Mar
the gacc west cordially invites you to the
2018 white asparagus gala dinner & wine tasting
at bluxome street winery in san francisco
may 11, 2018
6 pm | reception & wine tasting
7 pm | gala dinner
9 pm | dessert wine tasting
this exclusive event showcases white asparagus, a german
delicacy, freshly harvested for you at spargelhof schulze in germany.
the white asparagus will make its way over to san francisco
with the help of our logistics partners, emotrans and lufthansa cargo.
the exquisite three-course meal revolving around this “edible ivory” will be
complemented by a tasting of bluxome’s locally sourced fine wines.
early bird | $185
member | $165
*to receive the member code, please contact csander (at) gaccwest.com
**if you are interested in buying an entire table or other sponsorship options, please click here
Mar
TeleTrusT – IT Security Association Germany in cooperation with
German American Chamber of Commerce, Symantec and Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
German-US Dialogue: Industry 4.0 & IoT Changes Security Challenges
Cyber-attacks aiming at fraud, espionage and sabotage are among the most serious threats our economies are facing today. Before the background of the coming into effect of the EU Data Protection Regulation this dialog presents European strategies and newest innovations for the security for the IoT. In particular, the effect of attacks on cross-linked devices and the defense of new attack technologies are discussed. We invite you to recognize cooperation possibilities with excellent providers of German IT security solutions.
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Monday, April 16, 2018
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Agenda
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Business Lunch & Get-Together
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Greetings & Keynotes
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm German Innovative Security Solutions
I Greetings
Mark Radcliffe, DLA Piper
Kristian Wolf, GACC
Asher Kotz, FCEDA
II Keynotes
Prof. Dr. Udo Helmbrecht
Executive Director, ENISA – European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
“What cyber security schemes are required within the EU”
Brian Witten
Head of Advanced Technologies, Symantec Research Labs
“Artificial Intelligence Research & Innovation in Security”
III German Innovative Security Solutions
Moderation: Ammar Alkassar / Thomas Hemker, Symantec
1. Introduction
Julian Weinberger, Director of Systems Engineering, NCP engineering GmbH
2. Security by Hardware – Hardware based Data-Diode in Industrial environments
Siegfried Mueller, CEO, MB connect line GmbH
3. Identity as an appliance
Dirk Wahlefeld, Business Analyst (C)IAM & IT Security, ITConcepts Professional GmbH
4. From one human identity to “millions” of digital identities without security?
Matthias Kirchhoff, Managing Director, digitronic computersysteme gmbh
5. TLS and IKE high performance security testing with Qumate from achelos
Dr. Benjamin Eikel, Software Developer, achelos GmbH
6. SIWECOS – Website protection for SMEs and Webhosters
Peter Meyer, Head of Cyber Security Services, eco – Association of the Internet Industry
REGISTER
Participation is free of charge. Please register by e-mail to info@teletrust.de until 10.04.2018
ORGANIZATIONS
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Mar
The GACC West in cooperation with US Market Access Center
German TechMatch 2018
German TechMatch promotes hand-picked German tech startups showcasing their offerings to corporate investors and tech channel partners in the Silicon Valley.
The event will focus on company pitches, followed by a networking reception, where all companies can present their solutions at demo tables. Meeting with startups in early stages of development will give attendees exposure to fresh and innovative ideas and a quality core team. Attendees will be given plentiful opportunities to network and directly exchange with startups from Germany’s flourishing tech scene- a producer of formidable and original emerging companies.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
– Innovators/Entrepreneurs
– Business Angels and VCs
– Industry luminaries of innovation, R&D and networking growth
– Tech channel partners
– Corporate Investors
AGENDA
10:30 am | Check-in & registration
11:00 am | Opening address
11:15 am | Pitches from 8 German companies
12:15 pm | 1:1 Breakout Sessions at demo tables
1:00 pm | Networking accompanied by lunch and beverages
PITCHING COMPANIES
BEEsharing, the network for beekeepers, farmers, traders and bee friends! We provide pollination offers between beekeepers and farmers – for better yield and a successful, cost-reduced apiculture. Preservation and protection of the honeybee, wild pollinators and their habitat will be the main the focus. BEEsharing also provides transportation services for beekeepers and high quality controlled honey and bee products.
Blickfeld GmbH was founded in 2017 in Munich and pursues a novel approach to building LiDAR systems for the environmental perception of autonomous machines such as autonomous vehicles. By using commercial off-the-shelf and silicon components, Blickfeld has developed and demonstrated a unique technology that can be produced in low-cost mass fabrication and meets the technical performance specifications required by car OEMs. A high resolution and sampling rate are achieved by employing a patent-pending scanner technology, which merges the best of both silicon microfabrication and already established LiDAR concepts. This advanced approach closes the gap between today’s high-cost systems and the automotive mass-market needs, and thus enables safe and affordable autonomous transportation.
Dr. Wolff develops, manufactures and markets branded products (Rx, OTC, Cosmeceuticals) and is one of the largest medium-sized, family-owned companies in the German pharma and cosmetic industry and among the top 100 domestic enterprises. With a strategy based on intensive research and development in skin and hair care as well as gynecology, Dr. Wolff stands out by its development skills, galenic formulation expertise and creative marketing of real innovations for more than 110 years.
