2012 – Silicon Valley, CA

Silicon Valley, California 2012 schedule:

Thursday, May 24:

7:00 PM

  • Club Emil featuring ärtsoppa (yellow pea soup), pancakes, and punch hosted by Karin Markides, Chalmers CEO and President.

Friday, May 25:

11:00 AM

1:00 PM – 2:45 PM

  • Site visit at Google headquarters, where several of our alumni work!

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM

  • Site visit at NVIDIA, maker of graphics processing units…silicon display magicians.

6:00 PM

  • Dinner at restaurant in Palo Alto, CA (close to Stanford campus).

Saturday, May 26:

9:00 AM- 11:00 AM

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Tour of Wallenberg Hall at Stanford (also in use for the afternoon program).

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  • Lunch ($10 cash only).

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  • Panel of experts: “Silicon Valley Innovation System and Entrepreneurship”
  • Stanford’s role in supplying innovation and talents to Silicon Valley.
  • The role of VC and business law connections in startup.
  • Business incubators and entrepreneurs give their stories.
  • Deutsche Telekom – final remarks.

— Coffee Break —

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM

  • Karin Markides’ presentation about Chalmers and Entrepreneurship.

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

  • Energy to America from Alberta’s oil sand (presentation given by our Calgary alumni).

7:30 PM – 12:00 AM

– This site had a large seating capacity and excellent parking space.

– We offered an evening with dining and fun Swedish style, ending with Princess Cake.

– The special location permitted Singing and Skåling as loud as you could – no neighbors!

– Local cab drivers could get you back to your hotel or home – IF you had any voice left to ask.

Sunday, May 27:

10:00 AM

Afternoon (Open Activities):