Global Immersion Week 2017
Master in Management
A word from Professor Ricardo Pérez
The San Francisco GIW is a week you will remember. You will experiment at least one critical thing in your time here: you will also believe that everything is possible and that you can change the world. This is the feeling that you will see in many people, the energy you will perceive in the interaction with them. We hope this will be an unforgettable experience for you.
During the week we will do basically three things:
- Explore what it means to be a startup in Silicon Valley, and given that almost all the group comes from outside the US, what does it mean to be a startup created by someone that comes from outside the ecosystem.
- Understand how some of the oldest – most successful companies in the valley work, what does it take to work in the corporate tech world? How do they do innovation and global management?
- Finally, we will try to understand how the new giants like Google, compete, both in terms of processes and talent.
Make sure that you prepare the visits, understand the companies, what they do, the stage of maturity at which they are. Check out the speakers profiles, look at what they do and write and share. Get ready to have an interesting interaction. If they see interest and people asking smart questions, they will raise the bar of what they share with you.
My last recommendation is that you come with an open mind, ready to not only listen to the words but also care for the details: how people work and interact with us, what you see in the offices of the different companies, the stories they tell and how they do it.
Every time I come back from San Francisco, my energy levels are fully charged. I will always remember the first week I spent there, how surprised and engaged I was. I hope you will also remember this week, and that it will help you in designing your future.
AGENDA
Monday
8.00 MEETING POINT: Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel
Where: 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
8.30-10.00 MIND THE BRIDGE: is a Foundation created by Marco Marinucci, IE Alumni and Member of the Board.
One of the activities of MtB is a startup school. Marco will host us for the first morning in Silicon Valley to introduce what is different about this ecosystem.
Where: 450 Townsend St, San Francisco (CA), 94107
11.00-12.45: GOOGLE + LUNCH AT GOOGLE
Speaker: Chase T. Rigby
Where: 1055 Joaquin Rd., Mountain View CA 94043
13.00-15.00: VISIT TO LINKEDIN
Speaker: Max Karreth and Alicia Gill
Where: 1000 West Maude (Main Building), Sunnyvale, CA 94085
16.00-17.00: VISIT TO MARKLOGIC
Speaker: Kenny Pengram and Joe Pasqua
Where: 999 Skyway Road, Suite 200, San Carlos, CA, 94070
18.30: DROP-OFF AT THE HOTEL
Tuesday
9.30 MEETING POINT: Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel
Where: 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
10.00-12.00 VISIT TO DOLBY:
Speaker: David Fernandez
Where: 1275 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
12.00-13.00 LUNCH
Restaurant: Boxing Room
Where: 399 Grove Street at Gough, San Francisco, CA 94102
14.00-15.30 BERKELEY VISIT
Visit to Berkeley University - Haas School of Management
Speaker: Gregory Le Blanc
Where: 2220 Piedmont Ave,Berkeley, CA 94720
16.00-17.30 VISIT TO ORANGE SILICON VALLEY
Speaker: Darren Sabo
Where: 60 Spear St, Suite 1100, San Francisco 94105
18.00 DROP OFF AT THE HOTEL
Wednesday
8.30 MEETING POINT: Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel
Where: 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
9.00-11.30 VISIT TO DROPBOX
Speaker: Bosco Zubiaga
Where: 333 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
12.30-13.15 LUNCH
Restaurant: Faz Sunnyvale
Where: 1108 N Mathilda Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94089
13.30-15.00 VISIT TO RIVERBED TECHNOLOGIES
Speaker: Ram Parasuraman
Where: 525 Almanor Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
16.00-17.30 VISIT TO PIVOTAL
Speaker: Jay Hum
Where: 875 Howard Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
18.00-20.30 VC PANEL (@PIVOTAL)
Speakers: Ed Fernandez and Lynne Bairstow
Where: 875 Howard Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Thursday
8.00 MEETING POINT: Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel
Where: 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
8.30-9.30 CONFERENCE: LUXOTTICA
Speaker: Max Cecchini and Fabio Borsoi
Conference Space: The Vault
Where: 415 Jackson St., Suite B, San Francisco, CA, 94111
10.00-12.00 VISIT TO SALESFORCE
Speaker: Maria Muñoz and Daniel Bombin
Where: 123 Mission (23rd floor, room Wailua Falls 1), San Francisco, CA 94105
12.00-13.00 LUNCH
Restaurant: Rosa Mexicano
Where: 30 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105
13.30 - 15.00 CONFERENCE: GE IoT
Speaker: Julian Loren
Conference Space: The Vault
Where: 415 Jackson St., Suite B, San Francisco, CA, 94111
15.30 - 17.00 VISIT TO TokBox
Speaker: Ibai Garcia
Where: 501 2nd Street, Suite 310 San Francisco, CA 94107
17.30 EXPECTED DROP OFF AT THE HOTEL
Friday
8.50 MEETING POINT: Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel
Where: 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
10.00-13.30 VISIT TO PLUG & PLAY PITCH DAY + LUNCH
Speaker: Laura Marcolin
Where: 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085
14.00-15.00 CIRRENT
Speaker: Sam Wheatley
Where: Hilton Garden Inn San Mateo, 2000 Bridgpointe CIrcle, San Mateo, CA 94404
15.30-17.30 TOM BYERS - STANFORD PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Speakers: Tom Byers
Where: 450 Townsend St, San Francisco (CA), 94107
17.30-17.45 MIND THE BRIDGE - IE CLOSING
Speaker: Marco Marinucci
Where: 450 Townsend St, San Francisco (CA), 94107
18.00 EXPECTED DROP OFF AT THE HOTEL
CONTACT INFORMATION
IE Staff travelling with the group
Rie Boe Pedersen
Program Director
Mobile phone (this week only): +34 683 701 366
Academic Advisor Digital Business
Mobile phone (this week only): +34 636 864 226