Dr. Wolff’s market leading brands in dermatology and gynecology are Linola®, Vagisan® and Arilin®. Key brands in hair and oral care are Alpecin®, Plantur®, Biorepair®, and Karex®.
INS is the first company that offers indoor navigation without the use of additional hardware. Our hardware independent Augmented Reality indoor navigation enables precise 3D positioning, intuitive navigation and displaying the right 2D or 3D content at the right spot. We have developed a process and an easy-to-implement Software Development Kit (SDK) to make any venue recognizable for any device with a camera. The easy set-up requires no electronic hardware (no beacons,…), while the backend comes with a rest API so customers’ data can be saved on premise or on our INS cloud. The SDK runs on any Operating System (iOS, Android, Windows, Linux). With our AR indoor navigation any venue/site becomes interactive!
KINFINTY is offering an affordable motion capture Glove and Shirt that simplifies robotic programming and provides a better AR/VR immersion. The patents and the technology developed by KINFINITY allow the products to be used in the professional as well as the consumer sector. Moreover, thanks to skills of the team, it is easily possible to adapt the for a large customer if needed. The new robotic teaching paradigm created by KINFINITY, enables SME to benefit from robotic system in places where programming was considered too expensive. The technology of KINFINITY can be used in numerous other domains, such as medical or sport sectors.
Pxio is a software infrastructure for real-time pixel transport in business environments. Instead of video cables or dedicated hardware for isolated use cases, we create a thin distributed software layer sending pixel data across standard IP networks using existing commodity hardware – including wireless communication, desktop and mobile operating systems, composite display walls of many screens, and much more. Pxio enables flexible and dynamic visual communication and collaboration in the modern business world.
Libify Technologies GmbH | More information to come…
MyLivn GmbH | More information to come…
PARTNERS
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Mar
The German American Business Association (GABA), British-American Business Council (BABC) and French American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) in cooperation with the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Danish-American Chamber of Commerce, the Business Association Italy America (BAIA), the California-Spain Chamber of Commerce, the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC), the Irish Network Bay Area, the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce (SACC), the US-Polish Trade Council, the Hungarian American Chamber of Commerce and the American-European Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations, invite you to join us for another wonderful European Networking Event.
Come and mingle with entrepreneurs, VC’s and a range of professionals involved in cross-border business in a very relaxed and European atmosphere.
Feb
The International Day of the Francophonie celebrates on March 20 Francophone culture and French language around the world.
The Consulate General of Luxembourg is delighted to invite you to a Special Speaker Event together with France, Québec and Switzerland. The event will welcome three Visionary Francophone Women for an inspiring talk on their journey in Silicon Valley:
• Florence Buatois, Board Chair French American Cultural Society.
• Caroline Simard, Director Research Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University.
• Virginie Simon, CEO & Co-founder MyScienceWork, French American Business Awards 2017.
Moderator: Hélène Laroche Davis, Chair Modern Languages & Cultures Notre Dame de Namur University, book author: François Truffaut, Robert Desnos.
The event will start with a Welcome Apéro with Luxembourg and Swiss wines at 6:30pm and is hosted at ISTP in Palo Alto (151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto).
To reserve your spots, kindly RSVP to: sfr.events@eda.admin.ch
You can find more information here.
Feb
Pêcheurs de Rêves – Le Récital
In celebration of the Festival of Francophonie, the Consulate General of Switzerland and Alliance Française de San Francisco present a musical evening featuring the Swiss duo, Laurent Brunetti (vocalist) and Mario Pacchioli (pianist).
The program is a modern fusion of French chansons with the theatrical art. Brunetti’s words accompanied by Pacchioli’s music will take the audience on a nostalgic journey to the distant childhood memories.
Both artists’ careers have been highlighted by several albums and more than 110 performances alone in the past three years to promote the French language.
The event will be preceded by a reception with appetizers and Swiss wine.
To enjoy this musical program, please register early as space is limited.
Feb
Reception at 6:30 pm – Movies at 7:15 pm
JE SUIS UNE ACTRICE
Director : Benoit Lach
8 minutes – Québec, Canada
Original French version
ORIGAMI
Director : Patrick Demers
99 minutes – Québec, Canada
Original French version
English subtitles
Find more information here.
Feb
6:30 pm : Apéro
7:15 pm : Recital
Lyrics, vocals : Laurent Brunetti
Compositions, piano : Mario Pacchioli
Find more information here.
Jan
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Germany California Energy Storage Symposium
The GACC West cordially invites you to the 2nd
Germany California Energy Storage Symposium
This exclusive knowledge exchange between U.S. and German experts in the energy storage field is a unique opportunity to hear from high-level speakers and meet with companies from both countries. The full-day symposium focuses on different approaches on both sides of the Atlantic and includes presentations from German and American energy storage experts. Attendees of the conference will learn about the latest developments in the energy storage sector and can meet with German companies to discuss potential synergies.
Attendance is complimentary since the program is supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag. RSVP is required.
The symposium is part of a delegation trip for selected German companies and energy storage experts who will visit California from February 12-14, 2018. The program aims to strengthen innovation transfer and collaboration between German and American energy storage stakeholders. The German delegation will meet with local industry leaders, research institutions, and government representatives to exchange ideas, discuss new developments and lay the groundwork for future cooperation.
For more information please click here.