Building Innovation Bridges between Silicon Valley and Europe May 13, 2010

May 12, 6-9pm opening reception at Google Inc., May 13, 8:30am - 8pm conference

GABA, the European Commission and Stanford University's School of Engineering invite you for a two-day exchange conference that aims at building bridges between European and Silicon Valley innovation communities. It features thought leaders from Silicon Valley and Europe as well as VCs, angel investors, start-ups, research and corporate and policy organizations.

The opening reception on May 12th at Google, Inc. in Mountain View is complimentary with the registration for the main conference day.

An excerpt of the program:
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Silicon Valley style
-Professor Bernd Girod, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Success Stories from European Entrepreneurs - How do they give back to Europe?
-Konstantin Guericke, Co-founder, LinkedIn
-Marylene Delbourg-Delphis, Board of Directors, Objective Marketer
-others

European Scientists as Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley
Professor Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley

Financing Innovation - VCs, Business Angels and Alternative Sources in SV and Europe
-Paul Bragiel, Partner, i/o ventures
-Representative European Venture Capital Association (EVCA)
Moderator: Steve Bengston, Managing Director, PWC

Innovation and Innovators in Silicon Valley
Eric Buatois, Sofinnova Ventures

Expatriates and their innovation networks - Services and Strategies Fostering Innovation
-Marianna Lubanski, Innovation Centre Denmark-Silicon Valley
-Pekka Parnanen, Director, Finnode
-Dr. Suhas Patil, Founder, TiE and CEO Emeritus Cirrus Logic
-others
Moderators: Dr. Burton Lee, Mechanical Engineering, European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program and Dr. Sven Schade, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission

Closing notes:
Towards Better Integration of European Expats in EU
Professor Fritz Prinz, Chair, Stanford University Mechanical Engineering
Reinhard Buetikofer, Member of the European Parliament

Official Website: http://www.gaba-network.org