Immersion Program
in Silicon Valley and San Francisco
for International Executives 2019
9th Edition | 9th-13th September
Silicon Valley Immersion Programs
for Executives and Companies
Engage with the Leaders of the
Global Ecosystem of Innovation
Global Strategic Innovation (GSI) connects executives, companies and governments with the Bay Area – Silicon Valley and San Francisco - the leading hub of the global innovation ecosystem, to accelerate innovation and ensure the key digital competences that reinforce their competitiveness and leadership.
GSI maximizes and accelerates executive and company returns from innovation, through standard and customised Immersion Programs in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area.
GSI Immersion Programs
in Silicon Valley
Our immersion programs are designed for:
Executives who have little time and need to invest in high return commitments and
Companies facing disruptive competition that have to bet on the right competences and solutions to ensure their success.
We have also organised and managed Country Accelerators in Silicon Valley and visits by high ranking officials (including the visit of the President of a country).
The immersion programs provide for first hand engagement with:
A winning business culture
Disruptive technologies
New business models
Leading Champions: companies and innovators
Top experts and serial entrepreneurs
Promising start ups
Differentiating acceleration and innovation models
Business and partnering opportunities
Executive Immersion Program
is a premium, 5-day intensive program for leaders and decision makers involving four components: capability enhancement; interaction with champions (leading companies), business acceleration models and business networking.
Corporate Immersion Programs
are fully customized and developed for a specific company or groups of companies.
Industry Immersion Program
are focused on specific industry sectors. We have built several corporate and industry programs.
Who should attend
Corporate Programs
Top level executives – reinforce competitiveness through innovation and digital transformation and build cultural alignment
Board of Directors – challenge and refine the strategic vision define the digital transformation strategy.
Top performers – inspire them to become thought leaders and mobilise them to act as culture and digital change agents
Corporate acceleration – test and accelerate new business areas, technological solutions or promising spin-offs
Executive Programs
Executives from medium and large companies, namely: CEOs, CIOs, Board Members and top Managers.
Executives from public entities dealing with innovation, entrepreneurship, eGovernment and economic and social innovation
Start-up CEOs and entrepreneurs
In Previous Editions
Top Management
39%
Chief Executive Officer
31%
Technical Experts
13%
Board Member
10%
Senior Mangement
4%
Advisor
3%
Why You Should Join the Immersion Program
Benefits of the Immersion Programs in Silicon Valley
For executives
Understand the ecosystem and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley
Gain insight into disruptive technology trends and their impacts on your business and society
Know how to build entrepreneurial ecosystems and how to use innovation frameworks and tools,
Benchmark against best practices
Know how to assess and model your digital transformation and strategic innovation challenges
Grow your networking power through contacts with experts, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, potential clients, suppliers and partners, plus the other participants
Identify potential partnerships and business opportunities with the emerging start-ups in Silicon Valley
Optional: Present your pitch at an incubator in Silicon Valley
Why you should attend
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GSI Facts
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For companies
Creating alignment among top management on the critical strategic, innovation and technological drivers for future success;
Tuning up top management with the latest technological trends and business models;
Providing a collective energy boost of ambition and motivation;
Promoting cohesion in the top team that is both personal and strategic;
Helping to promote synergies among different departments and geographies;
Providing opportunities for strategic partnerships and open innovation
Identifying start-ups of interest for the competitiveness of the business
Leveraging innovation strategies and projects
For Governments
We provide customised solutions for cities, regions and countries programs.
We have an extensive knowledge about the different models and their strong and weak points.
We have first hand experience of benchmarking, conceptualising, structuring and implementing government sponsored presences in Silicon Valley at various levels of government.
Some of the entities who welcomed our participants in the past
In past editions, participants came from these organizations, among others
Testimonials
About Us
The best future is the one you imagine and create for yourself.
Our mission is to help our clients in this journey through
management consulting, digital transformation and capability development.
Dare to be Innovative
Embrace Transformation
and Deliver a better world
Find out more in:
www.lbc-global.com
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