May 28th-30th in Silicon Valley
Please make a note of the upcoming events that will take place during Spain Tech Week - Silicon Valley 2013. This week is oriented to promote world-class technology from Spain in the Silicon Valley. The purpose of all these events is to communicate to Venture Capital community in Silicon Valley the quality of innovation and entrepreneurship originating from Spain that is coming to California in search of new markets and VC funding.
Events:
· 5/28 8-10am Spain ICT Business Forum. (by invitation)
· 5/29 8-10am Investor Breakfast. (by invitation)
· 5/29 6.30-9pm: Meetup Silicon Valley Professionals
· 5/30 8.30am-9pm: The Startup Conference
Pere Gifre: Sculptor
Here is our program: Café in Silicon Valley. Stay tuned and check out our upcoming video interviews to spanish relevant companies and their CEOs, sharing their personal stories, reflecting on their business experiencies and providing valuable advice to follow on their footsteps (Note: Video in Spanish).
If you want to be considered for an interview, please contact:
cfernandez [at] californiaspainchamber.org
Dear friends,
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