Session #7 drills down into the Madrid startup and tech ecosystem, as well as the growing Madrid-Granada connection and emerging Granada tech hub in southern Spain. Our speakers are two of Spain's leading cybersecurity software startup founders and technology experts, and demonstrate Spain's substantial depth in cybersecurity software for enterprises. Julio founded AlienVault in 2007 and secured venture financing from Adara Ventures, Intel Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, among other VC funds. AlienVault's exit to ATT in 2018 represents one of the biggest growth stories and successes in Spanish startup history. His new cybersecurity startup 4iQ builds on and extends the Madrid-Granada talent infrastructure developed by the AlienVault team. Santiago is a former member of Julio's AlienVault team who has gone on to become a prominent tech founder in Granada, and a leader in the Spanish open source community as CEO of Wazuh. We are honored to present Julio, who has played a foundational and historic role in growing Madrid's and Spain's tech talent base, university computer science community, founder culture and ecosystem foundations during the past 30+ years.
Our Final Session 2019 addresses one of Europe's most critical and strategic challenges for the 21st Century - how to grow a domestic software industry that can compete globally with the USA and China. Our panel of distinguished speakers - founders, investors, scientists and policy-makers - will address the current state of Continental Europe's software sector in selected countries and regions, and then move to a wide-ranging discussion and debate about the path forward for Europe in software and data.
This special extended session will touch on Europe's track record and initiatives in artificial intelligence (AI), Industry4.0, IoT, embedded systems, cybersecurity, and high performance computing (HPC), along with personal and industrial data management practices and policies, but will move beyond this fragmented framework to a broader strategic consideration of the complete software industry. We shall pay particular attention to diverging corporate valuations, multipliers and job creation benefits associated with consumer software, enterprise software, gaming, social media and data platform business models. The economic cost and benefits of certain data protection and copyright regulations now being implemented in Europe - and their potential for retarding and shrinking demand for new software products and services - will also figure prominently in this unique Mini-Summit on Growing Europe's Software Industry.
January 7Czech Republic : Startups & Tech Ecosystems in Central EuropeCourse Introduction & Logistics |
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Hubert Palan - Prague | SVCEO & FounderProductBoard@ProductBoard || @HPalan |
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January 14Berlin : New Mobile Banking Unicorns || EU GDPR Data Privacy UpdateSession #2 Introduction & Logistics |
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Nicolas Kopp - NYC | BerlinCEO USAN26@n26 || @NiccKopp |
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Mirena Taskova - Silicon ValleySenior Associate & Privacy AdvisorFieldfisher@Fieldfisher || @MirenaTaskova |
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January 28Flanders : From WW1 Battlefields to Global Leadership in Enterprise Software & SemiconductorsSession #3 Introduction |
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Hendrik Isebaert - Gent BEVice President - SalesShowpad@Showpad || @HIsebaert |
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Dirk Wauters - Leuven BECEO (Emeritus) | Media & Software ExecutiveSiemens Networks Belgium@Siemens |
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Nathalie Delrue-McGuire - SFHonorary Consul of Belgium (SF & Silicon Valley) | Board Member & Co-FounderBelCham Bay Area@BelchamUS || @Nathalie_SF |
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February 4Turkey : Innovation Ecosystem, Family Enterprises, Wellness Startups & University Accelerators
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Miray Tayfun - SV | IstanbulCEO & Co-FounderVivoo@VivooApp || @MirayTayfun |
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Ege Ertem - SV | IstanbulGeneral PartnerZorlu Ventures@Ege_Ertem |
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Aysegül Ildeniz - Silicon ValleyChair | Board MemberTÜSIAD Silicon Valley Network (Turkish Industry & Business Assn) | Eczacibasi | Zorlu Holding@TusiadUS || @AyseIldeniz |
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Elif Ceylan - SV | IstanbulManaging Director, North AmericaITÜ ARI Teknokent - Innogate@InnogateOrg |
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February 11European Corporate Venture Capital : Aerospace & EnergySession #5 Introduction |
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Luka Tomljenovic - Silicon ValleyPartnerAirbus Ventures@AirbusVentures |
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François Badoual - SV | FrancePresidentTotal New Energies Ventures USA@Total || @FrancoisBadoual |
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February 25Slovenia : Growing 'Bitcoin Cities' Across the Globe || GDPR Compliance Case Study || EU Digital Economy PolicySession #6 Introduction || GDPR & Stasi Secret Files |
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Dejan Roljič - SloveniaCEO & FounderEligma@EligmaCom || @Tibute |
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Polina Zvyagina - SFCounsel - Product PrivacyAirbnb@Airbnb |
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Peter Fatelnig - WDC | AustriaMinister-Counsellor for Digital Economy PolicyDelegation of the European Union to the United States@EUintheUS || @PeterFatelnig |
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March 4Madrid + Granada : Cybersecurity Startups, Exits, Hackers, VC & Spain's Tech EcosystemSession #7 Introduction || Velazquez - Goya - Chocolate |
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Julio Casal - SV | MadridFounder & CTO || CEO & Co-Founder4iQ || AlienVault@4iQ || @AlienVault || @JulioCasa4iQ |
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Santiago Bassett - SV | GranadaFounder & CEOWazuh@Wazuh || @SantiagoBassett |
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March 11Growing Europe's Software Industry : Opportunities & Challenges :: A Mini-Summit @ StanfordTime: 4:30 - 7:30pmSession #8 Introduction |
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Prof. Dr. Manfred Broy - MunichFounding President & Scientific DirectorZentrum Digitalisierung Bayern@ZDBayern |
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Andreas von Bechtolsheim - SVCo-Founder & InvestorSun Microsystems || Arista Networks@AristaNetworks |
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves - SVDistinguished Visiting FellowHoover Institution || President of Estonia (2006-2016)@StanfordCISAC || @IlvesToomas |
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Helen Arnold - San FranciscoPresidentSAP Data Network@SAP || @Arnold_IH |
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Xavier Wartelle - San FranciscoPartner | CEO (Emeritus)big bang factory || French Tech Hub@FrenchTechHub || @XWartelle |
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Kwame Yamgnane - SV | ParisCo-Founder | Managing DirectorEcole 42 USA@42SiliconValley || @Kwame42 |
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Richard Socher - San FranciscoChief ScientistSalesforce@Salesforce || @RichardSocher |
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Henri Deshays - SV | ParisPartnerNewFund@Newfund || @HDeshays |
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Lasse Andresen - SV | NorwayCTO & Co-FounderForgeRock@ForgeRock || @Forgerock1 |
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Frederic Hanika - Silicon ValleyHead of M&A and VenturesSoftware AG@SoftwareAG || @FeedSH |
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Jyri Engeström - San FranciscoPartner & Co-FounderYesVC@YesVCSF || @Jyri |
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Sergii Gorpynich - SV | Ukraine | PolandCTOStar@StarGlobally || @SergiiGorpynich |
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Alfonso de la Nuez - SV | BarcelonaCo-Founder & Co-CEOUserZoom@UserZoom || @Delanuez23 |
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Burton Lee - Silicon ValleyLecturer - European Entrepreneurship & InnovationStanford Mechanical Engineering (CDR)@Europreneurs || @BurtonLee |