Innovation Program Immersion in Silicon Valley
GSI Innovation Program
Immersion in Silicon Valley
Next Edition: 22nd - 26th May 2023
Download the 11th Edition brochure of the Innovation Program here
An intensive 5 day program of immersion into the Silicon Valley ecosystem, culture, incubators, experts, visionaries, leading companies, plus networking sessions and sessions of capability enhancement for executives.
The program allows for customization according to the profile of the participants. The number of participants is limited.
Jonathan Littman invites you to visit Silicon Valley
Why this program is for you
Key Benefits & Objectives
1. Inspiration
Understand the dynamics
and to succeed in the low touch-highly digital new normal and understand the winning culture of Silicon Valley
2. Disruptive
Technology Trends
Gain insight into disruptive technology trends and their impacts on business and society
3. Learn New Frameworks & Tools
Learn how to build and use innovation frameworks and tools, benchmark against best practices and reinforce leadership in times of crisis
4. Insights Digital Transformation
Know how to build Digital Transformation strategies and power-up execution
5. Grow your Network
Grow your networking power through contacts with experts, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, potential clients, suppliers and partners, plus the other participants
6. Identify Business Opportunities
Identify potential partnerships and business opportunities with the emerging start-ups in Silicon Valley
Program Components
Enhance Strategic Innovation Capabilities
Interactive sessions with LBC, experts, entrepreneurs and a professor from Stanford University
Benchmark Business Solutions with Champions
Interactive visits to leading companies such as Salesforce.com, Autodesk, Talkdesk, Carbon, Facebook, Jabil, Intuit, Flex, Ideo, amongst others
Explore Business Acceleration Opportunities & Models
Visits to incubators and encounters with start-ups, venture capitalists and business angels, such as The Vault, Plug & Play, RWLabs, School Lab, and others.
Grow Your Network Power
Networking sessions with entrepreneurs, investors, experts and local business people, plus the network among participants
Structure of the program
Enhancement of strategic innovation capabilities
08h00 - 09h30
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External experts are invited. A handbook will be given to all. The sessions will be interactive and participants are stimulated to discuss real world challenges. Attendants will be required to define a challenge they face, in the first session on Monday, and to provide an actionable solution at the final session on Friday. All participants will provide feedback to each others’ challenges. |
Handbook – sessions with LBC – invited speakers – Stanford professor – identify your business challenges Create a culture of innovation Understand the impact of technologies such as AI, blockchain, IoT, cloud and others Framework to accelerate innovation processes Shape your Digital Transformation Create new value through design thinking, pretotyping and other tools Challenge the status quo and lead innovation efforts
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Benchmark business challenges with Champions
10h00 - 15h30
Explore business acceleration, opportunities and models
16h00 - 17h00
Grow your networking power
17h00 - 18h00
Immersion Program 2023: 22nd -26th May
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Strategic Innovation Enhancement Sessions 08h30 - 10h00 | Winning Mindset: Creating a culture of innovation What is distinctive of the Silicon Valley culture How to promote a cultureof innovation in your organization | Value Creation & Digital Transformation: Frameworks and best practices for Digital Transformation
| People Management in Innovation: Innovator profiles Open innovation A framework for managing innovation Case studies
| Impact of New Technologies: Disruption and opportunities of AI, Blockchain, Cloud and Big Data
| Futures Industry and Wrap Up Discussion: How to de-risk the innovation process Leadership in the low-touch economy Key Commitments & Takeaways from Silicon Valley |
Interaction With Champions 10h00 - 15h30 |
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| Session on Entrepreneurs Faces with Jonathan Littman
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Business Acceleration and Opportunities 16h00 - 17h00 |
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Exponential Network 17h00 - 18h00 | Free time for personal agenda | Panel discussion with foreign Entrepreneurs
| Networking events with Bay Area Economic Council guest speaker at Shack 15 | Happy Hour with Venture Capital guest speaker and optional participant pitching session | -- |
Speakers from the previous editions:
Burton Lee
Senior Expert, Lecturer Stanford University
Cordell Brown
Bus. Dev. Manager at Flextronics
Dimitry Gorinevsky
Consulting Professor at Stanford University
Steve Blank
Entrepreneur and co-founder of E.piphany.
Hugh Molotsi
Innovator, Advisor, Investor
Irene Li
President and CEO of Acellent Technologies
Mark Davis
Senior Director and Design Research at Autodesk
Mauricio Silva
GM - Brazil at Salesforce
Paolo Cerruti
VP Global Supply Chain and Operations Planning at Tesla Motors
Carlos Oliveira
Managing Partner at LBC
Shahid Khan
Design Thinking Driven Innovation and Digital Transformation
Simon Hawksworth
Senior Director of Business Development, Nypro Healthcare
Susan Feland
Program Innovation Stanford University
Torben Rankine
Partner at LBC, San Francisco
Jonathan Littman
Founder of Snowball Narratives
Mark Schar
Senior Researcher Design Education Lab
Vitor Rodrigues
Software Enginner at Google
