Innovation Bridges Italy-Silicon Valley
a panel with:
Leandro Agrò, Innovit
Luigi Bajetti, Lombardstreet
Marco Marinucci, Mind the Bridge
Erick Turricelli, Gomry & SVF
moderated by: Giacomo Marini
In recent years, the way how Italian companies of various sizes, startups, entrepreneurs and public sector entities, as well as students and recent graduates, approach the Silicon Valley ecosystem, has evolved and grown.
We review the status of the ecosystem of bridge organizations and discuss experiences, lessons learned, opportunities and challenges.
Innovit is an Italian government initiative to facilitate the integration between the Italian and Silicon Valley ecosystem.
Mind The Bridge is a global open innovation platform providing services and products to corporates and local startups.
Lombardstreet Ventures is a pre-seed VC firm that supports the next wave of tech leaders to help shape the future.
Silicon Valley Fellowship (SVF), is program tailored for aspiring startup founders, and anyone keen to dive deep into the innovation ecosystem of Silicon Valley.
The panel discussion will be with an evening of great food & wine at CRU Redwood City.
*** ABOUT THE PANELISTS ***
LEANDRO AGRO'
Leandro is Innovit Head of Innovation Programs developing the innovation program portfolio, ensuring alignment with the Italian Institutions and company objectives. Previosly he was Design Director at NTT Distruption, Design Group Italia and Razorfish. He has been a principal at several startups such as TOK.tv, WideTag, Webegg and Altoprofilo.
LUIGI BAJETTI
Luigi Bajetti is the managing partner and founder of Lombardstreet Ventures. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the tech and internet industries. Luigi honed his skills while working in his family's business, Lucchini Group, a manufacturer of high-speed railway components. He then went on to launch several tech ventures, including a primary ISP in Italy and a cutting-edge private photo-sharing service in the Bay Area.
MARCO MARINUCCI
Marco is the founder and CEO of Mind the Bridge. Prior to that, he was responsible for Google’s partnership development in several areas of digital publishing for over 7 years. Marco’s 20+ years professional experience spans from artificial intelligence research to startups in VoIP, Ecommerce, eLearning and Ticketing.
ERICK TURRICELLI
Erick is the co-founder of Gomry, an event & ad platform for 250+ communities, reaching 800K+ tech, business, and finance professionals in US and EU. He's the President of Montgomery Street, bringing the 20 years expertise from the Silicon Valley Study Tour together, to create a unique opportunity for students and professionals to be fast-tracked into Silicon Valley.
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This event is in collaboration with Silicon Valley Fellowship (SVF) a program of Montgomery Street. Partnering with and continuing the programs of Silicon Valley Study Tour, the SVF brings 20 years of immersive experience within the heart of Silicon Valley.
