January 6
Course Overview & Intro; Strategic Landscape; Role of 'The State'; 'The Community' v 'The Individual'; Sustainability v Growth; Methodology; Student Design Projects
Session #1
Speakers: Prof. Christophe Crombez, KU Leuven & Stanford FSI|The Europe Center (BE); Paula Salomaa, Business Finland (FI)
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Europe's Strategic Challenge: China, USA, Software and Computing
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Role of 'The State' (L’état); 'The Community' v 'The Individual'
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) & 'Sustainability' v 'Growth' :: Foundations of European Economic Strategy, Values and Identity
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'The Matrix' European-Style: How Europe Actually Works v How Europe Says It Works; 'EuroSpeak' v Herd Behavior, Conformism, Social Taboos & Self-Image
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Using Ethnography & Cultural Anthropology to Deconstruct Innovation Ecosystems
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Student Team Design Projects
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January 13
Startups, Venture Capital, Accelerators, University Entrepreneurship, Private Equity, Corporates, M&A
Session #2
Speakers: Marco Marinucci, MindTheBridge (SV|IT); Stefan Batory, Booksy (PL); Ugo Catry, Total Energy (FR); Daniel Torres Laguardia, Telefonica (ES)
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What are the Factors Underlying the Strong Growth of Europe's Startup Hubs and Venture Finance System? London, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, Dublin, Wien, Helsinki, Tallinn, Warsaw, Prague
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Europe's Corporations: Startup Engagement, Open Innovation, Mergers & Acqusitions (M&A), and Valuations; Management Practices, Hierarchies, Governance and Corporate Culture
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January 27
Family-owned Enterprises and Management Culture in Europe; State-owned Enterprises
Session #3
Speakers: Georg Fuerlinger, Advantage Austria | WKÖ (AT); Ege Ertem, Zorlu Ventures (TR); Michael Kelly (US); Andreas Jossen, SBB (CH); Christian Loewe, Deutsche Bahn (DE)
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How Has the Family-ownership Model Shaped Continental European Thinking About Corporate Culture, Structure, Management and Governance? How Does This Tradition Constrain Culture Change in Companies?
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How Has the Family-owned Sector Influenced the Mission and Structure of the European University and Science Ecosystem?
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How are State-owned Enterprises Similar|Dissimilar to Family-owned Enterprises? in Corporate Culture, Transparency, Use of Information Technology, Governance?
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February 3
European Science, Engineering, Design and Industry Traditions, Cultures and Systems
Session #4
Speakers: Jeppe Dorup Olesen, Innovation Center Denmark - Silicon Valley (DK); Dr. Jan Auernhammer, Stanford Center for Design Research (DE); Alfonso de la Nuez, UserZoom (ES); Mark Boggett, Seraphim Capital (UK)
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How Have Europe's Strong Science|Mathematics Traditions Shaped Its Approach to Growing Innovation Culture in Universities and Commercialization of University Inventions? How Important is Science to European and National Identity?
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Why are Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Accorded High Status in European Industry, Society and Universities? How Does this Compare to the United States?
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What are the Challenges and Opportunities for European Companies to Adopt 'Design Thinking' Practices? How Does 'Design' in Europe Differ from 'Design Thinking'?
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February 10
Public vs Private: Universities, Business Schools, Coding Academies; Foundation Universities; Higher Education Cultures; University Reforms
Session #5
Speakers: Manuel Dolderer, CODE University (DE); Kwame Yamgnane, Ecole42, Epitech & Qwasar (FR); David Sweeney, Research England (UK); Isabelle Finger, INSEAD SF (invited); Dolores Volkert, TU Munich SF (invited)
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The Role, Mission, Structures and Governance of Public Universities: Patterns in Business and Informatics Faculties
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The Rise of Competing Models: Emergence of Private and Foundation Universities, Business Schools and Coding Academies; University Reform Initiatives
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How Does the Role, Elite Status, 'Freedom' and Protection of Professors Influence University Innovation Culture and Science Focus and Impact? Are European Professors & Scientists Held Sufficiently Accountable?
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February 24
Europe's Computing, Software & AI Industry: Status, Competencies, Education & Research, Roadmap; Computer Science v 'Informatique'
Session #6
Speakers: Andy Bechtolsheim, Arista Networks (SV | DE); Sam Yen, (formerly) SAP Silicon Valley (US); Zehra Cataltepe, Tazi.ai | Istanbul Technical University (TR); Kai Goebel, Xerox PARC (SV | DE); Charles Petrie, (emeritus) Stanford Center for Design Research (US); Frederic Mazzella, BlaBlaCar (FR); Ray Perrault, AI Index, Stanford HAI | SRI (US); Timo Leimbach, Aarhus University (DE)
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How Did Europe Arrive at Its Current Structural Weakness in Computing, Software Industry, Cloud Infrastructure, Data and AI?
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What are Europe's Strengths in Software? Enterprise, Gaming, Fintech, eCommerce, Cybersecurity, IoT, Wellness, Transportation Services, IT Outsourcing, Embedded Systems, Drupal, Open Source; SAP, SoftwareAG, Adyen, Dassault, Spotify, Transferwise, N26, Ubisoft, Skype, AVG, ESET, Wargaming, EPAM and More
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What Happened to Europe's Computer Companies? Why Did They Fail? What Lessons Can Be Learned? Olivetti, Nixdorf and Groupe Bull
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Computing Hardware - Semiconductors & Electronics: Chips, Mobile, ARM, Infineon, Nokia, NXP, Arduino and Beyond
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How is 'Informatics' Different from 'Computer Science'? Foundations, Historical Roots and Reforms
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March 2
Cleaning House: Corporate Malfeasance||Mis-Management as a Barrier to Innovation Performance; The Roles of Legal and Media Regimes in Exposing/Hiding Scandal; Investigative Journalism & Transparency
Session #7
Speakers: Kai Westerwelle, Bird & Bird (SV | DE); Matthias Hohensee, WirtschaftsWoche (SV | DE); Anna Gielewska, Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University (SV | PL); Rosa Jimenez Cano, (formerly) El Pais - Silicon Valley (ES); Delphine Halgand-Mishra, The Signals Network (SV | FR)
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Corporate Misbehavior in Europe: The Case of Volkswagen
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Corporate Malfeasance in Silicon Valley: Theranos, Uber, WeWork
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Whistleblower and Class Actions Laws; Investigative Journalism Traditions & Communities
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March 9
Innovation for The Commons: Cities & Mobility, Transport, Infrastructure, Sustainability; Social Innovation; Lessons for Silicon Valley & Asia; Student Design Projects
Session #8
Speakers: Inger Gustafsson, VINNOVA Silicon Valley (SE); Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli, UC Berkeley EECS (SV | IT)
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Urban Design, Mobility & Sustainability; High Speed Rail, Bicycles, Scooters, Buses, Walkways, Autonomous Vehicles, Social Entrepreneurship
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What Can Silicon Valley Learn from Europe?
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What Can Asia Learn from Europe?
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Presentations: Student Team Design Project
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