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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:40:03 -0700
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Dear Swiss-Listers,
(sorry if you receive this message a second time after the mailing to
all SwissTalents members)
Here are the details of the next Swiss-American Networking & Dinner
Meeting that will take place October 24 at 6 pm at Roche Bioscience in
Palo Alto.
Colleagues, spouses and/or partners are welcome, but please note that
registration is required ... so that we can plan enough to eat and to
drink for everybody ;-)
Looking forward to meeting you there
Regards,
Christian
THEME & PROGRAM
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«Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital : American and Swiss perspectives»
6:00 pm Welcome, Aperitif & Networking
6:45 pm Guest speakers : an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist
7:45 pm Buffet-dinner with a "special guest" at each table
later Q&As and discussions will resume as dessert is served
SPEAKERS
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- Walter Baumgartner, former partner at Sequoia Capital and since
1989 managing partner of Cypress Growth Fund, will speak about :
«A twenty-year perspective on entrepreneurship and venture capital in
Silicon Valley», i.e. past & current venture environment, ingredients
for a successful venture, what makes Silicon Valley special, can it be
done in Switzerland ?
- Alex Gonthier, co-founder and CTO of iPin.com, will speak about :
«iPin : a high-tech startup created in Switzerland, but grown in the
Silicon Valley"
SPECIAL GUESTS
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To provide great discussion opportunities, dinner will be around tables
of 8, with a "special guest" at each table (and free seeting otherwise).
"Special guests" include (in alphabetical order) :
- Walter Baumgartner, Cypress Growth Fund
- Alfred Defago, Ambassador of Switzerland in Washington
- Nicolas Fatio, Spinner Golbal Technology Fund
- Alex Gonthier, iPin.com
- Evelyn Lassman, EFI (mergers & acquisitions, soon corporate VC
fund)
- Elliott Lowen, Wells Fargo Strategic Investments
- Arnold Koller, former member President of the Swiss government
- James Woody, CEO of Roche Bioscience
- and more (in particular entrepreneurs) ...
DIRECTIONS
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Roche Bioscience
Conference facility (the building in front of the entrance)
3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304
From 280, take Page Mill Road, turn right on Foothill and right again on
Hillview
From 101, take Oregon Expressway, turn left on Foothill and right on
Hillview
Ample free parking available
REGISTRATION
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To help us covering the costs of the evening (aperitif, full dinner,
wine & beverages), we ask for a $20 participation per person.
To participate, please :
- register at http://www.sciencelink.org/about/events.htm
- send a check - payable to the Consulate General of Switzerland - to
the address at the bottom of this message (note : your registration gets
validated once your check is received)
Closing date for registrations is October 19.
Dress code : feel free to use Silicon Valley business casual.
PARTNERS
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Roche Bioscience
Présence Suisse
Consulate General of Switzerland
_______________________________________________________________
Christian Simm, PhD
Swiss Science & Technology Office for Western USA and Western Canada
c/o Consulate General of Switzerland
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94104 (USA)
phone : (415) 788-2272, extension 107 (direct) or 0 (operator)
fax : (415) 788-1402
e-mail : simm_at_sciencelink.org
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