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Accelerators and incubators play a vital role in California’s innovation ecosystem. An explosion in the accelerator marketplace in the last decade has created a broad menu of options for entrepreneurs building the next great startup.

Join the California Business Incubation Alliance, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, and partners for the launch of the new report, California Tool Works: Incubation and Acceleration in the Cauldron of Innovation.

Topics will include:

Role of incubators and accelerators in the innovation ecosystem Emerging business models in incubation and acceleration The impact of accelerators on the California economy

Speakers will include:

• Lindy Fishburne, Breakout Labs
• Dennis Conaghan, San Francisco Center for Economic Development
• Stephen London, Signals Intelligence Group
• Chris Haskell, Bayer CoLab
• Balaji Gopinath, Angel, Mentor, and Former Head of Turner MediaCamp
• Matt Gardner, California Business Incubation Alliance
• Pascale Diaine, Orange Fab
• Sean Randolph, Bay Area Council Economic Institute

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The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is pleased to partner with the World Affairs Council of Northern California, Meeting of the Minds, and the Pacific Pension Institute to host noted author Dr. Parag Khanna, for a discussion of the findings in his new book Connectography – a stimulating and engaging analysis of the new economic infrastructure that links cities and regions around the globe,  superseding national borders and political boundaries. Dr. Sean Randolph will be moderating the discussion with Dr. Khanna on Wednesday, May 4 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at the World Affairs Council, 2^nd Floor Auditorium located at 312 Sutter Street in San Francisco.

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Welcome Address

Nuno Mathias (Consul General of Portugal in San Francisco)

Portugal in the Bay Area

Sean Randolph (Senior Director BACEI)

The Lisbon Web Summit

Miguel Frasquilho (Chairman & CEO AICEP)

Venture Capital in Portugal

Stephan Morais (Board Member Caixa Capital)

Panel discussion “Big rounds, bigger founders”

Nuno Sebastião  (CEO FeedZai)

Gadi Shamia       (COO TalkDesk)

Ricardo Oliveira  (CTO ThousandEyes)

Sofia Pessanha   (CMO Unbabel)

Pedro Vieira        (President West to West)

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Catalonia is sometimes referred to the California of Europe. Its capital, Barcelona, is growing in importance as a port for Southern Europe, and over 600 US companies currently have operations in Catalonia serving the Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Even as debate continues in Spain over Catalonia’s  movement toward secession, its economy has continued to grow, accounting for a large share of Spanish GDP and a significant share of Foreign Direct Investment in Europa.

Minister Baiget will provide a perspective on Catalonia’s business landscape, and its connection to the US and California in particular, as well as an update on Catalonia’s current political context and on future business opportunities.