Dates: October 10 - 12th, 2026
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From outside Silicon Valley who want to understand its investment ecosystem and build local connections. Get advice from experienced venture capitalists who have completed hundreds of startup investments
Who are currently raising capital and preparing to meet U.S. investors. Meet successful founders who will share how they raised significant funding and built thriving startups
And executives who want to enter, expand, and grow in the U.S. market. Gain practical insights from innovation and AI experts on how to transform and grow your business
Innovations and venture capital program at Stanford University, Silicon Valley networking
DAY 0
October 9, 2026
• Arriving to Silicon Valley
• 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Stanford Campus Tour
• 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Reception Party
DAY 1
October 10, 2026
• 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: “Future State of AI” by Vasyl Rakivnenko, AI Tech Lead at Stanford
• 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: “Value Chain Innovation” by Prof. Haim Mendelson, Stanford University
• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: “Venture Capital Strategies in the AI Era”
• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
• 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: “Human Empowerment in the AI Age” by Cecilia Callas, Anthropic
• 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: “What Investors Actually Hear vs. What Founders Think They're Saying” by Patricia Liu, MIT
• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Dinner
• 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking
DAY 2
October 11, 2026
• 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: “Secrets of Investing in Silicon Valley” by Alexander Soroka, Network.VC
• 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: “Scalable Innovations” by Eugene Shteyn, Stanford, Blackwood Health Breakthroughs
• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: “The Nine Vital Signs of Startup Success” by Jeff Wallace, Silicon Valley in Your Pocket
• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
• 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: “AI Reshaping the World: Opportunities and Threats” by Jenia V, OpenAI
• 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: “Raising $100m in Silicon Valley”
• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Dinner
• 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking
DAY 3
October 12, 2026
Program members will visit Google, Meta and HP tours, Plug and Play tech center, San Francisco tour, Unicorn Battle and networking
Stanford Certificate
Official certificate of completion from the Stanford Center for Professional Development.
Menlo Park University Certificate
Certificate of completion issued by Menlo Park University for the short course.
2000+
Specialized in developing the latest technologies
132 Billion $
Of VC investments. This place is saturated with money and the best minds
208
Were born in Silicon Valley over the years
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Distinguished academic and the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Professor of Electronic Business and Commerce, and Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Leads the school's research on electronic platforms, value chain innovations, and market microstructure.
Stanford University
Prominent innovation expert, intellectual property strategist, and venture capital partner. Lectures at Stanford Continuing Studies on scalable innovation, patent strategy, and technology commercialization. Holds dozens of patents ranging from consumer electronics to advanced AI and medical technologies.
Partner and CEO at Network VC
Managing Partner at Network VC, a Silicon Valley-based fund investing in early-stage startups. CEO and founder of Startup.Network. Studied entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School and Venture Capital at Said Business School, University of Oxford. 20 years of experience in venture industry.
Stanford University
AI Technical Lead at Stanford. Teaching AI at Stanford and Cornell University. Applied AI researcher, and Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur. Specializes in building production-grade enterprise AI systems, including Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Agentic systems across legal, healthcare, financial, and other sectors.
Angel Investor & Pitch Deck Specialist
Co-President of MIT NorCal Angels and advises through HBS Angels, bringing an active angel investor's perspective from both sides of the pitch. Teaches pitching and presentations at Stanford Continuing Studies and Stanford Health Care, and has advised hundreds of companies from early-stage startups to Fortune 100 leaders. Founder of Venture-Ready Pitching.
Anthropic
AI safety advocate, mindful tech leader, and AI ethicist. Works at Anthropic, focus on communicating the critical importance of AI safety at the frontier of artificial intelligence. Co-founded The Ai Salon, a prominent community think tank that convenes thought leaders, technologists, policymakers, and creatives to navigate the societal implications of AI.
UC Berkeley
Adjunct Instructor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UC Berkeley and co-founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket. Also the co-founder & Managing Partner at Batchery, a Berkeley-based startup accelerator focused on AI strategy, and the founder & President of Global Kinetics Inc. Jeff is an active angel investor in 310+ companies, and an active advisor & investor at Berkeley SkyDeck.
OpenAI
Bio coming soon
Anthropic
Bio coming soon
* The program is subject to change, as speakers represent corporations, and their schedules are not always manageable
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