul Strong, Technical Director, Office of the CTO, Google Cloud Technology Transformation Advisor

1:45-2:00 PM Conclude & Next Steps

2:00-2:45 PM Google Campus Tour

Address: 1190 Bordeaux Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA

3:00-3:30 PM

TRANSFER TO JABIL

Session 2

3:30 - 5:00 PM

A NEW ERA OF INDUSTRIALIZATION

3:30-4:00 PM Welcome and Introduction

Sessions led by: Dan Gamota, Vice President, Manufacturing, Innovation & Product Industrialization, Jabil Global Operations

4:00-5:00 PM Innovation Lab Tour

Sessions led by: Michael Kovacs, Senior Director Marketing at Jabil

Address: Jabil Blue Sky, 6375 San Ignacio Ave, San Jose, CA 95119, United States

5:00-5:30 PM

BACK TO HOTEL

5:30-6:00 PM

FREE TIME

6:00-6:30 PM

TRANSFER TO DINNER

6:30-9:00 PM

CLOSING GROUP DINNER at Selby's

Address: 3001 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94061, United States

9:00-9:30 PM

BACK TO HOTEL

INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP

PROGRAM DATES:

Become An Innovation Powerhouse

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Strategic Leadership in the Digital World

VCs and Startups: New Challenges & Opportunities

Digital Transformation. Emerging Technologies

Corporate Innovation Strategies

Transformation Best Practices.

Duration

Format

PROGRAM AGENDA

DAY 1 - Monday, Sep 26 | THE SILICON VALLEY EDGE: INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

8:00-8:45 AM

Session 1

8:45-9:45 AM

9:45-10:00 AM

Session 2

10:00-11:00 AM

11:00-11:30 AM

Session 3

11:30-2:30 PM

2:30-3:00 PM

Session 4

3:00-5:00 PM

5:00 PM -

DAY 2 - Tuesday, Sep 27 | ROADMAPPING YOUR FUTURE

8:00-9:00 AM

9:00-9:30 AM

Session 1

9:30-2:30 PM

2:00-2:30 PM

Session 2

2:30-4:00 PM

4:00-4:30 PM

4:30-6:00 PM

6:00-6:30 PM

6:30-9:00 PM

9:00-9:30 PM

DAY 3 - Wednesday, Sep 28 | DRIVING INNOVATION AND CULTURE

8:00-9:00 AM

9:00-9:30 AM

Session 1

9:30-2:00 PM

2:00-2:45 PM

Session 2

2:45-4:30 PM

4:30-5:00 PM

5:00-6:00 PM

6:00-6:30 PM

6:30-9:00 PM

9:00-9:30 PM

DAY 4 - Thursday, Sep 29 | NEW VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES. LEADING IN NEW ENVIRONMENT. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

7:00-8:00 AM

8:00-8:45 AM

Session 1

8:45-10:15 AM

10:15-11:00 AM

Session 2

11:00-3:00 PM

3:00- 3:30 PM

Session 3

3:30-6:00 PM

6:00-6:30 PM

DAY 5 - Friday, Sep 30 | INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. IDUSTRIALIZED INNOVATION

7:00-7:30 AM

7:30-8:00 AM

Session 1

8:00-3:00 PM

3:00-3:30 PM

Session 2

3:30 - 5:00 PM

5:00-5:30 PM

5:30-6:00 PM

6:00-6:30 PM

6:30-9:00 PM

9:00-9:30 PM

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Silicon Valley Innovation Center

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