Silicon Valley comes to the UK

What is it about Silicon Valley that still sparks so much curiosity and interest for us in the UK? Perhaps it’s driven by our quest to find a perfect solution to the UK’s own innovation landscape – or our desire to be inspired by the luminaries from the Valley who have led the world in technology innovation.

We’re delighted to announce that NESTA is bringing Silicon Valley to the UK – 17 leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and university / industry collaborators will tour the UK’s ‘Golden Triangle’ - Cambridge, Oxford and London – in November.

Included in the mix are Reid Hoffman (Founder of Linked In), Megan Smith (Vice President of New Business Development at Google), and Javes Slavet (a Partner at Greylock Venture Capital).

We have an exciting range of events for students, entrepreneurs and policymakers who will have the chance to learn from the entrepreneurs about their experiences - both successes and failures - hear about the latest developments in Web 2.0 and other technology, and to consider whether the Silicon Valley model can or should be neatly translated into the UK’s innovation landscape.

View the full range of speakers or click here for details of the events that NESTA is putting on.