2:00 PM
Intro
Welcome
Marco Marinucci
(CEO, Mind the Bridge)
Eric Thelen
(Director, EIT Digital Silicon Valley Hub)
2:10 PM
Keynote
The EU Digital Single Market
Gerard De Graaf
(Director Digital Single Market, DG CONNECT, European Commission)
2:25 PM
Panel
Delivering on the Digital front to achieve a genuine European Single Market
Kristin Schreiber
(Director COSME Programme, DG GROW, European Commission)
Gerard De Graaf
(Director Digital Single Market, DG CONNECT, European Commission)
Ali Khayrallah
(Engineering Director, Ericsson)
Erik Stallman
(Public Policy Counsel, Google)
moderated by
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
(Former President of Estonia)
2:50 PM
Keynote
How Silicon Valley Created the Innovation Economy
(& How Millennials Will Reshape Our World)
Steve Westly
(Venture Capitalist and Former Ex State Controller and Chief Financial Officer of California)
3:05 PM
Panel
Silicon Valley and its Diversity Problem
Oona King
(Diversity Director, YouTube)
Interviewed by
Charlotte Danielsson
(Executive Director, Silicon Vikings)
3:25 PM
Keynote
Digital Transformation and Platform Economy: The European Perspective
Willem Jonker
(CEO, EIT Digital)
3:40 PM
Panel
Startup M&As. EU vs. US. Latest Trends
(+ launch of new report)
Alberto Onetti
(Chairman, Mind the Bridge)
Genè Teare
(Head of Contents, CrunchBase)
Matteo Daste
(Partner, Orrick)
Olivier Edwards
(Co-Chairman of the Orrick Europe Desk in SF)
4:00 PM
COFFEE BREAK
4:15 PM
Keynote
AI as a Tech Empowering Entrepreneurship
Matt Thompson
(General Manager for Developer Evangelism, Microsoft)
4:30 PM
Panel
Pond Hopping: Fostering Innovation Between EU Regions and Silicon Valley
Carsten Rudolph
(Managing Director,BayStartup, Bavaria)
Gianpiero Lotito
(CEO, FacilityLive)
Jukka Häyrynen
(Executive Director, Startup Companies, Tekes)
Irene Mingozzi
(Startup International Development - Silicon Valley, ASTER)
Moderated by
Eric Thelen
(Director, EIT Digital Silicon Valley Hub)
4:50 PM
Fireside Chat
Urgent Need for Cyber Hygiene in a World of Cloud and Mobility
Sanjay Poonen
(COO, VMWare)
5:05 PM
Fireside
Building (and Exiting) Companies Across the Pond
Marten Mickos
(Former CEO, MySQL)
Interviewed by
Michel Wendell
(Partner, Nexit Ventures)
5:20 PM
Panel
European Corporate Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley - Who’s Who?
Patrick Rumpel
(Head of Audi TechHub)
Sebastian Niestrath
(SVP Infrastructure and Platform Ventures, innogy New Ventures)
Joe Boggio
(Vice President - Applied Innovation Exchange, Capgemini)
Valérie Floridia
(Innovation Director, EDF Innovation Lab)
Moderated by
Marco Marinucci
(CEO, Mind the Bridge)
5:40 PM
Panel
Tech Scaleups: from IPOs to ICOs?
Giordano Sassaroli
(Head of Digital Services, Elite Group/London Stock Exchange)
Matthew McGraw
(Partner, BlockOne Ventures)
Moderated by
Alberto Onetti
(Chairman, Mind the Bridge)
6:00 PM
Panel
Central and Eastern Europe: the New Wave
Aleš Cantarutti
(State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Slovenia)
Andrej Kiska
(Managing Director, Credo Ventures)
Maja Kieturakis
(Bureau Chief, San Francisco, Polish Investment and Trade Agency)
Moderated by
George A. Tilesch
(Managing Partner, Innomine Group)
6:20 PM
Panel
University and Entrepreneurship: Case Studies
Tom Byers
(Stanford University)
Santiago In�?iguez de Onzon�?o
(President, IE University and Dean, IE Business School in Madrid)
Robert Eberhart
(Santa Clara University)
Moderated by
Marco Marinucci
(CEO, Mind the Bridge)
6:35 PM
Panel
Policy Closing Remarks
Brando Benifei
(European Parliament)
Sorin Moisa
(European Parliament)
Moderated by
Melissa Blaustein
(Founder, Allied for Startups)
6:45 PM
Panel
SEC2SV Alumni
Neil Ricketts
(CEO, Versarien)
Ugo Parodi Giusino
(CEO, Mosaicoon)
Julien Uhlig
(CEO, Entrade)
Marko Ruusinen
(Founder and CEO, Silmu.IO)
Moderated by
Marco Marinucci
(CEO, Mind the Bridge)
6:55 PM
Recess
See You Next Year
Alberto Onetti
(Chairman, Mind the Bridge)
Gerard De Graaf
(Director Digital Single Market, DG CONNECT, European Commission)
Location Computer History Museum
A Shuttle Bus Service from San Francisco (450 Townsend Street) will be available.