spanish regions session introduction - burton lee - stanford - feb 1 2010
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Introduction and overview, Session on Entrepreneurship and Venture Investment in Spanish Regions, February 1 2010. Covers original entry of Spain into California, establishment of "El Camino Real" by Spanish missionariesTRANSCRIPT
European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program
(ME 421)
Dr. Burton H. Lee PhD MBAProgram Director
Department of Mechanical [email protected]
http://me421.stanford.edu
February 1 2010
Session 4Winter Quarter 2010 (Year Two)
Today’s SessionFeb 1 2010
• Region Introductions– Madrid Region: Jesús Sainz, PromoMadrid, Spain– Basque Region: Gaizka Zulaika, Innobasque, Bilbao
• Entrepreneurs & Venture Investors in Spanish Regions– Bernardo Hernández - Director, Google; Business Angel– Javier Hernández - CEO and Founder, INCIDE S.A.
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Map of Speaker & InstitutionalNationalities
European Countries CoveredStanford Engineering ME421
Winter 2010(Provisional)
Spanish RegionsStanford Engineering ME421
Winter 2010
Basque Region
Madrid Region
Class Schedule• Jan 4: New Venture Funds in Europe
• Jan 11: French and Irish Entrepreneurs in Software and Cleantech
• Jan 18: NO CLASS - Holiday
• Jan 25: Nordic Entrepreneurs and Venture Spinouts
• Feb 1: Entrepreneurs & Venture Investors in Spanish Regions
• Feb 8: Venture Capital in the Balkans; Product Design in European Innovation
• Feb 15: NO CLASS - Holiday
• Feb 22: Tech Startup Incubators in Spanish and French Regions (provisional)
• Mar 1: Venture Capital and Social Media Startups in Spain and the Balkans
• Mar 8: New Approaches to Software Innovation in Europe
Session topics and speakers subject to change
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European Government Partners2010
• Gold Partners
• Silver Partners
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Madrid Region, SpainBasque Region, Spain Lille Region, France
Lyon Region, France
Other Partners and Organizations
• Industry Partner
• Supporting Organizations
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Next SessionFeb 8 2010
• Venture Capital in the Balkans– Mario Orasche — Managing Partner and Founder, Eagle
Ventures, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Product Design in European Innovation– Dr. Burton Lee – Stanford Engineering
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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)Wed February 3
• William Hagstrom - CEO, Crescendo Bioscience
– Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 pm, Skilling Auditorium– Website: etl.stanford.edu
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El Camino Real“The King’s Highway” 1764 - 1823
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King Juan CarlosSpain
Today’s SessionFeb 1 2010
• Region Introductions– Madrid Region: Jesús Sainz, PromoMadrid, Spain– Basque Region: Gaizka Zulaika, Innobasque, Bilbao
• Entrepreneurs & Venture Investors in Spanish Regions– Bernardo Hernández - Director, Google; Business Angel– Javier Hernández - CEO and Founder, INCIDE S.A.
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